The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-03-10
NEWS IN BRIEF.

"A valuable horse belonging to John B.
Fitzcibbous, died last Saturday from collie
Amos Collins q Sons appeared on the
streets of EIkton this week with new meat
wagon.
President Mckinley passed through Elk
ton Friday afternoon, last week. en- route
for NeT York.
Frances Clark, an infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs Delaware Clark, died last Saturday,
after a few days illness.
Walter II. Shrver, Of the First district,
has eve which gave birth to four lambs, all
OF which are living and healthy.
The entertainment and oyster supper
recently held at Warwick was quite sue
cess. The net proceeds were 5000.
Edward Jones, of Glasgow, had his left
arm fractured and head badly cut, in run
away accident near Glasgow. few days
ago.
"A supper in Masonic Hall, Chesapeake
City under the auspices of the ladies Of the
M. E. Church, which began Thursday even
ing will be continued tonight.
Adam Mullen, a student at the Elkton
High School was forced to stay home several
days this week suffering from kick on the
leg by a horse. which he received ON Sunday.
On Monday Miss Jessie Bradford, Of
Aberdeen, identified William Black colored
Us her assaiant. Black was arrested last
week down the Chesapeake bay, aboard an
oyster boat
"A petition was presented to the Mary
land Legislature on Monday, by Delegate
Kimble, from the Cecil County Grange asking
for an appropriation of $4,000 to continue the
Farmers Institute.
The steamer "Susquehanna,' was un-
able to resume her spring schedule between
Port Deposit, Havre de Grace and Baltimore,
on Monday owing to the presence of an ice
gorge in the Susquehanna River.
William II. Pearce, Jr., of near Cayotts
corner, will give up farming this spring and
remove to Cecilton. He will have a public
sale of his personal property next Wednes
day. See advertisement in another column
George Padley, well-known farmer of
the First district, has lost six horses recently
from Il maady that has broken out among
the horses in that section. Warner Gerry
also has several horses sick with the same
disease
ALI danger of flood from ice in the Sus
qucnanna has now passed and preparations
are being made by the fishermen to engage
in their usual spring work. This is the fifth
winter that no damage has ensued to Port
Deposit property.
-Chestertown will continue to be lighted
by electricity, the commissioners and the
electric light company having come to an
agreement, the commissioners accepting the
company's offer of S14 per light for eighty
32-candle power lamps, or 11l20 year. The
contract was made for three years.
The United States Torpedo boat 'String-
ham, will shortly be brought through the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, and given
her official tests on the Chesapeake Bay.
She was given a trial ON the Delaware on
Thursday to try the machinery and no effort
at great speed was made. 1t is expected
that this boat will make 80 knots an hour
In the report of DR.. John s. Fulton,
Secretary of the State Board of Health for
the year just ended. Cecil county is paid the
following high compliment: "The best
registration area is found in Cecil county
where all the necessary influence for good
sanitary work are found-an intelligent
population, n thoughtful, progressive Board
OF County Commissioners, an earnest and
effective local officer"
Registration lists show that there are
"A 1928 illiterate voters In Maryland, 1897
white and 26,6l6 colored. The investigation
was made in view OF proposed Democratic
legislation to disfranchise the negroes by
requiring an education. As the session of
the Legislature is now two-thirds gone the
Indications are that the Democratic managers
In view OF the facts showing that the sword
would cut both ways, will not attempt the
DISTINGUISHING scheme.