The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-04-17
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

handsome new delivery wagon in service on
Monday.
Wesley i. Boulder, of Cecil county, has
been granted an increase in pension by the
government.
Mrs. Mary Long sustained u fracture Of
the arm by falling down the stairs of her
home in West Elkton.
Two young children of Lucy Wilson,
coored, of Elkton, were taken to II home in
Baltimore on Saturday by Sheriff Mackey.
The next annual meeting of the Maryland
State Teachers Association will be held at
the Blue Mountain House July 10, IA and Is.
Appleton is organizing good base ball
club for this season, and which will try and
keep up the reputation of the club there last
year.
Chapel school at Woodlawn of which
Miss Eva H. Brickley is teacher gave literary
ana musical entertainment on Wednesday
evening to a full house.
-Isreal P. Reynolds, of Cecil County, and
w. 7. Reynolds. Of Chester county, Pa, have
made an assignment to w. S. Campbell, Of
West Nottingham, trustee.
A drawing feature Of the Easter display
in the windows of Mrs. Litzenburgs MILL
merry store, Main street is n neat pen contain
ing brood Of chicks and ducklngs.
The homnr clubs of Philadelphia are
now sending a number OF carrier pigeons to
Elkton for the fly from here to thai city. Sev
cral baskets of the birds were liberated at the
station on Sunday.
A horse Owned 10y william Edwards, at
tached to il road cart, ran away on North
street on Wednesday morning but was caught
when dashing into Main street. The cart was
demolished but no other damage was done
The buildings of the Keys and Miller
Lumber Company are being reprinted. This
enterprising firm has recently made extern
siveimprovementsin the building line and now
has a plant suited in every way to the grow
ing business.
II G. 1hHckcry. attorney, of Elkton, has
filed in the Circuit Court for Hartford county,
bill for divorce for William Il. Smith, of
Havre de Grace, from his wife, Susan ].
Smith. They were married in November,
-"Faust' is coming next week. aud will
be seen at the Elkton Opera House, on the
evenings Of Friday and Saturday, April %
and q. George l.. kennedy. the rising young
actor, will appear in the role of Mephisto and
his wife, Rosalind Clay, as Marguerite.
Tho damage resulting from the recent
wood fire on the property owned by james
NIalen near North East will amount to about
$500, forty acres of valuable young chestnut
timber being burned over. The owner claims
that the fire started from sparks from an en-
CINE on the p, W. & b. railroad.
The other day Bailit Biddle, that we'll
known terror to evil doors. made a raid on Il
crap game in the northeastern section of
town, and while none OF the players were
captured number of dice and two dollars in
change, left by the players in their hasty re-
treat were taken possession OF by the blue coat.
That well known and reliable firm of
Philadelphia clothiers. Wanamaker and
Brown appear again to-day in a spring adj
vertisement in the WING. telling the people
of Cecil county, that rs in the past they are
ever ready to serve them faithfully in the
clothing line. Their past record insures for
them the liberal patronage of the puplic.
While driving to Red Pont fishing shore
on Monday +. d. Buruite had an exciting
experience The singletree broke and drop
ping frightened the horses into u run. He
was pulled out Of the wagon and the wheels
passing over his right hand and foot while he
was clingiug to the front axle and spring. He
retained his hold on the lines and ran the
team into gate post.
The officers of the local division of the
Penns lyania railroad have asked the officers
OF Queen Annes county, Nd, to reduce the
assessed valuation OF the railroad property in
that county. Ii is claimed that the Queen
Annes and Kent county railroad has not for
long time been paying road, and should
therefore he assessed lower than if it was II
paying inv, stnant. No action has yet been
taken by the county.
George W Mccullough, OF Wilmington.
formerly of this county, has been elected
president of the Rehoboth Light, Heat and
Power Company which was recently char
tered. The Cecil county patrons of Rehoboth
beach will be glad to learn that the company
proposes making extensive improvements at
this little city by the sea and that it will at
once secure bids for the new light plant and
will put it in operation by the opening of the
season at that popular resort.
A number of Cecil County Junior Me
chanics will attend the annual meeting Of the
State Council, Jr. o. U. A. NJ, in session at
Frostburg next week, beginning Tuesday.
April 90. and continue three days. $. j.
Keys, Rufus Rowland. Herman LETTERS, AL
Davis, p. NJ. Groves, will represent Elkton
Council. John Y. Daniels and Robert j. Nc
Cauley will be delegates from Childs Council.
Alex. VanBuskrk and George Schrader will
be delegates from Chesapeake City Council,
and James II. Smith from Cecilton Council.
The councils at Colora, lakewood and Elk
Neck and Peryvile will also send delegates
Treasurer John d. Worthington, Of the
Hartford County School Board, has created
considerable anxiety among the school
teachers in that county, by reporting to the
board that he would not be able to pay the
teachers for the spring term, unless the tax
collectors paid him the $l2,0O906, now due
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