The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-02-25
NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Hartford County Agricultural
Society on Monday elected directors as
follows: J. Alexis Shriver, Martin E.
Ridgely, John S. Young, William H.
Harlan, John G. Rouse, William S. For
wood, Jr., James Lee, A. w. Lee, James
W. McNabb, R. Harry Webster, Joseph
S. Whiteford and William E. Robinson.
"A day or two ago the morning milk
train from Mount Airy for Baltimore
stopped at Gathers to take water. A
quantity of the water splashed out of
the penstock to the rails and locomotive
wheels. The water froze where it fell
and soon the wheels and rails were fast
together, causing delay of nearly two
hours before help arrived.
SilvGl Mount, enc of the handsom-
est residences in Hartford county, was
offered at public sale by the owner, Mrs.
Bette Maxwell on Monday, and with
drawn at a bid of SIC, 900. The property
is on Deer Creek near Pristford and was
formerly the Silver property. 1t was
afterward owned by Mr.. William II.
Bayless, of Baltimore, who sold it to the
present owner.
During baptismal services on Sun
day aftern DON by Rev. Mr.. Bowersox, of
the Church of God, i'll large pond on
the farm of County Commissioner Jos.
Ernst, in Blair's Valley, Washington
COUNTY, 20 persons, who were standing
on the ice watching the ceremonies,
were precipitated into IL feet of water
by the ice breaking, and many of them
had narrow escapes from drowning.
Frederick Easton, who is serving
five years in the peniteutiary for the
murder of Lorenzo D. Kline, sent his
wife his iron gray mustache, which had
been cut off by the prison barber. The
~ackage was neatly done up, and with
1as letter in which Easton stated
that he thought his wife would like to
keep the mustache to remember him.
She was so enraged that she threw the
package into the fire.
Sunday was day of great moment
with the colored people of Cumberland
at the Metropolitan African Methodist
Episcopal Chui CHI where Walter Wal
lace Edwards, the colored boy evange-
list, preached two sermons. A number
in the large congregation were worked
to great pitch of excitement. The boy
is only II years of age, has been preach
ing about Pittsburg for year and has
been attracting much attention.
Jennie, aged ID, daughter of J. c.
Ragland, of Vivian, w. Va, was torn to
pieces by hungry hogs in a pen. The
girl was standing on top of the pen.
She fell headlong into the hog trough
and was Immediately covered with the
kitchen slops which she had carried to
feed the swine. A dozen hogs i'll the
pen rushed to the trough and began
tearing at her body. Before her cries
for help were heard by her father, who
came to the rescue, she was dead.
John w. Fisher and Ephriam Mill,
Of Bakersville, on Sunday started to ex-
plore cave on the farm of Mrs. Show
man, in Washington county, half mile
below Dam No a of the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal They took six candles and
lantern along. Three of the candles
were burned in going into the cave and
the gentlemen think that they went
back fully one and half miles from
the entrance. They passed through
numerous rooms and passages, some of
which had running water. The cave
opens along the canal and has been
known to exist for a long time, but has
never been as fully explored as it was
on Sunday. At great distance from
the mouth the explorers discovered
traces of a fire. 1t is proposed to make
further explorations of the cave.
During one of the short periods re-
Gently when the bay was sufficiently
open for traffic by boat Col. William P.
Selby, of Stockton, Worcester county,
who is known to many people of Mary
land as the presiding genius of the cloak
room in the State House at Annapolis
was a passenger. He had in his care a
puppy and horse. The steamer was
frozen up in the middle of the bay and
the Captain and the Colonel we're res
cued the following day The horse was
necessarily left on board. Food and
water were provided for him, and he did
not suffer. The Colonel absolutely re-
fused to be rescued unless transporta-
ton was also furnished for the dog. 1t
is Colone Selby who is accredited with
being the author of the oft-told story of
having asked his doctor for his bill.
The doctor told him that it was IS so
for medicine and SIS for his visits "Ill
pay you for the medicine he replied,
'but blame your visits I'll return
them
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