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


town.
Prime peaches are bringing 70 cents per
basket in this market.
A pension has been re-ssued to John T.
Spence, of Liberty Grove.
DR.. Howard Bratton is making repairs
10 his North street residence.
Jacob Howard is building stable on his
meadow. at the east end of town
The pay ear on the P. W. h b. railroad
passed through Elktou. on Monday.
Miss Hattie Terrell gave her Sunday
School class picnic in Merrey's woods, last
week.
d. l.. Baldwin has been appointed post
master at Bank, vice George Denison re-
moved
Jacob Rambo, contractor. will build
brick dwelling house on West Main street for
John Gilpin.
-Two-thirds of the employees at Dieberts'
boat yard we're laid off last week owing to
lack of work.
Miss Emma Jaquette purchased this week
Of Samuel Baynard of Wilmington fine
Harding piano.
Benz. R. Drew has secured "A position at
the freight depot of the p, W. Il B rail- Dad
at Wilmington, Del.
Forty-nine tramps camped at the railroad
bridge at the east end of town on Sunday.
The crowd was orderly.
Some of our mechanics have gone to
Berlin, Md, to secure employment in re-
building the burned town
Frank j. Kerr has accepted position as
travelling salesman for the Boston one price
clothing store, Wilmington.
The oats market never was so low as at
the present time. Several hundred bushels
shipped from here to Baltimore netted buy
fifteen cents per bushel.
Five large wagon loads of Pennsyl
vanians, passed through Elkton on Tuesday.
bound for the shores of the Elk river whore
they spent few days fishing and grabbing.
A horse driven by two young men at
rapid speed on Hight street came near run
ming over boy on Monday evening last
Take warning young men and don't train
your horses on the street.
Mr.. W. NJ. singerly's yacht the "Impa
tent" of Elkton, was taken to the dry dock
Of Pusey 4 Jones, Wilmington, on Monday.
and is now undergoing alterations of the hull.
The work will require several weeks.
Earle, infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
L. Sloan. died at the home of his parents on
Stockton street, Elkton, on Wednesday morn.
ing. The funeral took place yesterday after
noon, intcrment in Elkton cemetery.
As Robert Stewart was standing on the
railroad platform at Conowingo, on Sunday
evening bottle was thrown from Il passing
excursion train and struck him in the face.
He was rendered unconscious for a short
while.
As John Harriott Or Chesapeake City.
was exercising one of his horses on the Fair
Grounds track on Saturday afternoon the
animal fell down, Mr.. Harriott being thrown
violently out OF the sulky. He received Il
sprQined ankle and other bruises. The horse
was uninjured.
The p. W. and b. railroad fast flyers
will run the railroad mems excursion to
will go from Elkton. Connections can hc
made with the special train at Wilmington by
leaving Elkton at $40 a. m. Eleven hours
will be spent at the beach.
The Elkton Cornet Band has recognized
with Justus G. Dunbar as leader. The other
members are: Joseph II. Sloan, Victor Il.
Bennett, John Morgan, John NJ. Dunbar,
Reuben H. Dunbar, J. Henry Moore John
Lang John McClay, J. Harry Marshbank,
Warren r. Grosh and Allen Grosh.
Edwin Hardness, aged 0 years son oil
Wilmer Hardness, of near Elkton. met with i
slight accident on Monday. A fork vita
which he was eating slipped from his hand
and in attempting to catch it his wrist struck
against the sharp prongs while the handle OF
the fork rested against his knee. The pronss
entered his wrist to some depth, penetrating
the artery He was brought TO Elkton.
where the wound was dressed by DIR. H. G.
Wells.
On Monday last as Alfred Taylor. son OF
Edward Taylor the well-known liveryman of
Elkton, was driving Miss Martha Biddle Of
this town to attend the funeral OF Miss Nellid
Patton near Port Deposit, the horse young
Taylor was driving broke through bridge
near Battle Swamp. As the horse lay fallen
on the bridge, with his left leg fastened in the
hole, Taylor sprang quickly from the carriage
and seating himself on the horses head, kept
the animal quiet, until Miss Biddle could
procure help from II farm house near by. The
horse was finally got on its feet, and although
considerably cut and famed was driven home
in walk. Miss Biddle says that Alfred Tay-
lor is the best horseman Of his age she has
ever known.