The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-08-01
THE NEWS in BRIEF.

John NJ. Terrell, real estate agent. sold
this week the Shippers property IN West
High street to Thos c. Major. of Cowantown.
for $4,000
Contractor George MeQuilkin p pri"tor
n the Enterprise Machine WORKS OF this
town. placed the heating apparatus in Coun-
ell Hall this week.
The Orphans Court held spcra! session
on Tuesday, to hear argument in III" Ease of
the estate of Georre p. Whitaker deceased.
but the case was continued.
The first Mckinley ard Hobart of Cecil
county (Risingsun) will hold its next regular
meeting in Kinks Hall, Risingsum. Nd. on
Saturday evening, August LIST.
The annual meeting of the Peninsula
Press Association. will be at Atlantic City on
August 10th. Colonel Ezekial Cooper. of
Dover. Del. is chairman Of the committee on
arrangements.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has
given notice to its employees TO hereafter
carry no mail except the official business of
the company. No private letters will here
after he carried
Percy f.. infant son of Percy F.. and
Emma Moore, died AT the HON" OF his
parents in Elkton on Wednesday afternoon.
aged months. The funeral will tax" place
today as o'clock.
The Republican and Sound Money cam
paign in Hartford County was opened on
Tuesday by rousing meeting At Belair.
Speeches were made by Senator Wellington.
George Il. Gather. Jr. and Acknowledgement
H. NJ. Clabaugh.
-Enoch Biide II ten year Old son Of Nj.
Jacob Biddle who resides on MatIit street in
this town. died from blood poisoning early
on Wednesday morning, ana which was the
result of an injury to his knee received while
at play. The funeral was held on Friday
afternoon. interment in Elkton cemctary.
While hunting frogs mt Newark on Satur-
day. Frederick Dobson. aged II years, son of
Joseph Dobson. of that town. accidently shot
himself in the abdomen. The boy was put
ting cartridge in Il small rife when it
pXpodcd and the bullet struck him. lie
was taken to Delaware Hospital. Whining
ton.
When the traction engine owned and
operated by Thomas Smith OF Pleasant Hill
reached Creswell's Hill on its way to Glasgow
on Tuesday afternoon. the stay bolt in the
fire box flew out. throwing hot Goals on Mr..
Smith and burning him severely. He came
to Elkton and after his wounds were dressed.
was taken to his home.
Fast driving has become one O: the
dangers and nusanccs of the streets Of Elk
ton. There is a town ordnance against it.
and if it is "A dead statute on the books. it
should he stricken off and the world notified
that our streets are open for trials OF speed.
If it is not Il dead letter. it should he enforced
without respect to persons.
The local in TIE WING last week stating
that a flock of black birds habitually roasted
in one of the naples ON the Court House
yard, has been the subject of amusing discus.
sion as to whether the birds We're Martins or
the bird popularity known as blackbirds
When appealed to. the editor of THE WING
The loaded coal barge Sarah McNay.
bound from PerryvilIe to Richmond, Va
sank in the Susquehanna river Off perryville
on Thursday morning. Captain James Nc
Naly the owner of the barge. his wife. and
the mate. were aboard the barge. and owe
their lives to the fact that the sister barge
Thomas McNally was lying along side and
which they boarded
Peninsula towns continue to complain of
the tramp nuisance. The peach season al
ways brings them in unusually large num-
bers and all of them claim to be looking for
work picking peaches. but they seldom find
it. In Middletown it is complained that the
tramps fight and cause considerable trouble
1t does little good to arrest the men and
send them to Jail, for this is exactly what
most of them want.
-Woodlawn Camp begins August 18th and
continues ten days. This has been " favor
tie resort both for seeking religious help and
for those who desire merely Il vacation in the
woods. Rev. W. G. Rooms. of Risingsun. is
preacher in charge this year. Mr.. G. s..
Abrahams, of Woodlawn. has general man
agement of the ground. Prominent ministers
will be present and preach, and it is hoped to
make this years camp one of unusual in
tercst.
Terrible Slaughter.