The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-02-25
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Local Matters Boiled Down for Hasty
Perusal by Busy Readers.


The County Commissioners will hear
appeals and adjust assessments on March 7
and 9Th.
j. Polk Riddle. OF Elkton, has gone to
the Presbyterian Hospital, Baltimore for
treatment.
William H. Benson has been appointed Il
constable in the First district, vice J. H.
Benson. deceased
On last Friday. Molie Drennen, daughter
of James Drrnnen, of Ektop. fell and
sprained her arm
On Friday night of last week the clothes
line of John Moore, who lives on Church
street, Ekton, was robbed.
Lion" the faithful dog owned by Pro-
prietor John T. Wilson of the Howard House
died on Saturday, aged 10 years.
-Wnneld Jackson of Perryville, killed Il
beautiful specimen of South Southerly duck
during the blizzard last week, which he
intends having mounted.
Benjamin d. Bowen, former Cecil
countian, has been promoted to day baggage
master at the Delaware Avenue station of the
b. & O. railroad, at Wilmington.
On Tuesday morning a horse attached to
the milk wagon of VIM. J. Clark, of Elk
Neck, slipped and fell while crossing field
near North East. breaking its leg. The ami
nal had to be killed.
S. ]. Reeier, L. T. b. Day, John McCu-
Tough, W. Fl. Abrams and Richard Howard.
members of Wingate Post, No. 8, of North
East, attended the State Encampment, which
met in Baltimore, on Tuesday.
While driving on North street on Monday
morning the buggy of Miss Rose Drennen
collided with that of Mrs. Mary L. Rowland.
Mrs. Rowland was thrown from her carriage
but was not seriously hurt. The buggy was
considerably damaged.
The double frame dwelling house on
East Main street Ekton, opposite the Ma
tiona Bank, owned by C. Il. Foard is being
remode,ed. l. will be raised three feet. the
rear extended, repaired and generally reno
waited and improved.
The annual meeting of the Wilmington
District Association Of the Alumni of Dicliin-
son College, will be held in the parlors of
March 90, 1885, at 100 p. m. The banquet
will follow the business meeting OF the Aeso-
citation.
During storm several weeks ago a large
tree was blown down across the mil-race at
Farr creek, which now blocks the movement
of the ice. and it was feared would cause
trouble. GA Saturday an attempt was made
Al, ,,,;+I, lat -
proved Intellectual.
During the early part of last week pre-
parations were made by the KnickerbocIer
Ice Co., to begin gathering ice on the Sus-
quehanna the first part of this week, but
owing to the unfavorable weather all hope of
getting IL crop was abandoned, and on Satur-
day night the company shipped car load Of
horses, that had been brought to assist in the
work, back to Baltimore.
Walter II. Armstrong, the weIl-known
darymen of the county, has decided to quit
the business and advertiscs his cows at
public sale on Saturday, March 4. These
COWS are of good stock, mostly graded Hol-
stein and Jerseys. and offers Il fine oppor-
tunity for anyone in need of Il cow Two
young horses, hay press and lot OF grain
will also be disposed of at the SALE See "ad'
in another column.
A valuable driving horse owned by
Morris Dunbar, a prominent farmer of near
Elkton, was badly injured about the forelegs
on Saturday, from sinking into the run that
crosses North street, extended, some distance
beyond the fair grounds Mr.. Dunbar was
engaged in breaking a road across the field
at this point, driving the horse as of double
team The road proper was so banked with
snow that it was impossible to get through
and he was going around the field, when his
horses plunged up to their necks in the run,
which misunderstanding its depth he attempted
to cross. Where the run crosses the road it
is culverted. Mr.. Dunbar rghted the team
however, but not before one of the horses
had been badly cut.