The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-11-10
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
POINTS FROM HERE AND THERE
Various Local Items of Interest Collected
in this Vicinity.


George NJ. Evans has exchanged his
farm in the Fourth district for Chester, Pa,
property owned by Edgar Hopp.
Work has been commenced on the foun-
dation for the new residence of George W.
Draper, on West High street. Jacob Rambo
is the contractor.
Chief of Engineers Casey in his annual
report to Congress will recommend that an
appropriation of 100000 he made for the
Improvement of the Susquehanna river.
-Duckng Police Eli Jackson made nine
arrests of gunners who crossed the line too
soon at the opening of the cunning season on
Friday morning, on the Susquehanna river.
George Clark, John Butler, Harry
George. Henry IT. Plummer, John Blackson
and Alfred Dickerson have secured employ
ment at Jackson & Sharps shipyard, Whining
ton.
The Thunderers, of Elkton, defeated the
Stars, of Newark. in game of football played
on the EIkton Fair Grounds on Saturday.
Only one half was played the score ending 8
to 0.
The wages of section men on the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad, Philadelphia divi
sion, have been cUt down to Il for day of
nine hours. Formerly the men received
81. Is for ten hours labor.
Mrs Birmingham mother of Father W.
j. Birmingham, of Wilmington, until recently
pastor of the Elkton Catholic Church, died
at her home in New York city on Saturday
evening. Her death was unexpected.
Work was commenced on the bridge
over Scotchman's Creek in the First district.
on Friday The new bridges over Basin
Run. Sixth district: and Broad Creek, Fifth
district, were opened to travel yesterday.
A gunner fired at hawk sitting on IA
rick of straw on the farm of Samuel Caldwell,
near Gnicna. Kent county, several days ago
The straw was ignitcd and as a result several
ricks or nearly an entire crop, We're destroyed.
The large aud valuable farm in Hartford
county, known as''My Lady's Manor owned
by the estate of the late Elizabeth b. Nelson
and situated in the Fourth district has been
bought by Il. Nelson Rampley for S3,O25.
The property contains 100 acres.
The station at Carcroft, on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad. was totally destroyed by
fire on Sunday morning The flames, it is
supposed, started from an overheatcd stove.
The station was one of the finest on the road,
and the loss will be about $1,000.
The farm of William j. Major. containing
As acres of land and situated near Bacon Hill.
in the Fifth district was sold at public sale in
Elkton on Thursday by W. $. Evans and
George A. Blake. Trustees. to George ".
Shivcry for $3.50. Shockley and Smith We're
the auctionccrs.
The EIkton and NIiddletown railroad
company has purchased the dwelling near
Trinity Church owned by Robert l.. Foard.
ESD. of Columbus. Texas which was along
the route o'the road They are now removing
the building to point on Main street below
the residence of George r. Howard.
Thieves are reported to be mt work in the
southern part of Chester county, Pennsyl
vana Just over the state line. At Hickory
He'll, the farm of Alexander Crowl was robbed
of about 40 bushels of wheat and Isaac Dut-
ton lost over 60 chickens. Several farmers
in EIk township report losses Of grain, etc.
The Salisbury postofice was robbed at an
early hour on Tuesday morning. The bur
glars, evidently professionals. blew the front
out of the safe, and secured :l3,500 i'll
stamps, about 575 in money and several
registered letters. The noise of the explosion
was heard some distance and several persons
went to the scene but the burglars made
good their escape.
John K Slack Of Oxford, Pa, who acct
dentally received gunshot wound last week
died from the effects OF his injury in a Phila-
delpha hospital on Sunday morning. Slack
and several friends were out hunting. when
one of the party slipped and fell, his gun
going of. the entire lond entering Stacks left
leg above the knee. Amputation was ncccs-
sary He was nineteen years of age.
The Elkton foot ball team went to
Chester, on Saturday. and played its second
game Of the season with the Upland club Of
that city losing to the Pennsylvanians by
the score of 16 to 0. The game put up 10y
Elkton was weak and below the clubs
strength. The club is scheduled to play the
Warren Club in Wilmington today. The
next game in Elkton is on Nov. u, when they
will line up against the Johns Hopkins Uni
versity eleven.
. -Robert WhaIey, of Church Hill, Queen
Anne county, Seventh Day Adventist, was
convicted on Saturday of violating the Sab
bath bv working on that day. Whaley
claimed that his Bible and creed permit him
to work on Sunday, but forbid manual labor
on Saturday, and appeared in his own
defense. Judge Robinson stated there was
no law to compel Il man to work on Saturday,
but that unnecessary labor on Sunday, is an
ofIense against our statutes aud imposed a
fine and costs in each of two cases against the
accused.
News dealer John Good of oxford eX-
hibited big enterprise Wednesday morning.
He nurscd his opportunity and went to
Leslie Station, b. & o. II. r., Tuesday night
returning in the early dawn of Wednesday
with a wagonload of Philadelphia daily
papers containing the election news. Mr..
Good supplied Oxford and taking the 7.4O II.
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