The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-09-24
NEWS In BRIEF.
Local Matters Boiled Down for Hasty
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Business is improving.
The farmers are cutting corn.
There are over four hundred dogs in
Elkton.
Eggs are scarce and high in the Elk
ton markets
The brick yard at West Elkton is
burning kiln of bricks.
William Silk lost valuable horse
from colo this week.
The peach crop has been failure in
this locality this season.
A number of shade trees on Main
street. are being trimmed.
The walnut crop promises to be large
lie in this section this year.
The residence OF Joseph Sloan, on
Stockton street is being painted.
The yield of grapes is an unusually
large one in this section this year.
A band Of gypses are camping at
Mitchel's woods on the edge OF town.
-Bailiff Biddle with force of workmen
is repairing the pavements on..Bow street.
Three large vessels were loaded with
phosphate at the Scott Fertilizer Works this
week.
The grabbing season which is about at
close has been most excellent one on
the Elk river.
"A large number of trout were seen in
the Big Elk stream at the iron bridge
Elkton, this week.
While handling revolver. this week,
Jack Fowler, son Of Oscar Fowler, was
shot through a finger.
"A convention Of the Sunday schools OF
Cecil county will be held at. Charlestown
on September "a and 25
j. Lawrence Richie will reform his
class in music in Elkton this fall. He is
skilled instructor and doubtless will Sc
cure many pupils.
"A horse, driven by Mrs. G. NJ. Maho
ney, became frightened at a train, at tn
North East station on Friday, and upse
the carriage, throwing Mrs. Mahoney out
painfully iniuring her and her two-year
old child.
Fred Strickland who has been in tn
livery business at Providence, has moved
his stock to Elkton and is now engaged il
the livery business at the stables vaoat et
by Taylor McKenney, connected will
Hotel Elkton. He also runs hack.
1T is charged that on Saturday Osca
Blackburn inflicted injuries upon Thoma
Barratt, young colored man OF Hartford
county, which may result seriously.
Blackburn has canning house on his farm
half mile from Churchville, operated b,
George Gorrell. Barratt was an employ
of Mr.. Gorrell, doing work about the can
ming house. He was dumping tomat'
Feelings, and was instructed by Blackburn
not to put them in certain field, but tn,
instructions were disregarded and tn,
negro was reprimanded. 1t is stated tina
after the exchange of words, the Negro
started to return to the canning house
when he was struck with a shovel ant
felled to the ground, where he lay uncon
scious until removed by some of the work
ers at the canning house. The wounded
man was taken to The home Of his parents
where he is being treated by DR.. William
S. Gorsuch, Of Churchville. A warran,
was issued by Justice c. G. Barnes fol
Blackburn's arrest.
"A horrible accident occurred last week
in New Castle, Del, by which the life Of
John Toman, aged 8 years, second son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. James B. Toman, was
crushed out beneath the wheels of freight
train. While the freight engine was haul.
ing some cars near the north end Of the
south platform, cry was heard and after
the cars had passed, the body Of the child
was found horribly mangled, the legs being
almost severed from the trunk. He died
soon afterwards. How the accident hap
pened no person can tell, but it is supposed
that the boy had jumped on the car at the
freight station and attempted to jump of
at the platform and that his foot slipped
from the greasy box on which he stood, SC
that he was thrown against the platform
and then beneath the wheels. Although
the people Of the vicinity were horror
stricken, yet it is one of those accidents
which many have been looking for because
of the recklessness Of boys who play around
the track. The father OF the Toman lad
was in Wilmington at the time of the acct
dent. He is heart broken, the dead boy
being his favorite son.