The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-04-25
THE NEWS in BRIEF.

Margaret A. M,tsel, OF Elkton has been
granted waows pension.
Farmers near Elktor lost number of
horses last week owing to the excessive
heat.
Frank " Sutcr has sold his farm of 80
acres rear Elktcn. adjoining the Elkton
stock farm to Hon. William NJ Sinserlyi for
$500.
A plate glass front is being placed in the
Rudolph store building on Main street. The
two windows will he straight pane 5X6 feet
The change ll,mnke decided Improvement.
-Cadmus Price, the Elkton carter, bought
a fine pair nj draught horses in Philadelphia
on Wednesday. Davis and Vinsinger. millers
also bought a horse in that city on Wednes-
day.
Sneak thieves invaded the dwelling of
VIM. H. Edwards at Gilpins Bridge on Thurs
dav in the absence OF Mrs. Edwards, and
carried away lot of clothing and 80 in
money.
A full attendance OF the members of
Elkton Conclave, No. $40, l. o. Fl. is re-
auested on Monday evening next, to assist
in comforting the degrees on four new
candidates.
During an electrical storm on Monday
night bolt struck the chimney of the house
of Charles Schaefer, in Chesapeake City.
The chimney was demolished and nlmber
OF articles knocked off mantel in itlr room
below, but no further damage was done.
john Adams white man charged with
stealing turkies from W. X. Warden Of Ian
caster county Pa, was arrested on Friday at
Rising Sun in this county by Deputy Sheriff
McAlister and committed to Jail by Magis-
trate Cleaver to await the action of the Penn
authorities
Edward TAYLOR has added number of
handsome new carriages to his livery stable
on Main street, notable among them being a
canopy top surrey, which is one of tn" finest
vehicles in Elkton. The carriages were
made by Samuel J. White. the well known
builder of Wilmington.
The Hartford County Commissioners have
made a satisfactory agreement with the
mayor and city council of Havre de Grace
with reference to the new school building.
The building when completed will cost about
1000 and will be provided with all the
modern improvements.
james T. Mullin. the head of the we'll
known clothing firm OF Wilmington, James
Il. Mulin & Son. Wilmington, died on We'd
nesiay at home in Wernersvillc. Pa, in the
Goth year of his age. The firm is well "nown
in Elkton and throughout this section of the
state where it has many customers.
The handsome new onyx soda fountain in
Frazers pharmacy, Main street. has baen do
ing thriving business the past week, and the
quality of the soda is the best. The fountain
is surrounded with large mirrors and the
finishing of this depart ment of the store is
modern. A new oak panel counter with
marble slab has been erected
The warm weather of the past few day
has FASTENED the growth of the peach buds
and many of them are now in bloom. All
that the growers now fear is that ruoI
weather accompanied by frost may now conc
and kill the buds. If frost should HOW
arrive there would be little hope for IL good
peach crop, while if the weather continues
mild there will be Il large one.
AS will be seen by the advertisement the
good Will. fixtures, furniture. ETC., of one OF
the leading hotels and restaurants in Iayre
de Grace will be sold ut public sale on Tues
DAY. next April 2Sth l; is the hotel Of Mr..
Joseph A. Hergenhrothcr, and everything
about the establishment is new, up to date, >
and in first class condition. The building
may be leased for term Of years.
George II. Bristow a well-known resi-
dent of Havre de Grace. died of paralysis
Mr.. Bristow was in the siyty-cighth year OF
his age. He was engineer of the old steamer
Maryland, which ran between Havre dc
Grace, and Perryvile for "A number of years
and the latter years of his life was employed
as Waterman on the Susquehanna draw.
bridge of the Philadelphia. Wilmington and
Baltimore railroad, in whose employ he
had been for more than forty years.