The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-12-29
THE NEWS In BRIEF.
POINTS FROM HERE AND THERE
Various Local Items of Interest Collected
in this Vicinity.
Happy New Year.

THAT talked-of electric road from Ok
ford to Elkton via Rising Sun is again being
discussed.
Thieves entered the National Hotel at
Middletown early Monday morning and stole
quantity of eatables.
While cutting wood one day last week
George Merry, of Elk Neck, received an ugly
wound on his left foot, by the axe CHANGING.
Manager Thackery OF the Howard House,
did the Fright thing" at that popular host elry
on Christmas day. spreading n handsome
lunch to the patrons of the house.
An election for mayor and six members
of the city council will be held in Havre de
Grace on January 7. The names of r. X.
Vanneman and c. c. Pusey are mentioned us
candidates for the mayoralty
Nancy Daniels, wife of Charles Daniels,
a respected colorcd woman of EIkton. died
on Monday after "A long illness from dropsy.
She was Il daughter of the late Joe Craig,
who lived in Elkton for many years
Fred Ludwig who has been conducting
the tonsorial saloon Of W. W. Burnley on
Nbll Sli''l las ttN'p'litt''l 1T liltLN
business with his father Mr.. c. 7. Ludwig,
the popular barber at the Howard House.
Mr. Warren Wilson late of Wilmington, is
now manager of Burklcys parors.
George Harris, colored of Middlctown
received probably fatal blow on the head
with an AK" Christmas night during fight
at Fro own," Il negro settlement near Mid
dletown. John Glasgow, colored, who is
said to have struck Harris, has fed, and the
efforts of the authorities to find him have
been in vain.
Richard Cuum was accidentally killed
last Saturday evening while mcnding a cul-
vert on the road in Hartford county, leading
from Carsins run to Aberdeen. Ii Is sup
posed he cl over the front board % II wagon
he wits driving and was kicked ON the head
by one OF the horses. His skull was fractured
when he was found
A surprise was in store ior the attorneys
and others having business at the office OF
the Clerk Of the Circuit Court on Monday. y
strange clerk whose face was wreathcd in
smiles sat compIarently at the desk busily
discovered that the new clerk was none other
than genial Deputy Clerk Jack Williams who
had that morning sacrificed his handsome
mOustache.
The real estate and personal property of
John J. Lockwood were sold at public sale at
Warwick on Monday. A tract of forty acres
Of land near Warwick was bought by f.. L
Marsh for $40 4 tract OF seven acres near
Cecilton was purchased hy DR.. +. n. trtw-
ford for 500. An interest in II blacksmith
and whceiwright shop in Warwick was sold
to Richard Merritt. of that town, for 800.
Shockley Smith were auctioneers.
DIR. Henry l.. Clayton of Odessa, WIS
assaulted and stabbed in the arm 10y an UNI
known man on saturday evening last. DR..
Clayton was passing along Il street in Odessa
when man rushed upon him from behind
tree and struck at him with knife. The
doctor threw up his right arm to ward off tn"
attack and received Il severe wound. After
striking his victim once the man ran away.
DIR. CLAYTON thinks he knows who it was
that assaulted him.
The funeral of Mrs. Julia II. Boone,
relict OF Mr.. Gardner Boone. and sister of
Mrs. w. j. Jones. of Elkton, took place on
Monday afternoon at one o'clock, from tn"
residence of DR.. Howard Bratton on North
street. The services were conducted by the
Rev. | l.. Wood. pastor of the Elkton NJ. +.
Church, of which Mrs. Boone was an honored
member. The remains were inferred in the
bn Jnbn
w. Anthony. l.. Marshall Hanes, DR.. Il. c.
Markall, John Z. Alexander, Samuel J. Keys.
]. viii Perkins.
The regular election of officers Of Elkton
Council, No. %. Jr. o. U. A. NJ, took place
on Wednesday night The election resulted
as follows: Jr. p. c., A. Davis; c., John
Dean: V. G., William Stephens; Il. s., John
H. Terrell: A. r. s.. Fred Lewis; +. S., A. f..
Sewers: Treas, J. II. Sloan; Con-, Fred IL.
LETTER; Warden, Horace Samms; |. s., VIM.
III. Brown: o. s w Sprinkle Trustees, $. j..
KEYS, W. ]. Smith. G. A. Brown; Representa-
tive to State Council, p. NJ. Groves; Chaplain.
William Dean: Representative to Funeral
Benefit Association. Malvern Jones.
Thomas McKelvey and Herbert Osborn"
kicked M n disturbance at Hecht 5 saloon on
Christmas night about half past ten o'clock
and going outside threw two stones through
the glass in the front door. Both men were
arrested and taken before Squire Cleayer on
Wednesday, charged with assault on Manuel
Hecht. the proprietor, who was struck by
one of the stones, and drunkenness and dis
orderly conduct. They were fined II. and
costs on the second charge, and We're held
under 800 bail each for court, to stand trial
on the first charge-malicious mischief and
assault.
-"The talk of using the water power OF
} the Susuuehanna river for developing electric
energy to be used in Philadelphiais doubtless
somewhat premature, but there are many
unutilized opportunities for the use of water
power in places less distant from the source.
As to the transmission of electric energy for
long distances, the difficulties in the way are
neither mechanical nor electrical 80 much as
commercial BY using currents of very high
voltage and transforming to lower voltage
where the current is to be used relatively
small conducting copper wires may be used,
but in any case the cost of copper will be
very great, and this cost, increasing greatly
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