The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-04-09
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TIE FIERY FIEND.

On Sunday morning smoke was seen
issuing from the west side of Thomas
Sullivan's house by one of our citizens,
but by the prompt action of Mr.. Sullivan
and some neighbors the Notwithstanding
was torn oft. and by the application of Il
few buckets of water a disastrous fire
was prevented.
Monday afternoon. the chimney of a
tenant house of Mrs. Pugh, on High
street, caught fire, and as the wind was
blowing nearly 4 gale. it was feared it
and two houses of Mr.. Tome would be
| destroyed. Some men got on the roof
and poured water down the chimney put
ting out the fire
FUNERALS.
The funeral of Mr.. James Ewing, one
of the Oldest citizens of this end of the
county, was largely attended, last Sab
bath morning. at the Methodist Episcopal
church. Rev. n. NJ. Browne preached Il
very appropriate sermon. and the numer-
Gus carriages in the funeral procession ut
tested the esteem III which he was held
by the community.
The remains of Mrs. Jesse Stebbings
"CIo lloHl L w tilC
residence Of Mr.. VIM. J. Seedlings, and
buried from there Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Stebbing for number of years was
a resident of onr town, and was much
beloved by her many acquaintance. Rev.
T. j. Aiken preached very feeling ser.
mon-speaking of the ties that bound
her to the family she left behind.
The immediate friends of the families
have the sympathes of our whole town.
The former will be missed very much by
old and young. as he was on our streets
every day, and was stricken down while
in his apparent usual health.
ANOTHER CASE
We have another slight case of small
pox, or rather varaloid. Mr.. Alfred
White was in Philadelphia, and after be-
ing home few days. the disease broke
o;'t on him without being much sick. He
is able to wait on himself after the fami-
ly supplies him with medicine and food.
In order to prevent the disease from
spreading among the children of the Pub
lie schools. a physician had the princi-
pal arrested for violating the law by per-
hitting the children to come to school
without being vaccinated; consequently
we had no school Tuesday afternoon to-
the JOY of most of the children. Certih-
Gates that the children were properly vac
cinated were in demand and those upon
whom it had not been performed had it
attended to.
SURVEYORS.
The engineers Of the Baltimore and
Ohio through line commenced their sur
vey at Rock Run, Wednesday morning,
and intend pushing it through as fast AS
possible. They ran their first line from
the old Cross house. above Rock Run, to
the lower side of the hill and thence di-
rectly out in the country but we'll upon
the hillside. which indicates that there
will be pretty high bridge across our
river.
OFF THE TRACK
A freight car on the Port Deposit and
Columbia r. r., was thrown off the track
at Peach Bottom, Monday morning. and
delayed all the trains till Monday night.
On Wednesday. a car of the freight train
got off the track at Liberty Grove on the
Baltimore Central road. and detained the
l~J
connection with our regular Baltimore
train.
OUR BRANCH ROAD
to Perryville has about all the business,
it can do, besides the large quantities
of stone which are being shipped and
which requires extra trains. The regu-
lar trains consist of Il large number Of
coal cars and box cars from Columbia
and Port Deposit r. II. and the Baltimore
and Philadelphia Central.
NEW PORCH.
The trustees of Odd Fellows Hall are
having a nice porch put up the whole
front Of the building. Mr.. Jehn Van
mort has the contract for the work. which
is a guarantee that it will be we'll done.