The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-03-13
MARCH.
THE NEWS in BRIEF.

Samuel Chapman, u former Ektonian
died in Wilmington.
The Orphans Court will be in special
session on Tuesday next.
--Childs Council, Jr. o. L. A. NJ. celebrated
its Third Anniversary on Thursday evening.
Capt. Seielkin is still at the bridge with
good oysters, cheap for cash. shucked or in
the she'll.
Franklin d. Pearson, one of Havre de
Grace's best known residents died suddenly
at one o'clock on Wednesday afternoon.
A chicken thief got into the roost of
Thomas Bidde, West High street ON Tuesday
night and carried away eleven chickens.
Constable T. Emory Lee, of Cherry Hill,
lost pocketbook containing S55 and a num-
Der of valuable papers while driving to Elk
ton on Thursday morning.
The Kansas Minstrel Troupe will give an
entertainment in Mechanics Hall, Childs, on
Saturday night, March 90 For benefit of
Chlds Council. J. II. o. U. AN.
An additional pension has been granted
by the government. India c. Boyer of Elk
ton, has been granted an original widows
pension.
Before the races at Barksdale on Wednes-
day T. y. Miller's stable. including Dulcie
Larondie, Peggotty, Recover and others. was
disposed of by auction. Small prices were
realized
Wild ducks are making their annual mi
grafton north, stopping short time on our
bay shore marshes. Hunters bag Il few, but
the birds are wary and wild because of much
shooting
Ask your druggist for the kindergarten
Novelty The House that Jack Built issued
by j. c. Aver Company, Of Lowell, Mass. 1t
can be had for the asking, and is one of the
neatest things out.
The Oxford Town Council has offered a
reward of 800 for the arrest and conviction
of the person or persons who set fire to the
load of straw of William Whitman. on Octoraro
Avenue on the night of March 2.
Mr.. Henry vinsinger, of Ekton. will give
a graphophone entertainment in the Academy
building at Zion. Md, on Friday evening,
March 10Th, 1897, at 7.30 o'clock for the bene-
fit of the Zion W. c. T. U. Admission, 25 cents
Is cents for children.
The Maryland Republican Editorial
Association will meet in the Senate Chamber
at Annapolis on Monday, March, 18th at II
O'Clock II. m. Hon. Lloyd Lowndes, Cover
nor, will be present to welcome the members
to the 'Ancient CITY,
Prominent peach-growers on the PENN
sula state that the condition of the peach buds
at present is very promising. They claim
that the buds are no further forward than
they were in December, having been kept
back by the cold weather, and able to stand
zero weather in March.
Mrs. Rosa G. Hollingsworth will remove
from Elkton to Baltimore the latter part Of
this month. Mrs. Hollingsworthwill dispose of
quantity of household goods including rars
antique mahogany furniture at public auction
on Friday, March 10, at o'clock PM, at her
residence on West Main street.
The Maryland race tracks were discussed
at the meeting of the M. E. Preachers
hSSocldtlOu ou blouody iIoihihS hoooiutioho
were drawn up, and they will be presented to
the NJ. +. Conference and the preachers
association OF Philadelphia and Baltimore
with request to them to take action in the
matter.
The people of Middletown are in commu-
nicaton with a capitalist who contemplates
establishing Touring mill in that town.
Negotiations are now pending and it is ex-
pected that work will be commenced on the
mill in a short time. Townsend is also after
large Touring mill and expects to secure the
location in short time.
"A serious fire was narrowly averted ut
the residence of C. J. Campbell, at Leeds, on
Monday night About one o'clock Mr.. Camp
bell noticed bright light in the room below
his bed room and investigating found that
the fire board had become ignited from the
stove pipe. He was able to eXtinguish the
flames without much difficulty, because Of
the timely discovery.
That funny comedy The Two Johns"
was presented in Odd Fellows Hall on
Wednesday by an able company headed by
the large audience was kept laughing from
curtain rise to fall. A number of clever
speciaities we're introduced throughout the
comedy. and it can be said that even a larger
when they come to Elkton again.