The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-03-03
news IN BRIEF.

Mrs. Rachel Conner will shortly remove
from Holly Hall to Middetown, Del.
The recent supper held by the Ladies'
Art Circle of Perryville, was a big success,
clearing 1882.
The ice in the Susquehanna River passed
out Friday last week, but was frozen over
again by the severe cold Saturday and Sun
day.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company will
shortly begin the erection Of a new passenger
station at Wilmington, Del, at a cost Of
$3.50, 900
The Ladies' Aid Society OF Hopewell
Church will hold a bazaar at the parsonage
for the Church Improvement Fund. Date to
be announced later.
Another factory has located in Easton,
which makes the eighth within a short time.
The latest addition is a mattress factory,
which will employ about ten men and women.
The Board of Town Commissioners and
the management Of the Chestertown Electric
Light Company have compromised on 81, 100
a year for town lighting, the contract to last
three years.
Ellis Jackson, young mar OF Farming
ton, met with severe accident while chop
ping wood last Saturday. The axe slipped,
striking his foot infcting deep CASH Sew
eral stitches were required to sew up the
wound.
An entertainment will be held near
Woodlawn, Friday evening, March 9th, under
the auspices of the Young Womans Christian
Temperance Union. for the benefit Of Hope.
well Improvement Fund. Admission 20,ts.
If stormy next evening.
The third lecture of the series in the
Elkton Opera House, given by tae University
Extension Class Of Elkton, on Wednesday
evening, was we'll attended. The lecturer,
Prof. Griggs talked on Rome making his
second lecture about that city.
In few days, Mr. d. l.. McCorkindalr,
who for many years has been manager of the
paper mills at Marley. will 90 to Holyoke,
Mass, where he has accepted a position with
the Parsons Paper Company. Mr.. Casper
Garrett will succeed Mr.. McCorkindale as
manager OF the Marley Mills.
The Board of County Commissioners
were in session in ELTON on Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday, to hear appeals and to
correct errors on assessment Of personal
property. No other adjustments will now be
be taken up until February next The next
regular session of the Commissioners is
March 10.
A wreck was narrowly averted on the
Columbia & Port Deposit railroad near Port
Thursday night, last week. Two large boul-
ders dropped on tho tracks. They were
noticed by two tramps who told some rail
road men and they succeeded In stopping
two approaching trains. short distance
from the rocks.
The entertainment given in the store
room on Main street, formerly occupied by
W. B. Hart, Friday evening, last week, under
the direction of Miss Emma Lewis and Miss
Mary Perkins, for the carpet fund OF the
Elkton NJ. E Church, was big success, and
much credit is due the young ladies who had
charge, as well as the little ones who took
part in the exercises. About SIT were
realized.
The charge OF negligence has been
brought against John Swan, engineer OF the
Government steam yacht "Caperon,' which
exploded on January 18th, near Delaware
City, injuring ten persons, Captain George A..
Cleaver, cousin of P. ]. Cleaver, of Elkton,
being so badly injured that he died a week
later. Swan has been summoned by the
suartermaster department at Washington, to
appear and make his defence.