The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-10-22
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Local Matters Boiled Down for HaSty
Perusal by Busy Readers.

The lookup at oxford is known as Fort
Comfort"
-Ligl thing rods are being placed on Cres-
well Hal. near Elkton.
The farmers throughout the county have
finished seeding wheat.
Lafayette Day was observed by the
county schools on Wednesday.
The chestnut crop is an unusually large
one in Cecil county this season.
Tile EIkton colored band was given IA
reception at Newark, Delaware, on Thursday
night last.
An original Government pension of $l2
per month has been issued to Charles Brown.
OF Elkton.
james NJ Smith has moved his family to
Perryvile, where he has secured position
on the railroad.
The celebration Of Methodism at Barrett's
chapel Frederick. Delaware, will take place
on Sunday. October 30.
The Jubilee which will be held at Phila-
delphia. on the 25th. Goth and 9th. will be
well attended by Elktonians.
-Arnot Shaw, Of Cecil county, has resigned
as principal Of tn" oxford Academy, being
succeeded hy Slater c. Carver
The regular meeting Of the Cecil Farmers
Club was held on Wednesday at the home of
Robert Cameron at Principle.
In tournament at Galeha last Saturday,
NJ ISIS Annie Woodal, of Georgetown, WIS
crowned queen of love and beauty.
Capt. Thomas Numbers. one of the Oldest
citizens of Millineton Kent county, died on
Saturday night aged seventy-fve years.
The late cabbage crop is an entire failure
in the county, and prices have already ad-
vanc,d from "a to SO per hundred heads.
The Cleveland Pay stallion, silverpure,
owned by DR.. j. c. Dennis, of Perryville,
died on Saturday from gangrene of the lungs.
e. Lawrence Smith, OF Appleton, of the
ella SIS of '96 Mt Delaware College. has secured
a scholarship at Columbia College. New
York
-Bayard Touchton killed carrier pigeon
on Saturday bearing the letter A. and No.
1862 A law is needed preventing the slaugh-
ter OF these homing birds.
While Charles Lewis was driving to
Newark, on Friday evening, the king pin Of
his wagon broke, and he was dragged from
the vehicle and severely injured.
Joseph Bradbury, OF Elkton, sailed for
Santiago from New York, on the steamer
"PhiIadelphia' on Saturday. Joe will engage
in the stock raising business there.
The School Commissioners are consider.
ing plans for the accommodation of more
pupils at the Conowingo school, as there are
more applicants now than can be taught
Edward Grant Of Mechanics Valley
who is employed on the railroad at Elkton.
had his right hand badly mashed and one
finger cut off Wednesday, by barrel OF oil
falling on it,
M. +. Charshee and r. W. Dill OF Star
Council, No. 7, o. I. A. NJ, OF Principle
Furnace, Md, paid fraternal visit to Cherry
Hill Council, No. 10, o. U. A. NJ. on last
Saturday evening.
J. A. Lambert, engineer on dinky engine
at the Kaoln works, at North East, was in
jured on Friday, OF last week, his engine be-
ing in collision with train which was stand
ing too far out on a switch. The cab Of the
engine was knocked off.
The Town Council OF Port Deposit in
tends prohibiting pig pens within the limits
of that town after the first of the year. The
Secretary OF the County Board Of Health was
in Perryvile and Port Deposit this week,
looking into the sanitary conditions of those
towns.
Miss G. Valesca Howard. has opened a
studio in the May building, on Main street.
Elkton where she will give private and class
instruction in painting and sketching. Miss
Howard has gained quite reputation for
her art productions and the announcement
of her studio here will be received with
pleasure.
Ernest Gillespie, of Liberty Grove, is in
Wilmington, attending Goldey's Business
College. Mr.. Gillespie has been student Of
the Tome Institute for the past four years.
He went to Wilmington, October LIST. The
Wednesday evening after his arrival he at
tended banquet and entertainment given
by Mr.. and Mrs. Goldey, at their elegant
home, rendered the new pupils, who were in
attendance to the number Of two hundred.
The trial Of the case Of tho United States
against Senator Kenney, charged with aiding
and abetting William N. Boggs, the default
ing teller ofthe First National Bank Of Dover,
and conspirng with him to violate the laws
of the United States is to begin in the United
States Circuit Court Wilmington, at II
o'clock Monday morning, December 9Th, and
all OF the other Dover bank cases are to be
tried after that time, having been postponed
Wednesday morning. Judge Bradford WILL
in all probability, cit alone in the Kenney
case, and also in the other cases.