The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-10-10
WING OFFICE TELEPHONE, No. 80.
THE NEWS in BRIEF.

trict is l,2S6.
An original widows pension has been
issued to Abigail Let's, of Elkton.
An enthusiastic Republican, of Towson,
has bet his horse against twenty cents that
Mckinley will be elected.
The running horse "Shelbark" owned by
Mr.. Jones, of Philadelphia. died last week at
the stable of Milton Caldwell.
The Democrats of Hartford and Cecil
counties will hold mass meeting at Como
wingo on Saturday, October "a.
George Du Maurier the celebrated artist
and Author of 'Trilby,,' died in London on
Thursday from heart disease, aged 81 years.
William Houlahan. horseman, was
fined 81 and costs on Tuesday by Magistrate
Warner for fast riding within tho town limits
OF Elkton.
Wilson Mahan n farmer residing near
Elkton has lost twenty hogs from the cholera.
Every effort has been made to check any
spread of the disease.
j. Will Perkins Il Company, harness
makers, have moved their stock to the store
of Charles Jamison, on Main street, until the
completion of the new store building.
A bay driving mare owned Ivy the late
Francis L. Bradbury was sold at public
sale at the Howard House yard on Monday
morning to Walter c. Merry, for $3.50.
Mr. S. L. Poole will take charge of the
Buford Touring mill near Christiana. Del.
~, ~ Ha will
supply flour as usual to his Elkton customers.
The canning establishment of Thomas
Miller in Hartford county was destroyed by
fire together with its contents, including sew
eral hundred cases of tomatoes The origin
of the confagration is unknown.
A big fire occurred in Wilmington, Del,
at I'd and Walnut streets. the factories of
Garrett IL Barr, Charles Baird Co., and W.
Jones 4 Co., being seriously damaged. Will
liam McNea fireman, was killed by Il falling
wall.
George A. Blake trustee, sold ut public
sale in Elkton on Tuesday the home farm OF
the late Charles Rhoades, situated near
Cayott's Corner, Second district, and contain
ing 154 acres OF land. 1t was purchased by
William II. Pearce, Jr., of Ceciton, for "A ,3I5.
Edward Wright. the negro who was con-
victed of killing Ida Crumnell, was sentenced
by Chief Justice Lore in Wilmington on Sat
urday He was condemned TO be hanged on
January /, between the hours OF 10 Il. M,
and p. m. Through it at all he stood with
out change of expression.
A colony of Hollanders is soon to arrive
and locate on the Choptank river in Mary
land. These people have been i'll the country
for some time and have been located near
Lebanon, No They do not like that country,
and though they have prospered there will
now try their fortunes elsewhere.
William C. Baker, proprietor of the
United States Hotel, Havre dc Grace was
found dead on Friday morning of last week
lying in his bed Mr.. Baker was formerly
of Port Deposit, but has been keeping the
hotel in Hayre de Grace for about Il year. A
jury of inquest, after viewing the remains,
pronounced the cause of death heart failure.
When the hoster employed at the resi-
dence of Dr. c. NJ. Ellis on West Main street
went to the stable on Monday morning he
was surprised to find Il dead COW in the feed
room. The animal which was owned by
Harry Inrzalere had strayed into the stable
during the night and was feeding from the
bin when the floor gave way under her
weight and in falling her head had caught in
the bin causing her to strangle to death.
On Friday David Hopkins, colored, was
4 h.
of stealing Il small boat owned by George
Shivery. Hopkins in June last hired from
Shivery a loop with fishing outfit including q
small boat. When the sloop was delivered
over to its owner both the small boat and the
fishing tickle were missing. The case was
settled upon Hopkins promising to return tho
boat which he stated was in Hartford county.
p. Leslie Hopper, holds II lease on the
Carrot Island property. was some what as.
tonished one morning recently in the Susquc-
hanna river to iinI an old gray mare that he
has been pasturing on the island making
across the Susquehanna River for Havre de
Grace The horse swan fully Il mile down
the channel which is thirty feet deep, before
she sighted a safe landing She did not seem
exhausted by her venture but rather seemed
to enjoy her experience.
Mamie Scott "A colored girl, aged about
Is years, living with her parents, near Middle
town. had Il beau whose affections had been
won by another dumsel. This so worried
Mamie that she concluded to end her exist
ence. She procured supply of turpentine,
carboc acid and laudanum and went
around saying farewell TO a number of her
acqualutancgs. She went homo and took
a heavy dose Of the drugs, and fell to the
floor in commissions. Her mother summoned
a physician, who administered an emotir,
and succeeded in bringing her around all
right.