The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-03-16
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
POINTS FROM HERE AND THERE
Various Local Items of Interest Collected
In this Vicinity.

county uilllSlousc.
A dog owned by Isaac H. Whaley went
mad on Monday and was promptly killed.
William Cook tenant on the Bowen farm
will on the 25th inst, move to the Bell Hill
farm.
The section hands on the B. h o. rail-
road who were last month reduced to one
half time, are now working every day
Edgar Hayes. tenant on the farm OF the
late William Lindsay. near Elder station, will
move on the 18th inst. to Chester county. Pa.
An original pension was issued to Jethro
T. Mccullough. of Rising Sun. Just prior to
his death. which occurred on Friday, the 9Th
inst.
In the vicinity of the colored church,
near the railroad, can be seen three dead
hogs and two pole-cats. The parties who
put them there are known.
Mr.. Henry Phillips, of Rising Sun. was
in Elkton on Wednesday. Although living
in the county for many years, this is Mr..
Phillips first visit TO Elkton.
The Electric Plant Company, of Cecil
county. HIS bouSIt out th'
Power Paper Company, at Conowngo. on
the Hartford side of the river.
L. NJ Haines. trustee, on Saturday sold
at public sale the Nesbitt property of 100
acres OF unimproved land near Mount Pleas.
ant to DR.. r. R. Crothers for 1928
Lizzie Lumm. Il small colored girl has
been placed in the Industrial Home in Bati.
more. She attempted several times to burn
the buildings of Mr.. Clarence Cameron.
William Walters, tenant on the farm of
William Moore. at Singerly. will move to the
farm lately owned by Amor Talley, near
Elkton, now owned by John L. Alexander.
Frank Taylor this week moved to the
Dunott farm. owned by Edward Taylor. at
Childs station. Jesse Bedwell removed from
that place to the Nicholas johnson farm, in
Elk Neck.
OWN, to the recent havoc created by mad
dogs the Kent county Md commissioners
have, after considerable thought deci led to
impose IL tax or license of II on all dogs
throughout the county.
John Fowler of Flat Land farm. Kent
county, Nd. had three turkeys caught in the
recent snow drift and were found twenty-five
DAYS after the storm, under five feet OF snow.
Two Of them are still alive
Mr.. j. r. Gallagher, of Rising Sun, was
in Elkton this week taking orders for the
Nicely Chemical Fire Extinguisher, and met
with considerable success. Mr. Gallaghe' is
F, bp aytipuuiShnr
Edmund A. Williams, of the Fourth dis
trct was arrested on peace warrant sworn
out by his father, James 7. Williams, who
feared bodily harm from his son. Edmund
is held in Jail in default of $500 bail.
While cutting wood with an axe on
Friday of last week. Samuel McCool. son Of
John W. McCool, received painful injury,
the axe slipping and nilicting deep cash N
his right foot. DR.. Buchanan sewed up the
wound.
Dallas Brkhead, the young forger who
is awaiting tria! in the Ekton Jail. ,aadr II!
attempt at suicide on Monday morning. He
broke n piece Of glass from the window Of
his rrll and made two gashes on his throa
wounds were slight
Mr.. Minker. of Maf1lt street. moved to-
the house on High street. formerly occupied
by Mrs J. Polk Scott ]. Harvey Groves has
moved into the property on High street
owned by John Cantwell. James Sartain has
moved from the Bratton farm. near Eikton,/
to the Cazier farm, in Delaware.
Farmers and truckers on the Eastern
Shore and other places who supply the Balti-
more markets with berries and other fruits
during the summer season will hereafter be
obliged to pay manufacturers prices for ship
ping crates instead of receiving them free
of all charge from the city commission men
as in past seasons.
William Willn, while engaged trimming
trees in front of the residence of Alfred G.
Cole. on High street last week. came very
near meeting with serious accident. He
had tied Il rope to the limb he was cutting.
The rope became entangled with his foot,
and he had to call for assistance to cut the
rope or he might have been pulled to the
ground
event in Cecil county and in Caroline county
Shen the coming happened to be on Sun
day. the announcement of ii has been known
TO break up congregations in county churches.
Judge Wickes, of the Circuit Court whose
Spring terms begin at Elkton in March and
end at Easton the last OF May, when speaking
Oh the fish line said: eve get our first shad
when on the circuit at Denton, and our first
Strawberries at Easton."
A P. w. Il. b. railroad freight train
Gorthbound which passed through Elkton at
midnight on Friday of last week was captured
10y u gang of about fifty tramps, who got
aboard Just out of Baltimore, and at once
began to abuse tho trainmen. Conductor
Riley teegraphed to Wilmington for assist
ancc and when the train reached the west
yard in that city there were about fifty
policemen in waiting. The tramps jumped
from the cars and started to run across the
fields. The heavy fog prevented the officers
from capturing many of the men, but after
running fight, in which several shots were
fired, The officers succeeded in capturing
eleven Of the gang, who were taken to the city
in freight car and placed in Jail.
The duck shooting on the Susquchanna