The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-04-13
THE NEWS In BRIEF.
POINTS FROM HERE AND THERE
Various Local Items of Interest Collected
in this Vicinity.


property in West Elkton by erecting new
fence.
The property of eX-Postmaster Joseph
Wells, on East Main street, is being i'm
proved.
The Water Company is at work replacing
the pipes which were bursted during the cold
weather.
Union Lodge, No As, A. +. and A. NJ, of
Rlkton paid a praternal visit to Union Lodge,
No 60, A. T. o. NJ, of Baltimore, on Thursday
night.
A regular semi-meeting of Trinity Chapel
No 1887. Brotherhood of st. Andrew, of Elk
ton, was held on Monday evening at the
Rectory.
Mrs. Lizzie Fletcher, wife Of A. Fletcher
died at her home in Havre de Grace on Satur-
day afternoon from typhoed pneumonia. aged
fifty years.
Mrs. Samuel ]. Hill mother of the late
DR.. j. Heghe Hill, died at her home at
Locust Grove, Kent county on April 4th, in
the 61st year of her age.
Frank p. Price, is improving his store by
erecting fence. on the back lot of his store
house on Main and Bow Street Elmer
Hinson has the contract.
The Talbot County Fair Association has
taken practical step toward the eXterm-
nation of the English sparrow by offering
premiums for the greatest number of heads
of sparrows killed in Talbot county.
The clothing store of Greenblaum and
Company in Havre de Grace was robbed OF
several hundred dollars worth OF clothing on
Friday nig It, of last week, the entrance be-
ing gained through one Of the large show
windows.
Guy Cochran, Il representative of the
Baltimore Building and Loan Association
from the home Office, was in Elkton this
week on business connected with the Elkton
branch of the Association Joseph l.. Wells
is Treasurer of the Elkton branch.
Some person with cutting propensities
did mean act on the place of Dan Green
near Ekton on Saturday night. They
entered the stable and slashed to pieces set
Of harness and did other mischief. Green
had leather hinges on his stable doors. and
these were also cut in order to gain
entrance
Large crops of peaches are expected on
the Peninsula this year The prospects never
looked more encouraging. The buds have
been kept back by the cold of the past winter
and will not be in bloom before the last of
this month. There are also brilliant pros
poets for berries, although II species of ant
has been reported to be troubling the plants.
Considerable interest is being taken in
Newark over the coming municipal election.
The candidates for mayor are DR.. Almond
and 5. b. Herdman. The following are
spoken of for cOuncilmcn i'll the west ward
Joseph If. Hossinger, J. 7. Wilson, John +.
Lewis, Joseph ii. Caleb Isaac Moore. There
will be no opposition to \. A. Curtis Of the
middle ward. In the east ward the candid
ates are Joseph p. Sutton and II. A. McKinsey.
-Gri7wolds Uncle Toms Cabin Company
which was billed to appear in several towns
OF the county last wrck-but failed to fill
engagements, was held at Middetown, Del,
owing to the extra width Of their private car
which the railroad company refuses to pull
o., owing to its being eight inches 100 wide
and absolutely dangerous, not allowing
sufficient margin to pass other ears. The
heavy marks on the sides of the car testify to
it, being in some rather tight places.
AT Il meeting of the city council OF Haze
de Grace this week the clerk was instructed
to notify all persons engaged in catching fish
along the Susquehanua river that they must
comply with thc state law which prohibits
the dumpin.; Of refuse in the river under five
miles distance from the city and that all pr
sons violating said laws viii be dealt with
according to law Heretofore considerable
complaint has been made during the fishing
season of the bad condition of the city water
which is taken from the Susquehannn, and
the citizens are determined that it shall be
stopped.
4 An exciting runaway occurred on Main
Street on Thursday afternoon at 4 O'Clock
two horse farm wagon team owned by VIM
Warrington started on the dead run AT Alex
ander's Hardware store and struck the car
rage of Mrs. A. w Mitchell, of near Elkton,
at the Store of c. NJ. Boulden overturned it
and knocked down the horse. Continuing
down the street Mrs. John II. lamar and
Mrs L. b. Dunott narrowly escaped injury ina
cqrriHgr opposite Wells pharmacy, and ii ran
through West Elkton until it came in collision
with post at the corner of Main street and
LHhdTTg lane 7
Cecil fountains will be interested in the
many improvements made at Bay Ridge,
that popular Chesapeake Pay resort this
year, where the season opens on saturday,
June slh. new dining room and kitchen
have been added to the hotel ut Bay Ridge.
A large shed has been erected near the bath
houses for the convenience Of persons watch
ing the hathers. Three additional shelters
have recently been added for picnic parties.
The management has erected breakwnters
and extended the beach. Among the attract
ions added is Ferris wheel, now in course
Of erection, and which is like the wheel at the
Worlds Fair 1t revolves ut the height OF
seventy five feet.
The farmers along the bay shore and
Sassafras river have arranged with Captain
Pat Mullen, of Baltimore to run "a tug and
schooner out Of Sassafras River, stopping at
points as lar down as Gales, on WOrton creek.