The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-09-23
TUESDAY,.

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TUESDAY.
The Civil Calendar was called
again. Several of the cases mark
ed for trial were continued or left
open for settlement. Those con-
tinued were Foster VS.. the Dia-
mond State Telephone Company,
Grant VS.. A. T. Alternately & Co.,
and McKenny VS.. Gardullo, for
damages to plaintiffs horse, kill
ed in a collision on the public
road near Elkton, the defendant
waiwng his right of removal.
Owens VS.. Hanna, for damages
:or personal assault, and Harlan
VS.. Mitchell for balance claimed
to be due to plaintiff from defend
ant on a sub-let contract for
hauling material for the American
Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany's conduit line, were left open
: for possible settlement. Lewis VS..
Henry, for damages for personal
assault, removed from Talbot to
Caroline and thence to Cecil
county, was removed back to Caro-
line. The petit jurors were dis
charged until Thursday.
The Grand Jury was discharged
on Tuesday afternoon, with the
thanks of the Court, after report
ing in substance as follows: They
examined five of the county con-
stables, the others not reporting
and twelve witnesses, made three
presentments, found three true
bills Zone against George Brown,
colored, for forgery; one against
Harry Pt-itchard for larceny of
money and one against Frank Co
WITT, for horse stealing, and ig-
nored three cases. A committee
of the Grand Jury, Messrs. H. w.
kibler, f. c. Clendening and Al
bert McNamee, had visited the In
sane Asylum and Almshouse.
They found both buildings in first
class condition. The Asylum con-
tanned IL white and 2 colored
males, 9 white and 7 colored fe-
males. The Almshouse I0 white
and IL colored males, 2 white fe-
males and one c,)lored f male The
yield OF the farm was 7)7 bushels
of wheat, 100 bushels OF oats and
As tons of hay, all housed The
live stock included IA milcb cows,
3 heifers, bull, 20 fattening hogs,
? brood sows and I stock hog.
The jail was found in lair condi-
ton with 6 colored and 4 white
prisoners. The Grand Jury urg-
ed the County Commissioners to
take immediate action. upon the
rtort Of the March Grand Jury
upon the sanitary condition of the
prisoners toilet at the Jail, which
1t declared a Gsggace to the
county, as were also the toilet ar
rangements at the Court House.
! Judge Pearce said the Court would
convey the recommendations ID
the Commissioners with the hope
OF better results than had followed
from previous similar action.
| TIIITDGDA
Harriott VS.. the County Com
missioners of Cecil county was set
for trial. This was an appeal of
Mrs. Rebecca a. Harriott, of
Chesapeake City, from the action
OF the Commissioners ordering
the opening Of a road, recon-
mended by Examiners, Messrs.
William b. Davis, George N.
Campbell and Edward w. Tay-
lor, running from Biddle street, in
Chesapeake City, across lands OF
Mrs. Harriott, the Deibert Boat
yard Co., and George N. Bennett
to the Knights Corner and Welsh
Point road. Mrs. Harriott had
been awarded $1,000 for her land
covered by the road, but the Del
bert Company and Mr.. Bennett
had donated the land needed on
their properties. The petitioners
for the opening Of the road,
Messrs. George N. Bennett, ].
Polk Steele, ]. S. Hopper, H. w.
Sherman and others, were made
parties to the proceedings before
the case was put on trial. Hester
| Hess. Esq, represented the Com
missioners, +. T. Haines, Esq, the
petitioners, and MeSsrs. William
N. Andrews, of Cambridge, and
Joshua Clayton, Esq, Mrs. Har-
riott, the appellant, Mr.. Andrews
arrival was delayed, and, on the
Courts finally ordering the trial