The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-11-25
Oehn's Acme Hall
81 W. Baltimore ST., adj'g Charles
Baltimore, No.

Diamond Brothers high class Ministries
at Elkton Opera House tonight
Mrs. W. n. Brown, of Sylmar, has beet
in her possession that weighs twelve pounds
The new school house at Conowingo is
nearing completion, and will soon be ready
for use.
-Passmorc and Gillespie have shipped to
market from their warehouse at SyImar over
1000 bushels of apples.
An American flag was raised over Chapel
school house with appropriate ceremonies
yesterday afternoon by Cecil Council O. [.
A. NJ.
Harry c Wallace, who murdered his
wife near Townsend, on November 9Th, was
indicted by the Grand Jury in Wilmington.
on Wednesday for murder in the first degree
and he will face Il jury on December It'll.
He pleaded not guilty.
The unknown white man who committed
suicide by hanging himself in Thompsous
lumber yard at Newark, last Sunday morning
has been Unidentified as William Allen, Il
Philadelphia bricklayer. A full account APP
pears on the third page of this issue of the
CECIL WING.
-Governor-e j. Walter Smith, of Mary
land accompanied by Lloyd Wilkinson, spent
Wednesday at Havre de Grace, the guests of
Murray Vandiver, Chairman Of Democratic
State Central Committee. and enjoyed some
excellent sport at duck shooting on the Sus-
quehanna flats.
While out cunning Monday morning Mr..
John Evans. of Aberdeen, met with what
may prove serious accident. The gun
which he was carrying exploded. iniuring his
shoulder and causing him great deal of
pain Mr.. Evans is the son of Mr.. George
Evans, OF Aberdeen.
The Sunday School of the Chesapeake
City Presbyterian Church will hold fair in
j. NJ. Reeds vacant storeroom on Bohemia
Avenue on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings,
Nov. % and 90 Proceeds for benefit of
Library fund. feature of the fair will be
the " Klondike .. Various articles, re-
freshments, etc, will be on sale.
AS Henry NJ Pownall and son Norman
were hauling hay near Christana, TUESDAY,
the wagon struck wire fence along the
roadside, the noise of the wire causing the
horses to run off. Norman jumped from
the wagon, ran forward caught the saddle
horse, tripped and fell, when the wagon
passed over his chest causing injuries which
proved fatal before reaching home. Young
Pownali was about Is years of age, having
graduated last spring with highest houors
from the Christiana High School.
State Detective Witsil on Saturday ar.
rested Edward l.. Warpole, of Newark. Del
on the charge of passing worthless checks
| Warpole bought Il - hat of James II. Wright
and gave in payment 80 check, which Mr.
Wright cashed and gave Warpole the change
He was arraigned in the Wilmington CITY
Court Monday morning, and before any Wit
nesses had been called waived a hearing ant
was held under $500 bail for the Court o
| General Sessions. 1t is believed that Warpolt
is the same man who victimized our Elktor
merchants several weeks ago.
Waller W. Reed aged 80 years, barber
| of WILMINGTON, was found with his brain.
blown out near Townsend, Del. on TUESDAY
morning, aud it is supposed he was accident
! ally killed. With several companions he haC
| gone out cunning for rabbits, and Reed he
came separated from the party. On hearing
the report Of Reeds gun the other sportsmer
| fastened in his direction and found him dead
He was lying beside a fence, and the theory
is advanced that while crossing the fence the
gun was exploded accidentally. Reed.
father was killed recently by cavern o
earth in Wilmington.
--Sameul ShuSter, the oldest merchant o
Chestcrtown, died at his home at i:30 O'CLOCK
Tuesday afternoon Of kidney trouble. He
was seventy-four years old He was stricken
on Sunday morning, and grew rapidly worse
until the end came. Mr.. Shuster was born il
New Jersy, but Gs a youth learned the trade
| of blacksmithing and lived for some years il
Philadelphia. In 1856 he came to Kent. and
after three years at his trade, he took VI
agriculture Unable to longer stand the
active life OF farmer, fourteen years ago, he
went to Chestertown. A widow and 81,
children survive hin.
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