The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-09-14
SEPTEMBER.
THE NEWS in BRIEF.

Newark is complaining OF the tramp null
sancc.
The Hebrew New-Year will begin Septcm-
Der 49,
4 new pavement is being laid on High
street, west of b wv street.
Sussex county raised the greater part of
the Delaware peach crop this year.
A mare and colt owned 10y J. n. Black
were killed by the cars at Charestown
An apple choked heifer owned 10y
William Bremen, of near Elkton, to death on
sunday.
Homer Terry has purchased the house
and lots at Mt Pleasant, owned by Philip
West for 1915
The wall paper department of the Susqre-
hanna Paper Mill at Conowingo, has been
started up to fiji orders for the fall trade.
Henry NJ. MCCULLOUGH ESD. delivered
an address hcfur, the Junior Order of United
American Mechanics at lakewood on Saturday.
Rudolph Moore II teamster for Georg" r.
H lward dislorated sew eral bones i'll his right
hand while stopping his team, which was
about to run away. on Tuesday.
The barn on the farm of DR.. J. X. Nc
Kissick Lower oxford, was burned to the
ground on Saturday afternoon. The ire
gained such Roadway that nothing was saved.
the building was insured.
Sixty tons of phosphate were loaded in
cars at the Scott Fertilizer works in Eighty
minutes the other day. Tie facilities they
have will allow them to load as rapidly as
ton a minute.
Marshall Rudolph twelve years old, son
of the late Elmer Rudolph and nephew OF
John NJ Pitts. of New London. was found
dead in field near his home on Wednesday
Mr.. Pitts received brief notice of the affair at
the fair grounds on Thursday and thought
the boy was kicked by a horse.
The roll coming from the steamer Louise
as she passed the Spesutia Island at The Ell.
trancet to Locust Point channel Sunday last
on her trip to Port Deposit, caused man
who was nearby il a small boat TO lose his
balance and fall overheard. He has not been
seen since. He was the captain of small
boat engaged in carrying tomatoes from the
Middle Island farm to canneries in the
neighborhood. He was from New Jersey,
but his name could not te ascertained.
John NJ Thackery, formerly of Elkio2,
attended the fair this week. Mr. Thackery
was late manager of the Howard House for
Jacob Cooke. and removed with Mr.. Cooke
to Danville, Pa. to manage the City Hotel in
that place. Mr. Cooke last week bought the
Parish Hotel in Charlottesville. Va, to which
place Mr. Tharkery is now on his way.
Charlottesville has Il population of over
$1,000 The University of Virginia is located
there Mr. Cooke has given up all his intcs-
est- i'll Danville, Pa.
The Peninsula tomato crop is very short
this year, as has been stated several times
before. The Gamers are getting all of the
vegetables possible, but they are afraid that
the supply will not equal the demand. The
peopl" who use canned tomatoes may there
fore expect the prices to be higher next seat
SON. This is in one way II bcpeit to the
cann"rs. They will get more for their toma-
toes, but tie farmer who raises them VIII
not receive any more for the reason that lie
is under contract with the Gamer to furnish
them at Il certain price. Last year some oil
the Gamers went to the wall and many OF
them narrowly escaped it for the reason that
they were compelled to pay good prices Tor
the vegetables canned, while they received
poor pay for it alter it was canned.
Harry Corriden. the well known watchmaN
a til" P.,W & Il. railroad Elk Neck crossing.
near town, aud John krestel are success
full poultry fanciers and raise many varieties
Of fowls at their yard at that place. Among
the games they have silver duck wing, bl. Elk
breasted red, Irish Belfast and hawk eye pit.
Among the other varieties are fine specimens
Of leghorns. golden seabright bantams, and
golden wyandottes and silver laced wyan-
dottcs. Harry also likes birds of the air and
keeps loft of pigeons. chiel among them
being tumblers. His chicken yards are first
class in all their appointments ana are kept
in the best of condition. This industry gives
the place quite an air of activity. Harry is
an ingenious fellow, as a chicken thief found
out last fall. The yards had been robbed
from time to time and all efforts to catch the
thief failed. Harry thought that the way to
catch the thief was to have device that
would always be in readiness for his coming
SO he rugged up a gun in the hen house which
would be fired automatically upon the door
being opened 1t was not intended to Kill
but to brighten almost to death. So the gun
was heavily charged with powder and the
trap was ready. Several days elapsed and
the yards were unmolested, but at last the
explosion came, and it was loud one and
echoed through and through the Elk Neck
woods. The man dropped his hat, which
was identified. 1t is needless to say that
since that time the thieves have given the
yards n wide berth.