The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-01-03
NEWS IN BRIEF.

James \. Jones is seriously i'll at his
home, on West Main street
"A new signal tower is being built at
Iron Hill by the Philadelphia, Baltimore
and Washington Railroad Company.
Miss Elizabeth Husfelt has resigned
as teacher of public school No. l, District
|. to take effect at the close of this term.
Revival services were started in the
Elkton NJ. Il. Church this week. under
the leadership of the pastor, Rev. r. X.
Stephenson.
The stock of Bradbury and Watson
which was sold at public auction, last
week, brought STAB. Charles Il. Bilcs,
Ir., was the auctionccr.
The public schools in Cecil county
will reopen ON Monday, after having
been closed since Tuesday, December
BIRD, for the Christmas holidays.
An "Expcricncc Social will be held
at the home of Mr.. \. w. Kirk, on
Thursday evening. January Sth, by the
members of Ebcnczcr NJ. +. Church.
Owing to the frozen condition of
Back Creek and the mouth of the Elk
River the first part of the week, many
vessels were delayed sailing from Phila-
Iclphia and Baltimore via Chesapeake
and Delaware Canal.
Andrew Anderson, who conducts n
livery business at North East, on Mon
day had another horse To die from core
bro spinal meningitis, making II total of
seven that Nr. Anderson has lost from
the disease during the past month.
Preparations have been made hy a
number Of persons along the SUsuuch-
anna River. to catch rs many as possible
of tbc JOuO logs belonging to W. Right
IRIS Sons. Of Williamsport, Pa, which
got away last week. and are now i'll the
lee. and will come down with ii into tn"
Cho=aprakc Bay.
1t is reported that the Philadelphia.
Baltimore and Washington Railroad
Company will shortly build lever tower
house at the iron bridge north of Elkton,
and that the third track recently com
plrtrJ us far as Iron Hill. will he used
for FREIGHT traffic. \ new tower hous"
is NOW brnG erected ut the latter place.
AR. G.. T.. cole had on exhibition at
his .tor. ia pcrryvllc, the past week.
two line white shHd which We're caught
in the %ilsluch&nna river, near Port Dc
post i#~, Nay. He had them frozen in
Bait .uorr, where they were kept until
last Wednesday. They were shipped Ia
him IN $50 separate cakes of ice packed
in barrels Of sawdust. The pair weighed
Ii pounds.
I'll" special election held in the Ninth
Legislative District of Delaware, on last
Tuesday. for Representative, resulted i'll
Il sweeping victory for Powell. the Ad-
dicks candidate, having plurality OF
49,. TIL" election was the result of the
two leaders for the Office having tie
vot" ut the November election. Nine
Prohibfipuists in Harrington supported
Powell while six gave him their votes
mt Farmingt0n The unprecedented Re.
publican plurality in the Democratic dis
trict is Il surprise to all. AS Powell had
announced his intention Of supporting
prohibition if he should receive the Pro
hibtiOn vote, the liquor men were out i'll
force, and it looked like local option
fight. Although the Kent county Demo
cratic committee had declared that No
money would be used on their side, there
was plenty of money in evidence on both
sides. 1t was understood that the liquor
men had raised $1,000 to be used fol-
Democratic purposes. 1t was also said
that an effort was made to make the
Democratic 'floatcrS' remain away from
the polls.