The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-09-15
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Magistrate Philip NJ. Groves fined Fred
Holland colored, II and costs for d!sorderIy
conduct.
"A travelling medicine show is showing
nightly on the lot on East Hight street i'll the
rear of the old Farmers hotel
On Wednesday morning the wind blew
down one of tho large trees on North street,
in front OF the residence Of A. l.. Crother-.
A panel OF fence was broken.
Eliza Devercux, Of Middletown, widow
of james Dcvereux, late Co. X, l3lst New
York Iulauty, has been granted pension of
SSa month from June 30 1900
Tile Rev. George Couaway, of Bethel
had + narrow escape from being killed one
night last week while driving over the rail-
road at Kirkwood. The southbound train
struck the back of his carriage.
AT the session of the County Commits
sioners held in Elkton, on Tuesday, Keys &
Miller Lumber Company of Elkton, was
awarded the contract to furnish Is tons Of
coal for the county buildings at $3.50.
Frank Bradbury. Of Elkton. has sold his
horse Ben" to Samuel Workman, of Ron
cevcrte, W. Va, for 1910. The horse had
been entered in the races mt Prospect Park,
by Trainer Fitzgibbons where the sale took
place.
Howard Spence, the ivc-year-old son Of
james Spence, Of Fair Hill, who was bitten
by mad dog about two weeks ago, has been
taken to the Pasteur Institute, Baltimore, to
undergo treatment for the bite which he
received.
William II. Fowler, of Philadelphia,
formerly Of Elkton, made cunning trip here
on Friday. He started out Oh the Elk river
marshes At day break and with sixty shells
returned sixty birds, 3 dozen rail and 2, doz-
en- reed. He was back in Philadelphia by
four o'clock and that evening with Il number
of friends enjoyed a game supper.
Mary Jones' coored, who was shot by
the negro Robert Taylor, of Port Deposit,
one night last week, because of jealousy and
who afterwara shot and killed himself, was
taken TO Johns Hopkins Hospital at Bati-
more. last Saturday afternoon, Tor treat
ment At this writing she is still living but
the physicians at the institution have little
hope for her recovery.
Last Friday morning a man was seen at
P. W. * 3. railroad station in Wilmington.
acting very strangely ana to all questions
put to hin no replied Don't know He
was taken to the city hall and there identified
as man who was in the Elkton jail several
years ago and who was known as "KaGy.'
He wa, examined by Police Surgeon Harris
and Dr. France and found to be demontsd
and ordered sent to the State Asylum at
Farnhursr.
A bold robbery occurred at the home OF
Peter Haggerty well-known farmer Of the
first district on Saturday evening. Early in
the day Mr.. Haggetty's daughter had cashed
a check at q Middletown bank and had re-
ceivel q twenty dollar gold piece and Il five
dollar h!l The money was placed on Il
shelf ami no more thought of it until it was
noticed that one Of the Polish farm laborors,
which Mr. Haggerty had engaged in Balti-
more, had disappeared. Tho man was
traced to Fredericktown where he was cap
tured and brought to Elkton Jail. When he was
searched the officers found tho money upon
his person. The man is unable to speak Eng
lish.
1t is now rumored that the p, W. Il B.
Railroad Company, which has obtained con-
troll of the Baltimore and Delaware Bay
railroad, running from Woodland Beach to
ChestertOwn, with main Offices ut Clayton,
will tear down the old station, relay the
tracks ana put the road in a first class con-
dition revicing traffic between Clayton and
ChestertoWn. The tracks which cross the
p, W. & j. main line, just below the super
intendent's office Will be arranged so the
trains can run into the main section, the
same MS those OF the d. Il G. line.
In its present condition the i. & d. b.,
line is Of little use, the roadbed is in poor
condition, ties worn out and rails dang
erous from long years of service. 1t
runs through one Of the best sections of
farming land on the Delaware and Maryland
peninsula and If put In first-class condition
will prove valuable feeder to the Delaware
Division.
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