The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-04-06
Local Jottings


Spring was her for sure, last Monday
was vcrtablc April FOOLS day
The return of Rev. J. Z. Brown,
pastor OF Porter's Grove Methodist
Protestant Church, has been asked
j v Cooper lately Musical Direc-
tor OF the Tome Institute, Port De
post, has accepted the position of or
ganist in a Presbyterian Church at De
troit, Mich.
N. B. Cooncy, of Rising Sun. has
bought the creamery building OF JOS
cph I. Rialc on the outskirts oi that
town. and will use it as an ice cream
making plant
Why not sec about those new car
riages now, and consult Burns Bros,
Havre de Grace, Md. Never were
their carriages better and never was
the demand Tor them SO great Apr Off
Michael Passarella, one of Tome
Institutes former students, recently
won the amateur featherweight wrestl-
ing championship by defeating the
Yale champion, in / minutes and SO
seconds.
The first steam pillow to be operated
in Cecil county was bought by Mr.. J.
A. Cleaver, OF Bohemia Manor last
week from G. \. NJ. Johnson. OF Les
lie and Elkton. whose advertisement
appears in the WING.
Two tug boats have been hauling
at the large SCow belonging to the
Acme Sand Company, which was laid
up on the railroad track at Port De-
post by the recent gorge, but as yet
have not been able to get it off
The McCall's Ferry Power Com
pany has abandoned its Port Deposit
plant owing to the length OF time the
SuSquchanna is closed up in winter,
and the damage that is done by the ice
and food in the spring breakup,
Manager Diggs. OF the North East
shirt factory. is occupying the house
recently vacated by Mr., George O.
Carey. who has taken the house va
Gated by X. c. Lar2alere, who has re-
moved to the Mcdaniel farm tenanted
by the late Frank Keithley.
The committee appointed by the
Delaware legislature to select and pur-
chase farm for experimental pur-
poses in connection with Delaware
College, Newark, last week bought the
Dallett farm OF 200 acres near the P,
B. & w. station, for $4,000
The thrcc-story frame dwelling and
store house OF George c. Oldham. OF
Port Deposit. as advertised in the
WIG, was sold by r. c. Thackery,
Esq, attorney, to Thomas c. Bond, OF
Port Deposit, at public sale in front
OF the Court House, Elkton on Friday
of last week, for S4,25o
-l1OrSemcn in the neighborhood of
Oxford, are said to be exercised over
the possibility that the epidemic OF
CHAMBERS. which spread over Philadel-
phia, may be transmitted to that sec
ton OF the country 1t is said that
several horses near Oxford have de-
velopcd the disease during the past few
days.
The many friends of Harry r. Will
son, OF North East, former compost
tor on the WHIG'S staff, will be
pleased to learn of his promotion to be
assistant superintendent OF the Me
tropolitan Lie Insurance Company. OF
New York, with headquarters at Will
mington. Mr. Wilson has been the
local representative OF the company
for several years.
The stockholders OF the Port De-
post Water Company have elected the
following directorS:- ID. K. Armstrong,
c. A. Morrison, Thomas II. hurry,
William II. Holm, John G. Nannort,
+. T. Benson and Adam Peoples, The
the following officers R ID. Arm
etr
retary-Treasurcr; r. Bond, Superin-
tendent
James, Benjamin and Zebulon
Short, Jr., preferred charge OF assault
and battery against Taylor w. Nc
Kcnney, OF the Howard House livery
stable, before Squire M. T. Boulder,
Monday evening, and Mr.. Mckinney
retorted by a counter charge OF dis
orderly conduct. The trouble took
place in the livery stable yard Satur-
day evening, when Mr.. Mckinney
took exception to the conduct of
couple of the Shorts. James Short
was fined $500 and costs, $40.
ALL THE GOOD QUALITIES
OF Ely's Cream Balm. solid, are found
in Liquid Cream Balm, which is intend
ed for use in atomizers. That it is an
uniailing cure for Nasal Catarrh is
proved by an cver-increasng mass OF
testimony. 1t does not dry out nor
rasp the tender air-passages 1t allays
the inflammation and goes straight to
the root OF the disease Obstinate old
cases have been cured in a few weeks
All druggists, 75c., including spraying
tube, or mailed by Ely Bros, So War
rem street, New York
Charles A. Riley, OF this county,
was arrested at the White House,
Washington, last Saturday, and was
turned over to St Elizabeth's Govern
ment Hospital for the insane for treat
ment because he acted queerly" He
informed the officer, who took him in
charge that he knew Mrs Roosevelt,
before she was married, and thought
he would come down and make her a
call. When pressed closely he adj
mitted that he had boarded at the Elk
ton Jail, at Cecil county's expense for
a few days and on that information the
Washington authorities telegraphed to
Sheriff Kirk, who sent Deputy Miller
down and brought Riley home.