The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-01-21

The steamer Susquehanna OF the Port De-
nosit and Baltimore Steamboat Company has
haen chartered at a good price for the winter
run from Norfolk.
ON Sunday last, Jesse Pi son, picked up
dark blue bottle on the 81 ore OF WEIGH
Point. on the Elk river, in which vas piece
NJ paper upon which was Thrown
overheard October 31st. The finder will
please send 1t to W. W. Davis" But he
novelty. seeking Mr.. Davis, failed to give AL,
address, and his plans failed
The will Of the late Amos S. Evans, OF
near Rising Sun. has been filed for probate.
The estate Is valued at about $30,000 and is
divided as follows One third of the real es-
tate and one-third of the personal property
to his widow, and the residue to his two
children. William S. Evans and Agnes G..
Evans are named as executors under the will.
Mr.. Evans is appointed guardian for the
children
Governor Lowndes and Senator yelling
ton visited the President on Friday, IF last
week, to ask that the First Marylard Regi-
ment be ordered out Of the volunteer service.
The President said that the first regiments to
be mustered out would be those that had seen
hard service, and after this is done, he will
be ready to consider requests for other regi-
ments which want to get out. The First
Maryland is stationed at Augusta, Georgia.
Electric lighting for Chestertown was as
sured on Tuesday by the signing of the con-
tract by the town commissioners and Messrs
Wright Traces for Chestertown Electric Light
Company The work is to be completed by
March /, though it is thought that the current
may be turned on before that date. The sys-
tenn will consist OF eighty thirty two CANDLE
power lights, at a cost to the town of one
thousand dollars. The gasoline lamps cost
about six hundred dollars.
Theodore J. Vanneman, OF Port Deposit,
attended the meeting of the Antietam Battle
field Commission, in Baltimore, on Monday,
OF which he is a member. For the erection
of the monument on the battlefield. the plan
of the Harrison Granite Company, of Barre,
VT. was accepted, and the contract awarded
to that firm. The contract calls for the COM
petion of the monument by the 1st of Septem
Der, and the ceremonies of the unwilling will
take place Monday. September 18TH the day
following the anniversary of the hattle The
design selected by the commission is u can
opy, sixteen feet in diameter on the interior.
The ground plan will be octagonal in shape
with eight plain columns supporting dome.
Each column is to represent Maryland reg.
iment which was engaged in the battle of An
tietam There were eight of these regiments
six of the Union army. and two of the Con-
federate army. At the top of each column
will be military cap, with the de9;gns Of the
American eagle and the American coat Of
arms. Above each of these caps will be coat
of-arms of the State Of Maryland wrought in
copper. Above these coat-of. arms will be
frieze, on which will be the names of the diff
ferent Maryland regiments in raised letters.
Surmounting the freZe, and secured to it by
bowels, will be eight cannon balls All will
be surmounted by dome of corrugated cop.
per. Above the dome will be globe, upon
which is to stand figure, representing peace
and unity. The floor of the canopy will be
composed of eight pieces. Between each col
umn of the exterior is to be a buttress. on
which will be a bas- relief, typifying scenes of
the interior will be placed a copper plate, on
which there will be records of each organi2a-
ton to be memorialized. The interior of the
dome is to be lined with corrugated copper of
similar character of the exterior Of the dome.
The superstructure is to be composed of
Barre granite from the quarres OF the Harri-
son Granite Company, of Barre, Vermont.
The monument will cost 100000, the amount
appropriated by the Legislature.