The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-08-10
AUGUST.
THE NEWS in BRIEF.

Isaiah Biddle of North East, has been
granted an increase of pension.
The CoIora Cornet Band held an ice
cream festival on Saturday night which was
largely attended.
The Enterprise Machine Works, Elkton.
this week placed fire escape on the build
ing occupied by the Knights of Pythias in
North East.
DR.. II. p. Hinchcliffe, son of Mr.. joseph
HinchlifTr. OF Elkton. has passed highly
creditable examination before the State
Medical Board of Delaware. and will soon
locate in Wilmington.
Jeremiah Peacock. will erect large
store and hotel in Galena on his corner lot
the site ,f the fire. He has purchased "a
part of the adjoining lot. which will be
utilized.
The copious showers on Sunday ght
and Tuesday morning were much needed as
IN many sections blowing could not be done
owing to the very dry condition OF the
ground
George Willis and Alfred NJ. Smith are
building for J. w. Willis, foreman at Roach's
ship yard, Chester, on his farm one mile from
Glasgow. a granary and corn crib. The
building is to be 20 feet square.
District Deputy NJ. Groves visited Colora
Council, Jr. o. U. A. NJ, on Saturday. night
He was accompanied by w. J. Smith, NAL
vern Jones and S. J. Keys OF Elkton Council.
The visitors made few remarks.
A call is being circulated in Hartford
county, for a convention to meet in Belair.
August "a, to nominate independent candi-
dates for the State Senate, one member OF the
House OF Delegates, Register of Wills and
County Commissioner.
Maud Massey, br. M, owned by william
Deshane, of Cecilton, won second money in
the trottng race at Colchester Beach last
week. The winner was Mamie, owned by
R. Hentchel, OF Baltimore. The time was.
2.36l4, PAL. 23919, 1881.
The business centre Of Berlin, Worchester
county was destroyed by fire on Sunday
night. Total loss $50 900, insurance $4,000.
The fire started in the hay loft Of a livery
stable, and consumed more than sixty build
ings. The town was practically ruined.
During a game of ball on Monday evel.-
ing Morris Kitchens was struck in the mouth
by bat slipping out of the batters hands.
Kitchens was standing back awaiting his
turn as batter when the accident occurred.
He was badly hurt, several teeth being
Knocked out.
Alexander HUT. formerly a laborer on
the farm of David Carlisle, near SchonEs.
Corner, Hartford county. appeared before
Justice Richardson. of Belair, on Saturday
morning last, and gave security for his
appearance at the November term of Court.
HUT had been wanted for some time by the
officers, for assulting William Warnock. july
9th. He has eluded arrest since that tin"
having concealed himself in the woods and
swamps. Having become tired OF such life.
he gave himself up.
The Peninsula water melon crop is he
hind time this year and the dealers i'll South
ern melons are having Il monopoly OF the
trade. No one seems able to account for the
lateness of the crop. Last year the peninsula
was SO quick in having melons ready for the
markets that they got most of the early trade.
being but about ten days back of the Southern
melons in getting into market. Most OF the
melons raised on the Peninsula will as IN
the past come from the counties i'll Mary
and and Virginia though Delaware will raise
some of them.
The large ID inch bore cannon for the bat
tleship Indiana passed through Elkton over
the p w. Il b. railroad on Monday morning,
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cannon weighs 1877 500 pounds and is trans
ported on specially constructed car AT
Elkton the stop was made because OF a hot
box on the car, and it was also necessary 70
stop at several other points along the road
for this reason. The cannon was being taken
from the navy yard at Washington to Cramps
ship yard, Philadelphia, where the Indiana
is being armed.
Father w. J. Birmingham, formerly pas
tor of the Elkton Catholic Church Narrowly
escaped being struck by a railroad train in
Wilmington last week. Accompanied 10y
Father Dennis j. Crowley he was driving into
the city after attending picnic held III Ber-
mingham park. They were driving along at
a fair rate of speed and approached the Mont
chania crossing of the Wilmington and North
ern railroad As the horse stepped on the
rail a southbound train came rushing around
the curve right upon them. and In second
would have dashed into the carriage. Father
Birmingham, was driving, and keeping his
presence of mind, braced himself, and pulled
back on the horse, and continued pulling
until the horse was standing on his hind feet.
The train rushed by while the horse was in
this position and one Of the binkers was
struck by the cars. 1t was very narrow
escape, and both realized the perilous posi-
ton they had been in.