The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-09-03
NEWS IN BRIEF.

was cleared at the last ENTERTAINMENT
A horse and buggy belonging to d..
+. Widmycr. Of Lancaster, was stolen
at RawlinSvile camp one night recently.
-Rev. Asbury Burke. pastor of WeS-
ley NJ Il. Church. Wilmington. Isl $uf-
fering with typhoid fever, which devel-
oped three days ago.
Employees of the b. X o. Railroad
have numbered the bridges along the
Philadelphia division. Each of the
bridges is numbered in white letters and
black background.
--Rev. Samuel Polk. of Eddngton,
Pa. has been rendered Il call to- and will
likely accept the poSt0rate of the his
toric Presbyterian Church at West Not
tingham, near tolora.
About Seventy-tivc hands are push
ing the construction work on the BcElir
and Baltimore trolley and it is thought
the first seven miles ut the Baltimore
end will be working by Christmas.
Jacob Kirk. of the Eighth district,
has fine peach orchard in full bearing
the crop being estimated at 800 baskets.
Atwood Mont gomery and Stephen Re
A horse owned by Alexander War
rem. of Elkton. fell at Second and King
streets, in Wilmington. on Friday after
noon of last week and broke both fore
legs. The Humane Society agents had
il shot.
Many new bridges are being built
along the lines of the Maryland division
of the F.. Il. n W. Railroad. Work is
being pushed on the large bridge across
the SusquehanEa river ut Havre de
Grace.
-MeSSTS. McMuen 4 McDcrmott.
the contractors for the piers for the new
bridge across the SuSquehanna river
at Havre de Grace. have purchased the
steam tug "Dispatch.' and will use the
same in connection with their operations.
DR.. j. Il. Slicer. of the Ninth dis
tl'ct, who was confined to the house for
several days last week as the result of
painful injury to his ankle, by having
the tine of a pitchfork run into it, is able
to be about again, with the assistance
of II cane.
The Town Commissioners of Rising
Sun have received shipment of heavy
granite tagging for street crossings and
granite Belgian blocks, the latter of
which are being placed along the hitch
ing space in front of the postotfice and
adjoining stores.
Three large barns owned by w. o.
Price, Richard j. Baldwin and Harry
Birmingham, of Chadsford. are in ashes,
the total loss being $4,000 The last
mentioned was without insurance. The
fire started in the Baldwin barn and
spread with great rapidity.
A white tramp giving the name of
William Clark was brought TO Jail by
Constable Hoffman. of Perryvile, on
Monday. He had been annoying people
there and was brought here in a freight
car. and while Ell route broke the door.
1t is likely that the company will have
the man prosecuted.
During II thunder storm which swept
over the western part Of Hartford county
one day last week. the barn belonging to
Mr.. Frank Mcdonald, near Norrisvlle,
was struck by lightning and burned, to-
gether with its contents, including 1000
bushels of wheat a lot of hay and oats
and several farming implements The
loss will reach $500.
Excitement was caused in the vii
lage of Bartville, over the line in Lam
caster county, on Sunday of last week.
by the elopcmcnt and marriage Of Miss
Rosie Sullenberger, aged IL years. and
Albert Carson, Il peddler who has been
stopping in the neighborhoOd for some
time. The pair We're traced to near
Strasburg where all track eff them was
lost.
There were 800 pigeons liberated
from Wilmington Sunday by j. Green,
national liberator of the American HON.
ing Association. One hundred belonged
to the Manhattan Club, new Nork; 300
to the Elizabeth Club. and 200 to the
Staten Island Club. Word was received
in Wilmington that they arrived in New
York at / o'clock. 1t is said to be 100
miles in an air line
A - quarterly meeting was held on
Sunday by the nrglc2S of Wilmington
and vicinity. The occasion is II festival
of the \. /. NJ. +. Church. and has been
observed annually for many years. Sun
DAYS celebration was the smallest that
has been held for years, as interest in the
festival is dying out. In former years
from $4,000 IT, :;n.OCO people would
flock to Wilmington on biz quarterly,
hut net more than 1000 negroes wcr" in
evidence on Sunday.
While driving down $tubbs hill,
near Rising Sun. Mrs. llainc$ Kirk and
son Chester Kirk. Of Calvert. had Il mar
row escape from serious injury. When
on the StcpcSt part of the hill the lines
broke and the horse became unn.anagca-
Bile ana ran away. The occupants of the
buggy were thrown out but fortunately
only sustained some slight bruises and
cuts The horse WAS captured ut pcgur'S