The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-01-13

Charles Brown, young negro of Como
wingo, was arrested on Friday last, aud
placed in the Elkton Jail, on the charge OF
stealing chickens from parsons in the neigh
borhood of Conowingo.
Henry Anderson, colored man, resid
ing at Havre de Grace, claims to have celt-
brated his one hundredth birthday last
week. Anderson was a sailor in his
younger days and was with Commodore
Perry when he went to Japan.
Mrs. Richel Couner has issued cards
for the marriage of her daughter, Miss
Jennie Conner to Mr.. William II. Boul
den, to take place at her home at "Iolly
Hall" near Elkton, on Wednesday even.
ing next, January 17th, at eight O'Clock.
Presiding Elder Robert E. Watt was
at North East, on Sunday, and preached in
the M. f. Church in the morning. The
preaching service was preceded by the
quarterly Love Feast. The fourth quar-
terly conference was hold on Monday after
noon at two o'clock.
The announcement is made Of the
coming marriage OF Mr.. X. Norris Barns,
a member of the firm OF Burns Bros Of
Havre de Grace, and Miss Edith NAV
Baekey, also of Havre de Grace. The cere-
mony will take place on Thursday evening,
the 18th instant, in the Presbyterian
Church, Havre de Grace.
While working at the icehouse OF
Charles T. F. Mearns, near North East, on
Saturday, J. Wesley Hamilton, a carpenter,
was seriously injured, having his skull
fractured by the falling Of part Of the ele-
vator. He was knocked into the water
and would have been drowned but for the
assistance of fellow. workmen
The Delaware Game Protective Asso-
citation will issue circular to sportsmen
asking them to contribute TO fund to buy
Western game birds and place them in
has already been taken in number of
small towns, and there is every prospect
that the plan will be successful
Governor Tunnell of Delaware, has
appointed William w. Harrington Regis
OF Wills for Kent county, to succeed his
father, Charles J. Harrington, who died
two weeks ago. Mr.. Harrington is a
graduate Of Delaware College and attended
the Harvard Law School. The new Reg.
lister qualified Saturday morning.
r.. G. Dun & Company, of Wilmington,
have issued statements OF the business for
the past year, 1899, on the Peninsula. In
Delaware there were thirty failures, the
liabilities Of which were 800, 95I, and the
assets $47, 431. On the whole Peninsula,
including Delaware and the Eastern Shores
of Maryland and Virginia, there were fifty
one failures the liabilities 1857 73 and
the assets $9O13
The dairymen of Perryman, Hartford
county, have organized themselves into an
association called the Milk Producers
Association Of Perryman. The officers are
Ex-senator Charles w. Michael, president;
George w. Gallup, treasurer, and Harry c.
Holloway, secretary. The object OF the
association is for their mutual protection,
and a prominent feature is to see that their
milk has fair and impartial test by the
city inspectors. The cooperation OF the
Edgewood and Magnolia shippers has been
asked.
The Chestertown Transcript Publish
ing Company, OF Chestertown, has been
formed with the following officers and in
corporators: Richard ID. Hynson, presi-
dent; r. H. Collins, treasurer; Charles S.
Hopper, secretary; Hope Ii. Barrol, Har-
rison w. Vickers, Levin w. Wilkes, Theo-
dore E. Hayes and Thomas G. Wrouth,
directors. The day Of publication has
been changed from Thursday to Saturday.
Messrs. Collins and Hopper will continue
as editors of the paper, which they pur-
chased from Casper G. Woodal, II years
ago.
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