The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-11-13

on thursday.
The residence OF Frank T. Whitney, East
Main street, is being improved.
j. E. Crothers is uilding new wheel
wright and blacksmith shop at Calvert.
Recently while painting william H. Cur
rier, OF Principi" Furnace, fell from a ladder,
and was seriously injured.
While at work at Ricketts, Mill, carpenter
Cal. Merritt, of Elston, fell this week and
was painfully bruised. He is confined to b s
home.
Miss Matte R. Hrssy, daughter of Mr.. H.
IL. Hessy, formerly of Earleville. this county.
died last week in Philadelphia, aged fifteen
years.
The Young Mems Social Club, of Elkton
which had quarters in Odd Fellows Hall has
dislaad"d. The room is now occupied by a club
made up principally of horsemen.
Governor Ebe W. Tunnel has appointed
Charles s. Cunwell trustee of Delaware
College. Mr.. Conwell was "A professor at
that institution IA number Of years.
Noses Goldblett, owner of race horses Mt
Elkt"n, was injured in II railroad wreck at
Charlottesville Va, last week, his left knee
being spraned. He il now compelled to use
clutches until he RECEIVERS.
A snowy or great Northern owl measure
ing feet inches across its extended wings
and two feet from the top of its head to the
t p of its tail, was snot Tuesday by George
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wheat field
--Sheri% Harvey H. Mackey, when he re-
tires from oilic" will continue his r"sidrncein
Elkton, having rented the property on East
Main street. now occupied by W. II. MarkaiI
Mr., Markall will remove to his newly put
chased property on Bridge street.
The Philadelphia, Wilmington and Bati-
more Railroad Company will sell tickets from
ELTON 20 Was' inctpn and return for ST.,
on Sunday next November IA They will be
god upon sp cial train leaving Eikton 1T
% II. m, and regular trains leaving at 10 81
and 1873. Returning letve WASHINGTON It
2.l5. $40 an" 10 O'clock. p. m.
THAT charming actress Miss Rachrllc
R1nard at the head Of her own New York
Company appeared in the EIkton Opera
House, last night, Friday, and will appear t,
night. Saturday. Last night they presented
"Ingomar' AMI this evening the attraction
will be 1.-The Lady OF Lyons Their pre-
auctions are elegant and mastery and the
audi nee last night was very much pleased.
This evenings program will be of II high clj,s
both histrionirally and in scenic production
and will likely have a large audience, The
prices are rs and IS cents for reserved seats.
Tickets can now be secured at Wells Drug
Store.
Darlington. the "Kng Mystner of the
Worla,' supported 10y Il strong company,
notably Miss Nina G.enello appeared in the
Eikton Opera House on Tuesday night in n
magic and comedy program that very much
pleased his audience. Barrington's work rs
Il magician and ilIusionist and seight of hand
performer is certainly remarkable, and the
finished character of the entire entertain
ment made it an evening of much enjoy
ment. The performance was varied. and
was divided into three parts: illusions by
Darlington; singing comedy, entitled "Was
1t a Lady?' and "Inez an Illusion, +" story
of the Spanish Inquisition.
Albert Constable. Esq of Elkton, is in
Centrevlle engaged as one of the counsel for
the plaintiff in the trial Of the case in which
William Il. Benedict sues William A. Potts
for $40, 900 damages for injuries received in
1895 while riding over what is called pixies
Peak road at Colchester, which was oper-
ated by Potts. Benedict and two ladies occu-
pied car, and when it issued from Il e
tunnel he was not in it. Persons found him
in the tunnel in an nsensible CONDITION. He
had received scalp wound, two ribs were
fractured. his arm lacerated and other in
juries inflicted. The proprietor Mr. Potts
claims that the accident was caus ed by great
carelessness on the part of Benedict, and
that. although thousands Of passengers Il, 9
the cars during the summer season no casu-
atty has occurred except as the result of gross
reckessness on the part of riders