The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-12-31
NEWS in BRIEF.
Local Matters Boiled Down for Hasty
PeruSal by Busy Readers.

Robert Marshhank is now in the employ
of the Prudential Insurance Company.
John Boreland having threatened the
life of John OFT, OF Providence, was put in
jail on Monday under 5000 bail to keep the
peace.
S. Claude Snveley, of Harrisburg, Pa,
will succeed Prof. John r. Anderson as
to ,cher in the Cecil County High School in
Elkton Monday next.
r. Day Cantwell on Thursday rendered
his resignation rs assistant superintendent Of
the Prudential Life Insurance Company in
this town. to take effect next Saturday.
Cherry Hill Council, No. 10, o. U. A. NJ,
will parade the town OF Cherry Hill. on Sat
urday evening, December 3lst The members
are all invited to be present and take part.
A Package Social" will he held at the
old church at Leeds on Saturday evening,
for the benefit of the Home for the Aged
Refreshments will be for sale All are in
vited.
To dye or not to dye. that's the question.
II dye you must on account Of your grizzly
beard use BuckinSham's Dye; it is the best
and the ceanest.
A very pleasing Christmas entertain
ment was given at Calvert NJ. E. Church
Saturday evening by the scholars belonging
to that Sudnay school all performing their
parts well.
Special attention of farmers and dairy
men is called to Lee FraHer's sale Of cattle
and farming utensils found in another col
umn. The cows are young and good milk
ers. OF the farming implements many are
new, all are good.
Clinton Biddle. aged about ~ years, son
of Henry Biddle, narrowly escaped being
drowned while skating on TIE brick yard
ponds in West Ekton on Tuesday. The ice
gave away with him when he was going over
the deep portion of the pond.
AT her home on Main street last Satur-
day, Mrs. John Davis was overcome with
heart trouble while descending a flight o.
stairs. She is seriously i'll. the fall she
received being a severe one.
Harry Biddle, of Elkton Corporal in Com
pany e. of this town. now stationed at
Augusta Ga. left to rejoin his command ON
Wednesday morning. Biddle had been hon g
recovering from typhoid fever,
On Chri q mas Day. John Bowser was
badly cut by a broken pitcher in the hands Of
Alonzo Butler. Both are colored. The cutting
ARRAY took place in a house on Paradise
Alley, and Butler WAS arrested and held to
await the result OF Bowser'. injuries.
Mrs. Harry Duhamell and daughter,
Ethel, of Earleville, narrowly escaped a
serious accident while driving to Cecilton on
last Monday evening A boy on horseback
accidentally ran against the wheel OF the
carriage causing the horse to run. Mrs.
Duhamel was thrown out, but escaped with
few slight bruises.
There wa. quite an exciting shooting
match on Monday afternoon on the property
o: the perryville Real Estate and Improve
ment Company, Of Perryville The shooting
was at the blue rock targets and between
local sportsmen. Tie best score made was
eleven out of twelve. made by H. d. Jack
son.
ne lotdl ecu ~ " lllt mum was Hl'-lh-
ly visible in Elkton early Tuesday evening.
The eclipse began about the time the moon
arose, and continued until after o'clock,
the tota! eclipse being about 7 o'clock. The
eclipse looked as if a heavy veil had been
thrown across the face OF the moon, AMI
when it was totally covered only tho faintest
outline Of the orb could be seen. After
o'clock the veil began to pass away and by s
o'clock only one little corner was covered.
Shortly after that hour the entire veil had
pissed and the moon came out in all its
glory and continued to shine throughout the
night
George Dean, who lives on the farm OF
John Gilpin, Il short distance above Elkton.
while attending market in Wilmington, on
Friday of last week, narrowly escaped being
surocated by gas. Mr.. Dean was spending
the night with friend, Mr.. W. A. Holt and
in distinguishing the gas gave it an extra turn
to be sure that it was turned off. Mr.. Holt
hearing Mr.. Dean breathing heavily during
the night went to his room and found him in
an unconscious condition. A physician, who
was called in, succeeded in restoring Mr..
Dean to consciousness after several hoGrs
work he was brought home Saturday night
in a weak state.
-Elkt0n Council, No. %, Jr. o. L. A. NJ,
elected the following officers for the ensuing
term at their regular mseting on Tuesday
night Jr. p. c Fred II. LeIller; Councillor,
Alfred Davis; Vice. Councillor, Waiter Merry;
Recording Secretary, Philip NJ. Groves; Asst
Secretary, George McQuilkin Jr. Conductor,
James Goodwin; Warden, William Crawford;
Treasurer, Joseph II. Sloan; Financial Sec
Rotary, Ricketts, Nelson; Inside Sentinel,
Warner Taylor; outside Sentinel william
Collins; Representative to State Council, J.
n. Jones; Alternate, A. NJ. Strickland; Repre-
sentative to Funeral Benefit Association,
Fred H. LETTER; Alternate. j. Harvey Groves
Chaplain. WIN. p. Dean.