The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-01-26
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
POINTS FROM HERE AND THERE
various Local Items of Interest Collected
In this Vicinity.

= ne p'ilSlOH VI JonH MOptiN, OF tneSti-
peake City, has been renewed.
Mrs Sarah A. Grose, of Chesapeake City,
has been granted a widows pension
j. W. Hambleton and Thomas Trainor
are putting up creamery at Calvert.
The old spar Mines on the Brown farm
at Sylmar are about to be operated by com
pany which will give employment to a num-
Der of hands.
Leonard Needles of Chestertown, who
was bitten by an alleged rabid dog, has
returned from the Pasteur Institute and
reported cured.
William Wilmer is remodelling his resi-
dence at Pleasant Hill. The work is being
done by contractor Albert Scarborough.
Pleasant Hill promises to have Il building
boom in the spring.
Mr. Victor r. Bennett Il well known
amateur chicken fancier of Elkton, this week
bought the trio of huff cochins that won the
first prize at the West Chester. Pa. poultry
show held last month
The Calvert Gun Club had II tournament
on Tuesday. On Saturday n clay pigeon
shooting match was held near Blue Ball, the
first prize being won 10y Walter Smith and
the second Ivy Walter Martndale.
The remains of William j. Norris were
buried at West Nottingham cemetery on
January 1G. He was a native of Hartford
county and removed to Philadelphia several
wears ago whore his death occurred on the
14th inst.
The Secret Service officers have discoy-
cred IL new Photographic counterfeit so
silver certificate of the series of 1891, check
letter b. J. Fount Tillman, register: d. n.
Morgan, treasurer: portrait of Hendricks,
small scallopcd carmine seal.
DIR. James A. Stewart, Secretary of the
State Board of Health, reports that malarial
diseases seem to be disappearing from the
Eastern Shore and that pneumonia also
shows marked dimunition. The average
health of the state he says is good.
Lee jeans, colornd, while returning from
meeting several nights ago, broke through
the ice at the waste gates of Prices mill,
Kent county. into twelve feet Of water. His
cries for help were answered, but not until
he had been carried under the ice and
drowned.
While George Settle. son OF Mr. John :.
Settle, of Leeds, was out driving on Thursday
his horse became frightened at Il runaway
team belonging to Il Mr.. Potts, and upse;
the carriage. throwing young Settle out and
cutting his head severely in two places. DIR.
H. Z. Clemson dressed the wound and found
it necessary to take three stitches in the
larger wound.
Hartford county now has six road leagues
the last one being organized at Creswcll. and
which has sixty members. The Creswell
league is considering a project to place
oyster shells and gravel on the roads instead
of stones The County Commissioners are to
put % miles of road into its charge These
leagues are help to the county treasury.
The amount of money levied each year for
road funds is being decreased each year by
these organizations. The other leagues are:
The Darlington, Churchvillc. Belair, Hickory
and Calvary.
The rooms Of the childrcn's sewing circ!"
in the Frazer building presented gay and
happy scene on Monday evening. The ladies
Interested in the circle gave the children
party and the little folks enjoyed themselves
to their hearts content, and did full justice
to the refreshments. which were served il
abundance. The little folks, numbering about
thirty, in this way passed several hours and
returned to their homes at half past eight
n'.l,,l, lnliyhtn1 with thpir nyppinp,S enter
tainment As previously stated in the WING
the circle meets every night excepting Satur-
day and Sunday, and insructs the children
in sewing and other accomplishments. The
garments made are given to those needing
them.
A remarkable incident occurred few
DAYS ago at ''Alston" the home of the Misses
Whittingham; short distance from Perry
Vile large hawk was seen by a small
colored boy who is employed about the place
to he after their chickens. The boy frightan-
ed the hawk away. but in II few minutes he
saw it return carrying something in its claws.
As it flew over him he jumped up and clapped
his hands where upon the nawk dropped the
object, which proved to be a large rooster.
that was afterwards found to be the property
of Mrs. Emily smith, who lives fully one third
of a mile distant. Mrs. Smith says it was
her finest chicken and one that she valued
highly. 1t was returned to her but slightly
injured = Perryville Record.
A spirited fox hunt was held at Elkton.
on Saturday. The start was made north OF
the Fair Grounds at eleven O'Clock, where
several hundred people gathered. The
hounds were penned in the Howard House
stables Upon the fox being released the bag
wac dragged down North street to the stables
where the dogs took the scent and with a
yelp-that sound which is music to the hun
ter-followed the trail out the street. The
fox by this time had been saving wood and
led the hounds and horsemen good chase
over country and saved his brush by reaching
his hole near Newark in the nick OF ume
Charles Carter was master of hounds. Those
on the hunt were: Hester Hess. Charles
Carter. Herbert D. Litzenberg, John Cuttings,
James Wharton. John Hartnett Henry Hess
The Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal,
extending from Havre de Grace to Wrights-
vile, Pa, a distance of As miles, is to be
placed in the hands of receivers. The appn-
pf receiver