The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-07-15
NEWS In BRIEF.
Local Matters Boiled Down fer Tasty
Perusal by Busy Readers.

The Centrevile Record has asnon-
tinued the carrier service, using the mails
instead because so many copies were stolen
after delivery.
"A great difference is reported in tho
wheat crop in Cecil county, one farmer re-
porting as low as four bushels to the acre,
and others range as high rs thirty one
bushels.
Samuel Hambleton of Rising Sun,
this county, killed dog on Thursday, last
week, that showed unmi-takable signs of
hydrophohia \ number Of animals that
had been bitten met speedy death
-Middletown, Del officials are making
a determined effort to improve the condi-
ton of the side walks there. So far about
fifty property owners have been notified to
improve their sidewalks. Tree roots will
be levelled and new pavements laid.
A lady having a country home near
Ellicott City has made of it a veritable
hospital for cats and people have taken
advantage of her good nature by dropping
superfuous felines in front of her house.
Gallons of milk are fed them by means of
a trough in the yard, the cats lining up
and feeding like pigs at her call.
A number of the members Of National
Lodge, No. 81, /. o. o F., of Elkton, are
making arrangements to go on the excur
sion to Oxford, Md, to be given on the
steamer Emma Giles from Baltimore,
on Thursday next July Goth, by the Grand
Lodge OF Maryland reunion OF a num-
Der of lodges will be held at Oxford that
day.
B +. B. Woodall, the chairman of the
committee on Sunday obseryances, of Mil
ford, Del has again served notice on the
merchants there that they will he prose-
cuted if they persist in selling on Sunday
A similar warning was given some time
ago and considerable accomplished, but
now second attempt will he made to en-
force the law
AT the meeting of Elkton Council, No.
%, Jr. O. [. A. NJ, held on Tuesday even
ing, the following recently elected officers
were installed for the next six months -
Councillor, J. Harvey Groves Vice Coup-
cillor, Henry Plummer Jr, Pat Council
lor, Alfred Davis Conductor James Good
win; Warden Fred 7. Haines Assistant
Recording Secretary, George McQuilkin,
Jr.; Inside Sentinel, Joseph Anderson
Outside Sentinel, James n. Jones
Thomas S. Clark, who was convicted
and is now serving term in the Trenton
Penitentiary for helping Boggs to embezzle
the Dover National Bank out OF $1O7, 600,
has had his marks of merit revoked, and
has been placed in solitary confinement, for
a breach of the prison rules. 1t is claimed
that while Clark was gatekeeper of the
penitentiary be struggled letters and dain-
ties in to the prisoners, some Of whom were
living on homeless chicken, iced .had and
other luxuries.
An attempt was made Sunday morning
to fire the large morocco factories of the
William B. Clark Company, OF Wilmington,
Delaware. A pile OF old barrels near the
buildings were saturated with coal oil, and
ignited. The fire was discovered before it
had communicated to the factories, and
was put out. An incendiary has been at
work in Wilmington for the past two
weeks, during which twelve out-buildings
have been discovered on fire near the center
Of the city. The police are mystified by
the unknown fire-bug.