The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-07-19

Mr. DAVIS track walker for the p, w.
& B. Railroad at Charlestown, was assault,
ed on Monday night by powerfully built
man who held him and ritled his pockets OF
about four dollars The thief csc ped.
State Senator John s. Writ and Mr..
James T. Graham who was the formers op.
ponent for the nomination last summer
| both declared themselves for Cleveland in
'92 to "A Baltimore Sun reporter on Wednes-
day.
Constable Benson of the First district
brought to Jail ON Wednesday Louis Jack
son, colored, who is charged with the lar
ceny of a shirt. Justice Duhamel held him
| in default of bail to answer at the Septem-
Der term of court.
On Wednesday next by following all
roads both county and (raiD leading into
Port Deposit, Md, will lead you to the
steamer Colchester which carries Bricklcv
y McCullough's excursion to TolcheSter.
Steelton u BALTIC. harbor. Big sights or
this trip Do not fail to be there.
MIR. Moore, son of w, w. Moore, of
| Cherry Hill, was badly injured on Thurs
day while working on the farm of Mr.. |. ID.
Carter He was standing in front of a binder
when the horses started, and lie was cut by
the machine He was attended by DR.. Chas.
NJ. Ellis who dressed the injuries.
A man whose name we were unable to
learn had his head injured between boat
and "the locks" of the Chesapeake and Del
aware canal at ST. G orges last week. He
was taken 10 Chesapeake City where he
died His remains were taken to Wiiming-
ton fer interment.
Cherry Hill NJ. L. Sunday School viii
hold basket picnic in Persons grove on
Wednesday, July 80. All are invited to
come and spend the day. Ice cream, cake,
lemonade, confectionery can b. had in the
| grove. Ii the day should be stormy, then
the next favorable day thereafter.
New lot 10 cent and cent Cha!lies AZ
Mrs. L. H. Litzenberg's.
The Maryland Democratic State Cen
trail Committee met in Baltimore on We'd
nesday. VIM. S Evans and Senator J. 5.
Writ represented Cecil county. Barnes
| Compton was elected chairman. The Con-
gressional Convention for The Second Dis
trict will be held September 18th.
John Il. Stonebraker, of Baltimore, as
sisted by seven fishermen from that city
landed on Thursday a zine foot shark on
| the bank of the Susgdehanna River after a
struggle lasting about one hour. 1t is now
| on exhibition at Joseph Hergeurother' 5
Hotel, Havre de Grace. The shark Weighs
$40 pounds.
"A hanging lamp IN the entrance hll!
of the Howard House got into a baZe Cn
| Wednesday night about ten o'clock and
| burned the ceiling and after being torn
down the floor of the hallway. Guests of
the house succeeded in eXtingushing the
flames before any considerable damage WAS
| done.
Rev. William Kershaw will preach at
| Cherry Hill Sunday, July 81, at 10. 80 \. NJ.
Rev. VIM. I. Hammond at Union same day
at P. NJ, Rev. Thomas Fryer at Cherry
Hill 8 P. NJ. Saturday, Jniy 10 quarterly
conference at Union; at p. M, preaching
al Union 8 p. NJ. Sunday Goth by the pastor,
Rev. L. b. Hunter. Love-feast at Union
Sunday P NJ, at 2 O'Clock; at Cherry Hill
Sunday morning after preaching.
"A car of a south-bound through freight
train was deraied and broken, saturday,
on the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Bal
timore Railroad near Bacon Hill, three
miles west of Elkton. The south bound
| track was blockadei three and a-halt hours,
but travel was delayed very little, trains in
both directions using the north bound tack.
The wrecking train from Wilmington clear
ed ;he tracks.
The creditors sale OF $4,000 worth of
| fine tailor made clothing commences today
in the Hurn Building. The largest ana fin
est stock of clothing ever exhibited in the
town is to be seen there and can be pur-
chased at extremely low prices. Ii you
want to buy a dollars worth for fifty cents
view the stock. Suits, trousers, overcoats
and everything in the tailor made clothing
line can be bought at a third or half the
value.
| Prof We'll, S. o., 3O5 Market ST., Will
mington, Del, has opened an OPthalmic
Institute at the above address, where he
tests the eyes for all defects of the vision
free of charge. Persons suffering from weak
eyes, headache, dizziness, spots before the
eyes, can be fully cured by wearing Prof.
Wells celebrated o. L. =. spectacleS, they
being the hardest, clearest and whitest
lenses ever invented. Competent oculists
always in attendance. MaS24 6tn.
The family of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Thomas of Prospect Hartford county. Mr.
continue to be seriously afflicted. On the
I'D of June their daughter Matte died OF
diphtheria, after accompanying the remains
of her nephew. Willie Thomas, from Will
mington, Del, to her fathers house, from
whence the funeral took place On the 2Oth
OF June Miss Sallie, another daughter, aged
10 died of the same disease. Last Sunday
night, July Z, Maggie, a younger daughter,
died OF the same disease and was buried on
Monday. On Tuesday evening, Robert aged
ABOUT nine years, and Benny, aged SIX
years. passed away, both with diphtheIia.
All were buried at Mont Vernon NJ. +.
church, the two little boys being buried In
the same grave. Two grown sons, Oliver
and David Thomas are likewise i'll with
diphtheria 1t is believed they will recover.
Mrs. Thomas herself had a slight attack OF
the same complaint but covered. Bel
Air 4Egis.
Monday, at about 80 u. m, while
train No. AS of the PouleJny Il Newark
railroad due at Newark at 4 Is y. III. was
standing at the Avondale station waiting
for the accommodation train ON the =. Il Il.
y. railroad due there at 5.32 p. m, Clark
Paxson of Newark engineer of the Pomeroy
train, while crossing the track was struck
Dy the engine of the 2. X Il. o. train. Mr..
Paxson had been over to the office of Busy
% wilson lumber dealers, and was return
ing to his engine across the tracks The APP,
preaching train had slowed up TO stop at
the station, but it is very Pre- baOle be did
not see it coming. He was knocked eight
OF III feet In the air ami lighted on his face
and left hand. His forehead and the sma!
Dones of his left wrist we're fractured; his
ankiewas also sprained very badly. DR.. Hid
uers, OF Avondale, was imneIi ltely sum
moned and attended the injured man. De
holiock, who attended Paxson thinks
there are no internal injuries and the in
Jurles are not serious.