The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-06-27
JUNE.
THE NEWS in BRIEF.

William Bowen was kicked by Il horse
and severely injured on saturday.
The preach crop in Kent county this sea-
son is estimated ut IL million baskets.
Two barges are unloading bone ut the
wharf of the Scott Fertilizer Company.
The banks stores and public offices in
Elkton will he closed on the Fourth of July.
C. L. Bcaston has been appointed post
master at Sassairas. Md, vice J. L. Wartley,
removed.
-Woodall Holt son of Andrew Holt, of
Elk Neck. fell from Il load of straw. breaking
his arm in two places.
The post Office department has changed
the official name Of Rising sun, to RisinSsun,
one word instead of two
Elizabeth Davis, Il coored child aged 2is
years WAS taken to Il home i'll Baltimore on
Monday by Sheriff Mackey.
A eat owned by Samuel Kennedy, tenant
on the farm of Wesley Clifford, near Bay
View gave birth to a kitten having two heads.
Barton Harrigan, farm hand employed
Inv James Casio. near Iron Hill, was badly
injured Ivy being kicked 10y horse on Satur-
day.
The remains of John Janney. former
resident of this county, who died in Newark,
n. j.. were inferred at Bay View on Thurs
day, last week.
L. T.. VI. Barber of near Elkton. will
raise Il large flag on his place on the Fourth
of July in honor OF the nomination of Me.
Kiney and Hobart.
Chippewa Tribe |. o. Il. NJ. OF Philadel-
phia. will be in Elkton today. and would be
glad to meet the Red Men of Elkton at their
boat house on Water street.
Eli S. Seminar has been awarded the
contract for building the new school house at
Havre de Grace. HIS bid was 7l6,9oO.
There were six other bidders.
Simon Levinson and Ricketts, Nelson
made II trip to Wilmington on their wheels
on Sunday. then taking the boat for Phila-
delpha They returned home by rail.
-Elkton Grange. No. 145. met in Elkton
on Saturday and transacted routine business.
A full attendance is desired at the next meet
ing of the Grange on Saturday. July Is.
An order was issued by the department
on Monday disseminating on June 30 the
experimental free delivery postal service in Il
humber of towns including Newark, Della
ware.
In the appointment of the Standing Com
mfttees for 1896 '97. of the Maryland State
Firemen's Association W. C. Feehly. of Elk
ton and l.. Z. Goodfellow of Port Deposit.
were named on the Legislative Committee,
and DR.. W. H. Hopes, of Port Deposit on
the Auditing Committee.
Elisha Kirk. of near Blue Ball. has pur-
chased the tract of land known as Dicks
Point from Logan Brothers, of Rowland
vile. The tract contains about six acres and
is situated along the Susquehanna river near
Octorara junction. Mr.. Kirk will build Il
residence on the property.
The change of schedule, summer time
table, on the Baltimore, Chesapeake and
Atlantic Railway Company Will go in effect
the 10Th of June, and the transfer steamer
II Light Street instead of Pier No. 4, as now.
A. ]. Benjamin. Superintendent.
Sheriff Mackey sold two running horses
in the Howard House yard on Monday morn
ing on wrts of attachment. The prices were
low. The horse "Sir Tom brought $40
and "Ahead' was bought by Deputy Clerk of
the Court John G.. Williams for S14. Mr.
Williams sent the horse to his farm near Bay
View.
On Wednesday evening, members of Elk
Council, No. %, Jr. o. U. A. NJ, paid visit
to Perryville Council, and conferred the
Oriental Degree on ten members of that
Council. Messrs. w. H. Realey, Benjamin
Davis. Fred G. Ludwig, Robt. Jaquette.
Dennis Popo and j. o. Mccullough took part
in the initiation.
Capt 7. S. Hers family have moved to
their pleasant summer home near Chesapeake
City. Mrs. Her is accompanied by her
daughter Mrs. Robert Jones and her grand
daughter Margaret, with Florence and Sarah
Master Hon. VIM. I. Master spends every
Sunday with his daughters, returning to
Baltimore every Monday morning.
Magistrate n. X. Warner on Tuesday
morning heard a case involving the owner
ship of three running horses. Some days ago
Jacob Hammond attached three horses the
alleged property of Charles Thomas and
James Kent for board bill of 5Sl. On
Monday DIR. Johnson, of New York, ap-
peared and claimed the horses as his prop
erty. After hearing the evidence the Magis-
trate decided that Kent and Thomas were the
owners of the stock and responsible for the
board bill.
Although there is stringent law forbid
ding the destruction of fish by means of dyna-
mite or similar explosions yet many persons
saw the operations Of II man in boat on
Monday on the Susquehanna river just north
of the p. w. & b. Railroad bridge.
A number of explosions were heard and
the water was thrown 25 feet high each time.
During the building of the b. & o. bridge
over the Susquehanna much of this work was
done by Italian laborers, but this occurrence
is the first noticed for long time. 1t is the
of intaraStaI n unlprt lyp the