The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-08-14
THE NEWS in BRIEF.

-JOnn ROrlc was arrested on Thursday for
drunkenness on the street.
A new iron door has been hung at tho
entrance to the Elkton Jail yard
Hon. Jacob Tome OF Port Deposit, cele-
brated his S7th birthday on THURSDAY
"A valuable COW owned by Elzie Wright,
OF near Elkton, choked on an apple on Thurs
day.
John Griffith, who was arrested In Hayre
de Grace on the charge of passing a forged
check, was discharged the case having been
settld
Turner Cameron of Calvert. had Il wheat
yield averaging SO bushels to the acre. l. b..
Cdrhart of near Calvert. reports yield of 40
bushels to the acre.
%. y. johnson, formerly Of Leslie. this
county, has opened large warehouse at
Perryman, Hartford county, and is doing Il
successful business there.
Mrs. Tobias Rudulph sustained frac-
ture OF tn" collar hone on Friday last week.
by falling at her home on West High street.
Her condition is Improving steadily.
The Newark town council has decided to
offer reward of S25 Tor the arrest and con
victon Of each person attempting to enter u
dwelling or store for the purpose of robbery.
While driving ut Homewood Driving
Park Newark, last Saturday. John Pilling.
Jr., had both legs injured in collision with
the horses Of James Brown and John Gregg
John NJ. Terrell has sold two handsome
pianos in Elkton, the other in Chesa
peake City. He will have on exhibition at
the coming fair several handsome pianos and
organs,
The Delaware Iron Works at New Castle
which had been closed for six weeks, resumed
operations on Monday. welding furnace
and two bending furnaces starting up. About
four hundred hands are employed.
Roger Fechly, of Elkton, who learned
telegraphy under his brother Wm. c. Feehly
operator at the Ell;ton signal tower has
passed the p, W. Il b. railroad examination
and been appointed a relief operator on the
line.
A meeting Of the directors of the Citizens
Mutual Fire Insurance Company was held on
Wednesday morning at the Office of William
7. Warburton, the president Of the company.
This new company has been writing insur-
ance gnly since July 10 and has already issued
policies amounting to upwards of 100000.
On Tuesday mo-e peaches came up to
Baltimore on the various boats that drain the
mach dist riots Df MARYLAND b,s all
come up in two days since the beginning of
the season. The crop, while not to be com
pared with that of year ago, is not entirely
a failure, and Tuesdays business has diffused
much more hopeful feeling among tho
peach trade.
Over a thousand people went on the ex-
cursion from Chesapeake City to Colchester
Beach on Thursday, on the steamer Emma
Giles. People came from all around the town
and Elkton was well represented, this annual
event having become very popular. The
steamer stopped at Town Point and Reynolds
wharf where many Joined the excursionists
The return trip in the evening was especially
pleasant there being full moon.
Charles Armstrong, who recently secured
the Red Mill property-mill and residence
west Of Elkton, is now making extensive re-
pairs to the entire property. The mill dam
which WAS washed away several years ago he
intends rebuilding, and will operate the flour
ing mill 10y water power, instead of the steam
plant now there, which will be held in readi-
ness for any emergency. The steam plant
was put in upon the washing away of the
dam. Mr.. Arm5.roas stated on Tuesday that
he expected to start operations at the mill
about the middle OF September
Ben Smith, coIored. had a miraculous
escape from death several days ago. He was
crossing the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in
buggy at Aberdeen, Hartford county, and was
struck 10y an east-bound express train. The
horse was cut loose from the vehicle and
escaped without a scratch. The buggy was
demolished and carried. with its occupant
half a mile down the track, when the train
stopped and the man was rescued. He was
found on the front of the engine cinging to
the smashed buggy top. One leg was broken
and he was badly bruised. DR.. j. II. Ken.
needy attended him. He was sent to the
hospital.
If effort put forth in liberal quantities to
insure a days unalloyed enjoyment, had
been all required. the Moonlight" CD excur-
sion on Tuesday, to Colchester Beach, given
by the young business men Of Elkton. would
have proven grand success in every way.
But there was one condition which they
couldn't guarantee-good weather. On the
return trip instead of moonlight" nature
gave one Of her grandcst electrical displays
accompanied with liberal showers, the peals
of thunder, which kept up almost continuously
from half past nine O'Clock in the evening,
when the steamer was passing by Pools
Island, in the Lay, to the time she reached the
Elkton wharf at eleven. But while it was wet
without there was no dampness cast over the
spirits of those homeward bound on the trim
little "Forest Cityn-the orchestra played on
no one was frightened. but instead chatted
and made merry over the Young Ekton Bust
ness Mems electrical" Excursion There
were five Democratic candidates in the
party-Reuben l.. lamar, John G. Williams
Il. Ross Comfy. Wilmer Thompson and John
S. Wirt-and not one Republican candidate
The excursion committee won't believe how
ever that they hoodooed the trip.