The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-08-15
WING OFFICE TELEPHONE, No. 30.
THE NEWS in BRIEF.

some of the Peninsula towns at three cents n
glass.
Nellie c., one of the runners at t. Iron
Hill track broke her leg on Saturday and
had to be killed.
William H. Rambo has received the con-
tract for plastering the new high school
building on Mackall Avenue.
Geo. Rementer, an employee at Deibert's
boat yard while using an adj received a pain
full wound ON his right ankle.
Superintendent w. N. Barnard and
other officials of the P. w. K b. Railroad
made an inspection of the road on Tuesday
Governor Lowndes has appointed Samuel
r. Freeman, of Woodlawn, and b. F. Cohee,
of Fredericktown, deputy game wardens for
Cecil county.
The Epworth League and M. E. Sunday
School, of Elkton, held picnic at Locust
Point on the Elk river on Wednesday and
spent pleasant day along the river shore.
A four year old mare owned by George r.
Howard broke her leg in the field on Sunday.
The fracture was set and an effort will be
one.
james Cation was arrested on Saturday
charged with disorderly conduct On Tues
day he was fined 81 by Magistrate Warner.
and released upon promising to leave the
county at once.
The fall session of the Maryland State
Normal school will begin Tuesday, Scptem-
Der 8. New students must register on that
day. Examinations for admission and pro-
motion will be held September 8, 10 and II.
William Tibbitt. track walker on the p.
W. & b. Railroad, attempted to board
rapidly moving freight train ut Iron Hill, on
Friday of last week. and missing his footing.
was thrown to the station platform. being
badly bruised.
The grading for the change of line of the
?. W. 4 b. Railroad between Iron Hill
Station and Elkton, has been completed by
the contractors Drake and Stratton, who are
arranging for the removal of their plant.
Everything is in readiness for the laying of
the track, which which will not be done at
present.
A new telephone company has been char
tered in Maryland, and it is the intention to
connect all of the Eastern Shore towns into
one system in a very short time At present
there are a number of towns which have sys-
tens and these will be purchased and made
part of the general system which is to be
established.
Mrs. Alfred Spear. who lives ner Middle
town. had II narrow escape from being killed
GU Monday night. She was awakened by her
small child crying, and got up to walk it
to sleep. In going from one room to anotier
Mrs. Spear. who was drowsy, walked out an
open window and fell with the child to the
ground, IA distance of fifteen feet. Mrs.
Spears arm was broken and she received II
number of severe Commissions. The child es-
capped uniniured.
Mrs. Margaret Kil!gore, relict Of the late
Joseph Kilgore, who died at her home in
Newport, Delaware, on July II, was native
of this county. being IA daughter of Abraham
and Mary Borland, who were of Scotch
Irish ancestry, and who near the beginning
of the present century settled in Cecil county
near New Leeds. In her sixteenth year she
united with the Methodist Society meeting
near what is now Cherry Hill. In 1881 she
was united in marriage to Joseph Kilgore,
one of the founders of the Newport Metho-
pist Episcopal Church.
Aunt Phyllis Maherd of New Castle,
who was supposed to be LOG years old, died at
her home there having lived in that town for
more than sixty years. The story of the old
woman's life was an interesting one She was
born in 1889. Her maiden name was Hardin
and she was IA slave in the family of Howard
Oge near Newark. She was married ut the
age of 35 to Elijah Maherd and they had five
children. One of them, Arthur, now nearly
65 years old, is still living. After her husband
died she removed to New Castle and has
lived there since, Like all the old coored
people heard of. she remembered George
Washington and the war of 1872
The Democratic Congressional Conven-
ton for this district will be held in Havre de
Grace on September 2. Austin l.. Crothers.
of Cecil. is prominently to the front, us a can
didate for nomination and his county will
make Il strong fight to have him receive the
honor. Aspirants for the nomination are
numerous, including Hon. Herman Stump.
aud Harold Scarboro, of Hartford; b. T..
Grouse, OF Carroll, Hon. J. +. G. Talbot
and James j. Lindsay, of Baltimore county.
The Republican Convention meets in Balti-
more on September 0, and every indication
points to the nomination of Hon. William b.
Baker, OF Hartford, whose record in the last
House OF Representatives has only increased
his popularity.