The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-07-31
JULY.
THE NEWS in BRIEF.

-MlHu'ttpWu Is urranluSp LOT lantern
parade.
Abraham Green. of Risincsun. has been
granted Il Government pension.
IT" b. & o. railroad bridge across the
Susqrehanna river is being reprinted
Marley Mills will close down on August
1st for two weeks in order to have necessary
repairs.
jacob Ramho, contractor, is making re-
pairs to the buildings on the Kershaw farm
near Elkton.
The Singery Pulp Works resumed opera
tions on Monday after being closed down two
weeks for repairs.
The remains Of Miss Annie LeCompte. of
Middletown. Del. were laid to rest in Bethel
Cemetery on Monday.
A number of men from Ekton have
secured work on the railroad change from
Bacon Hill to Charlestown.
"A horse owned 10y Walter Smith, of
Pleasant Hill, was injured SO severely by
broken shaft that it bled to death on Sunday.
Stationary washstands have been placed
throughout the Gilpin building on North
street in which the postoillce and armory are
located.
At q meeting of the Board of Trustees of
the Poor and Insane, Edward Taylor, Of
Elkton was elected president; Abel j. Mearns,
of Zion, secretary.
A lot in Prrryvillc, owned by the late
James r. Graham, has been sold by George
A Il
Brother, of Perry vll2.
-No-thNound trains were delayed several
hours on the p W. and y. Railroad on Mon
day afternoon by a freight wreck onthe Balti-
more and Potomac liailroad, ten miles below
Baltimore.
At Prospect Park On Saturday in the
fourth race while leading in the stretch and
looking all over II winner, Royal II, stepped
in hole stumbled and broke his leg. He
was led off the track and shot.
Owing to the Indictment weather, there
being every indication that Wednesday would
have q downpour Of rain the Methodist Sur
dav school excursion to COLCHESTER Beach on
the steamer Forest City that day, was called
off.
The moonlight excursion from Elkton to
Colchester Beach on the steamer Forest
City" on Tuesday. August 10, is proving pop
ular and the young business men of Elkton
who are ~ ..u,,a"i 'nnk for a large crowd
on this trip.
Til, a,' .,... ., e.; D,,awa-o peaches to tn"
Eastern markets has begun. Milford and
Kenton have both sent a few carloads to
Philadelphia, hut most Of the fruit will be
shipped to New England. where b.t.ar prices
will be realized
Major Samuel Canby, NATIVE ofWilming-
ton, Delaware, who was ut the head Of the
engineer corps laying out the line of the Bal
more and Ohio Railroad between Chester and
Havre de Grace died in Vancouver, Washing
ton, on Saturday.
This has bren an active season at the
Elkton brick yard, John Gilpin proprietor.
Two hundred ANA sixty thousand brick have
been made this year. Two hundred and
forty thousand will yet he made kiln con
tanning one hundred and twenty thousand is
now being burned.
The Enterprise Machine Works. Elkton,
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Elkton ana Newark for the long distance
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