The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-08-17

Powers and Corys foundry is partly
closed down for month.
A pension has been re-issued to Leander
Christy, of Sassafras, Kent county.
The Elkton pulp works will close down
to-day for IN indefinite period, owing to lack
of orders.
Indications are that the reed bird season
down the Peninsula will be better than for
several years.
j. W. Hambletor, of near Calvert,
threshed 234 bushels of wheat from 81. acres
of land, this season.
Although the estimates have not been
completed it is expected the Cecil Mutual
Fire Insurance company's loss by the Berlin
fire will be about $4,000.
The Brazilian gypsies who encamped
near Elkton last week were arrested in Balti
more on Thursday as Migrants but were dis
missed upon their promise to leave the city.
Some malicious person entered the
watermelon patch of George Mccullough.
near Theodore on Tuesday night and upon
finding the melons too green to eat delibera-
tely tramped them down.
Henry Simmons of near Middletown, has
requested the Delaware College Experimental
Station officers to investigate the death of his
cattle The disease with which they were
afflicted resembles anthrax.
The town tax rate of Bcair has beer
fixed at IS cents on the 800. This is the
.amc as for several years past, except that
this year the town OBJECTS all of its owl
taxes. while heretofore the county has col
lcctcd Il part.
While playing on II railroad siding JOIN
Weldon, aged 10, was caught between tive
freight cars at Townsend. His left shoulder
blade was broken, two large gashes made il
his chest and serious internal injuries in
| iictcd. He is in Il precarious condition.
E. r. Cooper. chairman of the cxecutiv,
| committee of the Peninsula Association an
nounces that he has succeeded in making
arrangements for the members of the associa
ton to visit the Cotton States and Interna
| tional Exhibition at Atlanta, Ga. The tril
will be made in October, over the Southern
Railroads from Washington.
Daniel Smith. colored better known Il!
Ian Tucker, of EIkton, found himself on the
+. W. & b. railroad bridge East of town tn,
other day at the same time Il train was cross
Ing. As the train bore down upon him Dan
became ratified and Gc! through the bridg,
into the river II distance of abou; 30 feet. He
received Il little jarrir' up but otherwise was
not hurt.
A group of three citizens of this county
was noticed on North street on Wednesday
whose combined ages amounted to $50 years
The three gentlemen were: Judge James
MrCaulcy. aged sc years. Hon. Jacob Tome.
aged So. aud Thomas &. Crouch. also aged
S. 1t isn't often that men as old and rs
active are seen on our streets. We wish
them many years yet of life.
Several more persons have filed bills in
the Circuit Court ut Balair for injunctions
against the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany to prohibit it from building II new line
along the right of way of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad. Forty bills have now been
fled. all by persons across whose land the
railroad company obtained the right of way
10y condemnation for rail Dad purposes alone
The Newark Town Council has taken the
dog question in hand, and at late meeting
adopted an ordinance requiring that all per-
sons owning dogs have them registered
before the first of September. There has
always been more or less trouble about col.
lccting dog taxes. and the privilege hereto
enjoyed by CANNES of running about the
streets will be lessened as only dogs with Il
collar and metal stamp will be allowed.
The Seaford Ne'rS. Of Saturday stated
that Arizona Bob, the Snowman who il
wanted in Elkton in connection with tn,
Knapp murder caS". had been located il
Somerset county and was at that time though
to be in hiding near Crisled. The negr,
George. the paper states, was also located
The cecil county authorizes have received NJ
notice of the above from the Somerset count,
officers and put no reliance in the report.