The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-02-23
THE NEWS In BRIEF.
POINTS FROM HERE AND THERE
Various Local Items of Interest Collected
in this Vicinity.


Send the WING any item of news you can
from your ncighborhood. Your name must
accompany article.
The Parker Bros, are repapering the
residence on West Main street, recently
bought 10y the Elkton and Southern Railroad
Company.
George H. Boulden. the twelve year old
son of Walter Boulder. died at the home of
his parents in Ekton ON Sunday afternoon,
after an illness from pneumonia.
-. Osle Mccullough agent for w. H.
Cook Co., the Newark florists. whose hot
houses We're partly destroyed by fire, can
supply his customers as usual with all kinds
Of c It flowers.
The Cantata of Esther will be given in
Odd Fellows Hall, Elkton on Thursday
evening. March :, by the Wilmington Musical
Association, Il colored organization which is
highly spoken of.
-Messrs. John A. Russell, Murray Van
diver, r. X. vanneman and J. H. Heaton
have leased the mill of the Havre de Grace
Milling Co., and will operate it under its old
name with Mr. Heaton as manager
A spelling bee will be held at Bay View
school house on Friday evening, March 1st
at half past seven O'Clock. The public are
cordially invited. A prize will be awarded to
the hest speller. Admission, ten cents.
= DIR. H. c. Wells has bought handsome
soda water fountain, with all the improve
ments, which he will soon have in place. Dr.
Wells soda water is celebrated for its excel
lent quality and this year it will be even
better than eyer.
" Interesting addresses upon Odd Fellow
ship were delivered before National Lodge
No. 81 i. o. o. +. of Ekton at the meeting on
Friday evening of last week. by Hon. John $.
Writ, Rev. W. II. Young, and Mr. Hugh
Thompson Odd Fellows.
The February term OF the Circuit Court
for Hartford county, which WAS postponed
last week on account of the snow storm be-
cause of the iurymen and witnesses being
unable to be present. convened on Monday
with Judge James ID Walters on the bench
i The farm i'll Ek Neck, known the as
LarHalere farm, owned by Joseph Heisel. was
sold AT publ" sale in Elkton on Tuesday. Ivy
r. G. Thackrry, Esq, to John Lungren. the
mortgagee. for $500 Shorkcy and Smith.
auctioneers The farm contains lG5 acres u,
land.
The employees of the boat yard opened
up the road to the Landing on Friday OF last
l..
an extent that it was impossible to haul lum
Der from the railroad station to the yards.
which We're compelled to shut down. Work
has been commenced upon large barg"
The funeral of John W. CresweIl, who
died at his home near Cowantown on Thurs
day, the 18th inst, took place on Monday
from the residence of his mother, Mrs. Jane
Creswell. Services We're held at Head Of
Christiana Church, the interment being in the
church cemetery. The deceased was in the
9th year of his age.
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Rich wife of Mr..
Charles F. it,"h. II prominent citizen of Cen
treville died on saturday, after an illnts
from consumption Mrs. Rich was woll
known on the Eastern Shore and had num-
Der of friends i'll Cecil county. She was
torty-one years of age. Her maiden name
was Hardcastlc. she being member of Il
prominent family ON the Peninsula.
Meta Sautmyer, aged eleven years.
daughter of Mr.. Philip Sautmyer, of Havre
de Grace. died on Sunday morning from the
effects of falling on the snow. On the pre-
ceding Thursday while playing she fell strik-
ing the back of her head upon stone On
Friday she complained of an acute pain in
the hack of the neck. and death resulted on
Sunday from cerebro spinal meningitis.
Two ladies met ON Main street the
other day. one was going to look through
Il house advertised for rent in the WHIG,
aud the other had also noticed WING
advertisement and was on her way to GER
tain store in Elkton advertising certain bar
gains If you have anything you want TO sell,
rent. exchange etc., remember the cost Is a
cent word an insertion-in the WING. II
pays to advertise
Mr.. Thomas Berry. Il highly respected
citizen died on Sunday at the home of hi,
daughter Mrs. shannon, near Woodlawn.
in the 18th year of his age. His wife was
Miss Catherine Jackson who died several
years ago. Four daughters survive him
Mrs John Shannon, Mrs. Richard shannon.
Of Virginia. Mrs. Edward Cher, and an
unmarried daughter. His funeral took place
on Wednesday morning mt Asbury NJ +.
Church.
The lecture on Maryland, My Mary
land" delivered by Hon. John S. Writ, at
Andora. on Saturday evening last. in aid OF
the building fund of st. Andrews Memorial
Church. was highly enjoyed by those present,
as Furnishing many-sided picture of Mary
land life in Colonial days. coupled with
stirring reference to the part borne by her
patriotic sons in the Revolution. 1t is hoped
that Mr.. Writ may be induced to repeat the
lecture at no distant day for the benefit OF
Elkton auditors.
Night Waterman Moore reports that his
timely discovery of fire at the foundry of
Powers and Cory on Wednesday night, pre-
vented what might have been serious loss.
As he is accustomed. Moore went through
the foundry at half past siX when on his
round. and discovered that the wood work
around the cupola, in which Theron is melted
a