The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-05-13
NEWS In BRIEF.
Local Matters Boiled Down for Hasty
PeruSal by Busy Readers.

PeruSal by Busy Readers.
H. Frank Witworth is shaving his residence
reprinted.
w. d. Price is improving his residence on
West High street by the addition Of porch.
The Elk River House, Town Point has
been opened for the season by Thomas
Maloney.
A slight freight wreck occurred mt Perry
vile on Monday, two cars being derailed
near the station.
On Saturday. Mt Red Point fishing shore,
son of Wesley Neal, of North East, had his
hand badly manged.
John s. Writ Esq. has been re-appointed
member of the State Board of Law Exanli-
ners by the Court OF Appeals.
Asher A. Scott Insurance Agent, has
moved into the Offices on North street recent
ly occupied by John s. Writ, ESD.
On Monday night. Alonzo Butler, colored.
was committed by Magistrate Groves TO thirty
day in Jail for disordcrIy conduct.
ON Monday morning, Mrs. Eliza Mahorey
broke her arm by falling down a flight of
stairs. at her home, on East High street
Elkton
George r. Ash is improving tie oval
lacc' property, on East Main street, Elkton,
recently purchased by him, by the erection of
new fences and general repairs
Rev A. S. Mowbray. OF Port Deposit.
delivered lecture ON "Coriolanus," in the
public school building on Monday night,
under the auspices Of the University Extern
sion Glass.
robert Ferguson. IN aged inmate Of the
County Insane Asylum, died at that institu-
ton on Wednesday, of last week. The remains
Were inferred in the burying ground of
"LittIe Brick, Friends Meeting House, near
HarrisviIl", on Friday, May 9Th.
The pupils of Washington school. near
Zion, will give strawberry and ice cream
festival on the school grounds. on Thursday
evening. May 18th. One OF the features Of
the evening will be cake walk. If stormy.
it will be held on Friday evening The pub
lie is cordially invited.
The papers in the case of f. Wilbur F,
Shippers a merchant Of North East, who has
fled a petition in the United States Court in
Bankruptcy, have been forward to VIM. T.
Warburton, Esq. referee in Bankruptcy. The
proceedings in the settlement OF the bank
rupt estate will be conducted before Mr.
Warburton referee.
"A gramophone ana a number of choice
selections have been added to the council
room of the Cherry Hill Council, No. 10, o.
U. A. NJ, and on Saturday evening, May 18TH
the committee on entertainment will gender
an interesting program. The members and
ladies are all invited TO be present Council
will meet ut 73O o'clock. Entertainment at
O'Clock.
The United States steamer "Matchless'
is now engaged in Il survey of the Susque
hanna River. in connection with the work of
the Coas. aud Geodetc Survey. The work is
bcing done as part OF the resurvey of the
Che-HpeaEe Bay and its tributaries now in
progress The Officers Of the ''Matchless"
are Capt. W. Irving Messrs. William San
ger, James A. Marsh John W. Gift and
St"phaou Earle.
n number of the principal trains on the
pr f,
have had new passenger coaches and COM
bHaI ears with the latest pattern Of wide
platform md vestibule put on. These vcsti-
bul - are the entire width Of the cars, and
with thnr plate glass doors and windows
form excellent observation n0oks besides
rendering passage from car to car easy and
absolutely safe and comfortable. The passel-
ger coaches of the Pennsylvania Railroad
have long been noted for their comfort and
chear'ulness, and the Introduction Of this
new vestibue adds one more appreciable i'm
provement. 1t marks the constant disposition
on the part Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company to provide for its patrons all the
conveuicnces which ripe experience can
suggest. Most Of these new cars are also
provided with Iavntories, and equipped with
very successful and satisfactory patent
windoR shade.
A steam launch. work Oh the construction
of which, has been in progress for many years,
on the road leading from Pomona to Quaker
Neck, Kent county, two and shalt miles from
water, will be launched in the near future.
The vessel is seventy-llve feet long. and is
being built by Captain A. Judson, who came
to Kent county about fifteen years ago and
opened a store. Later he started q saw mill
near Pomona. Subsequently he determined
to build yacht. The keel was laid, the ribs
slowly assumed position, and year after year
the work went slowly on. The first timbers
began to decay, and before the completion Of
one part the old timbers had to be replaced
by new ones The yacht is eleven feet beam
and six feet depth Of hold. She will be pro-
PEELED by steam, and the captain thinks she
will make twenty miles an hour. A cabin,
forty-fve feet in length, is included in the
plans. The captain says he intends to visit
in this craft many scenes Of his carly sailor
life.