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

James \. Jones is seriously i'll ut 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 Husfct 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 S743. 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 "EXpcricnrc 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-
drIpha and Baltimore via Chesapeake
and Delaware Canal.
Andrew Anderson, who conducts a
livery business at North East, on Mon
day had another horse to die from ccrc-
bro spinal meningitis, making Il total of
seven that Mr.. Anderson has lost from
III" l.cas" during the past month.
Preparations have been made Ivy It
number Of persons along the SUsQuch-
anna River, to catch rs many as possible
of tn" 1000 logs belonging to W. Right
nr'S Sons, Of Williamsport, Pa, which
got away last week. and are now in the
ice. aud will come down with it into In"
Chesapeake Bay.
II is reported that the Philadelphia.
Baltimore and Washington Railroad
Company will shortly build lever tower
house at the irOu bridge north Of Elklon,
and that 'nc third track recently com
pIctrI @$ far as Iron Hill. will be used
for frri@ht traffic. y new tower nous"
j. now being erected at the latter place.
~. &. T.. cole had ON exhibition at
his store. .n Icrryvilc, the past week,
two iinr "nit" Shad which We're caught
in the 'U-luch@nma river. near Port De
post .H-' lay. He had them frozen in
Baltimore. where they were kept until
last Wednesday. They were shipped to
him .U 'w" separate cakes of ice packed
in barrels Of sawdust. TIL" pair weighed
III pounds.
The special election held in the Ninth
Tuesday. for Representative, resulted i'll
u sweeping victory for Powell. the Adj
dicks candidate, having Il plurality of
1872. Tn" election was the result of the
two leaders for the Office having Il tie
yOt" ut the November election. Nine
PrphihitiouiSts in Harrington supported
Powell. while six gave him their votes
ut Pennington. The unprecedented Re
publican plurality in the Democratic dis
trict is a surprise to all. AS Powell had
announced his intention of supporting
prohibition if he should receive the Pro
hibition vote, the liquor men were out in
force. and it looked like Il 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 II was understood that the liquor
men had raised $1,000 to be used for
Democratic purposes. 1t was also said
that an effort WAS made to make tn"
Democratic "hoatcrs" remain away from
the polls