The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-09
Local Affairs.

Local AnnirS.
The Elkton Building Society meets
to- night.
The County Commissioners, Orphans
Court and School Commissioners will meet
on Tuesday next, 18th inst.
The services in the Elkton n. E.
Church tomorrow will be conducted in the
interest of the children, large number OF
whom are expected to be present.
To-day the places Of business of our
Jewish fellow-c citizens will be closed, this
being their annual prayer and fast day, or
the great Day of Atonement.
JAS. H. Manley, of Elkton, will deliver
a lecture in the A. U. NJ. P. Church at
Cedar Hill, Thursday evening. Oct. 14th,
at 8 o'clock, for the benefit of the church.
Rev. Geo. A. Phebus will preach at
Frazer's School House, on the old turnpike,
tomorrow Sunday afternoon, at half past
two o'clock; and Rev. J. NJ. Sparks at u
o'clock in the evening.
Rev. Mr.. Phobus preached last Sunday
night the first sermon of series on
"Satan his personality, power and agen-
ces. The subject will be under discussion
during the two coming Sabbath evenings.
Our enterprising clothier Marks Lieber-
man renews his invitation to customers
this week to prepare for Winter, by laying
in stock of warm seasonable clothing at
his emporium. Lieberman is an old Elkton
clothier, known to every body for miles
around town.
There will be religious services held
in the Christian Chapel, near Chestnut
Hill, Del, by Henry Benge, on this (Satur-
day. evening, at Z o'clock, and also on
tomorrow Sunday at 104 O'Clock A. N.
and O'Clock P. N. Come and hear the
Christian preacher.
Depot Improvement.-Th Railroad
Company have greatly improved the plat
forms at the Elkton depot by lowering
them, and the track in front of the depot
has been leveled up with board floor,
which makes crossing from side to side and
getting in and cut of the cars much more
convenient for the public.
-"Sea Foam."-R. H. Bell has built,
and put in the river on Thursday evening,
one of the handsomest bateaux ever con-
structed in this town. The boat is built of
cedar, is seventeen feet long and four feet
eight inches wide, fitted out with rudder,
masts and sails, and handsomely painted.
The bateau is complete job, and is an
evidence that Mr.. Bell is as skillful
craftsman as he is successful trucker and
gardener.
Fire Kindler.-T. Bond Brown, Of this
town, is agent for small instrument called
a fire kinder, which promises to revolu-
tionize the light-wood business, by entirely
superseding the old style of kindling fires.
This machine is composed of two spoon
like pieces of cast iron fitted together and
the cavity filled in with asbestus. This
little machine is dipped into coal oil which
the asbestus absorbs. All that is required
is to strike a match on the iron, when you
have a gentle blaze. AS the iron becomes
heated gas is generated that produces a
torch-like flame which will burn for half
an hour, and will light coal fires without
the aid of wood, or other kindling material.
The kindling machine is perfectly safe, and
can be used for many other purposes when
a light or fire is needed hastily.
A Brutal Assault.-On last Wednesday
morning, Charles Duckett and his brother,
who are engaged in the manufacture of
kind of paper felt used to lay under car
pets, their works being few miles above
Elkton, went out with their guns for little
amusement in the unsportsman-like bust
ness of shooting golden-winged woodpeck-
known by the local name Of "flicker."
In the pursuit Of game they trespassed on
the grounds of the News brothers, where
a gum trees scarlet berries tempted the
" fliekers " to congregate. One of the
News brothers-there were three of them,
John w., Crosby P. and Clifford P. News
approached the sportsmen, with large
stone in each hand, making violent threats
and ordering them off his premises. The
Messrs. Duckett proceeded to obey this
peremptory command with an alacrity that
amounted to run; but while Charles
Duckett was in the act of getting over the
fence, and off of the forbidden premises,
he was seized by the throat, and severely
beaten and kicked by the three News
brothers, for the other two brothers had
come up by this time. They attempted to
take Duckett's gun from him, and in so
doing fired one barrel, the lock of the other
having been damaged in the melee, could
not be discharged. Mr.. Duckett fearing
that they were determined to murder him
outright, begged his assailants to let him
60 and not murder him, at the same time
crying out murder, while his brave brother
having cleared the fence was making tracks
industriously for cover. A young girl,
sister of the attacking parties, seeing the
fight, fastened up, and by her tears and
entreaties, prevailed upon her brothers to
desist, which Mr.. Duckett thinks was prob
ably the means of saving his life. Mr.. D.
came to Elkton in the afternoon and had
warrants issued for tho arrest of the News
brothers. He complained of severe pain
about the throat and head; and also in the
stomach, where he had been kicked vio-
lently.
Rising Sun Items.
At the last meeting Of the Building &
Loan Association, the money could not be