The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-02-19
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Local Matters Boiled Down for Hasty
PeruSal by Busy Readers.

PeruSal by Busy Readers.
John Houchele. of Bohemia Manor
celebrated his g2d birthday last week.
Henry Debert, of Elkton, has been
granted a government pension of Sc a month.
That popular organization, Guy Bros,
MinstreIs, will appear in the Elkton Opera
House on Wednesday next, February 23
-Wiliam W. Bastecd. ST., editor of the
CentrevilIe Observer, died AT his residence il
that town on Tuesday morning shortly after
midnight.
Mrs. Theodore Dawson, daughter Of j.
w. Dougherty, died at her home in Lewis.
vile OF consumption on Thursday, February
10, aged 35 years.
Alfred NJ. Herkness, the well-known
Philadelphia auctioneer and proprietor OF
Herkness' horse baHar, largely patronizcd by
Cecil county horse buyers, died on Monday
in his s0th year.
Robert War !, colorel, was lodged in the
Elkton Jail on Monday morning, by Sheriff
Conoly, charged with assauting and attempt
ing to Kill Frank Sweeney, Il white man, at
Cowantown, this county. Sweeney was not
seriously injured.
john G. Cantwel, OF this county, afte I
his sale OF personal property, which will take
place on the 18th of this month"; at his farm
near Cherry Hill, will remove to Chester
Pa, where he intends to 90 into the produce
commission business.
Theodore J. Vanneman. Edwin Boyntou
and William Il. Coulson are the three leading
candidates in the race for the Port Deposit
postmastershtp. The term OF the present
postmaster George A. Atkinson, does not
expire until JNpe next.
Counterfeit silver dollars are still being
circulated in EIkton and the business people
have in many cases provided themselves with
"money testers" Wilmington and Newark
are also annoyed by the spurious coin
which is credited with being sent out 10y
crooks from the several race tracks here.
about.
Becoming excited over revival services
which have been going on for some time past
Lizzie Smith, colored, aged 40 years, residing
in the Ninth district, attempted to kill hcrscl
by drowning on Monday morning in small
stream. The water, however was so shallow
that she was unable to accomplish her pur
pose
The employees OF the wall paper factor,
at Newark struck on Monday. The employer
wanted the men to finish 5000 rolls of papel
day. No time was set to do the work
whether it was finished at o'clock or not
until 10, the wages were to be the same. Tn,
men found the task impossible, and demanded
more wages. and were refused, and hence tn,
result. The factory has only been in opera
ton but few months. The force of mcl
employed was rather small on the fine work
BY the strike the mill was forced to close.
William Trimble, manager for the Sing
erly Pulp and Paper Company at the Elktor
Pulp Works, resigned his position en- Monday
the resignation taking effect at once. Mr.
Trimbl4's successor has not yet been named
The duties of his office are now being dis
charged by Frank X. Finnan, clerk in thu
Office.
The workmen engaged in making the i'm
proyements to the P. w. & b.. railroad bridg
over the SusQuehanna river at Perryvill
were impcded in their work on Wednesda.
by the violent wind. Two workmen wer
taken OFF their feet ana thrown up agains
one Of the piers and thus held by the force o
the wind until the brief gale had subsidized
They were uniniurcd.
The people of Elkton, are cordial
invited to the Lenten services to be hel,
in Trinity Church during the coming weeks il
the following ORDER On Wednesday next
Ash Wednesday. at 1890 a. M, and 4.30 p
m. Daily thereafter until further notice n
follows: On Mondays at 80 p. M; Wedncs
days, Thursdays and Saturdays at 40 p. III.
Tuesdays and Fridays at 100 p. m. Sermon
at the Tuesday evening services by visiting
clergymen. Bishop Coleman will preach tn
opening sermon Of the course on the first da
Of March. The services are designed as
help to the community at large and it
hoped that many will be disposed to ava
themselves of the opportunity thus offered
William Schouler, rector.