The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-07-17
JULY.
THE NEWS In BRIEF.

"A Government pension mas been granted
Elizabeth A. JONES' of Conowingo.
William Redmau, of Lombard, has been
granted an original Government pension.
Stanley Brothers will start their tomato
cannery in Elk Neck in operation about the
first OF August.
Henry Booth offers for sale or exchange
his desirable farm near Leeds. Notice his
lad" in this issue.
j. II. Il. lamar, Fred I. Haines and
Clinton Mccullough spent several days cruis-
ing on the Elk river and bay this week.
A large shipment of paper was made last
week from the Providence Paper Mills, the
121 900 pounds.
Elias Lamb. an aged colored man resid-
ing near Iron Hill, recently had two fingers
injured so badly by frecracker that Icy
had to be amputated.
The woodlawn Young Womau's Christ
ian Temperance Uuion will hold lawn fete
at the home of Miss Margaret Miller, Tuesday
evening, July 20. If stormy next evening.
Tho Maryland Republican Editorial Assoc
citation will meet at the Blue Mountain House,
fifteen miles east of Hagerstown, on the
Western Maryland Railroad on Mon lay next,
July 10.
A young child of Samuel j. Killman
drank from bottle containing coal oil and
was made violently sick. A physician was
hastily called and the little fellow was soon
out OF danger.
The house occupied by Eli Taylor col
ored on Paradis" Alley. caught ilre on Mon
day morning, but the flames were cxtin-
guished before gaining any Roadway. No
alarm was turned in
A sneak thief at the FELTON, House. Elk
ton. on Monday entered the bar room and
stole gold watch valued at $50, from the
vest of Proprietor Eugene Clark, which was
hanging behind the bar.
The first home raised peaches were in
the Elkton Market on Tuesday at Giles North
Street Market House. The fruit was of the
Early Red variety and was raised on the
Nathaniel Devalinger farm near Elkton.
The following letters are advertised at
the Elkton Post Office this week:-Charles
Mahoney. Henry Whiting. William j, Rae
james S. Lawler, G. A. King, Charles Ken
dali, Harry Jones' George Hughes, George
L. Aail, j. L. Gleason, J. Eckert Joseph G.
Dure. George Coudrier, Mrs. Mary Williams,
Z. Price.
-Twcnty-four young men, the members of
the choir OF prominent NJ. L. Church, in
Columbia, Pa, are camping on the estate of
the late james G. Boil, on the SusquchUuLa
river. near Conowingo. The young men
have sung at Il number of church occasions
there and are making their visit very agree
able to the people in that neighborhood.
It is expected that the improvements
now in order at the Elkton Pulp Works will
be completed in time for the starting of the
works again the middle of the coming week.
The improvements include the building Of an
extension to the drying room, and the addi-
ton OF another vat to the drying machine.
Another screen will also be put on the ma
chine. General repairs are being made to
the mill machinery and buildings. Three
carloads of perforated pulp were shipped
from the works to New York on Tuesday for
shipment to France.
The Elkton Counci, Jr., o. L. A. Ne
excursion to Colchester Beach on "Wednesday
on the steamer '.Forrest City" carried 900
people. The boat reached the beach shortly
after twelve o'clock and five hours were spent
there The excursionsts reached home about
ten o'clock. The day was a pleasant one.
Blanche Wilson the 11-year-old daughter Of
George Wilson of Elkton, strayed away from
the party with whom she made the trip and
was left at the beach. She was taken to
Baltimore on the evening boat and cared for
over night, being sent to her home on Thurs
day morning.
The work OF laying the tracks and max
ing the connections with the main line, for
the new cut of ON the P. w. and b. Railroad
over Iron Hill, east of Elkton is being COM
pleted and il is likely that travel over the
new line will begin tomorrow or Monday. 1t
is reported that the contract for the straight
ening of the line between Bacon Hill and
Charlestown has been let. and the work will
commence at an early date. The change will
begin this side Of Bacon Hill tower, and
extend to near North East station, and then
begin again at North East tower, and extend
to IL point below the Charlton Works. Assist
ant Engineer of Construction T. c. Stewart,
now stationed at Havre de Grace, will have
charge of the work. and c. A. Simms, of
Philadelphia, is the contractor.
VIM. Beckett, horseman, well known in
Elkton, is having trouble over the running
horse ST. Lawrence II, and which eliminated
in suit several days ago, before II justice Of
the peace at Arlington near Baltimore. 1t
seems that Micheal Mcdonald, of New York,
owns the horse which he placed in the possess
sion of Abe Carson to be run on the track.
Mr. Carson was barred from the racetrack
and he in turn transferred the horse to Mr..
Beckett. the defendant in the suit. Mr..
Beckett had the animal thirteen months
having run the horse at the Elkton and Iron
Hill tracks, where he came first In five races,
second in seven races and third in eight races,
out Of which nothing was paid to Mr. Nc
Donald, according to the evidence. Mr..
Mcdonald wrote for the horse, but he was
not returned to him by Mr.. Beckett and hence