The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-03-05
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"A marriage license was issued this week
to Martin F. McAllster and Ida NJ. Peterson
both of McCeandsville, Del.
"A report from Calvert states that the
Hessian fly is damaging the early soWn wheat
fields in that locality.
james A. Harding, OF Port Deposit, was
this week granted patent for device for
fastening numbers on Jockeys arms
-One hundred and fifty names appeared
on petition sent from Calvert and vicinity
against the repeal of the local option law.
The new iron bridge on the Central
Division Railroad over the Big Elk Creek,
near Ekview station, has been put in SER
vice.
The Wonderland Theatre at It'll ard
Shipley SITS. Wilmington, was destroyed by
fire early Thursday morning.. AID is Il total
wreck.
S. J. Janney, OF oxford, has sold his
stock of groceries to j. c. Strickland, OF
Lower oxford. who takes possession March
- Mr.. Janney is a candidate for the Oxford
postoflce.
AT Robert Nfontgomery's sale. rear
Liberty Grove, on Tuesday. big prices were
obtained. Horses, $50 to $3.50; old mules,
$50; cows. $33 to $3.50; heiferE, ?11 to
$2750; small bull, Els; brood sow, Sl8
shoats. SG.75 apiece: corn G5 cents n barrel.
Implements sold high John 7. Hindman.
auctioneer.
The second lecture of the university en-
tension will hc delivered in the Opera House,
Monday next, March 9th. by Mr.. Clyde Furst.
Subject Of the lecture will be novelist Lytton.
his work "RierHi' being taken up for consiG-
GRAFTON. Tho class will meet in the afternoon
at 4. Is in the Office OF the School Commits
sioncrs, Elkton.
Former Elktonian Henry Wood. of Seventh
aud French streets. Wilmington, is recover
ing from injuries received at Gainesville, Pa,
a few days ago. While at work there hs
stepped into an open space on the second
floor of barn and fell to the floor beneath, a
distance Of fourteen feet. HIS jawbone was
broken and he received several other injur-
les.
States Attorney William s. Evans will
leave Elkton today for Columbus, Texas,
where his son James T. Evans lies sick with
rheumatism. 1t is Mr.. Evans intention to
bring his son home should his condition per-
nit his being moved. Young Evans recently
went to Texas to engage in the practice Of
law, and has already made wide acquaint-
tln
entertained that he will not recover from his
present sickness.
There was some excitement in Elkton
on Saturday evening when horse driven by
David Wood, of Cherry Hill, broke away and
started toward home. When il reached the
railroad crossing on Bridge street the gates
were down. and the animal broke through
the gates and continued on up the road.
Next day it was found in the woods. On
Tuesday evening John Lambert, of Iron Hill,
was driving out of town at a very rapid rate,
and allowed his horse to get beyond his con-
troll. Near Gilpin's bridge his team collided
with one owned by Edward Taylor. The
shafts and one wheel of Mr.. Taylor's buggy
was torn away and the horse came on home.
Mr.. Lamberts dearborn was also very badly
damaged.
A bill OF complaint has been filed in the
Circuit Court at Belair by willard G.. Rouse.
solicitor for Edgar S. Birckhead. Eta c.,
Martha. Robert A. and William c. Rouse,
infants, Icy John G. Rouse their guardian
and next friend, against the Agricultural and
Mechanical Society of Hartford county. The
bill asks that the defendant may be decre"d
to pay the compliments the sum Of 5000.
which was loaned to it in 1890 and which was
secured by mortgage on the socety's prop
erty, near Belair, or, in default, that the
property may be sold to satisfy the mortgage
Indebtedness. This plan Of riding the prop,
erty Of the mortgage was adopted some weeks
ago at meeting held by tho directors of the
the basis of cash capital of $4,000, divided
into / 900 shares of &c each.
AS previously stated in the CECIL WHIG,
Blue Bail, Pleasant Hill, Leeds and Childs,
are now circulating petitions for signers,
asking the Second Assistant Postmaster GeL-
ChildS to Elkton. Az it is now the route
extends from Blue Bah to Childs. and in
order for mail along that route to reach
Elkton, it is necessary that it he sent from
Childs either to Baltimore or Philadelphia
| on the =. Il o.. and at those cities trans.
feyrcd to the p. W. & B. road and then for
warGed to Elkton. Such a circuitous route
| Whereby to cover distance Of three miles
from Elkton, mail must travel 100 miles anC
cause Il great deal Of delay, and no littl,
Inconvenience to tie citizens Of those towns
! The mail business along that route is suill
! ciently large to Justify the government il
extending the route and there is no reason
why this request Of many of Cecil county:
leading AID prominent business citizens
should not be granted by the government
The citizens Of Elkton. will also send in
petition asking for extension Of the route.
Sick poison is Il poison which makes you
sick. 1t comes from the stomach. The stom
ach makes it out of undigested food
The hood gets it and taints the whole body