The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-02-05
NEWS in BRIEF.
Local Matters Boiled Down for Hasty
PeruSal by Busy Rea ters.

Harry Mcvey has closed his store at
Town Point.
-Chestertown expects to have electric
lights by April Is.
Green goods circulars continue to be sent
throughout the Peninsula.
Several extra hands were given employ
ment at the Elkton Foundry this week.
The school house near Mount Pleasant
was broken into several nights ago AMI con-
siderably damaged
The race hors- l. Ina d. fell on the Sim
gerly race track, on Friday brnakin; her leg.
The animal had to 10 killed.
1t is said that much grain is changing
hands with profit to the grower, in the
vicinity Of MiddIetown and Mi. Pleasant.
Ida White. scholar at southampton
Publ" school, at Leeds, this county has not
missed a days attendance in the last fourteen
terms, and which is quite Il record
james Il. Hammond. of Woodlawn, was
seriously injured while cutting wood The
axe slipped, striking his foot, splitting it open
up to the heel, cutting tn ankle bone in two
DR.. w. J. lctes, has been appointed re-
lief medical examiner on the Delaware rail
road, with headquarters at Clayton. He
succeeds DR.. Reynolds, VINO moved to Del
mar.
"A proposition has been made by Sena-
tor to place st. Johns College, at Annapolis,
at the head OF the Public School system OF
the State. Delegate Writ of Cecil county, is
a graduate of st. Johns
The merchants of Ekton have Inaugural
ted the closing OF their stores at 730 D. H.,
in order to allow the clerks to attend special
services now being conducted in the Method
ist and Presbyterian chur .hcs.
-. The spirit of Improvement is all along
the line of the Pennsy lvania railroad and
especially in Cecil county is it noticeable in
the Strengthening of the tracks OF the p. W. h
b Railroad. On the Delaware Division now
considerable track is being replaced with
heavy rails ~! switches Ienpthened
William Patterson, II farmer living near
Kirkwood, started to drive to his home early
Monday morning. but was thrown from his
carriage before he had gone a mile. He was
found by a passerby, and was taken to the
Delaware Hospital. He was badly cut and
bruised about the head
Merchants desiring change of location or
opening for new business will find it to their
interest to communicate with me. | have
two handsome stores with or without dwell
ings located in one Of the fEest cities in
Mary land, that can lie leased at low rent
city now hComiRg, having recently acquired
al litionl manufacturing industies. Write
or caIl-A .. Spencer, HOP stephen Grard
building. Philadelphia. Pa.
-Tne meeting held in the auditorium of
Delaware College, on Monday in the interest
Of nature study was well attended. DR.
G Jorge A. Harter made a short opening ad-
dress. Professor Powell. of the Experiment
Station. made an address, stating how the
study has been advanced in New York State.
Professor Fred ric Chester made few re-
marks. A committee WAS appointed to ar
range for meeting to be held there on Feb
ruary II.
"Wednesday was ground hog day-and as
the sun was shining at noon, those who pin
saw his shadow and went back into his hole
for forty days, because winter will continue
that much longer. An old Elkton colored
man, when asked the other day as to whether
he believed in the Ground Hog said "Sar.
tainIy l DO, sah-Mr. Ground Hog knos mo
about the wedder than all those folks in
Washington put togedder. To tell about
hats in in, do lin ha
gimme de ground hog and de turkey bone
cherry time" He became indignant when the
ground hog and the turkey bone theories
were ridiculed by several persons standing
around.
Eli T. Reynolds AMI G. Clifton Minor, of
Rising Sun, have taken the agency for Cecil.
Kent counties, Maryland, and Lancaster and
G lester counties Pennsylvania. for the
Acatyline Gas Machine, manufactured by the
Bryan Manufacturing Company, OF Balt.
more. Eli T. Reynolds has recently placed
this new light in his drug store at Rising Sun.
the first in the town, and it gives light equal
to electricity at about :he same cost as ordn-
arr Kerosene oil. Acetyline gas light is
modern discovery and is undoubtedly the
coming light for sections without gas or
electricity, and is equally as we'll adapted to
stores, churches and all public places as well
as private dwellings. Mr. Reynolds drug
store in Rising sun, is brilliantly lighted and
where be is explaining the advantages of the
system to those calling.
Whether or not the Elkton Pulp Works
and the Providence Paper Mills Of the Sim
gerly Pulp and Paper Company will enter
into the paper mill combine just formed, is as
yet Undetermined. The combine of big firms
In all parts Of the country, to be known as
the International Paper Company, of Corinth,
Saratoga county. N Y, filed articles OF
incorporation on Monday, with a capital Of
S45, 100000 Among other things. the com
pany is authorized to purchase, acquire,
hold and dispose of the stocks, bonds and
other papers Of Indebtedness OF any corpora
ton, domestic or foreign, engaged in a bust
ness similar to its own or which is in any
way connected with the manufacture of
paper or any OF papers component parts, or
1t may issue its stock or bonds in payment
for the stock, bonds and property Of any
other corporation which it desires to absorb.
The paper trade for some years past has been
depreasel and DaDpr at tho lowegt nDure-