The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-04-07
COUNTY NEWS.
North East News.

Rev. w. G.. Rooms, is expected home
before Sunday from Frederick.
The Cecil Fire Brick Company is building
an addition 20 their works 30x40 fact.
Charles Ford of Chesapeake City, spent
the early part of the week with j f Peach
The Greeuhill Fire Brick Company has
built a commodious stable near their works.
MIR. Alfred Ford, of w Washington, ID. G.,
Is visiting Mr.. c. T. f Mearns, near town.
Samuel Anderson, of Wilmington, spent
the early part of the week with j. B. Auder
son.
Earnest Bidde moved 80 Back street on
Tuesday from Perkinsyile, to the Grant
house.
The Misses Davis, of Elkton, spent the
| early part of the week with Mrs. f j
Warner.
All the halling seines on the North East
river are expected to begin hauling on
Monday.
Rev. Father Birmingham, of Ekton,
visited our town on Tuesday and called on
several families.
| Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Klinefelter, of Balti
Miss Mary Wright.
Fellowship Lodge, No. A., X. of p, will
hold their monthly sociable on Monday
evening, April 10Th.
Mr.. c.. T. F. Mearns is having a foundG-
ton laid for a large barn on the Stout
property for S. T. Shippers livery.
Rev. E. Il. Miller, of Newport. Del.
| accompanied by Mr.. WIN. Durbin. of
Wisconsin, spent Wednesday with friends
here.
Seven carloads of steel bilets arrived for
the Iron Works last week, and in conse-
aueuce two turns OF heaters went to work
on Monday.
All the section men on the p. w. " Is.
T.. K. except gatetenders and track walkers
are on "A strike. Eighteen men are employed
on these sections.
John Price moved to Mechanics Valley
on Wednesday. John +. Davis moved to
the house recently vacated by Lewis Cum
mings on Thursday.
DR., K. u. Underwood aud wife are pre-
pairing to 90 to housekeeping in the house
in which his office is located. We are glad
the genial Doctor will reside here.
Mrs. Jerry Lipscomb got the album on
Saturday evening last at the Forest Comedy
and Medicine Company's entertainment; as
the handsomest lady in the hall, receiving
seventy-three votes.
The Town Council met on Tuesday eve
ming. No business of Importance was
transacted except to pass some bills They
have had the lock up thoroughly renovated
and white washed inside.
John w. Falls, Esq as attorney for the
members of the defunot Iron Hall, pre-
sented their claims to the Baltimore
receivers last week. He says they will
receive 20 20 80 per cent of the money
invested.
Rev Edwin Gardner of Elk Neck circuit
moved to his new field in Marshallton ON
Thursday. He leaves many friends in this
town as well as Elk Neck. Rev: J. E.
Graham. the new pastor, is expected to
take charge at once.
The usual service was held in the NJ. E.
Church last Sunday. Rev. w. I. Ham
mond conducted the service in the morn
ing and ISAIAH Biddle at night. Rev. w.
G. Koons, it is expected, will DO present
next Sunday and preach.
While Mr.. John c. McNamee Of Elk |
Neck was on his way to the postotfice and |
driving fractions colt, it SHE'D throwing |
him from his wagon in to a side ditch breah-
ing his collar bone and otherwise severely |
ipjuriug him He is improving. DR.. p. b.
Householder is attending him.
Herring becoming plentiful in our |
river. a run of shad is on this week aud |
the fishermen are doing as well as can be
expected this early in the season. About |
80 boats are from here. Herring are selling
at 81 90 per hundred and shad at $50.
On Thursday night about nine o clock
another alarm of fire was given, which |
proved to be located in a small tenant |
house owned by Mr.. Charles w. Shippers
in the rear of his livery stable. 1t did but
little damage and was caused by adjective
t1ue.
On Tuesday morning while on his return
from work at the Iron works where he is
employed, Mr.. George Kitchen discovered
fire in the rear of John L. Moore's pharma-
cy. He Immediately alarmed the neIghbor
hood and after hard fight they succeeded
in putting the fire out, after doing about
5000 damage. Fl i'd the fire gained further
he idway the whole block, containing four
buildings. belonging John w. Shippers and
II B. Cordes, and indeed the principal part
of the town would have been in
danger There are several opinions as
to the origin of the fire, but We persist
in the opinion that the fire was of incen
diary origin. The majority are 10th 10
believe any one so far gone in malice as
to do such a thing. The fire burnt the rear
of the store from the ground up to the
second story windows. Mr.. Moore kept
barrel of headlight oil always outside the
door This particular one leaked, and by
carrying the oil, and filling the lamps there
the ground became saturated with oil.
Considerable straw, &c, were also laying
about, and fire got among it. To Mr..
Kitchen and those who helped extinguish
the fire belongs the credit of saving the
principal business part of our town. Mr.
| Moore's fixtures, sc, inside were somewhat
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