The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-03-31

busy season, employing a force OF eleven
men. They are on contract for furnishing
castings for knitting machine manufae
tured by Wilmington firm, recently men
toned in the WING.
The funeral of Matthias Egnor took
place on Monday afternoon at two o'clock,
from his late home near Elkton, the services
being conducted by the Rev. John McEl-
moyle. The iuterment was made at the
Elkton cemetery. The pail bearers were
Amos R. McNeal, John Ramsey, Joseph 81.
McNsal and Robert Jacquet.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Elkton Cemetery Company was held
on Wednesday. The following officers were
elected: DIR. r. c. Mackall, President; John
Partridge, Secretary; DR.. j. Fl. lamar,
Treasurer; Thomas Drennnen, William Fl.
Elder, Henry Vinsinger, Executive Commit
tee. Mr.. Elder was re elected superintendent
The members of Prof. Bernstein 8
Dancing Academy will give grand soiree
in Odd Fellows hall on Thursday evening,
April 5, to which invitations have been
issued. An exhibition of fancy dancing will
De given by the juvenile pupils. The MEM
bers of the committee are: Victor K. Ben
nett, Daniel Feehly, W. D. Cawley aud H.
Arthur Mitchell.
Mr.. Ely W. Wright who tenants the
Kershaw farm at Baldwins'. received a
serious injury while sledging rock on Fri
day of last week. A fragment of the stone
flying off with violent force struck Mr..
Wright in the right eye penetrating the
pupil to considerable depth. The injury
was most severe and at the advice of his
physician Mr.. Wright. went to the Hopkins
hospital in Baltimore on Monday for treat
ment
"A remarkable phenomenon was wit
messed in Chestertown at 2 o'clock Ga Wed
nesday afternoon. An immense circle formed
interesting on its southwestern rim the
sun which was entirely unobstructed by
the clouds. In the course of half hour
three distinct mock suns appeared on the
north eastern the northern and southern
rim of the circle. Two of :he suns showed
clearly the combinations of color of per
feet prism.
1t was inadvertently stated in the
WING las: week that the farm team of
Mr.. Henry A. Wright, of near Ekton,
cellided with by another team at SiDgerly
on the preceding Sunday. This statement
is calculated 10 place Mr.. Wright in the
roll of ha too
out on the First day, when the fact is that
he was driving a carriage and not "farm
wagon" Mr.. Wright not being Seventh
Day Adventist we make the correction.
Mr.. T S. Miller, of Union, was attacked
by mad dog the latter part of last week
while driving near Warburton's mill in the
Fifth district. The animal first sprang at
the horse and seiz ed the shaft and then
made bound for Mr.. Miller grabbing his
coat. By running the horse Mr.. Miller
escaped from the dog and securing gun
returned and killed the rabid animal which
was then writhing in fit. A cow owned
by farmer John Denver, of Iron Hill, was
also bitten by mad dog last week. The
dog escaped aud Is probably the one killed
Joseph Entwistle the we'll known
trucker, who resided on Red Hill near Elk
ton died at his home at an early hour on
Wednesday morning after an illness from
Bright's disease. He was 70 years of age
and was native of England coming te
this country twenty five years ago when be
purchased the property on which he since
lived near town. Mr.. Entwistle served fol
a number of years in the English navy and
had visited many parts of tie world. Hi
funeral takes place this morning. Th
remains will be taken to frankfort, Pa.
for interment.
Col. Samuel b. Ford this week mad
an investment in Delaware horsefiesh pur
chasing a former track celebrity, iron
Mr.. +. d. Flemming OF Newport. Co
Foard has been denied the pleasure of
spin on the road since disposing c
Amos Barnes" some time since, but no,
the dust will fly in the face of many Gee
horseman. Mr.. Foard in his preference fo
horses has always driven pagers" and hi
new acquisition therefore happens to be
"side wheeler" in color q straw berry roar
in gait Mascot, in age-not yet counted
(Still at work on the 6gures.) The pact
will pace under the soubriquet of "PrIde
Cecil" Let the dust fly.
Born in May 1914, our venerable sta
ton master Mr.. Benjamin Wells will in
very few weeks have completed his 80l
year. and should he live until Novemb
next, he will have completed his 57th ye
in the service of the p. w. & B. railroad
Elkton. When that road was opened
public travel in 1886, Zebulon Rudolph w
appointed station master. In the year fl
lowing-1837-Mr. Wells was appoint,
assistant gent and began the perform an
of his duties. Four years later in-1841
Mr.. Wells became station master which pr
ton he has since continuously held. 1t
safe to assert. that Mr.. Wells has perform
longer service in one position than al
other railroad man In America, or indie
in the world. Fifty seven years of cont
uous service in one position, is hum
attainment rare indeed in any vocation
life. In the development Of railro
systems in America, it is period of u
usual interest. Our hope is, that Mr.. We
may complete three score years of servi,
and which his present health promises t
completion of. During the fifty-eie
years that the p. W. & B. railroad b
been opened topublic travel, Elkton has h
but two station masters, a rare fact in +:
history of local railroad stations.