The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-11-06
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Local Matters Boiled Down for HaSty
peruSal by Busy Rea ierS.

mated 10y the President as Thanksgiving Day.
Thomas Vandergrift. justice of the peace
at Chesapeake City, is critically i'll at his
home.
Samuel Fitzgerald. OF Calvert, has been
appointed member OF the Baltimore police
force.
j. Rankin Armstrong; merchandise store
in Newark was broken into last Monday
night.
Within the last few days several flying
fish have been caught in the North East
river.
Prank Trimble of near lakewood, who
was recently shot while cunning will soon be
out again.
Miss Blanche Messick, only daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Messck died last Sunday,
after a lingering illness.
-PowelIs johnson, a colored inmate OF the
Aims House, from the First District, died on
Wednesday from pneumonia.
Joshua Clayton Thomas, Of Middetown,
Del. has registered as law student in the
office OF Albert Constable, Elkton.
nua inspection of the Maryland Division Of
the r., w. & B. Railroad will be made.
Dennis Cawley, OF Syracuse. N. Y, is
spending a week or two in Ekton with his
son William d. Cawley, of Wells Drug Store.
A number from Elkton attended the
promenade given last evening by the Junior
Glass of Delaware College in the college ora
tory.
Frank Y. Suter has bought from DR.. r.
c. MackalL lot on Mackall street adjoining
his property and will build thereupon in the
Spring.
AT the Office OF the Clerk of the Court
seventy three ducking licenses have been
issued to date, OF which number fifteen are
for boxes.
AT the semi-aunual election of officers OF
the |. O. S. G. held at Leeds last week
George Settle. Pres, E. A. Howard, Sec, and
Wm. Settle, Treas, were chosen.
The residence of Edward Reynolds, Of
MiddIetown, was sold on Wednesday under a
judgement in favor of Herbert & Co., OF Bal
timor", C. L. Ward. attorney. for 81 200.
The family OF William Dean, of Newark,
were stricken down after they had eaten din
ner few days ago. An investigation was
made the result being that traces of poison
We're found in the bread they had eaten.
Miss Anna Coudon will have her chrys.
authemum show at Aiken in this county on
Nov. 9th, to 18Th, frcm Up. M, to p, m.
daily. The plants and cut flowers are for
sale. Admission 10 cents.
- Eighty-six tickets were sold at Elkton on
Sunday tor the railroad excursion to Balti-
more and Washington. Tomorrow the trip
is to Philadelphia. Owing to the cheap rate
fifty cents--the excursions are proving very
popular.
The Annual Camp Fire and Reunion Of
Rodgers Post, No. 2S. G. A. R.. OF Havre de
Grace, wlltake place at the City Opera House.
on Thursday evening, Nov. 18TH at 8 p. m.
The annual Banquet will be given on the
same evening at 10 p. m at the Spencer
House,
AT the office OF the Clerk of the Circuit
Court in Elkton, the following marriage
licenses were issued last week: Robert C.
Price and Sarah L. Jamison, both of Fair
Perryville; James W. Morgan, OF Earevie,
and Matte A. Taylor. of Wilmington.
james Emory. Of Frederick, claims the
distinction of being the tallest man in Della
ware. He is feet 80 inches in height, and
Is inches taller than John Mason, the tai
man OF Clayton. Mr.. Emory tops over the
shoulders of Hon. GeorgeV. Massey, formerly
of NV, 4 10 he
taller than Rev. Father Birmingham, of Will
mington.
Charles Hinchiiie. son of Joseph Hinch-
life. Of Elkton, formerly of the CECIL WHO
now connected with the aurora Beacon
Aurora, Ill read an interesting paper before
Young Mems Lincoln Club. Of that city,
recently. showing the difference between the
State and Federal Governments. which at
tracted much attention. Mr. Hinchlife has
been located at Aurora for more than a year
and is recognized as one Of the foremost
newspaper men there.
A meeting Of the stockholders OF the
Cecil County Agricultural Society will be held
in EIkton on Tuesday morning next at ten
o'clock for the election Of officers and the
transaction of such other business as may
come up. 1t is expected that the meeting
will be an Interesting one as movement has
been on foot for some time among a number
of stockholders to secure several changes in
the personnel of the management. Just
what strength they will develop remains to
be seen.
Two of Rising SUMS young men came to
Oxford saturday evening and after being in
town an hour or more became unable to navi-
gate correctly They fingered here until past
midnight and then started to drive home
Surprising that all streets running south lead
to Rising sun, they drove along the west bank
of the deep railroad cut between Market and
Broad streets The drivers muddled brain
was not MS clear as the horses eyes and the
animal was driven off the street and over the
edge Of the cut the whole outfit landing on
the railroad, about rs feet below. The only
damage sustained was that Of broken shaft.
A neighboring livery-stabe boy went to their
assistance and soon had them on the road to
Rising Sun.-Oxford Press.
AT the annual meeting on Monday morn
ing of the Wilmington NJ. E. Preachers Asso-
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