The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-12-05
DECEMBER.
THE NEWS in BRIEF.

to the depth of five inches.
Ice 2%t inches thick was on the ice pond
of Vim. Booth on Friday morning.
The wells throughout Ekton are going
dry. 1t is good stroke for the water com
pany.
While cleaning Il revolver on Sunday
John Simpson, OF Iron HILL accidentally shot
himself in the left hand
George Booth, formerly of EIkton, has
sold out his business in Middlctown. Del,
and removed to Philadelphia.
Irving Deibart moved into his new resi-
dence il West Elkton this week. The prop
erty is a decided improvement to that section
of the town.
Mrs. $. Duhamel of Earleville, has in her
parlor window n white chrysanthamum with
stem measuring ten inches, and containing
twenty-siX flowers.
"A poultry supper will be held in tho
school house in Earleville, on Friday evening
December 18th. 1896, for the benefit OF school
library. If stormy will be held next evening
Additional wires are being strung on the
line Of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany between Washington and New York
and which passes through Elkton.
"A full attendance of the members OF Elk
ton Conclaye No. $40, Heptasophs, is re-
quested on Monday night next, at which
meeting an election of officers will take place
Secretary Treasurer John NJ. Tucker and
Adius;er W. H. Eder of the Cecil Mutual Fire
Insurance Co., arc on trip down The Penin-
suIa inspecting the company's risks in the
several towns.
Train No 81 on the Maryland Division
made run OF sixty nine miles in seventy
minutes on Monday night, between Baltimore
and Wilmington. The train passes Elkton a
few minutes before nine O'Clock
On Tuesday night the barn and wagon
housn on the farm of Albanus SaXton, near
Andora, was burned to the ground Two
hCrsrs and cows We're burned and all his
farming utensils. Origin of fire unknown.
William Hamilton, a ppe-iltter at Provi-
dence Mills, while uncoupling pipe had his
eye badly injured by the bleach and soda ash
that was in the pipe He was taken on Sat
urday to the Wills Eye Hospital in phila-
delphia.
While the work train on the Z. W. and
b. railroad was shifting at the siding just
east OF the iron bridge near Elkton on Tues
day one car jumped the track ut tho switch.
travel being delayed on the northbound track
for an hour.
A number of improvements are being
made at the Deibert Boatyards. A new en-
gine house and machinery building are being
built and the yard will be raised SO as not to
be affected by the tide. Mr.. Deberts resi-
dence near the yard has been remodcled.
The Court Of Appeals this week rendered
decision in the case of Spencer and others
vs. Paten. removed from Hartford to Howard
county. The court has affirmed the decision
of the lower court, and rendered the judg-
ment in favor Of Patten for 5000 and costs
Drake and Stratton, the contractors who
built the ropd bed for the change of line Of
the 7. w. and b. railroad between Elkton
and Iron Hill, having completed their con-
tract removed their plant this week. The
railroad company will lay the rails in the
spring.
A man giving his name as Edward Burke
OF Chicago, ILL.,, was arrested in Darlington,
Hartford county a mile from Aberdeen,
Saturday night. He WAS suspected of being
implicated in the recent horse theving in that
vicinity At the hearing he made some
contradictory statements and was locked up
for a further hearing.
Architect l.. II. Springer has awarded
the contract for building the house for J.
Wilkins Cooch in Newark, to Kane and
Griffin Of Newark, the price being $2G93.
Levi o. Cameron and Son, the well known
bnildsrs of Elkton, were the second lowest
bidders being 81 above the price at which
the work was awarded.
,<-Dlptherla, which has been prevailing
throughout the state to considerable extent,
has unfortunately been reported as having gained
but itte Roadway in this county, and the
cases reported have generally yielded
promptly to treatment. The few cases
around Elkton were in no instances fatal,
and at West Nottingham where the disease
30 hOm browning ~ q SiiSht 0A'oh' tho
patients are progressing nicely the form OF
the malady not being dangerous.
j. W. knight, Elkton's progressive
photographer, had hard luck on Wednesday.
The school teachers attending the Institute
held In Elkton this week, were to be photo
graphed in Il group and Knight had his
camera set in readiness for the pleasant work
OF photographing SO many pretty faces when
sad to relate his assistant allowed the instru-
ment to fall to the hard pavement with
disastrous results. The tense was 50 badly
injured that the picture could not be taken,
but which was aiterward done, the instru-
ment being repaired.