The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-02-29
WING OFFICE TELEPHONE. No 20.
THE NEWS in BRIEF.

A band of gypsies are encamped in
HoIingsworths woods, near town.
The hardware store of Roger Witworth,
The Postmaster General has issued an
official commission as postmaster to Miss
Fanny Foard of Chesap axe City.
Considerable ice was cut on the Sus-
quehanna river the early part of this week.
some OF it being six inches in thickness.
The Chestnut Grove Public School near
Port Deposit has been closed owing to the
prevalence of diptheria in the nrighbor-
hood.
A full attendance of the Elkton Grange.
No. 145 p. of H.. is requested at the meeting
to-day, as business of Importance will be
transacted.
Alexander Maxwell, of Middletown. we'll
known in Elkton, has bought the Merritt
House, II popular Wilmington, Delaware
hotel, which he will conduct
The cream separator which Messrs. J. L.
and L. H. Gallaher. of Cherry Hill, are selling
is the celebrated U. S. Separator, which was
on exhibition at the last Elkton Fair.
-Newarks electric light plant is now being
improved by the rebuilding Of one boiler and
the purchase of new one. The Pussy and
Jones Company of Wilmington is doing the
work
Robert Sapp. who is in charge OF the pile
driving at the railroad work now in progress
along the p. W. & b. road, east of Elkton,
tanned a severe injury to his back.
Delaware farmers have called number
of meetings to he held in the lower part of
the state to consider the matter of fixing n
standard price for tomatoes this coming sea-
son. 1t is probable that they will follow the
decision of the Maryland growers and de
mand So n ton.
Walter c. Merry and VIM. b. Merry, sons of
William G. Merry of Ekton who have been in
business in Camden n. j., for some months
have formed co-partnership under the name
OF Merry Bro. to conduct the business of
general confectioners in that city. Their
trade extends through the State OF New
Jersey. The WING extends the new firm its
best wishes.
The Cecil County alumni of that well
known state institution, st. Johns College,
Annapolis, have received appeals for contr-
buttons toward the rebuilding of the boat
house which has burned along with the boats
sometime ago. The committee is meeting
with much success in its work amonG the
alunmni, and it is expected that work will be
commenced upon the building in short
while.
The party who rescued the men Knoutf and
Davis, in the Susquehanna river, off Havre
de Grace, on Wednesday night last week.
aided by number OF volunteers went out on
Sunday and saved the skiff left by the party.
The men took seven batteaus, with runners,
and sled to bring the skiff in on. Tho skif1
was cut out of the ice and pulled on the sled
without much difficulty and was taken
ashore. The boat was valued at $l25. and
was owned by T. w. Saunders.
1t is stated that work will commence in
the early spring on the plant of the Susque-
hanna Electric Power Company, on the Sus-
quehanna river at Conowingo The company
will furnish electrical power to cities and
towns in Maryland, manufacturing places
along the river in Pennsylvania, and also
points in Delaware. Plans for the plant have
been completed by Clemens Hersohel, OF New
York, the noted hydraulic engineer who was
in charge of the construction of the large
electric plant at Niagara Falls. A bill has
bean introduced in the Legislature extending
the charter of the company.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Burris's 1s-months old
little girl was severely burned at the home Of
her parents near Chcstertown, on Wednesday
morning of last week. The child had been
put to sleep in its cradle upstairs, and the
mother left it and went in another ROOM
Her attention was attracted shortly thereafter
by the screams Of the child, and upon enter
ing the room discovered the cradle in a blaze
the foot of it having been burned away and
Just as the mother entered the room. the
unburned portions and the child fell to the
floor. The childs feet and limbs were hor-
ribly burned. There are no hopes of the
childs recovery.
Allen G.. oliver. of Newark, a successful
chicken fancier, who is we'll known here from
his exhibits at the Elkton fair, secured large
number of prizes Mt the Washington Fowl
Show, which closed on Monday. He received
awards as Yellowstone each on Golden
Wyandotte hen, pullet, Black Polish hen,
Golden Polish cock, Bearded Golden Polish
hen, pullet, Bearded Silver Polish cock, hen,
pullet, Black breasted Red Game Bantam
cockerel, Brown-breasted Red Game Bantam
hen, pullet, Birchen Game Bantam heA,
cockerel, pullet, Black Rose-comb Bantam
cockerel. Aylesbury duck, wild gander,
White Plymouth Rock hen, White Crested
Black Polish cock, Silver Polish hen, Golden
Wyandotte hen, and two prizes each for
Notified Indian Game cockerel, Brown
breasted Red Game cockerel, Golden Wyan-