The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-01-19
THE NEWS In BRIEF.
POINTS FROM HERE AND THERE
Various Local Items of Interest Collected
in this Vicinity.

out the county.
Major W. G. Purnell has completed the
large barn on the Holly Hall property, owned
by William Singerly Esq.
chesapeake Council, Jr. o. U A. M. will
attend service in the Chesapeake City Epis-
copal Church on Sunday evening
Nathaniel J. Devalinger has bought the
butcher shop and grocery store lately con-
Quoted by William Devanger on Main street.
The Commissioners of Kent county have
contracted to have public roads of the county
repaired for 1895 at an average cost of $3.50
mile.
The Swaney farm. in the Fourth district,
was offered in Elkton on Tuesday and with
drawn at bid of $3.50. George A. Blake
was the attorney.
The members of National Lodge, No. 81,
|. o. F., will entertain their brother Odd
Fellows from North East on Wednesday even
ing of next week
A Philadelphia tug boat is now on tho
ways mt Deihert boat yard undergoing re-
pairs. new deck, main house and pilot
house are being put on.
Manager Thackery, of the Howard House,
has good running fox which will be given a
chase on Saturday. The hunt will start at II
O'Clock at the Fair Grounds The public is
invited to join.
The real estate of Mary L. Williams.
containing seven acres of land, in the First
district was sold at public sale in Elkton on
Tuesday by George A. Blake, attorney, to j.
H. Williams for 5415.
-Messrs. Lewis & Spence will give of their
popular Graphophone exhibitions in the new
P. Z. Church at Andora, this evening Dan.
1917, in aid of the church. Also at North East
in G. A. II. hail. on Tuesday the ODD for bene-
fl of Shawnah Tribe Red Men.
Lewis & Spence will give their graphic
phone entertainment at Jacksons Hall, Cow
enton, Nd, on Monday evening, January q.
for the benefit of the Sunday School. One of
the features will be sale called by Z. Jeffer-
son Scott before the graphophonc, which the
instrument will reproduce Admission, Is
and 25 cents.
We call the attention of farmers, fruit
and vegetable growers to the new card of Mr.
Z. n Baker Both and Market Streets, Phila-
delphia. Mr. Baker is extensively engaged
in canning at Dover Del. and commands IA
big peninsula trade. He belongs to the well
known family of Hartford county, Nd. Bakers,
who the world over, are known as leading
canncrs and is a nephew of Congressman
elect VIM. b, Baker. Our local shippers will
find it t. their advantage to consign to him.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Philadelphia Wilmington & Baltimore
Railroad was held on Monday at Wilmington.
The old officers were reelected. Hon. Jacob
Tome, of Port Deposit, is one ofthe directors.
The gross earnings from the operations OF
that road and lines controlled 10y it for the
year ending October 81, 1894 We're $500,
1924 and for the previous year, 50 600
10, showing a decrease in gross earnings OF
S1,175, oh. So. The expenses for the same
period were 3G3i9 1881. 80. and for the previ
Gus year. -, PA. 592 II. showing decrease in
expenses of $3.50. 26s.27. The net earnings
for the same period were S2.3i6,627,3i, ana
for the previous year 1868. i0S.62, showing
a decrease III net earnings of 1906, 7Sl.2S.
the following relating to Thomas W. Ford,
formerly of Elkton: "Daniel O'Neill was
arrested last night on the charge of assaulting
and stricking Thomas W. Ford with base
ball bat Ford is at the Maryland University
Hospital suffering from severe cut on the
head and what the doctors fear may prove
fracture of the skull. The assault occurred
,,, nj of Nni1 at
Liberty street. Justice Benner tinded O'Neill
IS and costs for striking Ford. After Ford
had been in the station short time he tainted
and Captain Cadwa!lader ordered him taken
to the hospital at once. Dr. Spruill said
Fords condition was serious, and O'Neil was
at once rearrested to await the result Of
Ford's injury"
The story is told on a popular young
farmer of Woodlawn, how he walked
sixteen miles as the result of taking his best
girl out sleighing. and which goes to show
that he is the right kind Of fellow for any
girl to have. He lives four miles from Rising
Sun, to which town he walked during the
recent snow and hired cutter. This was
four miles After their ride he returned the
sleigh ana walked NOME, WHlcn
another four This was all right, hut in the
morning the young lady made the sad dis
covery that she had left glove in the sleigh.
and there was nothing for the young man to
do hut to return it Immediately, and which
he did after an eight mile trudge to the Sun
and back. Some of the boys in the district
think this is great joke, but it only proves
our gallant friends devotion to his girl.
A practical joker Of Perryville had his
fun on Saturday, by starting the report that
workmen while tearing down an old building
in Perryville, that day had found several
thousand dollars secreted away in some Old
moss covered work. The story flashed over
the wires and became street property in Elk
ton, and even went on to Newark, and every
body was Wishing that they had found the
money. The practical joker was getting his
work in and played the game for all 1t was
worth-but the fake was soon discovered.
The Perryville Record refers to the Joke as
follows: 1t seems that it was one OF our
Younger merchants who was the victim this
time He is having house repaired which
he has lately become the owner of and one