The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-11-20
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Next thursday Is thanksgiving Day. Let
everyone be merry.
Harlan Bro.s board mill at Leeds closed
for the season on Wednesday evening.
The Cecil Farmers Club was entertained
Wednesday by John P. Wilson at his home
near sylmar.
The seven year-old daughter Of James
Mcconnell, a farmer Of near North East, fell
on Saturday breaking her collar bone.
Michael Nelson, a rigger. emplo, ed on
the railroad work at North East, who recently
fractured his leg, is able to be out again.
Frank Darlington, prominent resident
OF near West Chester, Pa, uncle Of Mrs.
Harvey Mackey, OF Elkton, died at his home
on Monday.
Adams Express agent, John Sherman, OF
Port Deposit. was thrown out OF his wagon
on Friday, last week, the horse boiling. He
received conclusion OF the brain. His con-
dltion is serious
Herman Ball, the leading Main street
clothier, will soon begin the erection OF
90 foot rear addition to his handsome store
property-Ball's Oak Hall. The main store
room will then be 80 feet in length.
-179 tickets were sold Mt Elkton Sunday
for the Pennsylvania Railroad special excur-
sions or the number lis were to Philadel
phia; So to Baltimore. and to Washington.
The excursions will be run tomorrow.
John H. Feehly, OF Elkton. who holds
the position OF train dispatcher on the p,
W. & b. r. R. at Wilmington, has gone to
Los Angeles, CAL. for the benefit OF his
health He will remain there until the first
OF April.
New mail catching devices are being
erected along the line of the Philadelphia
Wilmington and Baltimore railroad. The
new apparatus not only holds the pouches
for the passing train but catches them from
the mail car.
The Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltl-
more Railroad Company will sell tickets to
Philadelphia and return from Elkton on to-
morrow. Sunday. for so cents. Good on
special train leaving Ekton ut 8 AZ a. M, and
on regular train at S11 a. IN. Returning
leave Philadelphia at sos and 11.16 p. m.
The Rachelle Renard Theatrical Com
pany appeared in the Elkton Opera House,
on Friday and Saturday evenings and gave
most excellent performances Their rendi-
ton of 'Ingomar" and East Lynne was
most worthy, and in fact the engagement
was one of the best ever seen in Elkton.
On Saturday afternoon the residence of
William H. Steele, on Delaware avenue,
bain Inv fra
In lighting an oil stove spark from the
match caught lot Of papers and soon there
was quite blaze. The flames were extin-
guished before they gained any Roadway.
A fire occurred on Monday on the farm
near Newark owned by the estate of j. Cloud
Elliott. Some corn stalks in field were set
on fire by a spark from locomotive. The
flames spread to fence and then got into
the woods. After more than an hours hard
work the neighbors succeeded in extinguish-
ing the fire.
The Philadelphia Wilmington and Balti
more Railroad Company will sell tickets from
ElktOn to Washington and return for 81 90,
on Sunday next November 81. They will be
good upon Il special train leaving Elkton at
9.22 a. m, and regular trains leaving at 1851
and II 49, Returning leave Washington at
215, 5. 40 and 10 O'Clock, pm.
The Association Of School Commissioners
and Examiners Of Maryland will hold its
annual session ut the State Normal School,
Baltimore. on the % and oath instants Mr.
F. S. Everist, of Cecil county, who was presi-
dent, having died since the last meeting, Mr..
Duncan Sinclair, OF Allegany county, first
vice president. will be the presiding officer.
ID. A. Lushan was tsted last week in
Newark charged with selling goods without n
license. He was taken before Squire Medill,
who put him under $500 bond for appearance
at court The man then had a store license
issued and started to sell goods through the
country. He had Il horse and wagon to
carry his goods. 1t is most probable that he
will be re-arrested ON using wrong license,
What might have been a wholesale Jail
delivery was prevented at New Castle, on
Monday evening by the timely discovery OF
the plot by two lads. The boys informed
Sheriff Finn, who was at supper, and an
Investigation showed that a MANILA rope
from the top of the wall Attached to the
end of the rope was hook Of wrought iron
about foot in length. The man who was
on the wall of the Jail Slid down the rope and
was lost in the darkness.
The Board Of County Commissioners Of
Hartford county had the matter Of the pro-
posed new electric railroad between Belair
and Havre de Grace up before it on Tuesday,
but decided to take no definite steps in regard
to it until it knows more about the promoters
and hackers OF the proposed new concern.
Mr.. Strasbaugh president OF the Board OF
Commissioners, stated that nothing would be
done in the matter until the gentlemen
directly interested in building the road ap-
pearcd In person and satisfied the Board OF
their sincere intention and stated what guar
antee they would offer.
The affairs Of the newly organized Balti-
more, Havre de Grace and Port Deposit
Steamboat Company are progressing encour-
agingly. and the boat which is being built at
the shipyard OF Reader & Sons will be put in
service as soon as it Is completed. The time
contracted is June /. 1t will be run daily
from Port Deposit to Baltimore and return,