The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-11-03
DR.. Wards Report on the Piet-
ra-Pn eUnonia.

The pleura pneumonia. a disease that
in almost every case. proves fatal TO stock
has il seems nbtaned a footho'd in the
nei2hborirg county Of Baltimore. The
state veterinary surgeon recently made
an examination Of the GisraScd herds
and of his visit the Baltimore SIM Of
Wednesday saws:
DIR. Robert Ward State Veterinary sur
seon, in his search for plrur.. pncu-
monia Oh the Liberty road yesterday
found that Mr. Daniel W. Lutz. of Forest
farm, near Garrison post"tiicr, had lest
three cows and one calf. The first COW
died late in September. two COWS on
October 6, and the calf last Saturday.
Dr.. Ward made a post-mortcm cxamina-
ton of the calf, ana found that it died of
contagious pleuro- pneumonia The car
casscS of all the animals, which were
found lying on the surface "fthe ground,
were ordered to be Immediately buried
four feet deep in quickIimc. Among
Mr.. LutZ' $ other stock, consisting of
eight cows, one buii and q halter, DR..
Ward found the bull and tao COWS show
ing premomtory symptoms nf pieuro-
pneumonia. He ordered the herd to be
isolated and placed iii strict quarantine
Mr.. Lutz adliiitted to D.. Ward that he
bought a COW from a Baltimore stock
dealer July 81. Dir. Lutz cattle were
| in creditable condition and we'll cared
for. He said he would have reported
the cases if he had known the lay. DR.
! Ward visited the estate of Mr.. John :.
| Cuttings. and fount, t!.at i head Of
cattle had been removed To Long Green
for safety No disease exists among
the stock On the place. DI. Ward
wrote to Gov. Hamilton, giving the re-
| suit of his Investigations and RECON-
mending the slaughter OF MIR Antz' 5
herd in oder to STAMP out the disease at
| once. The Doctor think, no alarm need
be fel1 fni stock, tut sill continue his
Investigations Until the disease di>ap-
pears from the ncighhur!uod.
\ Duckiug Incident.
| On Monday afternoon last a couple Of
Eikton merchants, one of them III the
grocery the other in the machinery line,
determined 20 have some sport on the
marsh shooting ducks. They proceeded
| to a favorable spot on the large marsh
opposite Cedar Point, AID setting cut
their dcc1y,, al a ui.uh, stlugiy lid them
selves and boat in HE rushcs ON the Dor
der. They sat patiently and quietly for
a long time, but no ducks came TO their
stool. and patience had almost ceased
to be virtue" when the grocery man,
CHANGING to cast his eyes down stream
saw hundred yards on so away duck
sitting quietly upon the water. He
quickly slipped from the Loaf and llpgic.
/ cover Z; the ruaAcs tr1i Co c.ccp upon
the unsuSrectEEg duck. When lie got
within forty or fifty yards Of it, he took
careful aim and fred bat as the duck
only seemed to be little stunned by the
| first shot, he gave it ancthGr. hy thls
| time his i.artnul Lad made his way to him
aud found him busy rcloading his piece,
and as he approached the grocery man
/ sang ont, stay where you are. I'll give
him another load, that will hY;;i;,5 asa 3,
/ NumhG: tx. i"st ;ton got sight Of the
! game, and he cried pHt to grocery, You
blarsted galirot. You are shooting my
decoy!' And so he hal. Que Of The
decoys had dragged It's anchor aud drift