The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-10-13
NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Centre railroad station at Newark
has been enlarged.
The new school house at White OAK is
nearing completion.
Baker and Arthur's cannery at Eikton
closed for the season on Tuesday.
james yerkes is still running il good
order, wagon gear built in 1874.
A Democratic mass meeting will he held
in EIkton, on Saturday, October Goth.
John Cholmers has been appointed town
officer of Newark, vice John WATSON, re-
signed.
A bicycle was stolen Saturday night from
the porch of the residence OF Harry Alex
ander on High street.
The receipts at the recent oxford fair
were s2762.50 and expenses '32702.79 of
which amount $500 were for permanent i'm
provement
John Alden, of Cherry Hill, fell down
a flight of stairs at the home OF his daughter,
Mrs Ruth Watson. in Wilmington, and was
painfully bruised.
A special train carrying Woolley and
Metcalf, the Prohibition National candidates
will stop for fifteen minutes in Elkton, on
October 10, and they will make addresses.
A warrant has been issued for the arrest
of Daniel Llley on the charge OF enticing
from home, Florence Mckinney, Of Elk
Neck They are supposed to be i'll Rich
mond Va.
-Ex-Sherin William Boulder made a gun
ming trip on Monday, and bagged fifty. one
rail birds, Rail are plentiful but few tides
are high enough to enable the gunners to
reach the high marshes.
Charles Lees who was convicted in the
Cecil County Circuit Court several years ago
of attempted felonious assault, and sentenced
to the pcnitentiary for eight years, was par
doaed on Tuesday by Governor Smith.
Sidney 7. Jones, aged Is years, Of Balti-
more, brother OF Mrs. Harry p. Hinchlire, of
Elkton, was shot and instantly killed on Sun
day by a companion, who playfully snapped
a revolver at him not thinking the chamber
was charged.
-Thecensus bureau on Monday announced
the population Of Delaware in 1900 as 1S4, 1856
as against 1G8 ,493 in 1890. The population
of Wilmington is 7G,5OS; New Castle, $3.50;
Dover, 1929: Middletown, 1857; Newark,
1918; Delaware City, 1882.
The local Democracy is disappointed
over not being able to have Presidential Can
dtdate Bryan stop in Elkton. 1t seems that
the itinerary takes in the important towns on
the lower part Of the Eastern Shore and the
time limit cuts out Elkton.
Mrs. Daniel f. Barker, Of Philadelphia.
who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs.
William &. West, of Sylmar, this county, was
taken to her home in a special train on Mon
day. She is in an almost helpless condition,
having recently suffered two strokes of
paralysis.
An open air Democratic meeting was
held in Elkton, on Saturday night, the speak
ing being from the Howard House porch.
and Z. Key Buchanan, of the Baltimore, who
were introduced by John Frazer, President
OF the Elkton Democratic Club. Music was
furnished by the Elkton Cornet Band.
"A pair of horses attached to farm wagon
driven by Edward McKeowan, Of near Elk
ton, raw away on West Main street on Tues
day, being frightened at cars being shifted
on the siding crossing the street there. The
horses ran into an electric light pole nearby
and one was badly injured. The wagon was
damaged Mr.. McKeown escaped injury by
jumping.