The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-09-10
NEWS IN BRIEF.

opened ON Monday.
Rock fishing is now reported fin,
along the Susquehanna.
The Aberdeen basket factory mad,
. shipment of min" car loads of pcacl
baskets recently.
Tho citizens of West Grove have de
cided to form fire company and pur
chase hook aud ladder outfit for tn,
town.
While feeding stock cn his farm
near Bay View ore Gay hast week JOIN
Whilrilow slipped and roll, fracturin2
three ribs.
The Eyre Construction Company. OF
Philadelphia, has been given the con.
tract for the new bridge at Safe IIarbol
to cost SG9.oS1.
The annual Harvest Home of the
farmers of Chester and Delaware coun-
ties will be held ut Castle Rocks Park
on September 10.
--Rtv. Samuel Polk. of EGdington
Pa. has accepted the call to the pastor
ate Of West Nottingham Presbyterian
Church ut Culora.
The late William Garrett. the paper
manufacturer of Philadelphia. who died
without lcavin" II will. left Il pcr>Cial
estate appraised ut S21o,00o.
Election day will come later than
usual this fall. The law provides the
first Tuesday after the first McHGly.
and this will make it November $.
The Southern Telephone and Tclc-
graph Company is extending its line to
Oxford. Cochranvillc and PnrkcShurg.
Other towns and villages will also be
reached.
Alvin. the 13-y,ar-old son of John
y. Warren. Il wrl.-knuwn resident of
Srlickcl~vllc. disappeared from home
last week ard search for him had 1T last
uccruntS proved fluite.$.
James Larsen. pitcher for II LancaN-
ten. team. stumbled as he reached Il base
in Il game ut Columbia hast week and
broke his left leg. He did not know he
was hurt until he started to leave the
field.
Miss Grace Whitaker accidentally
stepped into an open register while the
ventilating protector was removed. in
st. Johns Church. Havre de Grace one
day last week. and suffered serious in
jurieS.
The cunning season for squirrels
opened on September /. Delaware re-
port squirrels as plentiful. Rabbits and
quail have been seen in large numbers
aud the prospect is promising for Il good
season.
The picnic of the North East NJ. f.
Sunday School in Arrison's grove last
week was attended by fully 300 persons
who thoroughly enjoyed the day. Din
ner with ice cream and cake was served
to all present.
The first accident on the new bridge
at Pcrryvillr bcfell colorCd laborer
l.amrd johnson last week, who was
struck CA the head by II drcdgc bucket
and badly cut while working on II cof
fer dam.
Five people were injured in a wa
gon $mash-up at Port Deposit last week
Rev. $. +. Maloney. Mrs. Charles Creek,
Mrs. Charles Taylor, Miss Creek and
Charles Thomas. Mrs. Creeks injuries
are serious.
The remains of Azal'ah Rittenhouse
and his son. Thomas W. RttcnhouSe,
have been removed from Zion Prcsby
terrain Cemetery to BrotEvicw Gene
terry. Rising Sun. The former died in
1871 and the latter i'll 1892.
Thirteen members of Company f.,
\. g. d., left Newark Friday afternoon
for Wilmington where they We're at
tachcd to Capt. Parks company for the
journey to- Manassas. Company Els
men were in charge of Lieut.. Pie.
Justice Crawmer, Of North East
last week held Chas. c. Lilly and Web
Strr Lilly for the action of the grand
jury, the latter upon the charge of car
rying Il deadly weapon. and the former
with assault upon John \. Kline.
A valuable horse belonging to H.
Money. of Townsend, was stolen several
nights ago. One of the employees on
Mr.. Moneys farm near Salem Church
drove into Clayton on business and while
he waS in the poStotiice the team was
stolen.
A portion of the goods which were
stolen from the store of II. l.. Hanway,
at Aberdeen, recently. are reported to
have been found in II piece of woods,
near IighlandtOwn. Baltimore county,
and the authorities are hopeful Of catch
ing the thieves.
A valuable COW. owned by Oliver T.
Currirr. strayed upon the railroad en-
bankmcnt nj the r.. Il. X W. bridge ut
IIavrc de Grace and was struck by Il
train. The COW was Knocked over the
supporting wall and fell about fifteen
feet. breaking her neck.
Officer IGErrr IF Oxford. had Il
lively chase in Ian, ISt,r Recently after
John SE~,lglL>~. wanted for forging the
name of Ephram Blackburn. of Glen
roy. to Il note of $50. The officer fired
two shots ut SnolgraS>. who proved a
fast Splinter and made good hi, escape
Thomas West. of West Grove. was
killed by the pay train on the Central
Division. Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington Railroad last Friday morn
ing us it was passing through that
town. Mr.. West was walking down the
street and Il large warehouse ohScurcd
his view of the train He was very deaf
ard about 10 years old.