The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-08-21

The Office of DIR. J. W. Cooper, on Main
street, is cling reprinted.
Charles Devalcnger has built barn on
his property on Bell street.
Milton, young son Of Edward W. Morgan,
East II gh street. is i'll with pneumonia.
The government has granted an original
pension to Sarah T. Devine, of Elkton,
widow.
The school vacation is drawing to a close.
The public schools of the county open on
September /.
The annual picnic of Elkton Trinity
Sunday School was held on Wednesday at
French'own, on the FIX river.
The new pension examining board at its
meeting on Wednesday had II busy session.
Several applicants Tor pensions were exam
ined.
Big Elk Sunday School will hold their
annual picnic in William Creswell's grove
on Thursday, August g. If stormy, the
next day.
George Shippers has contracted with John
McKewen. near Newark, Del, to build large
barn. The size OF the building will be 30x50,
twenty feet to the square.
Quite a number of Cecil countans are
policy holders in the Boston Benefit Life
Insurance Company, which went into the
hands of receivers on Wednesday.
The Elkton Town Commissioners have
erected high board fence alonr the Newark
road, out North street. near Gilpn's bridge,
at which point the high embankment made
driving dangerous at night.
-Superintendcnt J. S. Steele of the County
Insane Asylum. near Cherry Hill, received Il
"prize' watermelon this week weighing SO
pounds. 1t was sent him by his nephew W.
J. Purner, proprietor OF the Cecil House,
Baltimore.
Sam Anderson. colorcd, of EIkton, is
languishing in the Elkton Jail for so days.
In fight on Saturday he slashed William
Smith, also colored. on the arm. and was
tried before Squire Groves that day and
sentenced as above stated.
Considerable Cecil county capital is in
vested in the Tunis Lumber Company, whose
plant was hurAed Mt Baltimore on Sunday, an
account Of which appears on the third page
of this issue. Jacob Tome is president of the
company, and Samuel c. Rowland. also Of
Port Deposit, secretary.
Tho fourth annual picnic and festival of
Bay View Council No. 10, o. U. A NJ, will be
held at Gilpins' Falls on Saturday, September
4th, afternoon and evening. Rev. A. 5. Now
bray of Ekton and Rev. A. P. Prettyman. of
Zion, will deliver addresses in the afternoon.
The committee IN charge are James W. Abra-
hams, Jethro Johnson, w. f. Shippers, John
Clark, Frank Brckley.
john Harding, well known in the lower
section OF Cecil county, was drowned Oh
Monday night in LiOyGs creek, an arm OF
Sassafras river. near still Pond. He had
been n.hin" during the afternoon with II
party OF friends at Betteron, and returned
to his home after 6 o'clock. He was missed
shortly alterward and his hat was found near
where his batcau was moOred in the creek.
His body was taken from the water Tues
day morning. His death is Il mystery to
his family. 1t is supposed that by some aGci-
dent he fell overheard from his boat.
Robert j. Foard, Jr., adopted son of
Major Robert J. Ford, of Columbus, Texas.
the latter brother of Samuel B. Foard, OF
Elkton. was shot and instantly killed in that
atty on Tuesday night by Brack Smith, an
ex-citv marshall of Columbus The men had
been unfriendly for some time past, the
ri,,t, Il ri
campaign in which the murdered man was
elected city councilman Of Columbus. The
deceased married Miss Alice Boulder, daugh-
ter OF Charles Boulder, formerly of Elktor,
and whose death occurred two years ago.
AT late hour on Monday night Joseph
W. Archer was the victim of an assault by
some unknown man. In company with his
brother George, he was returning from Balti-
more to his home near wilma, III Hartford
count On t." rONd leading from wilma to
Bynum's Station they discovered man lying
by the roadside. with his horse tied to the
fence. Mr.. Joseph Archer alighted and
aroused the man, thinking he was intoxi-
GATED, und offered him assistance, inqairinS
who :. Wa and Nhsr. be- wished 10 50. IN
response he received stab in the right fore
arm, which penetrated to the bone, scvering
an artery aud the main leader Of the arm In
the excitement which followed the assaiant
escaped upon bis horse. ,Lr. Archer is oue
Of thu most promiueat farmers and Gamers
of Hal ord county, aid is well known i'll this
county.
Every person who travels on the Central
Division railroad knows John Good, the
courteous brakeman on tho train leaving
Oxford at 7. 10 o'clock, a. m. His name and
naturo dlo IA Soepiur, and lis position seems
to agree With his physical nature. But there
are tir,cG whom John must allow his
good nature to overspill the sides OF his
frame. For some time he has been suffering
from toothqche. caused by his long term
upper eve, molurs and bicuspids failing to
work on Havre de Grace's famous steaks and
roasts. He betook himself to the nearest
DENTS, and had INN extract all teeth except
two or three on the left side of his upper jaw.
Relief Immediately resulted, and John
thought for certain that balm had been
found. But last Friday a big moar m his
lower jaw gave sudden jerk that twisted
his BODY as though green apples and cucum-