The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-03-11
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Local Matters Boiled Down for Hasty
PeruSal by Busy Readers.

PeruSal by Busy Readers.
The Elkton Stock Farm shipped three
horses to Canada on Monday.
Arlington Lusby has secured a position
in the brick yard at Chrstiana, Del.
Clarence Cameron moved his family to
Elkton from Frenchtown on Monday
The postoflce at Providence will be
N ade money order office on April /.
On last Wednesday five runners sold at
the farm of W. Z. Cotton brought the lump
sum of $50.
John II. Terrell moved to the residence
on North street, recently purchased by him.
this week.
-Cadnus Price moved this week into the
house on Bow street. Elkton, recently pur-
chased from the Marshbank estate
Howard Vincent. who has been living in
Mrs. Tuite's tenant house, has moved to G. w.
Cosdens house on West High street.
There will be Novelty Social held at
the home of Mr.. p. Il. Arbuckle Cherry Hill,
on Tuesday evening, March IA, by Mr.. A.
Harvey's Sunday School class
The Cecilton public school, of which Miss
Leila Mccoy is principal, enjoys the distinc-
ton of having remained open every day in
February, notwithstanding the blizzard.
ON Thursday of last week J. Alfred Mack
ey, OF the Fourth district, bought at Sheriffs
sale at the Howard House yard two drivir e
horses for SO 80 and 932 90 respectively.
were flooded on Sunday afternoon by the
high tide in Elk river The wharf at Town
Point was under winter, but no damage was
done.
George Brown, coored, was taken to the
House of Correction on Wednesday of last
week by Deputy Sheriff McAllister. His
sentence is four months for keeping IA dis
orderly house.
Tho gas jet set fire to a curtain and other
articles in the window of Wells drug store,
Elkton, on Monday evening about 6 O'Clock,
but the flames were extipguished before
much damage resulted.
Two horses dropped dead on the streets
OF Elkton this week. On Monday night the
horse Of W. T. Burns of near town, fell dead
on Main street, opposite the store of w. D.
Price. and on Tuesday afternoon one belong
ing to Taylor Mckinney, of EIkton, dropped
while being driven on Main street. near
Trinity avenue.
Are you going to have a sale? If So see
how you can save money by having your bills
printed and advertising done by the CECIL
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read and we print the best bills. Come direct
to us and make your own discount If you
let the auctioneer have the work done. rest
assured that he is making profit off of you.
We will save you money.
- Thousands OF canvas back ducks are
now on the Susquehanna flats, and one
hunter alone basged nearly one hundred and
fifty last week. The flats are now clear of
ice, and the ducks are gradually increasing
In numbers daily. The sport will come to a
close on the last day Of March. The black
heads are reported plentiful with the canvas
backs, but the redheads are not so plentiful.
"A capital joke has been going around
Rising Sun. The victim was Mr.. John r.
Hndman, the efficient postmaster there.
The substance of it was that he was going to
be sent to Jail. or course it reached his ears
and he was aroused indeed, being innocent
OF any charge whatever 1t all was made
plain when he was told that he was to be
sent there as sheriff. Then he wore a smile
which palm leaf fan could not hide.
II you have any Painting or Papering to
do, we can cave you time, trouble and ex.
pense. r. B. Frazer, Elkton, Md.