The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-06-15
THE NEWS in BRIEF.


Farmers Hotel on North street.
George r. Howard has erected IL new
fence around his West Main street property.
Bay Ridge, that popular resort on the
Chesapeake Bay. opened for the summer sea-
son on saturday.
The June term appearance of the
Circuit Court for Cecil county convenes on
Monday next June II.
Mrs. Jesse Bidwell has improved her
property near tom. by the addition of
new kitchen and porch.
Fred c. Ludwig has secured Henr!
Schwartz. of Philadelphia, as an assistant at
the Howard House barber shop.
The pay OF the section hands on the P.
W. Il b. Railroad was raised this week to
5l.l0 per day an increase of ten cents.
Mrs Margaret Johnson has added greatly
TO the appearance of her property in Elk
Neck, 10y the construction of IL new porch and
pump house.
Mrs. l.. II. b nnctt opened her Millinery
store, on Main street, opposite the Howard
House, on Satur lay, with large and well
selected display.
Robert Rudolph and Company have
leased the Red Mills lhouring) in West Elk
ton and are now conducting the general
milling business.
The ladies of the Elkton Presbyterian
church held an ice cream and strawberry
festival in the chapel on Wedno sday evening.
and Realized SD
George Ramsey. the year old son OF
Allen Ramsey, of Blue Ball. died on Monday
morning. The funeral took place on We'd
ucsday at Mt. OIivct Church.
H. NJ Mccullough administrator OF
Elisha b. England, sold at public sale in
Elkton, the farm of Mrs. Ruth A. England To
Mrs. England the mortgagee for 5000. A. !
Shuckey, auctioneer
DR.. W. T. skinner. of Glasgow an.
William Cooch of Newark, were elected t.
fill vacancies in the Board OF Trustees of
Newark Academy, at ii regular meeting OF
the Board on Tuesday.
National Lodge. No. 81. |. o. o. +. of
EIktou, elected officers on Friday night Of
last week Noble Grand, Robert Strickland
Vice Grand. II. NJ. Mccullough; Recording
Secretary John II, Terrell.
The Enterprise Machine Works, Elkton,
shipped Y cars to the Maryland Clay Com
Idny ut North East ON Saturday The cars
are to hc used on tram railway at the
clay work, and were of special design
gotten up by the machine works
While Edward Morgan was painting tho,
residence on the farm Of james Clark on the
Glasgow road near Elkton, on saturday.
young daughter of Mr.. Clark called to him
10 come up stairs that snake was in the
room Morgan hurried there AMI saw Il
black snake four feet long, curling around Il
piece OF thG1urniture. He quickly despatched
that snake
The oxford Council Jr. o. L. A. NJ, will
hold their annual camp in Refers grove, ON
|. o. * $. railroad on August l to II, and
have set apart one day which will be known
as Farmers Day" 1t is expected the Full
ton Farmers Club. Practical Farmers Clubs
and other similar organizations will attend
the camp that day and conduct the exercises
which their program embraces.
1t is expected that the cornerstone of the
w court house at Denton, Md. which is
being built 10y Cecil county contractor,
Joseph =. Brown, of Colora, will be laid III
the latter part of the present month and
and there will be elaborate exercises in con-
ncction with the laying. The ceremony will
be performed by the Masonic order and
great day is expected by the people OF Dem
ton.
AS Mrs. John q. Queck and daughter, of
Elkton, were driving on the Newark road,
netr Iron Hill, on Sunday afternoon, the
body bolt broke allowing the horse to dash
of toward Elkton, attached to only the front
wheels. The animal continued its run down
North street, and at Main street in making
the turn collided with an electric light pole
where the axle caught, stopping the
horse Neither of the occupants were hurt
by their sudden stoppage at Iron Hill, ana
returned home in friends team.
The work of the Fish Commission among
the shad in the Susquehanna river mas closed
for the season. Acting Commission Gill says
that instead of IT'S, 900, 900 eggs being secured
for the several Matching stations on the
Susquenanna, Delaware anu IoIoii''o f'''
lis 600, 900 were secured. This was Que 10
the erratic run of the fish, especially IN the
Delaware river. The funds available Tor the
work were small. After the crews had been
discharged for lack of money, nearly at the
end of the season, there was tremendous
run of fish, which could not be taken advant-
age Of. The spawn is now being hatched'
nuripo tba saaaop Considerable Shad fry were
placed in the rivers Of Cecil county, l,ooo,ooo
fry being planted in each case in the Elk
Norlh East sasssfras and Bohemia rivers.