The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-02-06
THE NEWS in BRIEF.

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this market.
Wilmer Wtworth is having his restaurants
on Main street repa,nted and pnpercd.
A flock Of wild geese passed over town
on Wednesday, their flight being Northward.
There is u great demand in EIkton for
houses. Thirty could ha rented ut good
rent.
The cas- end Of High stree, Is in II bad
town authorities.
Twelve more Of Elkton's can!ues were
sent - thar happy hunting ground by Bailitf
Biddir this week.
There is Il man in Elkton who lost two
days at $1.25 per day. in order to make a
muzzle for q pet pup.
William Beatty, West Nottingham, takes
the Webster farm. Mr.. Realty sold his farm
last week to w. Ross Cameron.
B + Riley has rented of Herbert Cum
mings IL small farm near Grubb's Corner. to
which he will move in the spring.
Fish Commissioner j. c. Tarves, in
about completed arrangements for spring
operations.
Mrs. Maria G.. Paret wife of Right Rev
William A. Parot, Bishop Of Maryland, died
at the episcopal residence in Baltimore on
Monday morning.
The rcnssessmcnt of property in the Third
district If Hartford county shows an increase
OF 92G2 900. The assps,ors are how at work
in the Second district
Miss Annie Woodrow has been under IN
structiou ut ConCwingo postofice with view
of becoming postmistrcss there in place of
Miss Dora Boyle, who will retire.
". ]. Adams. proprietor Of of the Four
tain Inn Hotel at Conowingo, has purchased
the good will and fixtures of the hotel at
Unicorn Lancaster county, Pa, to which he
will move in the spring
A public school has been petitioned for
at Conowingo. 1t has been shown that at
least % scholars would attend who are now
compelled to so to lakewood or Pilot Town
schools, which are two miles distant
The people of Kirkwood are agitated
over the number of supposed mad dogs which
have appeared there recently. They have
now organized n sort of vigilance committee
and every strange dog is shot on sight.
CLAYTON has already applied to the Gen
eral Assembly for new charter. Smyrna
will apply in Il few 3ays. New Castle people
are also talking of asking for a new charter,
as they claim thar the present ono is
Anticipated.
Mr.. Septimus d. Jeweps, residing near
Aberdeen. Hartford county. died Monday
morning from consumption, aged As years.
He was member OF the firm of Bayless &
Jewcns. packers of canned goods in Hartford
and Queen Anne's counties.
The Law and Order League of BelGir and
vicinity, Hartford county, which was organ
lied few days ago, held meeting on Satnr-
day. John S. Richardson. Jr., secretary,
rendered his resignation and Samuel w.
Bradford was elected in his stead.
Thomas b. Frieze younger son of Col.
j. Thompson Fri2He, Il popular young man of
Havre de Grace. died Saturday morning after
a brief Illness He was past chancellor of
the knights of Pythias and a member of Sus-
auehanna Lodge Of Masons. He was thirty
one years of age.
The people of New Cast lie arc much
pleased over the fact that the town is to be
lighted by electricity. The jail being lighted
in the same way is also expected to be an
Improvement over the present system. 1t is
expected that New Castle will be the best
lighted town on the Peninsula outside Of
Wilmington.
1t is likely that most of the plants on the
Peninsula for making artificial ice will be idle
next summer The recent cold weather has
made excellent ice and nearly all OF the ice
men on both the Maryland and Delaware
portions of the Peninsula have laid in Il sufli-
cent supply of ice to last their customers
through the next warm season.
The people of Delaware City are deter
mined to be even with other towns in the line
OF improvements. Though the town will not
build light and power plant it has deter
mined to have both light and water, and, if
possible, will contract with private corpora
tions to furnish both. The necessary power
to do this will be conferred upon the mayor
and town council by bills which are now be-
fore the General Assembly.
AT the annual meeting Of the Elkton
Cemetery Company held in the office of DR..
John H. lamar on Monday, February /, the
following persons were elected to serve for
ensuing year: President DR.. r. G. Mackall:
secretary, John Partridge; assistant secretary,
VIM. II. Mackall treasurer, Dr. John II.
lamar. Managers, Henry Vinsinger, John
Partridge John s. Writ, Manly Drennen,
VIM. H. Elder. Executive Committee, Henry
vinsinger Manly Drennen, John S. Writ.
Superintendent, VIM. II. Elder.