The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-05-15
WING OFFICE TELEPHONE, No. 90.
THE NEWS in BRIEF.

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On Monday night chicken thief got
away with tweuty-onc chickens from the yard
of Thomas Fallahoe.
The Council room of the Elkton Junior
American Mechanics has been repainted and
papered and greatly improved.
The Order Of United American Mechanics
of Bay View will celebrate its third anniver-
sary on Monday might next. May II.
-Mossrs. Carhurt 4 Co.. the widc-awake
merchants of Zion, ARE making special offers
TO cash buyers. Notice their adv. in this issue
Of the WuIG.
The regular May meeting of the Cecil
Farmers Club will be held at Col. Enoch
Noyes' near Port Deposit on Wednesday next.
the 10th inst.
Tile annual meeting of the Maryland
Democratic Editorial Association will be held
at Ccntreville. beginning on May 10Th and
continuing three days.
The Standard Oil Company has purchased
a tract of land in Havre de Grace from the
Improvement Company, and will erect two
oil tanks to hold 60 600 gallons each.
The owners Of Otis shore, Locust Point.
on Elk river give notice to the public that it
is private property, and that picnic parties
will not be allowed hereafter on that shore
AS farmer John W. Arrants. of Elk Neck,
was driving home from Elkton on Saturday
his team became unmanageablc and ran
away. He was able 10 keep the horses in
the road until approaching the bridge at
Dcibcrt's boat yard when the carriage col
lided with another team. He was thrown
out and bruised considerably.
j. NJ. Schryver has been appointed gen
eral passenger agent Of tho Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company to succeed Charles
o. Soul. resigned. The Baldwin Locomotive
Works will build % engines for the Company,
Twenty will be of the consolidated freight
class and five will be 10-whei passenger en-
gines for the fast service between Washing
ton, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York.
"A charter has been granted to the Havro
de Grace Real Estate and Power Company Of
Hartford County. The object Of the company
is to deal in real estate and also for furnish
ing heat, light and power aud for other use
full ends. The incorporators are A. p. Nc
Combs. William S. McCombs, Robert X. Van
neman, stephen J. Seneca and Annie L.
Seneca. all of Hartford county. The capital
stock is 800 900.
Lawrence Finnan, the seven year old son
Of L. j. Finnan. agent at the Elkton railroad
station, was painfully injured on Main street
onTuesday cveningby being struck by the shaft
Of buggy driven 10y JAS Wilson, II farmer Of
near Elkton. Mr.. Wilson was driving down
the street slowly when the boy not seeing the
approaching team attempted to run across
the street in front of it. Mr.. Wilson drew in
the horse and called To the boy to look out
but it was too late, aud the child crashed into
the point Of the shaft which laid open his
cheek. The child was carried to the Office of
DIR. j. w. Cooper where the wound was
dressed, live stitches being necessary to close
the woanl MIR. Wilson cannot be censurod
a. hc was driving carefully and did all in his
power to avoid the accident
The entire family of Mr.. Wilmer Ford,
living on the Wilson farm near Still Pond,
Kent County. were seriously poisoned by
Ford on Saturday afternoon froze quantity
of ice-crcam. A portion of the contents was
eaten on Saturday without bad results, On
Sunday Mr.. ana Mrs. Ford. their five chill
drcn, ranging in age from three to twelve
years, and four guests partook of the cream
and were shortly taken desperately i'll. DR..
j. W. Uric was summoned and found the
Il,,i IF ba
in condition to be moved to their homes.
Mrs Ford made the cream herself and so
slr there is no evidences that it had been tam
pered with between Saturday and Sunday.
DR.. Uric sent some of the cream to Baltimore
for analysis.
Rochester Beach, Kent county's popular
bay side resort, has undergone a number Of
improvements in preparation for the excur-
sion season which opens May 20. The walks
have been graded, the hotels, pavilions and
other buildings repainted. Among the new
attractions this year will be tho exhibition of
the Amet magniscope, which will display
number of moving life-size pictures portray
ing biblical scenes This will be shown in
large frame building now being erected and
will be uader the direction Of Mr.. Charles Z.
Fountain. A quarter-mile cycle track has
been constructed within the half-mile trotting
track The track is to conform to the regu-
lations OF the National Racing Board OF tho
/. A. W., Of which Mr.. Albert Mott is chair
man. He inspected the track and made sug-
gestions which, if carried out as promised by
Captain Eliasop. will gain for the track Mr..
Motifs Endorsement and recommendation to
the L. A. W. Trotting races will also be held
under the rules OF the National Association.
The steamer Louise has been remodeled and
cited up for the season.