The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-11-24

| weeks soJourn with Phladelpnla trlenus.
Kirk Sicer has been appointed trustee
OF public school No. 6. Ninth district in place
OF Jacob Swayne. who moved to Oxford.
Rev. A. s. Mowbray of Port Deposit
, lectured at Mt Pleasant Wednesday evening
! of last week on peter Cartwright and His
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An Alderncy calf owned by Jacob z.
Markce fell into the race at Davis h Ninsing-
er's flour mill. Elkton, several nights ago and
was drowned.
A schooner loaded with grain for Bal
timore was detained several days this week
by getting aground OH Shuylers landing
in the Bohemia river
The will of the late Mrs. Lizzie McMul
lon, of Pcrryyie which has been admitted
to probate, deyises the estate to her daught-
er, Mrs Mary, L. Knight.
John S. Writ ESD. Of Elkton, who is a
member of the committee on building the
now Fifth Regiment Armory in Baltimore,
attended a meeting of the committee on We'd
nesday to consider the awarding OF the con-
tract.
The attraction at the Elkton Opera House
on next Tuesday night will he greatest OF all
moral drama "Uncle Toms Cabin" as pro-
duced by Forepaugh & Hubin's Big City Co..
Numerous refined and up to date speclaltes
will be introduced during the play and all
should attend.
Mrs. Joseph Robinson mother of Isaac
Robinson, the well known Gamer Of Balt-
more, who owns Il plant at Chesapeake City,
died on Tuesday morning at her home near
Highland i'll Hartford county. She was about
seventy years of age. Her death resulted
from paralysis.
Port Deposit was without light and water
Sunday night. Some malicious person went
to the works of the Port Deposit Water Com
pany and turned the supply of and then took
the key away The electric light plant gets
its supply from this source and therefore
could not run, as result of which the streets
and most of the residences were without
light.
William j. Bryan says that he has ceased
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individually. He is now writing for pay
This policy he says he adopted at the close Of
the campaign, and he intends to continue till
some matter of great and immediate portent
to the nation or the policy OF its present
managers renders his opinion necessary or
advisable.
The fact that Bailifr Biddle, of Elkton,
has become Il bicyclist has been heralded far
and near. The Chestertown Transcript
makes this remark concerning the mounted
police idea in that town: 1.-The Elkton Town
Council has mounted its bailitr on bicycle
Officer Simpson says that if the board fur
nishes the bicycle no might consider it, but
he has no hankering to become mounted
policeman There is a possibility that the
bicycle might do most Of the riding
On the night Of the robbery OF Rising
sun pOstofIirc, Thomas Riale of Pennington,
was driving towards Leslie, b. Il o. Il. r.,
on business. As he was going along he over
took three men walking in the road. They
attempted to hold him up, but succeeded in
driving away. Mr.. Riale, reaching Leslie,
went into the station and some time later the
three men came in who had attempted to
stop him in the road They were inclined to
be boisterous and after time disappeared.
Mr.. Riale had not heard OF the robbery at
Rising Sun, but he is of the opinion it was
done by these men. Oxford Press.
In the case of Jacob Hetrick against the
Conowingo Bridge Company on trial at Bel
air, on Monday the Jury agreed upon YER
dict, but when the plaintilI was called he
declined to answer, and a judgment of non
suit was entered. 1t is understood that their
verdict was for the defendant. This was a
case removed from Cecil county, and was an
action for alleged damages for an injury sus
tanned by Mr.. Hetrick 10y being run into by a
bicycle while crossing the bridge at night
about two years ago. He sustained per-
manent injuries. 1t was contended that the
company should light the roadway at nights
to avoid accidents. Albert Constable, of Elk
ton, and James j. Archer appeared for the
plaintiff and George L, NanBlbber and Thos
H. Robinson for the defendant.
Tie next meeting Of he Maryland State
Horticultural Society will be held in Balti-
more December 20"-21', 1900. The Secre-
tary has procured the most noted and promi-
ncnt hOrticulturists in the country to address
this meeting. Prof. l.. H. Bailey, the great
horticultural writer and expert of Cornell
University will address the convention. Other
speakers are J. II. Hale the Connecticut and
Georgia peach king. who will discuss the
"Money End of Peach Culture; Mr. Roland
Morrill, of Michigan the recognized fruit ex-
pert of the North west will make a plea for
the Intensive Culture OF the Peach; Prof.
f. A. Waugh Of Vermont, who has given study
to the plum, will discuss that topic. Prof.
Vim. 4. Taylor, the acting [. 5. Pomologist,
will give the Society some facts about the
American fruit exhibit at the Paris EXPOSE
ton and how we can profit by it. Mr.. ].
Horace Mcfarland of Harrisburg. Pa. will
mako II plea for our Native Plants; Prof. III.
b, Waite. Assistant Chief Of the Division Of
Pathology, L. S. Dept of Agriculture, will
give his experiences with cow-peas for ferti
li2ing orchards; Mr.. S. d. willard, the promi.
nent fruit culturst Of Geneva, N. Y. will be
at the meeting to give his experiences; Prof
II. l.. NauDcman, who has been placed il
charge of the general fruit exhibit for the
Pan-American Exposition ut Buffalo next