The Cecil Whig., 1885-07-04

moving and reaping machines. Persons
engaged in operating them cannot exercise
too much care
Seminole Lodge, X. of p, of this town
fave removed from Maxwel's Hall on
Main street to one of the rooms on the third
floor of Odd Fellows Hall on North street.
Mr.. p. c. Strickland, it is said, would
accept the nomination for clerk of the cir
cult court upon the Republican ticket Mr..
Strickland is deservedly popular in the
county.
-Newark's popular tonsorial artist Hell
man, met with mishap recently. While
exercising he broke blood vessel in his leg,
and now goes about with great difficulty
with the aid of cane.
MIR. W. w. Nickle. of Port Deposit, is
making improvements upon his farm near
Fair Hill, by re-rooting tie barns, ETC., One
of the best fields of wheat in the neighbor-
hood may be seen on this place.
The grandest excursion ever undertaken
by the managers Messrs. Brickley Il Nc
Cullough, will be given from Port Deposit
and Havre de Grace on the steamer Nelly
White July 22d. Do not forget the date.
Mr.. George Ricketts,, of this district, has
announced his intention of competing for
the nomination for clerk of the circuit court
upon the Republican ticket. Mr.. Ricketts,
would make an excellent official, if elected.
MIR. Patrick kirwin, of Port Deposit, a
few days ago captured a carrier pigeon
which had alighted in his yard. 1t is a
handsome bird, and has brass band around
one leg on which is stamped "No. 63."
There are also indistinct marks on its wings
An aged lady who resides near Fair
Hill, in this county, recently lost favorite
hen by an accident. She grieved over its
death as though it was her own flesh and
blood, and made it coffin and buried if
with as much care and snlcmty as if it
really had been human.
Capt. William Fowler, of the pie; sure
yacht Nantho, is the champion snapper
hunter of this region. He now has a num-
of these amphibiums in pen fattening. This
week he slaughtered several OF them, taking
from one over three dozen eggs. They COM
mand a ready sale in market.
The Peninsula press association will
tnis season excursion down the Peninsula
railroad to Cape Charles City, from there
| across the bay to Old Point Comfort, and
Norfolk, up the bay to Baltimore, by rail to
81,
home by railroad. Quite nice trip. They
start on Saturday July 25th.
Some of the secrets of the order of
'Light aud Truth" an organization of COL
ored people which meets in Odd Fellows
Hall, in this town were overheard by out
siders, on Friday evening, the Goth ulto.
The ceremony OF initiation was being per-
formed, probably upon deaf person, as
they spoke in such loud tone that almost
every word could be heard upon the street.
The county commissioners in special
session on Tuesday last, fixed the tax rate
for the current year at seventy five cents
on the one hundred dollars. THIS with the
1o34 cents state tax makes the whole rate
9324 cents for state and county The total
taxable basis is something over $4,000, 900
which at this rate will give county income
of about Sl06, 900, a right clever little sum-
The disappearance of the locust Cor po-
litely putting it, the Cicada, is thankfully
welcomed by the bass fisher of the SusGuc.
hanna. While this strange insect was pres
ent the sportive bass fish lunched on him
| entirely, and could not be tempted by the
spoon, or the toothsome helgramite; but
now that the locust lunch counter has been
removed, the bass returns to his old time
diet and the fisher is happy
Last week in mentioning an accident
which hapneued 10 Wm. Scotten, an en-
ploye at P.ovideuce paper mrll by which
bis arm was badly Injured, we credited it
to the wrong machine 1t was in the driving
machue that he was hur,. His arm was
drawn in 10 the shoulder over a
roller in the machine which dries the
paper. These rollers ate hollow, and heated
by steam and usually carry from Thirty to
forty pounds pressure, so some idea of the
painful nature of this accident can he
| formed.
On Saturday afternoon last passing
train set fire to the platform near the ticket
and telegraph office of the Columbia and
Port Deposit railroad company at Octoraro
Junction, and the station was in imminent
danger of destruction. An extra engine
and force Of men were sent to the spot from
Port Deposit, but before they reached the
scene Miss Lizzie Bradley, the operator
alone and unaided, had with an axe chopped
away the burning woodwork, extinguished
the fire and saved the property.
AT five o'clock last Monday morning a
gentleman walking past the livery stable o
Frank Jones, Havre de Grace, heard the
wall of an infant proceeding from a car
riage standing under a shed. On maxine
an examination he found a bright girl baby
three or four weeks old, suugly slowed
away upon one of the seats. 1t was com
fortably clad and wrapped in gossamer.
The authorities We're notified, and Balif
Robert Moore placed the little waif in care
of Mrs. Millard Forsyth until further pro-
vision could be made for it.
AS the Gas train was leaving Bank
Station Monday morning, Hal, two-year.
old son Of Mrs. VIM f. Kidd, who for a
moment was unboserved by his mother
suddenly plunged head first out of the CT,
window and fell to the side of the track
fortunately, clear of the train. AS soon a.
possible the train was stopped and the littl,
one taken up insensible Its head wa.
slightly cut and its arm scratched. Con
seriousness was soon restored, and the bah,
in few hours was as bright as ever. 1t.
escape from instant death was very narrow
Mr.. Daniel Arbucille, n young man EN-.
ployed at Slnserey's pulp mill, recently
me6 with serious accident. He was doing
something to the cock of one of the yats
containing strong liquid acids, used in
cooking the wood to reduce it to pulD
when it came opeu and the fiery liquid flew
out striking him in the face burning il
badly. This liquid which is almost as stron.
as sui phuric acid, got into his eyes an,
much fear is felt that he will loose the sigh
of one or both. He was taken to Philadel
phia on Tuesday last for treatment. He i
a son of Daniel Arbuckle of the Fourth dis
, trict
A company Of six gentlemen left Elk
: ton on Wednesday last for an extended tri
, to the northwest. The party was compose
? OF ex-U. 5. Senator James b. Groom, ey
State Senator VIM. NJ. Knight, Clinton Nc