The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-09-24
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Local Matters Boiled Down for HaSty
PeruSal by Busy Readers.

LOCal MaltSTS BOlitl DUWD 10Y nasty
PeruSal by Busy Readers.
Last Sunday Mrs. james Lynch of Bay
View, fell from Il chair and broke her arm.
DR.. Housekeeper, of North East. reduced the
fracture.
An oyster supper and fsh fry will he
held tonight by the ladies of the Aid Society
of Sassatras NJ. P Church. 1t began Thurs
day night.
Lieut., Cabaniss, the new military in
structor at Delaware College, arrived on
Tuesday, and entered upon his duties on
Wednesday.
The County Commissioners have made
an inspection of the public road north of
Leslie with Il view Of strengthening the drive
way and settling a boundary dispute
-Diptberia has broken cut at Sylmar, in
Cecil county, near the Pennsylvania State
line The family Of d. W. McVey. consist
ing of his wife and four children, are ill with
the disease.
Oliver Jones, Of Elk Neck, gave a corn
cutting party last Saturday afternoon. He
has the contract for cutting the corn on the
was given.
William NJ. Rogers proprietor Of the
Elkton Stock Farm came to Elktou for q
few hours on business on Friday, and left
that evening for Chicago. where he has a
number of valuable running horses.
Summer ended on Tuesday, Wednesday
being properly the first day of Autumn. TIE
past summer az Tar rs excessive heat is COL
cerned eripsed all the records gathered ! y
the State Weather Bureau for the past twenty
gwen years.
While wheeling coach containing a
nine months Old child Of Mrs Edward
Chambers, of Marysville, one Of the older
children accidentally pushed the coach OFF
the porch, and the child was so badly bruised
that 1t resulted iu conclusion Of the brair.
Mis- Eleanor Bowen, dau .;hter Of Levi l..
Bowen. OF Newark, while returning nome
from school on Monday, vas kicked by d
horse and one Of her arms broken. she
and other children were walking along the
street, md tho horse which was hitched to a
post, kicked without waning.
West Yard of the 2. ". u b. railroad at viii
mington, met with painful accident on Sun
day, while riding his wheel in the vicinity of
Elkton. While attempting to ascend a hill
his wheel struck stone. He was thrown
with force against a small stone bridge and
his right arm was fractured. He will be
unable to report for duty for several days.
Howard Cornog, an employee Of Curtis Il
Bros paper mills, at Newark, met with
painful accident Saturday last. He had
placed the wood in the stove ready to light,
and thinking to make it bura more freely he
poured what he thought was coal oil on it.
On putting Il match to it there was an ex-
plosion and the young man was severely
burned about the face. 1t was learned that
he would lose his eyesight, but that danger is
passed. He is getting along nicely
Acting under instructions Of the State
Live Stock Sanitary Board, DR.. A. W. Glenn
ents, State Veterinarian, went to Hartford
county on Tuesday to investigate the cause
of death of some horses that had suffered
from mysterious disease. He made post
norton examination of q horse which had
died, and reached the conclusion that death
was due to gastritis, caused by eating the
pealings of tomatoes. These were found in
the stomach. 1t appears that in the canning
season the tomato ofIals are thrown in the
pasture and fed to the horses.
William P. Tanner, OF Kent Island, aged
ffty-seven years, committed suicide in his
barn on Tuesday by hanging himself while
laboring under mental arrangement. The
barn door was looked. and ii was some time
before the discovery of the suicide was made.
He was the owner OF beautiful farm, finely
situated in the extreme southern portion Of
Kent Island AS farmer he was very sue
cessful. due to correct business methods and
untiring industry. Besides cutivating and
managing his own farm Of $50 acres, Mr..
Tanner attended to a tract OF over 1000 acres
belonging to William s. Young. OF Baltimore.
Gen. Thomas ]. shryock, State Treasur-
er OF Maryland, went to Washington on Tues.
day to obtain the Endorsement Of the Treas
ury Department to the appointment of Col.
Griffith. Of Cumberland, as State Bank Ex-
aminer. Colonel Griffith is now the National
Bank Examiner. The law recently passed
by the Legislature authorized the State
Treasurer to name a State Bank Examiner.
General Shryock believes that with the facili-
ties afforded Colonel Griffith he would be
Just the man to fill the position. Secretary
Gage will notify General shryoek whether
the Department will agree to Colonel Grit
fth's serving In the dual capacity Of National
and State Bank Examiner.