The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-12-21

business of George Booth.
james F. jackson is erectinga stable on
his East Main street property.
The iceman gathered ice four inches
thick on Saturday and Monday.
Alfred Davis is having the interior of his
residence on Delaware Avenue. reprinted.
A L. Sewers. the Main street confec
toner and restauranteur, has issued a neat
business calendar for the new year.
The forge mt Principle Furnace will
close down for the Christmas holidays on
Monday next, to remain closed until january
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The wreck train was called to Elkton on
Saturday, "a car loaded with coal having been
pushed Off the end of the Elkton and Middle
town railroad track.
The cases Of scarlet fever reported from
Perryvile and vicinity have proven to be
slight cases of scarlatina, and the patients
are rapidly recovering.
f. b. Mcdowell, the newly appointed
postmaster at Conowingo. has moved the
Office to his store. Miss Dora Boyle is re-
tanned as assistant post mistress.
Issue II. Whaley, of Elkton, found on the
street on Friday morning daily record cash
boob, evidently kept bysome merchant. The
onwer can recover it by applying to Mr..
Whaley.
Burglars made an attempt one night last
week to enter the store Of +. b. Mcdowell ut
Conowingo. They We're frightened off 10y
Mr.. Mcdowell who was aroused by the bark
ing of his watch dog.
A fire started from defective nue in the
residence OF W. Il. JcnnCss, near West
Nottingham, last week. 1t was quickly dis
covered and cxtinguishcd before any
damage of consequence was sustained.
Vim. Alexander. Of Wilmington. nephew
OF james 7. Alexander, of EIkton. who is a
fireman on the T.. W. & i. Railroad. was
thrown from his engine at Chest cr. on Friday
of last week. receiving severe injuries. He
will recover.
The ducking season on the chesapeake
flats has 50 far been Il poor one. and the
gunn2rs are disappointed. The season open
cd on Nov. /. III" ducks have been few and
very wild. 4 number of changes IN the duck
Ing law are expected to be- mahe 10y the next
Legislature.
The residents in the upper districts o:
the county are experiencing much inconvcIl-
fence from the drying up of their wells, ana
the matter is becoming serious. III"
trouble extends all over the upper section
Of the county, and has been gradually i'll
creasing for the past two months.
National Lodge No. 81, Odd Fellows.
of Elkton, will celebrate its third Anniversary
on Friday evening. January 2lth. National
Lodge is II ilourishing organization. Three
years ago it started with IL charter member
ship of ~. Now it has " members.
George Booth sold at public sale On
Tuesday a number Of farming implements
and household goods, and on Thursday re-
moved with his family to Middletown, Del.
where he has purchased Rice's confectionery
store, restaurant and ice cream mandatory.
The tugs Vulcan and Commodore Dupont
came through the Elk River on Saturday with
Il tow OF six barges from Philadelphia. They
went to Perryville and there took Il
tow of three coal barges for Washington and
Richmond. Va. The tugs reported n bad
run from Turkey Point to Perryville, en-
countcriug ice two inches in thickness
The Government torpedo boat Gushing
passed through the locks of the Chesapeake
and Delaware canal, at Chesapeake City, on
Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock, on its way
from tho Brooklyn, n. y. navy yard to
Washington by the inside route, to go into
winter quarters The Cushing is attached
to the torpedo station at Newport, Il. l. The
maximum speed of the Cushing is twenty
two knots The boat reached Annapolis that
evening at 6.45 O'Clock, and on Wednesday
morning proceeded to Washington.
At the recent annual meeting of the
Cecil Detective Association held at Calvert
the following officers were elected Presid-
ent. j. p. Shippers; Vice President, W. L..
Mearns, Secretary and Treasurer, Thomas
Fasstt Assistant Secretary. Alfred Fassiu:
Directors, james Maxwell, J. T. England,
CIV. Clifford, II. NJ Cameron, Jesse Handle
ton. J. T. Grove, S. d. Mccullough. A. Il.
Brown, William Dawson, G. p. Dorman;
Telegraph Committee. A. Il. Brown, G. W.
Cosdep, James Clifford. About 10 members
were present.