The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-08-11
News IN BRIEF.


mare into the hands of trainer Fitzsibbon at
the Kirkwood track.
"A peach festival will he held on the school
grounds at Lewisvlle on Tuesday evening"
Proceeds to be devoted to the repairing of
the village sidewalks.
The congregation of Leeds Church will
hold an ice cream festival on the church
grounds Wednesday evening. Proceeds for
the benefit of the parsonage.
Rev. Eben n. Baldwin. of Claymont,
Church tomorrow, Sunday, morning at 1890
o'clock and at Porter's Grove in the after
noon at o'clock.
While Jim Milburn was driving horse
on Main street Saturday evening he knocked
down and ran over a colored girl. Cora Hol-
land. With the exception of a few bruises
no damage was done to the girl
A lawn fete was held on the grounds of
the Rectory at North East last evening. The
Grosh Orchestra rendered music. The fete
will be continued this evening when the
Leslie Band VIII be in attendance.
The fine driving horse "Bayara' owned
by Armstrong and Sparks, Of the Hote. Elk
ton, died on Monday morning. He had been
driven the day before and when taken out of
the harness seemed alright.
Trainer Filzgibbons at the Mccoy track,
Kirkwood, Del. has now quite number of
Cecil county horses in hand. There are
three Elkton horses there owned Ivy T. ].
Murray, Manly Drennrn and Frank Brad
bury
-Cantaloupes and watermeons are now
coming into market in large quantities.
Good prices are being realized and both
crops bid falr 10 be large, especially the can
taoupes. The large shipments of peaches
will probably cause lower prices later in the
season.
Rev. l., L, Poole, Of Chesapeake City,
preached in the Elkton N. Z. Church, sun
day morning IN the absence Of the pastor,
Rev T. Z. Terry. who was attending camp
meeting. There was no preaching at the
open air service at night. Solos were rem
dered by Mrs. Frank Bradbury, Mrs. Daniel
Harvey and Henry Vinsinger.
Mr. Charles o. White. of Cooper, Hartford
county has presented to the Hartford His
torcal Society, a very crude implement in
the shape Of an old hay fork. The fork is
made Of iron, has three pronGs and is very
heavy. II was evidently made ut some
blacksmith shop, but nobody knows where it
came from cr Row Old it is, although il is
thought to he at least century old.
-Goorca McCarlle, the six year Old son of
John NJ ,Cardle, Of Newark had his foot
badly crushed by being run over by q wagon
at the crossing Of the Baltimore ana Ohio
railroad. in that town, late last Friday after
noon. The driver OF the team, after he had
run over the youngster, never stopped TO see
how badly he was hurt, which greatly in
ceuseG those who witnessed the accident,
Mes. rs Hugh and Humphrey Kendall
and W. r. McCommon, of Oxford, came to
Ekton, Tuesday afternoon and played
match g"we with members of the Elkton
Tennis Club IN tho doubles, Messrs RudUlph
Tul and Hon W0rburton, Of ElktOn, were
defeated ~ Na Ncs'rs Kendall, Of Oxford,
G.4, 80, SO, and iu tho singles M. Charles
N, Tull fya- defeated by Mr.. McCommon, OF
Oxford. G-3 Sc G-l. Richard Reese WAS
referee and Roy Well and Henry L. Con
stable served as linosmen
On Tuesday afternoon, Frank Daniels
and John Earle became involved III quarrel
on Collins Avenue and went to the railroad
to settle tine dispute. Daniels had Il cane and
cut Ear!es head with it, \ small child of
the latter ran between the two contestants
sworn out for both parties but when the Wit
nesses against Daniels failed to appear the
case agains; him was dismissed. Earle was
fined 50, in default OF which he was sent to
Jail.
AT the next session Of the Delaware Leg
islature, Magistrate Lewis Sasse, Of Whining
ton, will introduce a bill TO suppress the pub
LEGATION in newspapers OF information regard
ing warrants sworn out for persons and the
statement Of facts before the parties wanted
are arrested or the warrant served. As n
reason for the passage Of such bill Magis-
trate Sasse will urge, that by the making
public OF such facts friends fthe persons
wanted become cognizant of the charge and
are thus able to warn them so that they are
enabled to make their escape.
"A number of Peninsula farmers have been
victimized lately by a party OF men repre-
senting themselves to be OF the 'Ballbearlng
Churn Company and selling churn which
would make butter inside Of two minutes.
They tested the churns in the sight of the
farmers and succeeded in making the butter
in that time. They sold the churns for 81
and disposed of territorial rights at price
as high as 5000. After the churns were pur-
chased it was found that they would moi
make butter in an hour, and 1t is now
thought that the agents used chemicals tc
gather the butter. The sharpers secured @
,ood ann, hef ora thew left