The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-02-28

Ann Pcnnock, Il respected colorcd
| woman Of the Second district, died at
her home, i'll Chesapeake City, last Fri
day. aged 90 years
-Rcv. DIR. James NJ. Buckley Editor
Of the Christian Advocate, delivered an
| address in Memorial Hail. Port Deposit,
yesterday, Friday afternoon. on "Pecu-
liarticS of Orators"
An ice factory and cold storage plant
it is reported. will be erected in IIavre
de Grace during the coming spring. by
w. w. Reynolds. who controls the cleo
tric light Scrvic" of that town.
The report of the financial condition
of Elkton up to the present time, as re-
ported by Treasurer III. Winfield Lewis,
is ms follows Receipts, $G.G92. 70: dis
bmscmentS. $:l.4O0.11: balance on hand,
81 ,292.64.
While working at Bacon Hill. ON
Saturday last. John IL. Hickey. Penn
Sylvlnin Railroad carpenter, residing in
Wilmington. Del. fell from staffold,
badly injuring his back. He was sent
to his home.
The steamer owned by the Singerv
Fire Engine and Hook and Ladder Com
pany of Elkt"n, was sent to the Rem
inston Machine Shops at Wilmington.
Del, ON Monday. where Il number of
nee, S,nry repairs will be made To it,
The Directors of the Queen Anne
Railroad Company have elected Mr..
Charles Nelson, brother of Mr.. Albert
Nelson. of Elkton. Vice President and
General Manager of the road. He will
hlv" charge of the operating department
of the road.
The lecture in Mechanics Hall, Elk.
con, on "Wednesday evening, by Hon L.
Irving Handy, of Wilmington, Del. on
highly appreciated The lecture was
No. -, .Ir. o. L. A. NJ.
DR.. Ashhrook. ID Wilmington. Del,
who has an office in the new Jr. o. L.
\. NJ. Hall, Elkton. has had a new gaS
apparatus placed therein for extracting
tr0th without pain. He will also con
tinu" the use of the local anacSthctr,
which has proved successful
Little Miss Clara Strickland, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Molic Evans of Ekton. met
with quite Il painful accident one day the
past week, while shedding down the hill
near Bcnnctt'S store, in the Hollow. The
sled struck II post. throwing the little
girl to the ground with great force.
The stockholders of the Talbot Fair
Association met on Saturday last, to de-
cid" whether it shall sell its property and
~ out of business. No conclusion WITS
rcl' he'd. but IL committee was appointed
I" ascertain what the property will
bring and report At another meeting on
March 18th.
AS II result of the failure OF the John
J. Ryan Turf Investment Company. of
st. Louis Mo-. attachments aggregnting
ABOUT $1,000 were issued against the
Elkton Stock Farm property, which is
located Rear This town, and which was
Recently purchased by the John j. Ryan
Company. The first attachment was at
tn" suit Of DIR. II. Il. Eavcy of Hagcrs-
town.
DR.. j. ii. Curran, who holds the
chair of economies ut Tome Institute. Il
graduate of Dickinson College and of the
University of Halle. Germany has con-
tiibutcd two reviews to the journal OF
Political Economy Of the works of No-
grl$tcn and Fricderich distinguished
German economists upon important
phases of trade and commence in Ger
many.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cook. mother of Mrs.
&. NJ. Wilson. residing near Warwic;.
this county, has just finished quilt
which is Il remarkable piece of work for
II woman of her years. Tn" quilt is
made Of light colored calicops. and is Is
by rs squares in length and width max
ing it contain 7S4 squares. Each Of
these large squares contain eight small
ones, thereby making the quilt contain
G,212 squares all told. Mrs. Cook Just
celebrated her S3rd birthday last Satur-
day.
Notable Stow storms during the
month of February occurred in this see
ton within the last 20 years february
18th, 1882. Il foot deep; February 14th
1880; February Bird. 1856: February
2cth. 1887: February 18th. 1888 and
February 18th, 1899, the last being one
of the greatest snow storms in the his
tory of the county. 1t began on Satur-
day afternoon. February 18th. reaching
its height on Monday, February 18th.
business WAS at StandStill. the roads
We're blocked and no mails reached here
for Il couple of days.
The farmers of Kent county have
been greatly annoyed by thieves recently.
In one instance Il valuable horse was
stolen and after being driven some dist
ancc, was killed and skinned. The hide
was sold at Chestertown for $1.50. An
other farmer had one of his best cows
taken, and upon search of the premises.
found only the hide. A third farmer
awakened in the night by noise in his
stock yard, upon investigation found a
man standing over one of his largest
hogs. He had killed it, and was about
to dress it when surprised by the owner