The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-10-29
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Local Matters Boiled Down for HaSty
PeruSal by Busy Readers.

A Pound" social at Bay View last
week, cleared 800
Harvey Yates. of Elkton, has secured a
position in Wilmington.
The canDeries generally throughout the
county closed last week.
A number of improvements will be made
to Moore's Chapel, near Blake.
The residence of W. c. Feehly, on West
High street, is being reprinted.
Crushed granite has been placed on Il
section of West High street. Elkton.
A horse owned by c. Frank Campbell, OF
sylmar, broke its neck on Saturday, by run
ming into a wire fence.
The ladies of Wesley Chapel will hold a
poultry supper, November and t. in the
church Proceeds for the pastor.
AT the meeting of the Elkton University
Extension class on Tuesday evening, Miss
Amanda Ford read paper on "Hamlet.'
The Pre- sident of the Needle Work Guild
Guild to be sent to the directors by Novem-
Der rs.
A meeting was held at Calvert on Sunday
afternoon in behalf of the anti-license move
ment Rev. A. S. Mowbray, of Elkton, made
an address.
County Commissioner j. Polk Steele, Of
Chesapeake City, has taken unto himself a
bicycle and is now one of that towns greatest
wheel enthusiasts.
The first University Extension lecture of
this falls course, will be delivered at the
Elkton High School building on Monday
evening, November 7.
The next regular meeting of the Orphans
Court for Cecil County will be held on Tues
day, November /, instead Of November 8,
which is election day.
Trains were delayed on the p. W. & b.
Railroad on Tuesday, by II freight wreck at
Patuxent The train due at Elkton at 2.33
p. m, did not arrive until after six o'clock.
Ricketts, Nelson. Of Elkton Council, Jr.
o. L. A. NJ, has been chosen a member of
the Board of Directors of the Maryland Fun
eral Benefit Association, to succeed John II.
Terrell, of Elkton, resigned.
The "Sewing Circle" at Blake, has been
organized for the winter. The members meet
every Thursday afternoon and make fancy
and useful articles which are sold for the
benefit of the chapel and other worthy
purposes.
Kent county farmers are losing many
horses from cerebro spinal meningitis John
p Vandyke, of near Locust Grove, lost two
horses last Friday night They were found
dead in the stable Saturday morning and for
several days the cause of death was mys-
terry. Wednesday another valuable horse
was found down and DIR. Jarman was sum-
moned. He Immediately pronounced the
trouble to be cerebro spinal meningitis VIII ich
is sort OF paralysis of the BRAIN
"A number Of the ladies have inaugurated
n movement having in view the securing for
Chestertown Of better public school facilities.
The present buildings are in every way mad
equate. A petition was drawn to be present
ed to the Grand Jury, asking that an investi-
cation be made and the present buildings
condemned. The petition will also be pres
ented to the board OF County Commissioners
The necessary legislation was enacted by the
last Legislature and provision made for rails
ing the necessary funds for the erection OF
ample public school buildings for the town.
The ladies in this movement are members OF
II" 70 = : .r2"cncn' As c,:ti)n.