The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-08-10

The curbing and cutters on central Main
street have been repaired.
George Turner is building a dwelling
house on West Main street.
The Holy Communion will be admins
tered at Rock church on Sunday.
An extension is being built to the resi-
dence of Thomas Bidde, on West High street
The stations along the P. & B. Central
Railroad are receiving their supply of coal for
the winter.
Sixty tickets were sold at Elkton for the
?. w. q b. railroad excursion to Colchester
Beach on Thursday.
A two year old child of Charles Jones. of
Elk Neck, was badly scalded by upsetting a
pot of coffee on ITSELF
Marley Paper Mills, which have been
closed down undergoing repairs, resumed
operations on Monday.
"A new Council, Jr. o. U. A. NJ, was Or
ganized in Cambridge on Wednesday night.
with membership of 50.
Miss Bertha Sever, of Gloucester n. j., who
returned home yesterday
Thieves entered the residence of Zebulon
Short. near Bacon Hill, and stole several
articles of wearing apparel.
A Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals, is being organized in Elkton. Mr..
John NJ. Terrell is instrumental in the move
ment.
George W. Lockwood. of Warwick, is
| DR.. j. V. Crawford, of Middletown, which
has been admitted to probate. The estate
Is valued at about 100000.
A young son of Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
Harris was badly scalded about the arm and
stomach on Sunday, by running against IL
pot of scalding hot coffee-whch was thrown
over him. DIR. Cooper is in attendance.
A horse owned by Thomas Drenncn ran
away on North street on Friday afternoon
aud turning into Main street fell and was
caught as it was about to start again. The
team had been left standing unhitched by the
driver.
The Sngerly Fire Company. Elkton.
tested their Engine on Wednesday. 10y RUM
ing it to to the river and throwing stream
of water. Everything worked well-infact
the fire apparatus is always kept in the Dcs,
c ,ndition.
Mrs. Frazer. wife of DR.. Il. b. Frazer
entity overturned ii parlor lamp at her
home on East Main street on Saturday even
it,y oil
with promptness Mrs. Frazer threw several
rugs over the blaze and succeeded in smother
ing the fire.
There was narrow escape at the Ekton
to cross the track by jumping the safety gate
between tn. ira ks when the ~ 81 expr, IS
bore down upon him. The man held close to
the gate-and escaped-while all looked on
expecting to see him killed.
VIM. H. Elder adjuster Of the Mutual Fire
Insurance Company went to Berlin on Tues
day and made Il survey of the Company's loss
by the fire Of Sunday night. Mr.. Elder was
the first adiuter Of any of the companies
having losses there on the scene. His esti-
mate of the loss is now being prepared.
Thursday was farmers day at the annual
encampment Of the Junior Order OF United
American Mechanics at Paramount Park
near Oxford. The attendance was away up
among the hundreds. including many repre- :
sentative farmers of Cecil. Chester and Lam
caster counties. There were addresses by
prominent speakers.
A band of Brazilian gypsies had
been near Wilmington for several days arrived
in Elkton on Thursday and encamped at Red
Mill on the edge of town. The band num-
bered about 70 people and had II wagons.
They invaded the town during the day and
became quite IL nuisance to the store keepers
T. morally. Our officers should keep such
mendicants out of the town limits.
The report that the house of Allibone
Cam, near Kirkwood, was destroyed by fire
on Monday morning is erroneous. The
building ignited but was saved. The barn
barracks and granary were destroyed, with
600 bushels OF oats and 200 bushels of wheat
The fire originated in the stable on the
ground floor and was presumably caused by
"a horse treading on II loose match accidently
dropped by some of the workmen.
Grafton Day. of Havre de Grace, Il bridge
builder, employed by the p W. & B. Railroad
Company was killed Oh the railroad between
Gordon Heights and Bellevue Wednesday
morning. Day was in charge of a gang of
men and about 10 O'Clock went to warn his
men of the approach of two trains. one going
North and the other South. After warning
the men he stepped aside to let one of the
trains pass and was struck 10y the other.