The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-05-18
THE NEWS In BRIEF.
POINTS FROM HERE AND THERE
Various Local Items of Interest Collected
in this Vicinity.

MIR Alfred Davis is having his house re,
PAL red with other improvements
John w. Anthony has had II new fence
put around his house on East Main street
A valuable Jersey COW owned by w. d.
Dunbar, died on Moday from hemorrhage of
the lungs
Owing to Il breakage in the electric
circuit the lights went out in East Elkton on
Saturday night.
Coroner Perry Litzenberg, of Elkton. is
now rounding up his twenty-nlth year of
service as coroner.
The Elkton Banjo Club played at con
cert at Clayton, Delaware, on Tuesday night,
and scored IA success.
The cut worm is reported to be doing
considerable damage to the corn fields in the
lower districts of the county.
Accomac, Virginia, Strawberries made
their appearance in the Elkton markets on
Wednesday and retaed at twenty cents Il
box.
Henry Plowman "A venerable resident of
Hartford county, died on Monday at his home
years.
-Cecilton Council Jr o. U. A. NJ has
bought the Hall in which its regular weekly
meetings are held from DIR. L. n. Crawford.
for S225.
Several employees, of the Deibert boat
yards moved their families to Chesapeake
City, this week. where the firms dry docks
is located.
The mkt regular monthly, meeting of
the Cecil Farmers Club will be held at the
residence of Mr.. E. l.. Duyckinck near
Calvert. on Wednesday, May. 29th
The third quarterly meeting of the
Directors of the Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany of Cecil county was held on Tuesday.
The routine business was transacted.
DR.. Won Lang, Elkton's veterinarian, is
attending roam colt owned by Robert Bauer,
of Glasgow, which was badly injured in try
ing to Jump a fence. The colt is rapidly
recovering.
Secretary Lamont has selected Col. Peter
C. Haines. crops of engineers as the sue
cessor of Gen. w. p. Craighill, in charge of
provcments.
Charles Baze "A colored man of Elkton,
died on Sunday night after a long illness
Bazel was a waiter and was formerly
employed at the Howard House. His funeral
took place on Wednesday.
A horse owned by School Examiner
George Biddlc hanged itself on Tuesday in IA
stall at Dunbar'S livery stable in Elkton. The
animal was eating hay and wedging its head
in the Manager was strangled to death by the
neck halter.
The scarlet clover on the Peninsula is
showing up we'll and within week the sight
of crimson or scarlet clover fields as they are
called will be one Of the sights along the rail-
road. The people of the Peninsula are con-
vinced that scarlet clover ploughed under is
one of the best fertilizers which can be found.
Charles F. Ludwig. the Howard House
tonsorial artist, wore smiling countenance on
Tuesday because Of a discovery he made
upon arising that morning. 1t was a hen
that caused his wreath of smiles and two
perfect eggs she had laid We're the discovery.
This two egg laying hen is highly priced by
its owner, and this accomplishment will keep
her out of the pot pie for some time.
The Elkton Whist Club visited Port
Deposit on Thursday evening and played the
club Of that town. Messrs c. c. Strickland
and John 5. Writ of Elkton, lost to Or. $. G..
Fisher and S. C.. Rowland, by six points.
q. II. Ash and Richard Reese, of Elkton, lost
to W. W. Hopkins and Jos. Everist, of Port
Deposit. by five points. J. G.. Constable and
Charles y. Tull saved Ekton from total
defeat by winning from r. &. McClenahan
and Prof Jamison, by seven points.
The last examination for the scholastic
year Of the Perryville public school will begin
May 10Th, and continue through the entire
week. Patrons, friends and all who are inter
estcd in the education Of their children should
drop in. The examination papers will be
sent to the parents. Those whose average is
80 will be inspected by the school board.
Every scholar from the chart class up to the
It'll grade, should make an effort to reflect
credit upon themselves and the teachers, who
for three years have tried to impress upon
them the necessity of an education in order
to secure for the future, Il set of men and wo
men. qualified to take their places i'll the
world. The school is larger than the cores
ponding term of last year. The citizens
should endeayor 10 have the school house
enlarged that the teachers could have their
grades each in u separate room. report
of the scholastic year will be given at the
OF this term
-Havrc de Grace does not want the ter
minus of the tidewater canal changed from
that city to Lapidum. Over hundred re-
preventative business men Of the city met ON
Tuesday and adopted resolutions protesting
against the lease of the Susquehanna and
Tidewater canal to the Pennsylvania Canal
Company without including the four-mile
level which is along navigable water and
at present in very badly wrecked condition.
In the proposal of the Pennsylvania Com
pany for leasing the canal, made through
their president, General Wistar, to the board
of public works. one specific clause was that
the lower or four-mies level, between Havre
de Grace and Lapidum, was not to be in
cluded. This would establish the terminus
of the canal at Lapidum, and ii is strongly