The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-04-06
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
POINTS FROM HERE AND THERE
Various Local Items of Interest Collected
in this Vicinity.


The residence OF Mrs. w. Ward Hender-
son on East Main street is being reprinted.
The spring term of Miss Lizzie Wells
school opens on Monday next, the sth inst.
Charles Walton is building a storehouse
at Iron Hill. George Shippers is contractor.
The ducking season for licensed gunners
ended on Saturday. The shooting has been
good.
james Alfred Pearce has announced him.
self a candidate for the State Senate from
Kent county.
George II. Howard has sold his trotting
colt 'Dictator,"to Charles Harlan, of Phia-
dephia for 5000.
The martins came to Elkton on Saturday
and occupied their usual quarters in the
Howard House yard.
The buoys in the Susquehanna river
about Havre de Grace, were replaced this
week by the light house steamer Violet.
Rev. Samuel A. Martini d. D., of Lincoln
University, has accepted the presidency of
Wilson Female College, at Chambersburg,
Pa.
A young daughter of Newton Mcdowell,
of Sylmar, accidentally stepped into pail of
boiling water last week and was badly
scalded.
Frank E. Herbert mayor of New Castle
died on Monday after an illness Of two weeks
from Bright's disease. He was in the seth
year Of his age.
DIR Earnest Richards, who recently grad
uated from the Philadelphia Dental College
has located in Cecilton, his Office being at
the residence of Charles Lewis.
Deputy Sheriff Harvey Mackey on Mon
day took Dallas Birkhead, the forger, to the
Penitentiary for years, and Samuel Short to
the House of Correction for l year.
-Sa&uel Arbuckle was cutting fence rails
in the woods on Tuesday of last week, when
the high wind broke off a large tree limb,
which in falling, struck him on the head,
INJECTING an ugly wound
Perry X. Barnes was in Elkton on Satur-
day and stated that he would commence
fishing at Carpenters point, on the North East
river, on Wednesday, April 10th. This is the
largest IlSnlllS place III lH' county,
The first thunder storm Of the season of
any extent reached Elkton on Monday night
at half past eleven o'clock, and for short
while kept things lively The lightning was
vivid and the thunder roared heavily.
As u young man was walking along Main
street in the business section OF Elkton ON
Monday evening pistol went off in his hip
pocket. The bullet struck the pavement and
rebounding hit bystander on the leg. No
damage. An object lesson.
Michael McGrath, a vagrant, was COM
mitted to the House Of Correction for two
months by Squire Ward of Perryville, on
Tuesday. He was brought to Elkton and
was taken to that institution on Wednesday
by Deputy sheriff Emmett White.
A flock OF about thirty wild geese passed
over Elkton on Friday of last week on their
WAY north The geese flew very low and
settled in the wheat field of John Meredith
near town where several got "a shot at them
but the geese escaped-one being crippled
however.
Miss McGloughlin who learned her bust
MS, as a practical milliner at the Drexel
Institute in Philadelphia, and who is thor
ou;hly up in the prevailing style of fashion
able millinery, has made special preparations
for the Easter trade. Notice her card in this
issue of the WING.
Horace Cooper, the condemned murderer
of Maggie Pitts apparently spends his time
pleasantly at the Elkton Jail playing the
mouth organ and jews harp and frequently
dances He seems unconcerned over his fate.
There is considerable sympathy for him and
it is likely that the Governor will be petitioned
to commute his death sentence.
-NLancill Tweed. of Newark, has developed
large vein OF spar on his land near Sylmar,
and which is pronounced of the best quality
and very extensive. He has contracted with
W. Z. Reynolds to mine and deliver the spar
at Sylmar Mr.. Tweed operates Il kiln and
mill at Newark where the spar is burned and
ground and shipped to manufacturers of
dishes, etc.
Grand Secretary John NJ. Jones and
Grand Warden Taylor, of the Grand Lodge.
l. o. o. F., of Maryland, visited National
Lodge. No. 81, of Elkton on Friday night Of
last week, and witnessed the degree staff
confer the degrees. The visiting officers
higly complimented National Lodge upon its
work and also upon its handsome lodge room
and large membership.
A regular monthly meeting of the
Singerly Fire Company was held on Monday
night. scale of prices was fixed for the
use Of the steam fire engine by parties for
pumping out cellars, etc. The secretary was
ordered to make number of small pur-
chases. An invitation was read from the
State Firemans Association inviting the
company to the Annual Convention to be
held in Frostburg. Md. Several bills were
passed
1t is stated that the galvanizing plant of
the Mccullough Iron Company in Philadel-
phia will be removed to Wilmington in the
near future 1t will be combined with the
works in that city. Just when this will be
done is not known, as no definite plans have
been made That part of the work employs
about forty men. In the United States
Court Judge Wales made an order granting
the receivers of the company authority to
borrow $4,000 additional to $4,000 Dor