The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-02-22
WING OFFICE TELEPHONE, No. 30.
THE NEWS in BRIEF.

To day being Washington's Birthday and
legal holiday, the banks and public offices
will close.
A private telephone has been constructed
between the Elkton Pulp Works and the
Providence Paper Mills.
Mr.. Edward Taylor the we'll known
liveryman of this town sold two high priced
horses to city buyers this week.
A fox hunt was held at Glasgow on Mon
dav, and in which several from Elkton and
vicinity joined. The fox escaped.
A mad dog made a rush around Farming
ton this week, and bit several of the Farm
ington dogs, most of which have been killed.
The Orphans Court was in special session
for short while yesterday, Friday morning.
Several sales of real estate were conirMcA.
Theodore II. Brown, of Blue Ball, has
purchased the Ames F. Wilson, arm in the
Fourth district and will take possession
March 25th
A full attendance Of the members OF Elk
ton Grange No. AS P. of II. is requested at
the meeting on Saturday next the Goth inst.
lOI the vi lihp'iluLe puoihcSN.
-Ezekial Thomas, colored, employed on
the railroad work now in progress east OF
Elkton, fell trough the treste work, IL dist
ance of eighteen feet, on Tuesday. and
fractured two ribs.
John II. Terrell, Of Elkton, will represent
Elkton Council, Jr. o. U. A. M. at the Third
Annual Convention of the Funeral Benefit
Association of Maryland and the District of
Columbia, to be held at Frederick, Md, to
day.
District Deputy William A. Gallaher will
pay Elkton Conclave, No. 319. Improved
Order Heptasophs. an official visit on Mon
day evening, Feb. "a, 1896, at which time the
officers will be installed for the coming year.
A full attendance is desired.
District Deputy William A. Galaher will
pay Ekton Conclave No. 319. Improved
Order Of Heptasophs, an official visit on Mon
day evening, February 24tb. at which time
the officers will be installed for the ensuing
year. full attendance is desired.
George HAZEL, who has been in Colorado
for 10 years, returned to Millington, Kent
comfy, last week. met charming young
lady, Miss Massey was married last Friday
evening" and has again returned to the West.
He has accumulated Il large fortune.
There promises to be a good season for
tomatoes on this Peninsula this season.
According to the figures prepared by the
Gamers associations, the holding Of tomatoes
in cans mt present are but 1000 cans. This
time last year the holdings numbered over
100000 cans. This means that more to-
matoes will be canned this season than for
some time before.
The Calvert Building Association, of
Baltimore which has IL branch in Elkton,
organized a branch at Baldwin on Monday
night, with the follwing officers. President
d L Baldwin; vice president, Levi L. Ham
mond; treasurer, J. H. Billingslea; secretary
Alfred Kay; directors. D. L. Baldwin. Levi L.
Hammond, W. H. H Edwards, J. H. Bill
lingslea and T. Powell.
A man named Richardson, from Balti-
MORE started a cannery at Crumpton, Kent
county, giving his notes to farmers, payable
in November. When the notes came due
Richardson came to town and acknowledged
his inability to settle. The farmers were
greatly incensed and would not listen to any
proposition for this years crop.
William II. Hughitt, the % year old son
of Marvin Hughitt, president of the Chicago
and Northwestern Railroad brother in-law
Of Rudolph Mccullough, Esq, formerly of
Elkton, shot and killed himself at his fathers
home. in Prairie avenue, Chicago on Satur
day night. The young man who was law
student al the university at Madison, Wis.
had come home owing to illness. and is
supposed to have taken his life while temper
arily insane.
"A report from Havrc de Grace states
that the city is on the eve of another indus
trial BOOM number OF. prominent gentle
men were in the city on Monday from Lam
caster, looking over the field with view
of establishing the manufacture of hardware
specialtes. The gentlemen were very wei
pleased with the location etc. 1t is the
intention for the present, if such arrange
ments can be made, to utilize the large vacant
building at the shoe factory until plans and
other arran 1ements can be perfected for the
erection of their own buildings, and the work
of manufacturing the specialties named will
be commenced at once, employing large
number of hands.