The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-11-24
THE NEWS In BRIEF.
POINTS FROM HERE AND THERE
Various Local Items of Interest Collected
in this Vicinity.

on Wulcn tne town OF EaSt0n, Md, is built.
-Elkton Council, No. 90, Jr. o. U. A. NJ,
will attend services in the Episcopal Church.
on Sunday evening. December 3
Mr.. William T. Thelin general auditor
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.
died at his home in Baltimore on Saturday.
New Timetables went into effect on the
?. w. & b, and b. & o. railroads on Sunday.
and which are published in this issue of the
WIG.
Several sulkies and horse owned hv DR..
d. NJ Ulrich. Of Newark, were sold at Sherifls
sale in Elkton on Monday. The horse was
knocked down ut IA bid of $3.50
In this issue of the WING appears the
advertisement of Mr.. Norris b. Slack. who
has this territory for the Keystone Dehorning
Clipper. Mr.. Slack has done considerable
work of this kind in the county.
Tho Scott Fertilizer Company received a
telegram on Tuesday announcing that a
schooner loaded with 800 tons of phosphate
rock, consigned to them from "A Baltimore
dealer, had been wrecked on the Florida
coast
--Chlds Council, Jr. o. L. A. NJ. will hold
an oyster supper in their hall at Childs on
Saturday evening, December /. Ice cream
cake. fruits and confectons will be served in
abundance 4 cordial invitation is extended
all to attend.
The public sale of the capital stock of the
Clearled and Cambria Coal and Coke
rn,Drnu,- which ,-uC T., bn,u tuI, ,,Iu..
Elkton on Tuesday has been postponed. until
Tuesday next. Nov. 81, Mt u o'clock at the
Court House door.
Several hundred people witnessed IL game
of foot ball on the Elkton Fair Grounds on
Tuesday afternoon. between colored clubs
the Miller Stars, of Elkton. and the Ridley
Tigers. of Media, Pa. The Tigers won the
game by the score of 8 to 0.
-Amasa Churchman and John T. Church
man. executors of Ann Churchman. deceased,
on Thursday Of last week, sold the farm Of
so acres in the Ninth district near Calvert. to
Amasa Churchman for 1856. This farm has
been in the possession of the Churchman
family since 17Oi
Five loaded coal cars Were wrecked on
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at jackson
station. this county. on Friday afternoon.
last week. blocking the west bound track
several hours. All train used the eastbound
track with but little delay. A broken axle
caused the wreck.
Mrs. Norma Armstrong, wife Of Mr.. j. G.
Armstrong, Of Newark, Del, died in Centre
vile, last wcek of paralysis at the residence Of
her son-in-law, Mr. u. p. Smith. Mrs. Arm
strong was in the nfty-third year of her age.
She was Il daughter of the late Xachariah
Roberts. of Delaware.
High prices ruled the day ut the Church,
man sale. near Calvert, last Thursday. Cows
not fresh, $40. heifcrs T35 to $40; brood
sows with pigs, SIS % to sd so; corn, y cents
a barrel; potatoes. 81 cents "A bushel hay,
SO. 30 to $1l 80 Il ton. Half interest in II
acres Of wheat in ground, $1,000 Every
thing sold well. Attendance lage. Hindman
auct.
George S. Mattingy eX-princpal of
North East public school, has bought prop
erty slS Jackson street, Wilmington, Del.
v.lucd at $4,000. He and his family will
occupy it March %. 1898. Mr.. Mattingl"y is
general agent for the old and reliable nur-
scry firm Of II. G. Chase & Go. He has had
q different men with him since April 18th
and sold more than a 900 worth in Whining
ton. Del. and vicinity. He expects to go
south after Christmas and spend or
months in Virginia or North Carolinas.
-ThcgDeNoss family, celebrated as Lyric
Bards Of Il refined and high order. will give
a concert at Odd Fellows hall in this town
on Tuesday evening, Dec 4th for the benefit
OF the Elkton NJ. L. Church. Admission 30
and 25.ccnts During the past twenty-one
years the DeNIoss Lyric Bards have appeared
with great success in nearly all the prominent
cities from the Pacific to the Atlantic and
from the Lakes to the Gulf, and during the
Worlds Columbian Exposition were engaged
to give daily entertainments to the thousands
in the Horticultural Building, composing and
rendering the ''Columbian Souvenir Songs
for which they have received more than forty
certificates of merit from the officials of the
Fair. They also sang in the other buildings
on special occasions-State days, banquets.
etc.
Quarterly examination of Pleasant Hill
school, term ending Nov. Is, 1894. Names of
pnpils who attained an average of eighty-ilve
per cent. or more: Sixth grade-May Car
hart ST. Lizzie Rock, 50; Joseph Scarboroug
SO; Howard Mark Sc. Fifth grade-Lizzie
Drummond, 81; Louise McCrery, 80; Mary
Lockard, 95; Sankey Williamson, So; Anna
Stewart, 100; Florie Henderson, 80; Florence
Crery, 80; Nivin Stewart, 49, Nellie krauss.
"a. Third grade Minnie Fenerty, SO. Second
grade-Leon Fenerty, 80; Lille Hilaman, 50;
Eddie Cole, 49, Present every day-Howard
Mark, Florie Henderson, Eva Thomsonn,
Nivin Stewart Lille Hilaman, Goldie Hila-
man, Leon Fenerty, Howard Scarborough,
Clarence Scarborough and Anna May Scar
borough. Martha Thomson missed one-half
day.
The citizens of Chestertown are thor
ougly aroused to the necessity of putting n
stop to the fragrant and persistent violations
of the ocal-option law which has prevailed in
that town for the past several years. To this
end !aw-and-order league has been organ
lied, representing the best elements and most