The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-12-02
Oehn'S Acme Hall
81 w. Baltimore ST., adj'g Charles
Baltimore, Nd.

Frank y. Fnnan has resigned as clerk
for the Southern Pulp Company and accepted
position in Philadelphia
-EX-SLerii Harvey II. Mackey has been
engaged as night Waterman at the National
Bank while the improvements are being
made.
Last Saturday n small child Of Ncholi
Michaelo, IN Italian, residing near Elkton,
fell into bucket of hot water and was badly
scaded.
The Cecil Telephone Company expects to
have its lines between Elkton and Rising
Sun and Elkton and Port Deposit finished
by the first Of the year.
Rev j. Earle Maloy, pastor Of Rowland
vile Methodist Episcopal Church, this county,
is mentioned in connection with the position
of chaplain of the Maryland Senate.
Magistrate Groves gave Dallas Wilson,
14-year-od colored boy, a hearing on Monday
for assaulting Daisy Earle, colorod, with
Skinny stick. He was fined 81 and costs.
The congregation OF Hopewel NJ. L.
Church expect to have the building remod-
eled next spring. 1t will cost about $500, Of
which $500 have already been subscribed.
Sheriff Taylor has levied on the property
Of William A. Taylor, deceased, of Middle
town, who was known as the Delaware
Lumber King on judgment for $4,000. held
by the Odessa National Bank.
George Balderston, of Colora is one OF
the county vice-presidents of the Maryland
State Horticultural Society which holds its
second annual meeting in Assembly Hall in
the Maltby House, Baltimore, on Wednesday
and Thursday, December and 7.
On Wednesday Sheriff j. Ross Conoly
levied on the goods in the wholesale liquor
house at the corner of North and High
streets, Elkton, of which Fred C. Ludwig is
proprietor on attachments gotten out by
Baltimore parties. Ludwig has left.
--"Wcaver.' the greatest of them all, has
turned up again; this time in star off" Japan
where his private yacht has been levied on
for some siXty-odd dollars, but the "Wily
Weaver" will not worry long about that.
Weaver is remembered in Cecil county.
Chester Harlan, Il young man living with
Owen II. Wright, farmer on the farm of Jesse
Hambleton, near College Green, had IL wrist
broken end his back injured by a fall in the
barn on Sunday. He was on II beam high
above the floor and accidentally fell off.
Tho fine yacht "Barraconta' owned by
Edward Kelley, of New York, which has
been lying in the Elk river, near town Point,
for several weeks past, while Mr.. Kelley and
party were cunning on his farm in the First
district, returned to New York Saturday.
Henry A. Wright. who resides on the
Kershaw farm, just north Of Elkton, will
have public sale of surplus stock. i'm
pemens ard household goods on Thursday,
December H. at 10 o'clock. Six horses, seven
cattle, two farm wagons and long list of
Implements will be sold, Note cad" in an
other column.
National Lodge, No. 81, l. O. o. F., Of
Elkton, has rented room on the second
floor of the Tucker building and opened
reading room for the benefit of its members.
1t has been attractvey furnished with fine
furniture and brussels carpet, and is lighted
by electricity Gamos and reading material
are in abundance.
Harvey Croft, of Hopewell, while getting
his winter flrewood recently, cut hollow
tree from which he baggcd two squirrels.
He continued mt work on tho tree until
buzzing noise caused him to investigate,
when he discovered that the tree contained
bees as well as squirrels When the tree was
split open Mr.. Croft got two buckets of fine
comb honey. He considers that he did well
on that tree, inasmuch as the bees only stung
him twice.
Magistrate Philip NJ. Groves heard the
suit of Charles Jones for 800 damages
against John Pryor, OF Elk Neck, on Satur-
day. The facts OF the case were published
In the last issue of the CECIL. VINO, that
Pryor shot Jones dog while 1t was running
rabbit on his farm In Elk Neck. Albert Con-
stable, Jr., represented the plaintiff and
Fred T. Haines, Esq. the defendant. On
Monday Magistrate Groves rendered verdict
OF $40 and cost for Jones.
AT meeting Of the Wilminstsa Preach
ers' Association held on Monday resolutions
were adopted requesting Congress to reject
bliShtiiii LIZ iNODpitS' tho
from Utah, and amend the Constitution so as
to disqualify rolygamists from holding seats
in Congress. Copies OF the resolutions are
to be sent to President Mckinley, Senator
Kenney and Congressman HoTecker, OF
Delaware, and they are to be asked to use
their best efforts toward having Bobarn re-
jected and poygamists disqualified.