The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-09-10
NEWS In BRIEF.
Local Matters Boiled Down for HaSty
Perusal by Busy Readers.

REFUSAL ny busy NSduEIS.
Marley Mills have been repaired and are
running at their fullest capacity.
A thief is robbing garden on East High
street. The garden Of Calvin Merritt was
stripped one night this week.
An unknown man was overcome by TIE
heat at the east end Of town OH Sunday. He
was kindly cared for and soon recovered.
An original widows government pension
OF IS per month has been granted Mrs.
Mariah Haines. of Conowingc, this county.
The September meeting Of the Cecil
Farmers Club will be held on the 18th inst.
at the home Of A. j. Kitchener, near Colora
Tie Sioux Medicine COMPANY are *
hibiting on the Maxwell lt in West Elkton
Their performances are we'll patroniz"d. They
will remain in our midst for two weeks.
John W. Brady, who has been in tie
law Office o. w I. Warburton Esq in Elk.
ton, for some time past, has entered upon
legal course at the University of PenL eyl
vnnia
The Eibtun baseball team visited lIavre
de Grace on Saturday. AMI played the team
of that place and were defeated by the score
/ u.
battery for Elkton.
An anti-Iicense meeting will be held at
Leeds NJ. 2. Church, tomorrow Saturday
evening, September 10, at half-past seven
O'clock. An address will be made by Rev. A.
s. Mowtray and extra music is being pre-
pared. The public is cordially invited es
pecially the voters.
IN "a civ i
name as Robert Stewart ard his age as 1916
years, went 10 the office of Agent Stout Of
the S. p. C. G., in Wilmington and asked for
assistance stating that he had been living
for seven years with II farmer near Blue Ball,
Cecil county. Md, and alleged that he did
no. like the treatment he received. As the
case WAS cut OF the jurisdiction Of the loca!
society, the Baltimore 8. 2. G. c. has been
asked to make an investigation The lad
claims that at one time he was in the Home
for FrieIdless AMI Destitute Children, in
Wilmington. Ho said he left the Cecil
county farm Ut o'clock that morning and
walked TO Newark, where he boarded a
train and went to Wilmington.
Lloyd a. darlington, colored. was killed
on Sunday night at Spesutia Island wharf.
That afternoon William Tobin, who is en-
ployed for the canning season at Spesutia
Island, accompanied by his brother, Jerry
Tohin, and Lloyd Washington, hired Ben
Hoke to take them to Hayre de Grace in a
sailboat. On their return all except Hoke
Were drinking freely, and before they were
half way back to Spcsutia wharf the two
brothers were quarreling. Washington tried
to quiet them when William Tobin picked up
the tillcr handle and struck Washington over
the head drawing blood Washington said
''you have cut my head to which Tobn
replied, 'yes, I'll fix you when get ashore
When they arrived at the wharf the quarrel
was renewed. Washington picked up a foot
prop and struck Tobin on the breast, knock
ing him to his knees. Tobin got up and
struck Washington Il blow over the head with
the tiler handle knocking him sonseless in
the boat after which he picked him up and
threw him into tho water. Both Jerry Tobn
and Hoke tried to stop him from throwing
the man overheard. The body was washed
away instantly. The Tobin brothers after
wards had quarrel and Jerry fell overheard
from the wharf but was rescued by his
brother. Tobin was arrested and is now in
the Belar Jail.
ON complaint Of ]. A. Paxson, now OF
Rock Springs, this county, Jonas Bowman
aman upwards of ninety years of age, was
arrested in Philadelphia. on the charge of
committing perjury while on the witness
stand in the Quarter Sessions Court, Of West
Chester, Pa. In referring to the case the
West Chester Local News said: 1t appears
that Mr.. Bowman is the owner OF a 10
acre farm in East Nottingham township,
which Mr. Paxson managed upon shares
year or two ago. When Paxson eventually
left, dispute arose over the disposition Of
the products of the farm, Bowman claiming
that there was certain quantity OF wheat
and other cereals, belonging to him, missing.
Finally he charged the tenant with larceny as
bailee, and the case was tried at the term Of
Quarter Sessions Court. Mr.. Paxson
was convicted largely upon the testi-
mony of his landlord, Mr.. Bowman, but his
counsel Hon. D. Smith Talbot, moved for
new trial, and sentence was therefore with
held. While Mr.. Bowman was on the witness
stand he told among other things OF having
purchased on August II, lo9i three TONS OF
phosphate Of Henry Cope for the farm. Mr..
Paxson whispered to his counsel that this
statement was untrue. Lawyer Talbot hastily
telegraphed query to Mr.. Cope, and re-
ceived response that Mr.. Bowman's state
ment was untrue. 1t was then decided to
arrest the witness for perjury.