The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-03-18

| james Hemphlil, OF Elktoh mas Deen
charged by his wife with non-support and
arrested.
John Lemmet2, WHO has had charge Of
the watch box at the Elk Neck crossing, will
move to the Noble T. Bidde farm, near
Chesapeake City,
On Saturday, the farm of William V.
Walker, near Newark, was offered at public
sale at the court house door, but was with
drawn at q bid of $4,000.
Harvey Mitchell has moved from the
Slack property TO the West Amwcll farm,
vacated by William Dawson, who has gone TO
Philadelphia. Isaac Duling has taken the
Slack place.
Walter Laws will move from Mrs. Wards
"Getty farm" near Cbilds, to George w.
Biles farm in the Fourth district. The farm
vacated by Mr.. Laws will be taken by Albert
Bedwcn.
Arthur NJ. Roberts, the young man at
Baldwin. who it was feared was suffering
from varioloid, is improving. The doctors
have pronounced the disease typhoid fever
| complicated With cnlckCn-lCS.
His honor, Magistrate 2. NJ. Groves, was
the happiest man on Wednesday morning in
the whole town. 70 all who went into the
Squire's Office on that particular morning
the cause of all his happiness was obvious,
for sitting on his desk was an urn containing
several beautiful calla lilies and other lovely
flowers When the scribe went in, the
Squire's dark liquid eyes We're rveted on the
vase of lilies, nor did he look up till after his
visitor had asked two or three times-"Oh.
Squire, where did they come from?" Ladies
fetched them last night while | was at the
lodge he answered, land aren't they beau
tiful?' How popular the Squire is with the
ladies, and if they could only vote Philip
would surely be the next Sheriff of Cecil
county.
Rachel Anna. little daughter of Pastor
| Loler, of Harris NJ. L. Church, Elk Neck. is
the happy possessor of beautiful quilt, pre-
scented by the ladies of the church. For some
time, the project has been in contemplation
in busy minds, whose delight it is to make
others happy. The sixteen hundred pieces of
which the quilt is composed were cut and
arranged by Mrs A. A. White, who directed
the work in general, and whose ingenuity as
a quiIter of rare ability is recognized. These
pieces having been woven into beautiful
combination for the top of the quilt party
of ladies armed with thimbes. needles and
scissors, chose implements of domestic war
fare so necessary to an existence in "WOman's
| Sphere') entered the parsonage on Wednes-
day evening, March 1st, for the purpose Of
enjoying what proved to be veritable quill:
| ing party" in name and nature After spend
ing pleasant evening the guests departed,
leaving behind, and carrying with them,
pleasant remembrances OF March 1st 1899
Hereafter all employees on the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad will be paid off with checks
instead of in currency us formerly. AT the
| last mt cling of the directors it was deter
mined to replace the present dilatory process
Of running the pay cars over the entire sys-
tenn, involving an expenditure OF three
weeks time in distributingG large bulk Of
currency aggregating one million dollars per
month. by a mort convenient, expeditions
and safer process OF distributing through the
hands of the station agents checks payable at
any one Of the 81 banks upon the line OF tue
system and by any agent of the company.
Assistant Treasurer McNeal. when seen about
| this change, said he had it in contemplation
| for long time, but the financial condition
of the railroads affairs had restrained him
from recommending it because of the posi-
| bility OF exciting apprehension in the minds
of the employees and others who might other
| wise receive these checks without hesitation;
but, now that the railway is on an absolutely
assured financial basis, enjoying the high
credit which it merits, he unhesitatingly
recommended it and urged its adoption as of
| immediate mutual benefit to both the railway
and its employees. Under the present system,
with the utmost expedition and the most
arduous labor upon the part of the pay
masters it is almost impossible to accomplish
paying the entire system before the 25th of the
month succeeding that in which the pay was
earned, and more often it was the end OF the
second month before the entire payment of
the rolls was accomplished; whereas, under
| the proposed system, it is the intention and
the expectation that every employe will re-
ceive his check for his previous months pay
month. In addition to this delay, which was
an undoubted hardship upon the employees.
| there is II great waste of time to the men,
both during their hours of service and during
their leisure