The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-10-01

q ssuHiAqsipess in Talbot
~ mi vko, By the way, is one
".a IIe1s in the county, was oper-
= s.SFsr pAin in Harmony district,
z "a supyy near FOwliug Creek
~, cat and nest Of kittens in the
se'one Saturday evening the miller
g = ali I'm in when be locked up the mill.
~ morning be turned the water on
ps wheels and the mill stones went to
- C,ng before the miller went up into
~ fsll. Presently curious kind OF grist
- " erected masses Of crushed bones,
sgled flesh and hair came forth,-more
~ a the product of a sausage factory than
q grlst mill The cat and kittens had
= isappeared. The mill was speedily stopped.
81 rbe miller soon found the explanation OF
the phenomenon. The eat and her brood
were evidently nesting In the cavity OF the
upper milestone when the water was turn
ed on. 1t took the miller and an assistant
three days to scrub and clean the millstones
and other parts Of the grinding apparatus
Easton Ledger.
The case Of the State versus Ihomss
W. Ford indicted for the larceny of Jewelry
suo PEopCfby VI dOuu NJ. ludohSiS'
merly of Elkton now residing in winning
ton,was callel in the criminal court OF that
city on Tuesday morning. Two charges
were preferred, to which the prisoner pleaded
not guilty. The state based It's prosecution
on the larceny Of a gold watch valued at
$l25, and the case continued on Wednesday
when the jury returned verdict Oh no'
guilty. A number of witnesses were
examined BY the State and who testlheu u
having seen the watch in the possession Oh
Ford on the night of Aug. 6, near hiA'on
who told them that he had stolen H. No
evidence was produced by the o'"'' ~
show that there had been any larceny hui
had the value Of the articles stolen oeen
proved. number of persons from H'A 'on
were called to the stand and testlneu Us ~
Fords honesty and fair dealing IN " NUM-
of transactions. Mr. Nicholson the prose
:, outing attorney asked that uolle prosequ
be enssuai d tbs c,ss of the second coun
In the indictmsnt AGAINST Ford, and thu
prisoner was then discharged. ro.u ""'
defended BY Ex Attorney General Diss''
The following record OF ooSer'a',on
for the month of October taken by 'he enc
OF the weather bureau al rni'"u i-
should proys of interest to our reauo's
TEMpm.rrpr uea, or normal temrera
ture, 5s2 degrees The ""rins'' ot'I 90
was that 1879, with al a'e''s
degrees. Tbs coolest Ootober was 'na ~, :
1876, With An average of 500 degrees Ii
highest tnperaturs during any 800
va u degrees on OCTOBER ~
ocs0bs, /. 1886 The lowest YOU poaa -
unug any October was 81 ues - ,oT,
ss9 30, 1873. and OCTOBER ',',,,n ~, fros
es.a,...bo which rst "kill'ns iros
III ntumn), October 2S' Aver
which last "killing' tros
Es5ss .'.ing). April 9. PREcIrIr4
~ I'D Melted Suow.) AVerag
VIA 2 go inches. Average nun
ss OF of an inch or more i
a38 monthly precipitation wa
Is es in 1877. The least mont. l,'
zzN4 Aion was Q. Al inches in 1919. II
%zA mount of precipitation recorue
10 consecutive hours was 10 incn
3jtober % and %, 1877 Inc s'oA'o.
SSant of snowfall recorded In "a conseo'
kSE3 hon raj record extending to winter 1908
4SHxN- q inches CLOUDS AND CLoUL
s shATH ER-Ayerage number OF ciouuio
b k9S11. Average number OF partly oiou'
Ss&S6,T ~ Average number of CLOUDY oay
EtkE3z& wrSD.-Tte prevailing winds ma
44s5SH3st from the northwest. The hlgue
~ Nlccity of the wind during any oceoo
5EX6 - TX miles, on October %, 1878.