The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-11-16
THE NEWS In BRIEF.

Parker and brothers are painting the
wilma school house and the new house of
George Turner, in West Elkton
Miles Dickerson has removed his family
from Wing street to the property on East
Main Street in which CAROLS bakery is To-
Gated.
The Deer Creek and Susquehanna Rail
road will be sold at the court house in Belair
ON saturday. November Both. Hugh j.
Jewett, Jr, is trustee.
-Zachariah Taylor Hinson, colored, was
sentenced to 30 days in Jail on Monday by
Justice P. II. Cleaver, on the charge of steal
ing coal from c. Il. Foard.
The regular November meeting of the
Cecil Farmers Club will be held on Wedncs
dav. next. November Goth, at the home of
George W. Clifford near Zion.
The first quarterly meeting OF the d!rcc-
tors of the Mutual Fire Insurance Company
of Cecil county was held in Eikton. on Tics
day. The regular routine business was trans
acted.
Louis c, Justs, Jr.. one Of the best known
agrcuIturists of Kent county, died at his
home near Kennedyville on Friday night of
last week, after long illness, aged AZ. lie
was unmarried.
Miss A. Coudon, of Akin. will have her
chrvsanthemum show from Wednesday
November 10Th to 29th. Admission l5cts,
children lOets. She will have some OF the
plants for sale at that time.
The race meeting at Elkton ends on Mon
dav. Tho racing syndicate has the option OF
leasing the track for 4 second 26 day meeting
between JAN ! and June l next, and which
it is understood will be done.
Josiah Marvel. IA member of the Whining
ton bar has been engaged to defend David
Grinnage. the colored boy, who is charged
with the murder Of the aged colored woman
Harriet Lewis near Glasgow.
-Middletown has the bicycle craze and it
is claimed that there are 100 wheelmen i'll the
town. Some of the people are after laws
requiring cyclists to carry lamps and to
regulate the speed at which they ride
DR.. james L. Haines caught a herring in
one of his fish pots i'll the Susquehanna Iiier
the nlGilI OIL Llt lOlll VI lIlS lichbii ''i'
it on exhibition at Port Deposit and says it is
the last run of the Democrats. Good for Bud.
In consequence of lack Of interest on the
part Of Baltimore business men, the proposed
celebration Of Maryland Day III the Atlanta
Exposition ON November Dist has been ahan-
doncd by the Maryland Exposition commits
sioners.
A Teachers Institute will be held in Elk
ton on December 4. ) and and for which
preparations are now being made. Three
sessions will he held daily and it is expected
that upwards OF II hundred teachers will be
i'll Attendance.
-Atthea annual meeting of the Homeopathic
Medical Society Of Delaware, held in Will
mington. OH Thursday. DIR. j. W. Cooper,
Of Elkton, and Or. W. c. Karsner, of Chrsa-
peake City, were elected alternates to the
American Institute of Homeopathy.
Admiral John Rodgers Post, No. 2S, G.
A. H., of Hayre de Grace, will hold u Ian
quet and reunion on Wednesday evening
NOV. u. at Spencer Hotel. Many prominent
G. A. h men and citizens from Wilmington,
DHllU''F', teclI, IlitlOlI anu iIOM"t' ''"'l-
ties will be present.
John Toy, the young man. who is held in
Wilmington on the charge of stealing a horse
and cart from William A. Cook OF near Elk
ton, which he attempted to dispose OF i'll that
city, and also the larceny of II COW, is now
charged with also stealing Il horse from
John oaks. of near Newark.
-.Brgmning with the 18th inst. the
library Of Tome Institute will be opened to
the public for reading and reference as
follows: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday. aud Friday from 10 a. m. to ll.3O
a. H., and Monday, Tuesday and Saturday,
to 8 p. M 1t is hoped that the public will
take large advantage of these hours, in the
assurance that every aid TO the use of the
library will be accorded by the librarian.
A number of the farmers and land owners
around Selbyville, Delaware where the game
supply is depleted have set an example that
it would be well to follow i'll this county
where the stock of game has comparatively
run out, The landowners there have de-
cided to protect the game on their property
for the period OF two years so that it may
have an opportunity to increase. They iave
organized club and agreed not to allow any
cunning on their farms or land within that
time. There are over 1000 acres of land con-
trolled by the members of the club