The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-07-10
WING OFFICE TELEPHONE, No. 30.
THE NEWS in BRIEF.

New hay is bringing 600 per ton in thi:
town.
Thermometers are going up and iceC
drinks are going down.
The pension of John Peacock, of Por
Deposit has been renewed.
The wheat yield in Hartford county, it is
predicted, will be the largest the county ever
had.
1t is reported that Joshua Smith, of Oar
lington. Hartford county, is to rent part of the
Susquehanna Paper Mill plant and resume
work.
A fruit and ice cream festival will bt
held by the Zion NJ E. Church on the even,
ings of Wednesday and Thursday, July II
and Is.
The Supervisors of Election will meet il
Elkton, on Thursday, the fifteenth, to ex
anime and formally appoint the election
officers selected at the last meeting.
An annular eclipse of the sun will occur
on July 20, and will be visible as a partia
eclipse throughout the United States, Canada
Mexico and the northern part OF South Amer
lea.
John Bell, of Chcstertown, gathered 4
curiosity in the form of large head of cab
bage having five smaller, but perfect heads
of cabbage clustered around it on the SAINT
stalk.
j. Guest King. secretary of the MarylanC
Republican Editorial Association, gives notice
that there will be meeting of the association
at the Blue Mountain House on Monday
July 10Th.
AT the Prospect Park races on Monday
Jockey Houston who rode on the track,
around Elkton was thrown against the fence
receiving fracture of the leg. He was taker
to IA Baltimore Hospital.
The first Maryland peaches were landed
in Baltimore last week from II farm neal
Mount Vernon, Somerset county. The fruit
was of Hale's Early variety, and of inferior
quality. but the box brought so cents.
A race horse owned by James Moore raj
away on Paradise Alley on Tuesday. The
wagon came in contact with Herman BCu,
chellcs team on East High street throwing
nun W INC t1l'Iuh ll' ES'tll'u WIN u wv
bruises.
Joseph T. Reed, of Bay View, who ha,
been confined to his home for year pas
from rheumatism is now able to move
around. Mr.. Reed raised barn on his place
last week in place of the one destroyed by tho
cyclone there some months ago.
The handsome new residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry NJ. Mccullough on East Mar
street is nearing completion, and its Colonia
style Of architecture makes it a departure il
the style of Ekton residences. The property
when finished will be a decided ornament /,
the East End.
Ernest Whi,c. son of Rufus White, OF
Port Deposit. was severely injured Friday
last week, 10y falling thirty feet from II brancl
of a chcrry tree on the farm OF S. D. Fisher
The thigh OF his right leg and the wrist o
his right arm were badly broken. The lrac
tured limbs were set IVY Drs. Crothers anJ
Brown.
National Lodge. Odd Fellows, Of EIkton
installed the following officers on Friday
night. last weekly. G., DR.. Ii. Clemson
V. G. Chas. T.. Alexander; Secy John II
Terrell; Il. S. n. g., Geo. r.. Ash; H. S. V. &.
Fred Letter; Conductor. Lloyd McLane
Warden, Fred Ludwig; Inside Guardian
Micheal Paul: Outside Guardian. Andrew
Hushebcck; Il. ;. S., Chas. Boulder.
Henry Emory, II farmer living near Elk
ton on the Glasgow road was seriously injured
on Saturday 10y an unmaneagcable colt
receiving such injuries as to necessitate hi.
removal to Johns Hopkins Hospital Balti
more. In attempting to hold the animal b,
his head, Emory was thrown and tramped
his shoulder blade being dislocated anC
crushed and his breast painfully bruised
His condition is improving but he will b,
compelled to remain at the hospital for
number of weeks.
-Elkton Council Junior Order of Untcc
American Mechanics will give an excursion
to Colchester Beach. on Wednesday next
July 14th, on the steamer "Forrest City," thu
boat leaving the Singery wharf Mt o'clock
The start will be made from Colchester oil
the return trip at half past four. TIL,
Mechanics have earned the name of givinl
popular and pleasant excursions and ever,
effort is being made to have this outing sue
cessful in every way. The committee having
the affair in charge includes S. J. Keys, j. IL
Sloan, P. NJ. Groves. Fred Ludwig, Georg,
A. Brown, Ricketts, Nelson, Alfred Davis
Fred H. Leffler, W. ]. Smith, Daniel Terrell
Henry Plummer, c. S. Boulder. Tickets viii
be sold for sixty cents; children, thirty cents
chartered to carry four hundred and fift,
passengers, but in order to make it all thu
more comfortable the Mechanics have decided
to limit the number of tickets to four hun
bred.