The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-08-03

Of this place, will resign his position as night
operator at Woodburn tower.
The new band that has been organized here
has already begun to eniven the town with
music that is excellent for new beginners.
The new attachment that is out--that of
attaching tin cans to dogs tails-is not work.
ing as well as was otherwise anticipated. We
hear that it was a snap the wrong way
On Thursday night last a tramp contor-
zionist gave an exhibition of his agility on the
Screen" opposite the bakery. collection
Of !1.5O was taken, and the man and his
partner went on their way rejoicing.
Mr.. Boone Hewitt, of Wilmington, DEL, a
former resident of this place, is lying very ilR
with intermittent fever at his home in the
former place. Mr.. Hewitt has many friends
and relatives in this place who are anxious to-
hear Of his recovery.
The Armstrong Company have added an.
other improvement to their plant In the shape
OF new brick core oven, and also have tha
foundation laid for an addition to the brake
shoe department.. This branch of their busi-
ness is becoming quite extensive.
disturbance among the colored folks of
our town occurred on Saturday night last,
causing quite an excitement on Front street.
However, it was not necessary for the bailiff
to take part in the affair, as Charles
caused William II to take "leg BALI for tho
East end of town.
The family of Magistrate Charles Ward has
been greatly afflicted for two weeks past. Mr.
Ward himself was confined to his bed with
! nf hp nnti of hold
we are pleased to learn that he is improvings
and also the other members of the family ara
reported as convalescent.
What is unusual among farmers was no. .
ticed during the past week. In the oat field
of Mr.. Joseph Naudain the self-binder was
cutting the grain and the steam thresher was
threshing at the same time all in the sams
field, and team hauling the grain to the
granary as fast as threshed.
Mr.. Barnard. the new railroad superinten-
dent. is proving himself to be a man who is
not AFRAID of using material and money in
order to have "A well equipped road. The
report is also in circulation that he wants his
employees to have living wages and an in.
crease will be given the trackmen the Begin
ming of the month.
On last Tuesday night a suspicious look =.
| ing individual, acting in queer manner.
was lurking about our streets. The person
in reference was supposed to be a man dressed
in woman's apparel. The sanity of the per-
son was questioned and the baiifI was or
dered 20 make an arrest but the individual
made his COR herr escape very mysteriously
Mr. John Owens, engineer at the foundry,
met with II serious accident on Wednesday
last by having his thumb severed from the
right hand. Mr.. Owens was in the act of oil
| ing some of the machinery about the engins
when his hand was caught. The thumb was
cut off above the first joint. as clearly as if
| done with an axe.
| Our Town Commissioners are having the
streets put in proper shape. The grass has
| been moved with the greatest neatness, due
| to the credit of our bailir who did the work.
The lamps are also kept in good condition.
Although but little money has been thus far
expended our new beard is deserving of
much credit for the manner in which things
are being conducted.
Mrs. Josephine Campbell, wife of Mr.. Geo..
Campbell, of this town, while on IL visit to
his father, Mr.. Jacob Campbell OF North East,
on Tuesday of last week. was suddenly taken
sick, and is now lying bed-iast with what has
| terminated in Il serious and malignant case of
typhoid fever. At this writing her life Is
hourly dispaired Of The husband and family
have the entire sympathy of the town.
Several days ago some of our young men.
including several moulders from the foundry.
T,,,t. In, F,-
and concluded they would have Il bath For
sport someone overturned the boat b, fore
several of the occupants We're undressed.
As "A result two of their number came
near drowning. Hence it was work instead
| of pleasure in order to save their lives, as
neither of the unfOrtunates could swim.
The building fever" in PerryviIle has rot
reached the average this year, in "lni.tti-
son with the past five or six years. athoGsL
some fine improvements have been made.
Mr.. John Alexander has built an addition t.
his home on Susquehanna avenue. making
his residence IL very comfortable home and
credit to the town. The new house of Mr.
G. l.. Cole although not completed stands
pre-eminently conspicuous as the finest buid-
| ing on Akin avenue.
On Saturday evening last Mr. Charles
Baker, an employe of the Armstrong Founry
Co., met with very painful and serious acri-
dent by having the flesh torn from hi, i";;
and being severely burned. Mr., Baker had i,t-9
removed IA large casting from the 's'tUi nud
was in the act Of conveying itt6 the .rI,sWay.
when it fell on his right leg. He wili Ia dis
! abled for sometime. Mr.. Baker is Il SQH OF
| William Baker who resides at mechanics
Grove. II small settlement near Asbuiy NJ l.
Church. He is II moulder by ira ie.