The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-02-04

PERKYNILLE. Fehruarv . 1

PERRVVILLE, February =, 1885.
The ice men here are quite busy at pres
ent, The Cochrau-Oler CO. finished filling
Iu,ir houses at Frencbtown on Tuesiey. This
firm Is now engaged ia storing at their large
houses in this place and at CARROTS
Island. 1t is also likely that they will stack
a large quantity AT Frenchtowu if the
weather holds good. They are working
about four hundred men at three places
Dir. Fepnaman has his houses nearly filled
and talks of building stacks, weather per-
uniting. This firm employs about one hun
bred men. Mr.. Frederick ID also running
his houses at Havre de Grace, where he has
over ii hundred men employed. So you
that Jack Frost does IA great deal of good
from eleven to thirteen inches in thickness,
and clear as crystal. The ice business is
great help to this place, not only here but to
the whole neigh borhooi for miles around.
1t is true it does not last long-from two to
three weeks, at from S1.50 to 81 per day
but it comes in the midst of winter, when
all other work is slack. Besides, when
there is a good quantity of lee stored in the
winter it gives work to a great many nearly
all hummer.
There have been several men hurt
slightly at the ice houses. Mr.. James Nc
CardlG was struck on the leg by a cake of
ice which fell from the incline. His leg was
not broken but very badly bruised. The
blacksmith at Mr.. Finuampn's was strusk
on Monday by cake of ice falling from the
incline, a distance of a bout 20 feet, the cake
was % by % inches and 10 inches thick. 1t
struck him on the head knocking him sense
less. He was picked up for dead, but after
being carried in to the engine-house he re-
covered consciousness. DR.. G. NJ. Stump
dressed the wounds, and at this writing he
is doing well. Several others have had
small cuts and bruises; some by being cut
by ice-hooks and some by small Jumps of
ice. 1t is nothing new TO hear or soc some
one in the water.
There was 4 lodge of the Junior American
Mechanics organized here ON Wednesday
night, but as we we're not present we cannot
give much of an account of what took place.
Our Sunday School reorganized on last
Sunday. w. H. Cole, ST., was elected sup
erntendent; H. F. Owens, assistant super
intendent; A. H. Owens, librarian and sec
rotary. The Sunday School is in good
working order, and said to be the best on
the circuit in some respects.
L. Owens is about making arrangements
for building canning house here, which
will be to the advantage of our town and
also to the farmers.
w. H. Cole, Jr., has purchased the Wen
ner property here and has rented it to a
baker, who will start the baking business as
soon as the present occupants vacate
From present prospects the coming sum-
mer will be big one in our town. Several
new dwellings are talked of; also brick
yard, and yet there is plenty room. The
manufacturing company of Philadelphia
mentioned in your last issue would do we'll
here Tor manufacturing business of any
kind. With as good shipping facilities as
any town in this state, both by water and
rail, with plenty of good level land for miles
around, and junction of two railways,
running north, south, east and west and the
b. & 0. Railroad within less than one mile,
and with one of the bsst harbors In the state
for vessels and steamers, we think that they
would do we'll to visit our town.
LITE.