The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-11-14
WING OFFICE TELEPHONE, No. 90.
THE NEWS in BRIEF.

Two new Dutcner wagons were seen on
the streets Of Elkton this week.
Parker and Bros, have completed paint
ing the residence of Mr.. Joseph Wells on
the corner of Main and South Streets.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Cecil Farmers Club will be held at Mr..
Alfred Kinks. on Nov. 25th near Pennington.
The School Commissioners have decided
to hold a teachers institute at Elkton Decem-
Der 2, 3 and 4. The program will be an
nounced later.
George Shovel was found guilty by Mag
istrate Warner this week of stealing IA watch
the property of E. Turner, and was sent to
jail for six months.
Some miscreant threw a large stone
through the window of the dwelling Of Capt.
John Davidson on Sunday night, which came
within few inches of his little daughters
head.
A grandchild of Assistant Station Agent
McFadden of Wilmington died on railroad
train at Iron Hill on Monday while being
taken to Wilmington from Washington by its
parents.
A carp weighing 2712 pounds, was caught
at the railroad bridge by some boys on Tues
day of last week, and on Saturday the Rev
S. 7. Crawford captured fine one weighing
IS pounds.
The will of the late Jas. C. Neville was
probated on Thursday. Jesse Hambleton.
Harry Logan and Harry England were the
attesting witnesses. Mr.. ]. G. England is
administrator.
Joshua Ricketts, well known colored
man of this town, died at his home on Sun
day morning of pneumonia aged about fifty
years. His body was inferred in the colored
cemetery on Wednesday.
Our Cecil Industries will soon feel the bus
mess impulse of McKinleys election. We I'M
derstand it is the intention of the Whitaker
Iron Company to have 1000 cords of wood
cut in Elk Neck this winter.
Henry Burns Il race track follower was
before Magistrate Groves on Tuesday, charged
with disturbing meeting in the Salvation
Army Barracks. He was fined SO and costs
$2.55 which was paid by Jockey Kuhn.
The Gardner farm in the Sixth district
was sold at mortgagee's sale at the Court
House door Tuesday by L. Marshall Hainos
Esq. to Jacob Tome for $4,000. The farm
contained two hundred and ten acres
The Twins Mammoth Minstrel Company,
will appear at the City Opera House. Havre
de Grace, on Thursday evening, Nov. 18th.
There are Is people in the Company and it
carries its own premium band and orchestra
Tickets, Soc 35c and 25c.
"A musical and literary entertainment will
be held at the home OF Mrs A. E. r. Ward,
about one mile north of Cherry Hill, on
Thursday evening, November 10; If stormy,
on Saturday. the 21st. Admission 25 cents
Proceeds for the benefit of st. Andrews P. E.
Church, Andora.
Mr.. C. W. Baker, of Aberdeen, had two
horses, buggy, two sets of harness, a robe
and blanket stolen from his stable Monday
night. and Mr.. Edward Preston, living near
there, had his horse and buggy stolen while
htchcd at Carsins. No clew to the guilty
parties las been found. This makes seven
horses stolen i'll Hartford county in the last
month.
"A handsome flag was presented by Childs
Council Jr. U. u. A. NJ, to the Leeds Pub
lie school on Friday afternoon the 7th inst
Mr.. John Harvey made the presentationspcech
which was res pended to by Rev. A. W. Mathcr
of Bay View. Short addresses were also
made by Ex-Judge James McCauley, j. S.
Settle, ST., John Howard and Ernest Howard.
The Leeds NJ. p. Church Choir rendered the
music on the occasion.
AT the regular monthly examination of
the Perryville .'ublic School for October the
following pupils received 70 per cent or more
as n general average: Pauline Ward, 70 SO:
Joe Ward, rs; Charles Wilson, 70; Harry
Sentman, II; James McGaw, SO; Maggie Me-
Cardle, SO; Florence Gardner, rs; Anna Bar
wick, 76; Wifred Railing, rs; Ethel McNIul-
len, 49, John Cullison, IS; Lizzie Donahoo,
While VIM. Gibson was packing hay at
George w. Gifford's at Zion on Wednesday
he saw a flash of fire on the frame OF the hay
press. Selling the burning hay he threw it
off the press, escaping with slightly burned
hand. The superstition is that parlor match
mad been dropped by someone IN the loose
hay. Had the match been ignited in the body
of the press the result might have been
serious, which Mr.. Clifford fully appreciates
as his barn was burned in 1887.
Thomas R. Hall, of the First district, has
sued the Sassafras River Steamboat Company
for $4,000 damgase for the loss Of his vote on
the Sd inst. Mr.. Hall alleges that he bought
round trip ticket from Georgetown to Bal
timore on October 10Th but that the return
coupon was negligently torn off his ticket
When he presented the ticket on November
Sd the company refused it, and being without
money to pay his fare he We" compelled to
remain in Baltimore, thereby ng his vote.