The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-06-08
THE NEWS in BRIEF.

The Singerly Fire Company held IL rcgu-
lar monthly meeting on Monday night.
A swarm of bees has located at the resid-
encc of George \ Brown on North street.
New Castle will organize council of The
Junior Order of United American Mechanics.
Independent Council, No. IA. o. L. 4. NJ.
Of North East will hold Il Fourth of July
Fair and festival
The rD.ored population Of Middletown
celebrated whistIiug Monday. IL holiday
peculiar to themselves.
Nero, the large mastif at the E!kton
Stock Farm. lacks eleven pounds of being the
heaviest dog in the country.
While six young men We're boating on
HotIerker's mill pond, near smyrna, ON sun
day the boat was upset and Alfred Johnson
WIS drowned.
w. II. Reeler. of Zion, has three geese
that made quite Il reputation this season.
They laid 81 eggs and out of the number
Matched u gosings.
Philip D.. one of the thoroughbred stall
/ rs at the Elkton Stock Farm, was prize
W ner at the Philadelphia horse show, held
last week at Wissahickon Heights.
An members of Cecil Lodge No. 80 \. 0.
U. ~ are requested to be present at the
10 ,ge meeting on Wednesday June u next,
business OF Importance will br transacted,
-Elkton Council. No. -, Jr. o. L. A. NJ,
will give their fourth annual outing To Cap"
MI on IA
Re ublic. which will he met at Wilmington
b. mail
Fred c. Ludwig will continue the barber
ing business of his father. the late Charles +.
Ludwig, at the Howard House. Fred il
flrstcass tonsoralist, and he will haze Il
skilled assistant.
Milton Xell, working at Rcnno's saw mill,
near Zion, had his hand badly cut by the
buzz saw on Friday of last week. Caleb Ros"
who worked i'll the same camp, was overcome
by the heat on Monday.
The oxford Council of Mechanics On
Tuesday evening decided to hold their annual
encampmcnt in Refers grove at Fairmo4nt
on the Lancaster. oxford and Southern Rail
road. August LIST to 18th. Y
A eolorcd man in attempting to board ID
freight train at Mill Creek Crossing near
Prrryyie on Tuesday morning, fell and three
fingers were cut OIL his right hand. He was
taken to IA Baltimore hospital.
Mrs. Anna c. Merrill, Of New York, who
has earned very high reputation Is Il
lecturer to ladies' on health and kindred
topics, will deliver a free lecture in Mechanic
Hall in this town on Wednesday evening next
the 18Th inst. Subject, "IIcalth and Beauty
Lecture begins at 7.30.
The Clayton cal, Clayton, Delaware. was
on saturday sold 10y Sheriff Shaw Of Kent
county to the Clayton Building and Loan
Association for 5l055. 1t was afterward sold
by the association to William George Hill
who will continue its publication. The low
price realized was surprise.
James Yerkes, butcher of Calvert, Md,
came over the line last saturday with two
spirited horses attached to his cart. In pass
INK through our village his animals fright
ened at another team and ran off. broken
tongue and disordered wagon of meat were
the only damage done. Ortord press.
A milk can thief has made his appearance
in the ncighborhood of Porters Bridge, this
county, on Saturday night two men Went to
the place Of Mr.. William II. Nanpelt and
carried of Il can which Was full of milk.
The farmers of the vicinity are determined to
put down petty thieyng and are on the close
tracks of the Saturday night operators.
Governor Watson, of Delaware, made
two important appointments on Tuesday,
Jefferson b. Foard, of Middletown. was
appointed Clerk of the Peace, and Victor b.
Wooey, ESQ, of the Wilmington bar, prothon
otary, Of New Castle county. Mr.. foard Is
u native of Cecil county. Mr.. Woolley Is Il
nephew of Mr.. George S Woolley, OF Chesa-
peake City, this county.
Mr.. Richard J. J. Bullock who is the
authorized agent Of the Maryland Blble
Society for Cecil county is now canyasing the
county and has been in EIkton this week. He
distributes Bibles gratuitously to the destitute
and receives contributions from friends of the
cause, for the use of the Maryland Society.
In the course of his work he has made calls
on 1872 families, receiving donations in various
sums He will spend the summer in the
copnty IN the interest of the Maryland Bible
eSociety.
The shareholders of the Chesapeake ana
Delaware canal met on Tuesday in annual
session and received the report of the opera
tors for the past year. The report shows
receipts aggregating S146,673 10 and operat-
ing expenses Sal ,226 81, leaving net profit
of 9l05, 446 70. Deducting from this 4 per
cent. interest on mortgage loan, amounting
to sl04, 11S, there is left surplus of 81 1928 70
against 81 ,211 last year. The old directors
were elected with the exception OF p. Bernard
Gilpin, who succeeds the late Peter G. Hollis.