The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-01-06
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by electricity.
-Swarms of skaters enjoyed the sport
on the creek and ponds around Elkton, this
week.
The cold weather the latter part Of
last week and first of this week made from
four to seven inches of ice on the creek and
ponds and the ice harvest began on Mon
day.
Manager John McGraw, of the Bati-
more base ball team, believes that B,ti-
more will be cut out OF the major league
circuit, which circuit he believes will he
reduced to eight clubs for the coming base
ball season.
Sheriff Price on Saturday, took Stephen
Grofe, colored, convicted at the last term
of Court to the Maryland Penitentiary, to
serve out sentence Of ten years for at
tempted felonious assault upon Mrs. VIM.
Shaffer, near Elkton.
The Mutual Fire Insurance Company
agents OF the counties of Maryland have
formed an association called the Mutual
Fire Underwriters Association. Charles
S. Lane of Washington county, is Presi-
dent, and Thomas B. Book, Of Princess
Anne, Secretary and Treasurer.
Cards have been issued for the mar
riage of Miss Suie Rudd Silver, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester A. Silver, to Mr..
Charles Edward Dever. The wedding will
take place on Wednesday afternoon, Jan.
10Th, at ) clock, in the Methodist Episco
pal Church, Rock Run, this county.
The work on the new hall in Elk
Neck, being built by Riverview Council,
joining Harris Methodist Episcopal Church,
is nearly completed. Everything is now
about finished except the plastering, which
has been commenced. The hall is q two
story frame structure. The second floor
will be used for lodge purposes.
David Glass, colored, was given a
hearing on Saturday, before Magistrate p
NJ. Groves and sentenced to two years and
six monts in the Maryland House of Cor
rection for carrying concealed weapons and
trespassing, and WAS held for Court on the
charge OF assault with intent to kill Brake
Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
The Proctor Slate Company has been
incorporated by the Proctor Bros, Of Delta
and Peach Bottom. The new company
own extensive slate quarries at Delta and
Peach Bottom, and have recently obtained
possession of the York and Peach Bottom
quarries, and assumed control on Monday,
and will be known as the Proctor Slate
Company. The capitalization has been
fixed at 1925, 0G0, divided into 1850
shares OF 800 each. The officers OF the
company are: Howard Proctor, President;
Stevenson A. Williams, Vice. President;
George o. Proctor, Secretary and Trea-
surer; Edward Proctor, Manager, and J. B.
Proctor, Assistant Manager.
An attempt to launch the steamship
Grecian. built for the Winsor Company by
the Harlan & Hollingsworth Company, of
Wilmington, where a number of Elktonians
are employed, failed on Saturday. The
ship moved Is inches and there stuck fast
on the ways. An investigation showed
that the tallow on the ways had frozen and
caked, and when the vessel started to move
the grease dropped from the ways and the
steamer rested on the lumber without the
tallow. Jacks were used in an attempt to
start the ship again, but every effort failed,
and after an hours hard work the task was
abandoned until this week. The Grecian
is three-de,k freight and passenger
steamer, built to rate under the United
States standard for seventeen years, has o
tonnage Of 2483O8 length over all, 300
feet She is to have speed of at least
15i knots per hour.
How re vour Usdnor.s