The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-05-29
THE NEWS in BRIEF.

"A mad dog was killed on Sunday on the
farm of Phillip OFT at Locust Point, near
Elkton, after having bitten three dogs there.
Oxford Council, Junior o. U. A. M. will
camp this year rs usual in Refers grove
near Paramount, Lancaster county, some time
during August.
An epidemic resembling the cholera is
killing hogs in the neighborhood of Iron Hill.
William T. Bowen and Ely Wright have lost
several recently.
For the first time in several months all
of the Georgetown, Delaware, churches are
supplied with ministers. There are now nine
preachers living in Georgetown.
George A. Blake, Esq. OF Elkton. ,deiv-
cred an address to the graduates of the Port
Deposit Night School at the annual commence
ment exercises held last night, Friday.
John Woods. of Baltimore. fell from a
Baltimore and Ohio freight train and was run
over and killed early Wednesday morning
near Aberdeen. Woods was twenty-one years
old.
The family of William o. Gilmour, Of
occupy the Howard property on East Main
street. in which William II. Davis now
resides.
The personal property of the late W. d.
Bye will be sold at his late residence near
Providence Mills on Monday next at II o'clock
sharp. The sale is advertised in another
column.
William Witworth is making Il number of
improvements to his residence at the corner
of High and Bridge Streets the most notice
able being the building of a bay window fac
ing on Bridge Street
HOO pounds of butter were made at the
Elkton Creamery. Harvey Groves, proprietor,
this week An Alpha separator with a skim
ming capacity of 1900 pounds per hour was
put in the creamery this week.
George Lotmar. of Chesapeake City. was
arrested and brought before Squire Groves
in Elkton on the charge Of assauting John
Wright. colored, also of Chesapeake City. He
was fined $40 and costs-in all ?2G.5O.
The second annaul convention Of the
Maryland Bankers Association will be held
at Cumberland on Wednesday and Thursday
of next week. Hon. Jacob Tome, of Port
Deposit. is one of its vice-presidents.
A Salvation Army band from Phiade-
phia, which is touring through Maryland.
was in Elkton on Monday evening and
marched through the west end of town. A
concert was given later at the Barracks on
West Main street.
Most of the public schools on the PENN
sula are now preparing for their commence
ments. and it is likely that they will be more
elaborate than ever before. More attention
has been paid to the closing exercises each
year for a long time.
William McNamee having sold his East
main street residence to William H. Davis
disposed of his furniture and household
goods at auction on Wednesday. Mr.. Davis
contemplates improving the property by ad-
ding third story and building porch along
the entire 'front.'
The Public Schools throughout the county
closed for the summer vacation yesterday,
Friday. AS stated in the Wing last week the
School Commissioners have asked the County
Commissioners for an appropriation of $32,
900 for school purposes for the coming year
and So 900 for new school houses.
George Perry and Alexander Jackson, of
Newark, were stopped by two strangers while
out driving on Sunday evening" One man
seized the horse and his companion struck at
the occupants of the vehicle, inflictng a whip
mark on Mr.. Jackson's face. The couple fed
when Nessrs. Perry and Jackson alighted.
1t is likely that the citizens of Elkton will
present petition to the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company asking that the northbound
passenger train formerly stopping here ut
637 p M, be replaced. At Havre de Grace
this was done and the citizens again have this
popular train, which is due there shortly after
six o'clock
In another column this week appears the
advertisement OF that popular county educN-
tional institution West Nottingham Academy
which offers Il liberal education now to both
sexes. Under the principaship of John &.
Connor. A. NJ. the academy is maintaining
its high rank and is an institution of which
Cecil county can well boast.
The damage suit Of William J. Smith. Of
Elkton. against the p. w. & b. Railroad Com
for being unwarrantedly and forcibly elected
from train of the company at Elkton is now
on trial at Belair. having been removed to the
Hartford county court from this county. The
plaintiffs council is Albert Constable, while J..
NJ Haines is for the defendant. Mr.. Smith
had been Il passenger from Charestown to
Elkton, and at the latter place was he claims
for no cause, elected from the train with
force by Conductor Baughman. The COM
pany claims that his conduct warranted the
action of the conductor.
james Pullman, colored man living in
Millington, Kent county. was fatally injured
by lightning during the severe storm Of Friday
last week. The man was on the public road
going to Millington when overtaken by the
storm. He was carrying two ordinary hoes
on his shoulder at the time. The bolt struck
the hoes and ran down the handle to the
mans body, passing off at the feet. The
body was burned at several places and one
shoe was burned to Il crisp. Pullman was
knocked insensibe and his clothing set on
fire. Samuel Thomas, who was near. noticed
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