The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-08-07
WING OFFICE TELEPHONE, No. 80.
THE NEWS in BRIEF.

"A telephone has been placed III the law
offices of John S. Writ, North street.
A new front fence has been erected Oh
the residence property on East Main street
occupied by William o. Gilmour.
Thieves broke into the clothing store Of
William Gros7man, in Havre de Grace, last
Monday night and got of with booty valued
at about 500.
john West and Henry Solomon are held
for trial in Wilmington, wien they were
arrested Oh tle charge OF robviug tue store OF
Rankin Armstrong in Newark, II lew nights
ago,
Harry o. Dean was injured while ut work
at the Elkton boat yard Oh Monday-tu adze
slipping IL his hands and inilicung II deep
and painful wound on his leg DR.. Cooper
was called III attendance.
The annual meeting of the members of
the Mutual Fire Insurance Company OF Cecil
county, will be held in Elkton, to-day N
twelve o'clock. Nine managers will be
elected to serve for II year.
Harry Corridor, II we'll known and sue
cessfui poultry fancier of near Elkton has
been granted patent upon an incubator.
Harry is OF an inventive turn of MUD an / his
place shows many evidences of his genius in
the way of mechanical and inventive skill.
Samuel Harris. tenant on the ''Rudulph'
farm near Ethtun, owned by the Thomas
Drcnnun heirs las an unusually large yield of
wheat tlis season. Although the grain has
been standing in the field over four weeks
and during such rainy weather, it is in It
perfect condition and is turning out 30
bushels 80 the acre.
On the second page of to-day's issue OF
the WHIG j. Polk Racine Of Elkton. tells Of
experiences rs Federal soldier at the fail of
Richmond, the Confederate capital. Mr.
Racine is an interesting writer and his remi-
nisccncrs are interesting and given in Il
clever way. Especially well told is his adven
ture with a songstress of the South.
Three colored men, John Magaw, Aquilla
Magaw and William Stansbury, had been
employed helping william Preston, II farmer
of near Havre de Grace, thresh his wheat
On Ffilay morning they loaded 30 bushels on
a wagon and, taking it to Havre de Grace,
disposed of it on their own account They
were arrested for larceny and held for court.
In default of bail the men languish in jail
The roof OF the warehouse at the Elkton
station occupied by Charles r. Foard grain
dealer, which extended over the track OF the
siding, was cut off by the railroad carpenters
this week. The roof protruded considerably
over the tops of freight ears and was a
menace to the safety OF the railroad men
Some months ago brakeman was knocked
from the top OF the ear by the roof aud killed,
the car running over him.
The dorchester Company is actively en-
gagged in making preparations for the Kent
and Queen Anne County Fair, which will be
held at Colchester Beach, August "a, %. 2G
and q. The construction of stables and
the other necessary buildings was begun on
Monday, ana iu the four weeks intervening
between to-day and the first Of the fair much
will he dn~" TO make things convenient for
the exhibitors and the patrons.
On Monday next, August 8, competa-
tive examination viii he held in the Office Of
the School Commissioners, Elkton, to award
the following free scholarships, to which
Cecil couuty is entitled: One at Western
Maryland College, Westminster, board and
tuition free; four at State Normal School
Baltimore. books and tuition free; one n
Maryland Institute, Baltimore, tuition free
The examination will begin at nine o'clock.
Work OF constructing the telephone line
from Ellton to Newark, where connections
will be made with the long distance telephone
line of the Delaware and Atlantic Company
is progressing rapidly and the poles have al
been put il place ready for erection. Ii
reaching " els drag store where the public
phone will be located-the line through town
will start from the corner of the fair grounds
at North street, run along the front Of the
grounds to Bridge street, down Bridge &c
Water, and then along the marsh to the real
of the store. From Water street a wire will
also be run to the Office of the Singerly Pulp
Works where private phone will he placed
Henry Levy, "A clothing dealer Of Havre
de Grace, cashed check on Monday, for q
customer, which shortly after caused inquiry
to be made. The check was for S43.72 drawn
to the order of C. L. Biddle by S. l.. Storer
& Co., New York. The party accused is John
Griffin, who was originally from Jersey.
For some time past he has been fishing with
Biddle, of Havre de Grace, for rockflsh. and
the catch has been exceedingly good. few
days ago Griffin drew his share of the catch
and quit 1t is charged that he went to the
postof1ce Monday, and asked for Biddle's
mail, and was given letter containing the
check in question and got it cashed at Levy's.
The check was drawn on the Market and
Fulton Bank, New York. Payment has been
stopped. Griffin was arrested in Baltimore,
on Tuesday.