The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-12-10
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Local Matters Boiled Down t0r Hasy
feruSa by Busy Readers.

A force of men under Baiifr Bidale are
busy cleaning the streets.
jesse II. Stops. Of Elk Neck, while Nll-
ing hogs on Saturday, cut his hand badly.
The barge in charge of Elmer Deibert
left Elkton on Monday for Southern points
on the Chesapeake Bay, where lumber will
be loaded for a Philadelphia firm.
George Rambo, highly respected farmer
of Elk Neck, is lying seriously i'll at hi. home
Mr.. Rambo fell some time ago. irtlcting an
injury to one of his limbs, from which lie has
never recovered,
Charles B. Perkins, postal clerk, entered
upon his new route, CLAIBORNE to Ocean
City. On Monday. His family will remain in
Maxwell, for the present.
The fifth lecture in the Elkton University
Extension Course was delivered by DR.. I. w.
Sykes. in the Court House, on Monday even.
ing, the subject being Macbeth" On next
Monday evening the last lecture of the course
will be delivered at the High School, the
subject being "Hamlet." This change is
made on account of court being in session.
The steam yacht "Inpatient,' formerly
belonging to the late William NJ. Singery
now the property of Mr.. W. II. Jackson, Of
Salisbury, has been thoroughly overhauled
and put in first class order by the T.. j. Codd
Company, OF Baltimore. The engine was
almost rebuilt, and the boiler was replaced
by new Robert water tube boiler of 295
horse power.
Price Arrants, son Of John w. Arrants, of
Elk Neck, had narrow escape from serious
injury one day last week. He fell from the
hay NOW head first, striking a joist, the blow
breaking his arm, but probably saved his
life, AS it turned him over so that he fell on
his back instead of his head. DR.. House
keeper set the bone and the young man is
now meuding rapidly.
Excelsior Lodge No. g. l. o. o. F., of
Rising Sun, at its regular meeting on Satur.
day, elected the following officers for the en-
suing term Noble Grand Benz amin Brisco !;
Vice Grand, w. J. McDougal Recording
Secretary, G. r. Atkinson Financial Secre-
tary, Eugene A. Reynolds Treasurer, L. r.
Kirk, NJ. d. Resolutions of respect on the
death of Charles W. Wilson were presented
and adopted.
John Whalen, who was arrested last
week for non-support appeared at second
hearing before Magistrate Groves and agreed
to pay his wife So per month until April /.
and after that Sl2 month. The costs in
the case and the first installment having been
paid, Mrs. Whalen withdrew tho charge and
Whalen was released. W. Nj. Rogers, OF the
Elkton Stock Farm, who employed Whaen
agreed to keep the amount out of his wages
as long as he is in his employ.
A freight wreck occurred at Newport
Del, on the p, W. & B. Railroad, about l
o'clock, on Tuesday morning. Extra freight
No. 300, northbound. in going down grade
broke loose about the centre OF the train, and
before the engineer could be notified OF the
situation, the rear portion came with great
force, wrecking six cars in such a manner
that they had to be burned. Wrecking trains
from Perryville and Wilmington were called
to the scene, and after delay Of three hours
the debris was cleared away and travel re.
sumed.