The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-01-02
THE NEWS in BRIEF.
Give the dogs lots of room nowadays.


1t is said that telephone connection will
soon be made between Georgetown and Sea-
ford.
More money for education on the Eastern
Shore counties will be made II State political
issue.
The banks and public offices in Elkton
were closed yesterday, New Years Day
legal holiday.
The annual meeting of the Peninsula
Horticultural Society will be held in Milford
on january 6, 7 and 8.
Joe Trimble. of Bay view fell on the ice
last Friday, and broke his arm. A few days
before Elsie Gamble also met with the same
accident, falling off a chair.
Senator Westcott. of Kent county, has
received message from Gov. Lowndes auth
orizing him to procure Il schooner for service
rs police boat for Chester river.
The Easton Gazette, one of the best
country newspapers in Maryland has reached
its Slst birthday, and it grows in brightness
and activity as its years lengthen ont.
A four months old daughter John Moore.
died on Thursday of last week. The remains
We're Inferred in the Elkton cemetery on Sat
urday. Rev. VIM. Schouler, officiating.
Mrs. Mary Spitte an aged lady, who
resides with her son r. Henry Emory, on the
Glasgow road, near EIkton fell at her home
on Tuesday morning breaking her hip.
The work on the abutments of the new
r;l Ilril Fl, 10
petrd and the iron work will soon begin. All
the material for the structure is on hand.
A runaway horse colIided with IL carriage
driven by Mrs. c. NJ. Ellis on Friday after
noon on West High street, throwing Mrs.
Ellis violently from her carriage, but FORUM
ately she escaped with few bruises.
DR. C. NJ Ellis is making several i'm
provements to Odd Fellows hall. The office
recently occupied by the Cecil County Agri-
cultural Society has been repanted and
repapered, and the windows throughout
the building restored.
-Deibert Brothers will soon begin work
upon large steam barge at their Elk Land
ing yard. The machinery will be put in the
boat at Sparrows Point. The firm has already
built a number of these steam freighters and
are gaining a reputation for their successful
work.
"A disastrous fire occurred in Avondale,
Pa, on Christmas day, completely destroy
ing Watson's hall building, Joel Pusey's
building and the G.. A. r. hall builng, on
Pennsylvania Avenue. All the buildings
were of frame, and burned so rapidly that
very little of their contents was saved.
Wilmer Witworth, the well-known Main
street restauranteur has bought from j. Oge
Mccullough his newspaper business and will
conduct Il paper stand at his restaurant in
the Hurn block. He has also begun tho
management of Mr.. McCullough's paper route
through Elkton. Copies OF the Wing will be
found each week at his stand.
William Montgomery, the Ekton colcred
man who killed James Brown, II race track
follower, also colored in Elkton, last week,
has secured Albert Constable, Jr., us his
counsel. Mr.. Constable is an ambitious and
promising young barrister and his efforts in
the Truss murder case in which he was
counsel for Truss, the slayer of Captain
Camp, gained for him quite reputation.
"A most disgraceful fight occurred at Iron
, Hill station on Saturday night shortly after
the arrival of the midnight train between
two race track men. During the progress of
the fight one of the belligerents was badly
used up and was left lying on the track in
sensible. Night operator Hancock rescued
him from his perious position. Had he re-
NAMED in that position for a few minutes
longer he would have been ground to pieces
by train No. %, then due.
Many changes of residence are reported
to take place in the spring around Colora
and Mt. Pleasant. Mrs. Mary Christie and
Joseph A. Harris have exchanged properties,
the latter paying 81, 200 boot. Mrs. Christie
will move to her new home near Mt. Pleasant
in March, and Mr.. Harris will bring his
family from Baltimore to their future resi-
dence near Colora. Street Brown, Jr.. and
wife. will set up housekeeping on the old
Brown homestead, which is also located near
Mt. Pleasant.
Miss Martha Biddle left at the WING
office this week venerable copy Of the old
English Reader, once so popular in the pri
vate schools of this country. This copy is
one of an edition issued by Peter Brynberg
in 1906, at Wilmington. Del. 1t was compiled
by the accomplished Lindley Murray whose
grammar is yet the true standard Of good
English. The title page announces it as
"designed to assist young persons to read
with propriety and effect" When we notice
how few in these latter days read with effect
the regret is, that there are not more English
Readers in use. 1t was designed also to i'm
prove their language and sentiments, and to
inculcate principles of piety and virtue.
With such an object in view we can readily