The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-08-25
MEMS IN BRIEF

Charles Dirkersou has secured position
al Newark, Del
Alfred Taylor lost a poek5tbook II Elkton
on Tuesday containing SIG,
George Draper had his arm badly injured
by Il fall at the stock Farm on Sunday.
Mrs. Margaret Trimble has been appoint
ed teacher at Hickory Grove public school.
Drains have been run IRON the Tucker
building on North street, to the Bow street
sewer.
George Hopkins, OF near Rising Sun, has
4 yield of G7G bushels Of oats, averaging 60
bushels per acre.
AT the monthly shoot OF the oxford Gun
Club on Tuesday, George Wall woa the Medal,
breaking % out OF % blue rocks.
st. Stephens P. E. Church, of near Earle
vile. held their annual picnic on the knight
farm on the Bohemia river, on Thursday.
John A. J. Creswell Post, No. 70, G. A.
: r., colored organization OF Elkton, gave its
first picnic in McCulough's grove, Thursday.
The public phone of the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph company has been re-
placed in the drug store of i. j. Reynolds in
Rising Sun
Peach growing in upper Cecil Is on the
increase. Jacob II. Kirk, of near lakewood,
has Il young orchard from which he is selling
some fine fruit.
Three special northbound trains passed
through Elkton on Sunday afternoon. They
were loaded with Csban school teachers on
excursion to Philadelphia.
Work has been commenced on the now
school house at White oak The old build
ing viii be used i'll case the new one is not
completed in time for the reopenirc OF school.
A valuable colt owned by George W.
Bnos of Sngerly, died This week from
cerobro spinal meningitis. Two other horses
owned by him are affected by the same
disease.
George Stoops, of Elk Neck who recent
Iy had his leg broken at Stanley Bros, saw
mill along the Elk River, is now much inn
proved and j. able to get around somewhat
by the ala Of crutches
--FraLn McGuigan, woll-knOwn farmer
81 the Second district Of Hartford county. was
srucl and Killed by fast freight train at
Havre Do Grace His mangled body was
found by track walker,
Contractor Jackson il now MAKING the
repairs 10 the public school buildinga hA0,".
Iii being changed from y .Hn .tor. a...
story aEldiHs th. Hing oaiLG h,."
AvssttbHle is being added un1anewrou. put
on.
One Of tho Interesting features of the ov-
cursion to Colchester. on Thursday, was an
address BY Col. Harry o. K. Foster Of North
East, who delivered discourse to the large
number Of persons who cougregated to hear
hlm.
An Old criminal was once asked what w"3
tho first step that led to his ruin, when he
answered "The first step was cheating
an editor out 1.-TWO years subscription. When
ILad done that the devil had such grip on
me that / could not shake him of.
Charles Biddle and crew. of North East,
last week captured one thousand pounds Of
fine rock fish in the North East river and on
Thursday last they captured sixteen hundred
pounds more. They sold the fish for twenty
cents pound In the Now York market.
On Monday night some miscreant entered
the stable OF Dick Williams, an inoffensive
old colored man who farms a piece Of land
near Pleasant Hill, and with some sharp
instrument nearly severed his horses hind leg
The animal was found in this condition on
Tuesday morning and was killed to end its
misery. Williams was sorely distressed over
his loss aud is now being helped by his
friends with funds to replace the animal.
Such an nc. of cruelty should be run down
by the officers
Persons sending notices to
the "Cecil Wing" are requested
to forward same as early in
the week as possible. Other
wise they may be crowded
out in a rush Of matter on
publication day.