The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-09-25
The Oxford Fall Fair was held this week
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

receiving treatment at Baltimore hospital.
The susquehanna Paper Mill at Como
wingo is again running, but not yet to its full
capacity.
All mail matter handled by the Elkton
postoffice this week is being counted and
report will be made to the department
-Johnson's school will hold festival on
Friday evening, October /, for benefit of
organ fund Miss Mary Perkins, teacher.
Captain Webb Foster, of Baltimore, is
critically i'll from paralysis at the home of his
brother Capt. Washington Foster in Elk Neck.
The residence on Bridge street, near
main street, owned hyW. II. Mackali, is being
moved back from the building line. 1t is Il
brick building and will be otherwise improved.
-Jalnra Rooney, who worked on the farm
of Harry Payne, in the First district laet with
u painful accident on Sunday, his leg being
broken Rooney was taken to the County
Aims House.
Harry Is. Boudcu, of Elk Nrcn, was az
ranged before Squire Groves on Saturday on
three charges OF assault and of maiciousy
DESTROYING property. He was held under
5000 bail for court, which he furnished
In reporting the special premiums
awarded ut the Elkton Fair ii was not stated
in the papers that the premium for the best
embroidered photo frame was awarded to
Sara r. Master. mistake was made in the
name.
,:,-lt and Il NInlD\
night the general store OF William b. Walton,
at Iron HILL was robbed of thirty pairs of
shoes, quantity of cigars and tobacco and
articles. A window was pried open. There
are no clues to the perpetrators.
Governor LownGes has been appealed to
to grant Il pardon 10 Michael James. Of tbs
county, Who WIS convicted OF forgery at the
December term. 1883, being sentenced 10 live
years in the peuitentiary. The Governor will
take ie the r,sa for ilna! decision on or after
Monday, October /.
The nest tilr for cunning on the Elk
river marshes was yesterday morning. and
there were many gunners out. Flood tide
was ut half past seven Those bringing the
hir,., st hunchea home were:-Emmitt White
100. Ned Tagcart 81, W. S. Evans 81, A. z.
Shockley so, Charles Perkins n.
The firm O! Davis & West have purchased
considerable property at lakewood, compris-
ing timber land, and it is reported that they
propose starting II barrel factory at that place.
They have bought the property OF c. A. Grubb
for 94,UU. and that OF William Dorsey for
S25OO. Grubh reserves Il small tract of his
land.
The recently elected county officers Of
the Woman's Christian Temperance Union
are-Prestdent. Mrs. A. r. Brown, Sylmar;
vice president, Mrs. n. G. Brown, Rising Sun;
corresponding secretary, Mrs. Amy A. Rey-
nolds, Rising SUM- recording secretary, Emma
P. Hail os, Rising Sun; treasurer Mrs. Geo.
A. Martindale, Zion.
George &edicK and William Hill, colored,
prisoners IRON Cecil county will he r., ,ased
from the .iaryl.4d penitr ntiary on Tuesday
next. The men were both convicted Of grand
larceny ani sentenced to an Imprisonment Of
To-. ,,. ia. TIC men WORKED IN tho
marble LEI -t.nnt at the pententiary, and
upen u,l,.,., heir leave next Tuesday, Pe1irk
will have 800 due him. and Hill. 800 due
him
-Tiro- folly go recent Elkton Fair was
nol . success, til receipts falling upwar IS oi
$500 below the expenditures. The liberal
policy Of tho management with respect to
premiums drew Uut IA large exhibit aud con-
sequcntly the premium list is a large one and
10 .,,t f,,nI
Ci,,lyl. -! not -, r'',y... SOD tIe ~.
thore rotn, = surplus in the treasury.
Mr. Charles II. Boyer. a native of this
town. son Vi Mis-. GiiLt.o Doyn, oI," u
Elktons ding ;olorcd citizens, who grad
uatcd with credit al yale University, ano who
has accepted Il call TO the principalship of the
Tuscaloosa State Normal School OF Alabama,
was married on Wednesday evening last to
Miss Aleatha A. Chase, of New Haven, Conn,
the ceremony taking place at st. Lukes p. L.
Church in that city. Mr.. Samuel ). Comfort
of Lincoln University, was best mar. The
bride is widely known in New Haven, having
received her education at Wayland Seminary
of Washington, d. C. They were the reci-
pients OF many beautiful presents among
them n gift Of S25 in gold from friend The
church was crowded at the ceremony, Mrs.
Boyer being among those who witnessed it.
Inc ap"te vlop throughout TIC county
will he small thus year owing 10 late irost in
the spring, which has most effect upon the
late varieties as they bloomed first. Orchards
on high ground in number OF cases have
esca.. : no -. - the frost md will thor"
fore have GOOD crop, among the orchards
yielding lar sely are these Of william Inning
ham, near North East, and Frank W. Jones.
near Perryvlle Farmers are now busy cut
ting corn and piowing for wheat seeding
There will b. an increase in the average sown
In what fpllv fifty per cent in this section.
The corn WELD Sc above the average this year.
The wheat sowing season in Cecil rouny
general naa'rs ohout the middle of Serte"'-
Der and lasts sixty days. The ground is in II
very drg condition now in most parts OF the
courtv.