The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-08-13
NEWS in BRIEF.
Local Matters Boiled Down for Hasty
Perusal by Busy Readers.


Martin Hutchinson has taken personal
charge of his Elkton Racket Store, in the
Hurn building on Main street
Bicycle races will be held in Newark on
the Saturday preceding Labor Day. John
NJ. Bowen is secretary Of the committee Of
arrangements.
Walter Startling, colored, aged IS years,
was arrested and tried before Magistrate
Groves in Elkton on Friday morning, last
week on the charge Of assaulting Mrs. Frank
j. Kerr. He was sentenced to six months in
the House Of Correction.
Clerk OF the Court John G. Williams
contemplates making an important addition
to the equipment OF his office in the securing
of a recently patented Typewriter to be used
In recording, the record pages then being in
regular typewriter form.
The P. W. & b. railroad station at
Claymont was robbed early Monday morn
ing. The thieves entered by u second story
window, which had been left open to admit
cool air. Two pairs Of trousers, two pairs
OF shoes and silver watch We're stolen.
About twenty witnesses in the Miller
murder case, near North East, have been
held by Squire Shippers, of that town, for
their appearance at the September term Of
court. George p. Hargraves, Of North East
is held in the Elkton Jail charged with tho
crime.
David James Cummings, president OF
the National Bank OF Smyrna for the past
twenty-five years. and one Of the pioneer
peach growers Of Delaware. died at his home
in Smyrna early Tuesday morning OF heart
failure Mr.. Cummings was "A years OF age
He had been in poor health fer some time.
All the difficulties in the way of holding
a fair this year at Belair, growing out Of the
recent sale under foreclo sure Of the fair
grounds, have been removed, and the fair will
be held for three days, beginning October II
The exhibition will be conducted by the old
officers of the association, with ]. Royston
Sitter president
A box car on the 2. W. and B. railroad,
merchandise. was destroyed by fire early
Monday morning at Wilmington by the
naptha exploding from some unknown
cause After considerable hard work rail
road men cut the burning car loose and
shifted it on a siding before the flames could
reach other cars. In the destroyed ear
were several boxes of soldiers clothing, for
the troops encamped at Middletown.
The Newark branch OF the National
Building, Loan and Providential Assoela-
ton has elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, DR.. A. N. Raub; Vice-president, DR.. J.
B. Butler; Secretary and Treasurer, Joseph
Dean; Directors DR.. A. n. Raub, Dr. j. B.
Butler, Joseph Dean, DR.. George A. Harter,
Henry NJ. Campbell. J. W. Parrish. George
w. Griffin, William B. johnson, Gilbert W.
Chambers, J, Frank Willis, Joseph H. Kane,
and Benjamin n. Bryson; Appraisers, j.
Frank Willis, Joseph II. Kane and Benjamin
n. Bryson.
During the recent heavy electrical storm
lightning entered Prices tower, on the P. W.
4 B. railroad near Newark and went through
the switch board to the ground wires, which
not being strong enough to carry the current,
lew to pieces. Infee men were stunned,
and pieces OF the wire penetrated j. NJ.
McEwings legs Lightning also struck
three telegraph poles on the Pomeroy rail
road, setting one OF them a1re. The rain
caused the creek to overflow, making the
road leading from Newark to Curtis Bros.
paper mills impossible and washing away
some Of the masonry work Of the mills and
an adjacent bridge
Miss Wilhelmina Beaston, Of Middletown
had rather an unpleasant encounter with a
burglar Sunday evening. On returning from
drive, she heard a noise in the pantry, and
found woman lying in the corner Of the
closet trying to shield herself under some
clothing. Miss Beaston locked the door and
started to give an alarm when the woman
tried to escape through the window. She
did get through the window but only to be
caught by Miss Beasten. The negress fought
and scratched and finally broke away and
escaped over the back fence. Dora Pratt,
who was suspected Of being the intruder,
was arrested Monday on a warrant and
was committed to jail by Squire Reynolds
in default OF bail. to answer the charge OF
HOUSEKEEPING at the General Sessions Court.