The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-12-21
DECEMBER.
THE NEWS in BRIEF.

I. I4UNNlp III HIS IlONul'i iI'uSV louS'l iui
saloon.
John +. Carver and William $. Frcine. of
Havre de Grace, are applicants for the office
of State Fish Commissioner.
A valuable driving horse owned by
Father Campbell, pastor Of the Ellton
Catholic Church. died on Tuesday.
Thomas p. Jones, ST., has been appointed
by Governor Brown Justice Of the Peace at
Warwick vice John W. Day deceased.
An Institute for colored teachers in the
county public schools will be held on January
2and 3, at Mount Zoar. near Conowingo in
the Eighth district.
The Cecil Farmers Club met on Wcdues-
dav at the home of Mr.. Alfred Kirk, near
Rising sun. The full report OF its proceedings
will bc published next week.
The public schools throughout the county
closed yesterday. Friday, for the Christmas
holidays The schools will reopen on Thurs
DAY, January 2. at nine o'clock.
Owing to the lowness of water in Prin-
cipio Creek, Clinton Jackson has employed
W. c. Gibson to run his Touring mills ut
Principle with II traction engine.
The friends OF the Cecilton circulating
library will hold a ''pie social in Andcrson's
Hall. CcciIton. on Friday evening. Dee. 9th.
Proceeds for the benefit of the library. Pie
and milk, five cents.
There is yet no clue to the discovery Of
the person or persons who stole the vaisc Of
W. H. Phillips. containing 53ll, at the Kissing
Sun station on Saturday evening. Dec. 7th'
A detective is on the case.
Mr.. William Z. Hammond, of North East
one of the Trustees of the Poor and Insane,
Of Cecil county, was married in Mortified.
Ohio on Wednesday, to Miss Annie Waugh
Wallace, OF that place. They will resd" in
North East.
Charles T. +. Shippers has completed the
improvements to his mill property near North
East. on the Mechanics Valley road, and the
plant is now one of the best equipped feed
mills i'll the county. A cob crusher is among
the improvements.
BY the death of Joseph r. Whitaker, of
lpNfI let, luSl N''N. tll' -hlSS'S i%lA'ii II.
Grace and Leila Whitaker, of Havrc de
Grace, fell heirs to one fifth Of his estate,
valued at $50 600 after legacies amounting
Of ?25. 300 are deducted.
The Agricultural Insurance Company. Of
WattrrtOWn, \. Y. through its ElktOn agent
VIM. G. Grow, paid two fire losses on Satur-
day last, in full. 51l25 ON house and furni-
turc Of W. II. II. Edwards. and 5000 loss on
pair OF mules owned by Malvern Jones' of
near Elkton. The fires occurred on Nov. % last.
-Storakcepers on the Peninsula report that
business is fair this season and that they OK
pect it to get better rs Christmas approaches.
Last season the quantity of holiday goods
sold was small, but the peach crop Of last
summer is believed to have improved the con
dition OF the times there and the merchants
expect to see the din renee i'll their sales.
The municipal election in Havre de Grace
will take place on January 6. The City
Council has wound up its business for 1895.
As yet there has been no full ticket placed in
the field although several prominent, citizens
have been named for the Council. The pres
ent incumbent, Mr. II. X. Vanneman, it is
understood will he chosed Mayor for Il
second term.
Thomas Sartin, farmer living near
Pivot Bridge. Delaware, was driving load
of hay to Eliton on Wednesday morning,
when the horses became frightened and
started in a run Mr.. Sartin was walking at
~. u l,y
the rcins. one wheel passed over his ankle
bruising it considerably and one Of his knees
was badly cut. The injured man was attend
ed in Elkton by Dr. II. L. Clemson.
The new iron span at the end of the
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad bridge over Union avenue Havrc de
Grace has been about completed. The spun
is standard Pennsylvania bridge, and gives
about two feet more head room than in the old
bridge. The new bridge was put in without
stopping train. 1t was built alongside the
old, and when everything was ready, was
slid into position in twenty three minutes
1t is 50 feet long and weighs nearly 100
tons.
d. w. VI IluNlc NC bldct, IuIOuEii
his attorney, p L, Hopper, has entered suit
against the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad Company to recover
alleged damages to his property and business
in that city, caused by the erection of the
abutment on the west side of Union avenue
for the company's new bridge. Mr.. Bauer
claims that the company had no authority for
extending this abutment out on the avenue,
and that as an abutting owner on the avenue
he is entitled to have same removed or be
compensated therefor.
The members Of Bohemia Lodge, No. 6S,
Odd Fellows, OF Chesapeake City, will hold
a fair and bazaar, in Masonic Hail. that town,
opening on Christmas night and continuing
over Saturday night. An admission fee of five
cents will be charged. Supper twenty five
cents. Every arrangement is being made to
have the bazaar q success, and those who
attend will be assured Of spending pleasant
evening. Fancy articles and Christmas
novelties will be on sale. Music each evening
by the Chesapeake City Cornet Band and
BoIchell'es orchestra.