The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-04-11

one or WARDS descendants.
In 1886 the authorities of MARYLAND
presented an address to the king in coun-
ell. in which they gave Il comprehensive
account of the troubles on the border
and prayed him to grant them such re-
Lief rs to his royal wisdom should seem
meet This address had Il good effect.
and OH the 18th of August. 1877. the
king in council issued an order command
| ing the Governors of the two provinces
| to prevent the recurrence of all riotouS
proceedings in the future, and cnioincd
them to make no more grants of land in
the disputed territory, nor even permit
any person to settle thereon. until his
| maJcstys pleasure should be further
signiticd. This order had the happy cr-
feet of ending the border troubles. and in
May, 1I3S, the Governors of the two
provinces entered into an agreement for
running Il temporary line, which his mai
| cSty allowed them TO carry into effect.
This line was not to Interfere with the
| actual possession of the settlers, but
merely to suspend all grants on the dis
puted territory until the final adjust
ment of the boundaries. This line was
run in the spring of 1879 by Colonel
Levin Gale and Samuel Chambcrlainr,
commissioners on the part of Maryland.
and Richard Refers and Lawrence Grow
den on the part of Pennsylvania. 1t
| commenced ut or near the eastern bound
airy of the rounty as determined by
AeSSrS. Mason and Dixon. East of the
SuSquchanna River it was about a
quarter of Il mile south of the present
state line. and the same distance north
| of that limo ~ tl, - I. a.,
| river.
The chancrry suit before referred to.
was not decided until 1850. when the
decree was promulgated by Chancellor
liHrIwicE. who Reserved the power 70
| adjust any difficulties that might arise
III its execution. In conformity with the
| decree commissioners We're appointed
| by the respective parties to the suit. who
met ut New Castle in November. 1850.
for the purpose of carrying it into effect.
The diary of John Watson. one If the
surveyors appointed by the Commission
rrS of Pennsylvania, to assist in max
ing tn" survey in 1870. is yet rxtau ami
| III good state of preservation in the
possession of the Historical Society of
| Pennsylvania. to which it WAS presented
! 10y the late William ID. Gilpin of philn-
! dc!phia. who found it among some old
papers at his paper mill. This diary
| shows that the Commissioners had Il
| long CONTROVERSY ,r,ont tb. r,.,.,,,. i,
which the twelve mill. ro,ir. .h,,,Id IL.
| measured TLr rn,nu;s.i,,n,,.. -,
Mnrylurl rurtnrIrl th,t !, ,.L,,I1 T.,
mr;iSrr.d urou th,. .,,rf.,,,, az 49,. ,,.,,..r
| and lhoSr from pnrr.vIvo,i, ,L,t II
| shuuIG ir ,n,,jr lay ln,i,,rt,I ,,,,,.,,.,,,.,
mrnt and NOT la. f,II,,,.;ro ,l. ;rn,,,,1
,irs nr tb,. ,,rtb' .,,,r,, M, I,,t,,,
u,,Lud wa. th,. ,r,. ,,,f,,r,.,l l,,. a.,
C,urr ,yhru tb,. u,,tt,. ,,,. r..r,,,.l g.
| if. Thry uls, h,d tr,,,I1, i, tvir,. .r,,
point from which 4, L.,,i, tI, ,,,.,.,.,,,.,
mart of tho r,Jius and \I-,t.nr st.,,,,. in
his diary that hn un+i,,J =, ,,u,,,.,,,r,, i,
the ropcr an which -, mar, In thn ,,,.,,,.
sion Of the NnryIouI commissioners u.,.
made, which thny st,trd yv,. iuto,,,l.j
TO rrurrSrnt th. bu~iu,,iuo nr fla, r,.Iirs
ut New JoStI. I+S l,,.,t;,, H., ,rt.,
wards lrnrnrI had b.,u dn,nrmirn, nu
in this wise The commissioners, nr
MARYLAND had rnust,n,.t.d an rx,rt nl,r
of the town of N.w Costln. unon =, n;oc,
of pnprr, and then rorrrulIy nurrd .iv..,v
the edges of the drouybt mill ny mara
than the draurht was left when st;rL-
ing IA pin through it. they susprudn1 #
thereby in different places mill ,hnv
found a plac, whereby if mirht Il. ems.
pended horiznutolIv which noint mr. nI,ro
they ncccrt.d ~ tb. c.rtrn nf .,r.,.;t,."
which they allrg, was thn centre of tho
town. and moiut,in.d th,t thar wen. tho
right and urnn.r nloc, from, which "a
commence the meo suramnnt If III, r,,I;r.