The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-01-04
news IN Brief.

Inc ofpnanS court Tor 'tCll county,
held special session at their office. in
Elkton. on Tuesday.
The public schools in Cecil county
will reopen on Monday. after being
closed for two weeks for the Christmas
holidays.
"A landslide occurred Sunday on the
Columbia and Port Deposit Railroad.
was done.
The biggest tide that has been in Ell;
creek for several months. was on Sun
day. when the banks of the river were all
overown. The heavy rains caused the
big tide.
Miss Virginia Clcndcnin. daughter of
Frank Clcndcnin. of Colora. was caught
in the machinery mt the mill of Clrndenin
and Brother. on Saturday last. and had
her leg broken.
HAS MANY WRIT ES.-For cuts.
burns and bruises DrWitt's Witch Hazel
Salvc is unruualcd. Draws ont the fire,
stops the pain. soon heals the wound.
Beware of dangerous counterfcitS. Sure
cure for piles. j. Frank Frazer, Elkton,
Md.
Mrs. Thomas r. Hubbard. of Ches-
tertown. Kent county. died on Saturday
afternoon. She had been sick for about
two weeks. She was Il member of soy.
cral churches. Mr.. w. w. Hubbard. Of
ChCSt"ltOwn, is her son, and Mrs. Roland
Watts. of Westminster. her daughter.
Petitions are being circulated in Gem
trevillc. which will be sent to Governor
Il, I
tencc be committed to imprisonment for
life in the penitcntiary. Burb" was form
erly of Kent county. and was convicted
and sentenced to hr hanged on Friday
February 2Sth. for HSSaulting Helen
Tarman. aged 10 years.
Tho season for trapping or shooting
cartridges and rabbits in Cecil and Kent
counties has closed \ correspondent
writing from Kent county has the follow
ing to say: -"'rhr past season was o..y
partially successful from the gunncls
standpoint. partridgrS have learned to
completely battle successful pursuit 'y
seeking shelter in branches and inHcccs-
Siblc places. This has resulted in IN
abundance Of stock birds being left ovv.'
for next season.
Illi'l' W WV II MI l.l1l'NN.- NY
child is worth millions to me-" says Mrs
Mary BIRD. of Harrisburg. Pa. yet
would have lost her by Group had | not
purchased Il bottle of One Minute Cough
Cure" One Minute Cough Cure is sure
cure for coughs, Group and throat and
lung troubles. An absolutely safe cure
which acts Immediately. The youngest
child can take it with safety. They ali
la la, Al, h,,,
it helped them. j. Frank Frazer. Elk
ton. Md
Mir Joseph Scarborough. = prominent
farmer 81 tn" upper part of Cecil county.
gave an account of his experiment with
nitrate of soda. before the recent meeting
of the Cecil Farmers Club. He stated
he had bought 4 ton and tried it in va
riouS ways. Had pulvrriZrd it and SOW
ed some on Il half-acrc of wheat early in
May. going dagonaly across the field.
In another place he had Sown il in Il
circle in the centre Of the field Within
two days the effects were plainly marked.
the wheat showing rich dark green and
in Short time outgrrw the other which
had not been treated to soda. He had
also tried sowing on three year old tim
othy sod the latter part of May but could
not sec that it effected it in the least
Five men giving their names as Will
liam DEl.ru. James FontoiI, John Will
son. John Lame and William Null have
been arrested and are now confined IN the
York county. Pa. Jail, charged with at
tempting t. blow open the safe in the
railway station ut New Freedom. Pa.
These men aIc also charged with break
ing into and blowing open the vault in
the First National Bank of Aberdeen. of
which G. Hal johnson. formerly Of ElE-
ton, is cashier. and cN-CungrrsSmau vii
liam Il. Baker. president. The men hav"
been identified rs the ones who robbed
the bank II; aberdeen. aud last Friday,
Sheriff i\ril ri. of Hartford county,
Went to York and lodged drtaincr4
against the men. If the evidence does
not prove sufficient to hold them for sen
trnC" in York county. the authorities; OF
Hartford county will cndrnvor To get
them. Tl," most distressing result of the
robbery nj Aberdeen developed recently.
When the robbery took place. in order to
blow open tn" safe. the men used nitro
glyccrinr. and We're successful in oprn-
ing the safe The door of the safe was
50 badly damaged that ii was sent to the
company which made it. in PHILADELPHIA.
to he repaired. Two of the employees
wcr" put 10 work on it, and while using
hummer to see where flaws might exist,
it blew to pieces. completely destroying
TIL" sight of one of the men and seriously
in.iurim@ tn" other. When the door of
the safe was blown from its hinges by
the robbers. not all the nitroglyccrinr en-
ploacl. bHt part remained intact, and the
sudden jar produced by the hammer of
the cmployc exploded what remained and
caused the accident.