The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-07-22

The Elkton shirt factory is doing quite
people of the town.
-Bailif Bddle was out flushing some of
the cutters the other day. Keep it up bailiff
the oftener the better.
States Attorney Evans. BailiT Biddle and
Magistrate Groves, of Elkton. all took in the
Chesapeake City excursion to colchester and
Annapolis, On Friday.
bicycling is taking another boom in Elk
ton. 1t seemed to die down for awhile but
is again reviviDg and the enthusiasts are as
much in for ii as ever.
Local spOrfsmen are looking for a good
rail and reed bird season on the Elk river
marshes the coming season. The wild oats
crop on the marshes is very heavy.
The ladies of Wesley Chapel will hold an
ice cream and cake social at Fosters school
house, next Wednesday evening, July Goth
All are invited. If stormy next evening.
John Akorn, aged about seven years,
while driving his fathers team on Monday
afternoon, it was upset and the little fellow
thrown out and badly bruised and his arm
dislocated.
Trainer Fitzgibbons of the Mccoy track
at Krkwood. Del, has leased the Elkton
fair grounds track and is now handling
horses there He has rented a residence on
High street.
The front of Balls Oak Hall Clothing
Store has been re-grained by Richard Draper.
The recent Improvement to the show win
dows has added to the already attractive
appearance of the store.
William Ahern, the Delaware railroad
operator who was assaulted by two negroes
at the Ginn's Crossing block tower, near
Middietown, is rapidly recovering from his
wounds. He is now able to walk about.
Last Saturday evening, small child of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Perkins was bitten by
some sort of bug on the face, which caused
it to swell badly. A piece of raw meat was
applied and the swelling was speedily
reduced.
Mrs d. A. Mackey, of the Fourth dis
trict. is now conducting the Cecil cottage
at 157 Tennessee avenue, Atlantic City, where
hospitable welcome awaits all Cecil coun-
tians Her advertisement appears in another
column.
Frank Karl, son of George Karl of this
town, met with peculiar and painful acci.
dent, while Hiding bicycle on Sunday. He
noticed something wrong with the chain and
tried to adjust it while he was riding along,
when his third finger was caught in the
sprocket wheel and the end torn off,
"A number OF accidents occurred 70 peo-
pie who attended the literary meeting of
Minnehaha Lodge at Job Griffiths. near
Calvert, Saturday evening. As G. z. Mont
gomery and daughter, OF Chrome, were on
their way to the place their horse fell in the
road and broke the shafts. The occupants
were thrown out but were unin iured beyond
bruises. They finally arrived at their
destination. On returning from the meeting
the darkness was heavy and four horses fell
in the road close to Calvert They were
driven by James and Fred Allen of near
Pennington, Charles Kirk, of Sylmar and
George Mason, Of Chrome. The shafts of
Mr. Kinks buggy were broken and some of
the harness OF the other teams was broken.
The teams were close to each other when the
accident occurred and all was caused by the
drivers being unable to see the road, going
into cutters and up the banks. lantern
used by 7. X. Stubs and W. II. Nethery. of
Oxford, who were driving from the meeting,
enabled the accident people to get straight
ened out.-OXford Press.