The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-01-28

| A man dog was shot at Rowlandville on
Su lday by Fred Irwin.
A cow owned by James Short. on the
Bra tford farm, in Middle Neck, recently gave
birth to three healthy calves.
One OF the divorce cases listed for the
February term Of the Superior Court. at Will
mpgton, Del, is that OF Charles d. Jamison
VS.. X ate Jamison. The parties formerly re-
side in Elkton.
- Clayton Manly. the well-known colored
C aterer, Of Flkton, this week retired from
tn restaurant which he has kept in the base
men of Odd Fellows Hall, since that build
ing was erected and will now spend the bal.
ance of his days In rest.
Murray Yandiver. chairman of the Demo-
cratic State Central Committee, is i'll with the
grip mt his home, in Havre de Grace, and
OWN q to another ailment that has developed.
it is possible that he may go to the Johns
Hopkins Hospital for treatment.
Last week Mr.. Bell, OF Baltimore, bought
two young horses OF Thomas Harlan. One
was Saadin. IA three-year-old stallion, said
by horsemen to be the handsomest colt in the
county. whose sire has record of 05"i.
The other was a weanling Epaulet colt
A. P. Shockey of Elkton, went to Balti-
moro last week. TO the Johns Hopkins Hos
pital for treatment at swelling on the lover
part Of his face. The SURGEONS decided that
it was Il tuh"rrular growth and not cancer
IN : bn nj
for an operation in a short time.
The Oxford Press says -" 1t is reported
that John Grant, of 3ising Sun. Md, has
brought suit against Miss Annie Sidwell, Of
Symar. for breach Of promise Of marriage,
in the snm Of 5000 damages The suit was
brought Tuesday evening before Justice TIud-
son. nj HopewcI, Miss Sidwei being Il resi-
dent Of Chester cOnntv.r
A contest will he held by the oxford Gun
Cub next month. for the gold medal now
held by Harry England. of zion. At the re-
cent shoot in OXFORD. England broke % blue
rock targets ont of % Amos Jackson, of OK
ford, 10 ont Of % Joseph Clifford, of Calvert.
~ out Of %. The new Magyar trap works
well.
The 25th annual meeting of the Peninsula
pra-s Association, will be held at Dover, Del,
on Thursday February 9TH. 1899, al II O'Clock,
IL m, for the purpose Of electiug officers ior
the ensuing year. and attending to such other
matters as may GONE before the meeting. BY
order of W. n. Stevens, President c. j.
Freeman, Secretary.
--About two weeks ago. John s. Wilbur left
| Oxford Pa. on the evening train for Perry
vile, and since that night has not been seen
by anybody who knows him. Wilbur moved
to Oxford about three years ago from Kent
Island and began business as a shoemaker.
His broIher-iu-aw. Charles c. Champion.
who is in business with Wilbur. says he never
expects to see him again.
Mrs. II ette Boutwell,. aged 80 years. COM
mitted suicide Thursday night, by hanging.
at the home of her sister. Mrs. Perry, on
Academy street. Newark. The woman was
visiting her sister. and was found by a mem
Der Of the family. doctor was summoned,
and in the meantime she was cut down. She
was dead when the physician arrived. Mrs.
DOtnWtl Is supposed ~ nave tbhtu Htr Mo
about 0 O'Clock, but the body was not discoy-
cred for several hours,
A striking evidence of the decline OF Il
town, is shown by the bill which is to be in
PRODUCED into the Legislature to close the
doors of the Farmers State Bank, at New
Castle, Delaware. One time the bank at that
place was one of the most prosperous in that
State, but the city is no longer able to support
n bank. and to save money the State authori.
ties will close it and pay the stockholders the
full value OF their stock. At one time New
Castle had several woolen and cotton mills,
and also the large iron works of the Delaware
Iron Company, formerly the Morris K Tasker
| Company, OF Philadelphia The iron mills
have practically been closed for several years
and the other mills for some time have been
running only at intervals. New Castle has
about 5000 inhabitants. The closing OF the
doors of the Farmers Bank will leave the
town without banking facilities of any kind.
| M there il no other bank there