The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-03-25


On Sunday. Charles Queck's naptha
launch Cecilia" made her first trip of the
season down the Elk River.
The following letters are advertised at
the Elkton postoffice week March of 20-Mrs.
Robert Nelson, Mr.. George Elliott, Mrs. Mary
Frame, Miss Halsey.
A supper will be given by EIkton G oun-
Gil No. %. Jr. o. U. A. NJ. on Friday and
Saturday evenings of next week. 1t will be
in the store room under Mechanics Hall on
Main street. Tickets rs cents.
AT the banquet given by the Common
wealth Club of Baltimore. on Saturday night,
in honor of Judge Harry M. Clabaugh, the
toast "Maryland's Judiciary" was responded
to by Hon. John s. Writ. of Elkton.
Clarence Green, aged eight years, son OF
Thomas Green, of Elkton, found loaded
paper shell on Monday, and was playing
with it, when it exploded, mutilating two
fingers of his left hand. One grain of the
shot entered his face. DR.. J. W. Cooper was
called in attendance.
On Saturday evening, Deputy Sheriff
McAllister arrested Lawrence Buckley aud
Henry zell, at Perryvile, for disorderIy CON
duct on the property of the railroad com.
pany. They were given a hearing before
| Magistrate Groves on Monday and were each
| fined so and costs, amounting to SIS Al. In
default Of payment they were committed to
jail.
An order has been issued by Adiutant-
| General Wilmer that all officers Of the Mary
land National Guard who were retired at the
outbreak Of the Spanish war. will hold them
selves in readiness to report to the military
| board for examination. The only Cecil
'ouutian affected 10y this order is William q.
PurneI, Of Elktor, Major of the First Reg-
ment, who was retired under the age limit.
William Huston. aged 80 years. one Of
the first engineers on the =. w. * b. railroad
lied on Thursday in EastOn, Pa. Mr.. Hus-
ton possessed considerable inventive skill
and some of inventions are in common use
His inventions included; A counterbalance
to locomotives. which. when applied to the
wheels. cOunteracted the oscilating move
ment of the piston joint block for railroad
smoke and returned it to the fire box; a
rotary engine. and an eiector.
While II dramatic company was passing
through Newark, Del. by rail the other day
a dog belonging to one of the actresses es-
capped from the train into the town report
got around that she offered Il reward of 800
for the return of the dog and the report ser
we'd to decrease the attendance of boys at the
| schools of the town. The dog was followed
| by number Of boys who chased it through
Newark three times before it was captured by
| Garfield Colemery, who holds it for the re.
| ward. Some think the reward will not be
| forthcoming.
The officials OF the United States Court
at Wilmington. have made all arrangements
to go ahead with the Dover bank cases on
next Monday morning. when the Federal
Court opens. The witnesses have all been
summoned, and everything is in readiness
| for the trials to proceed. District Attorney
| VGndegrift hopes that the cases, with the
| exception of the one against Senator Kenney
should it be tried again, will be completed
within a week or ten days as there is little
| evidence to take. William +. Cotter, Of
Philadelphia, will be placed on trial first
When the case IL called it is thought it viii
go ahead, as there has already been severa
postpOnements upon the applications Of the
defendant. As far as is known at present
Cotter will he defended by ex-senator
Anthony Higgins, and the case is expected &c
| bring forth some interesting points, as Cottel
| is alleged to have had some close dealing,
with William n. Boggs. whom he is charged
with assisting in misapplying the funds o
the First National Bank OF Dover.
| Joe Wright, colored, the murderer o
William Newcomb. of Kent county, in Letter
written the other day stated-"I was born il
Cecil county in June. 1877, and previous tc
moving into Kent worked for Mr.. Al. De
Shane. L have worked for Messrs. Smith
Burris, Thomas Gardiner, j. b. Hossinger
William Bonwill and others. | never made
a custom of drinking and did not own
pistol. There were three of us fellows com.
ing from Kennedyville, where we got somt
liquor, and one of the boys said his pisto
was too heavy and took it. | had no idet
of shooting anyone. and especially Uncle Bill
| Newcomb, as we had never had any touble
1t was liquor that made me do it. | had no
been drunk before. My parents live in Cecil
| | have not heard from them since last fall
My mother was here year ago, but | hav,
not heard from her since the date of m,
death was fixed. l expect her here in few
days. | am the only child l would no
mind dying if didn't know the day." On
| Monday afternoon Wright's mother visited
death. The prisoner had written severa
letters to his mother and father, asking them
| to visit him. but he had heard nothing o
| them until Monday. He was much affected
| and expressed his pleasure at the visit He
insists that he entertained no malice toward
the man he killed. and says he was drunk al
| the time. He said to his mother that he /:
perfectly reconciled and ready to meet death
To his spiritual adviser he expressed the
same feelings Of confidence as'to the future
In the noon mail on Monday, letter came
from Joshua Wright, the condemned man.
father, from Cecilton, Cecil county. The
letter rather upbraided the son for his man.
ner of life, and stated that the father had
advised the son as to his conduct. Wright