The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-08-29
WING OFFICE TELEPHONE, No. 80.
THE NEWS in BRIEF.

on Monday from blind staggers.
&C. C. Crothers. Esq was one of the speak
ers at the silver meeting held at Kimbleville,
Pa, on Tuesday.
There is a movement on foot in Belar to
place the names of the streets at the corners
and to number the houses.
Ellis Lang is now employed by the local
sportsmen as Waterman on the marsh, to see
that there are no violations of the law.
The Maryland State Fair in conjunction
with the Baltimore County Fair, will be held
at Timonium on September l, 2, 3 and 4.
In stepping off the porch at her home on
the Flint Hill farm, near Elkton, on Saturday
night. Mrs. Wilson Mahon sprained her ankle.
Public School. NJ. 8, Second district.
known as Back Creek Neck School. which
was closed on account of lack of scholars,
will reopen on September l.
Kent county peach-growers complain of
a floating "speak-easy' in the Chester river.
Many tramps who work at peach-picking
flock to the vessel. on which liquors are sold.
Examiner Clarence T. McVey has de-
livered to Governor Lowndes the testimony
in the investigation case of School Commits
sioner john R. White, TIL, testimony in
cludes $50 pages,
The coal barges Edith Howse, with sos
tons, and Ida Mans, 700 tons Of coal On board
for Washington, d. c., left Perryville in tow
on Saturday. The cargo of the Edith Howse
is the largest yet loaded here.
S. T. Hindman. of Colora, has been
awarded the contract for building n church
in Cambridge, Md. He will begin work on
September /, and number of the workmen
will 90 with him from this county.
On the second page OF to-days issue is
published very interesting historical sketch
of Cecil county, written by Henry L. Con-
stable of Elkton. and which article appeared
in the Philadelphia Record. of Saturday last.
Twenty schooners loaded with poplar
wood were at the Elkton Pulp Works wharf
this week. One of the schooners was the
Manaway, which was owned by Capt. Thomas
Camp who was murdered at Chesapeake
City.
sank in the Susquehanna river, off Havre de
Grace. with n cargo of coal, has been raised
by the Baltimore Wrecking Company. The
housing was considerably damaged and the
matches were washed away
DIR. John L. windolph, the well-known
veterinarian and horseman of Darlington.
Hartford county. died at his home Tuesday
after lingering illness. DR.. Windolph came
to Hartford county from Pennsylvania many
years ago. He was forty-eight years of age.
He leaves widow but no children.
An overhead bridge on the B. and O.
Railroad spanning the road at Osbourne
Station near Havre de Grace was partly
burned last week. and travel was delayed
several hours. The ties were burned for
some distance along the track and had to be
replaced by new ones before trains could
proceed.
Mrs. Helen X. Shaw, who removed to
Kent county recently from New York, and
bought farm on Chester river, has been
sued for s460 damages by Mrs. A. L. Hud-
son, whose carriage she drove into while
hurrying to catch Il train. Mrs. Hudson and
her three children were thrown out. Mrs.
Shaw will contest the suit in the courts.
The packing season in Kent county is
now very active Large numbers OF people
are employed on tomotoes and peaches.
The recent hot weather cut down the tomato
crop to about one-fifth of what it was two
years ago. Many tomatoes were almost
cooked on the vines. The class of labor en-
ployed by farmers in gathering peaches is
mostly made up of wanderers. AS long as
these "peach plucks," as they are called, can
I be kept away from Intoxicating liquors they
are fairly manageable.
William b. Coleman has opened furni-
ture store in Chesapeake City on George
Street in the building known as the print
ing office where the chesapeake Chespike."
a noted publication in its time was published.
Mr. Coleman has made extensive improve
ments and alterations to the building and
which is now we'll suited to its purpose as an
up to date storehouse. He will conduct the
undertaking business there in all its branches.
He mas laid in a age stock of furniture which
he advertses in another column of the WING.
Work on the new race track at Singerly
mas commenced and will be pushed to an
early completion. George s. Woolley of
Chesapeake City, has received the contract to
supply the lumber, and the track will be
built by f. E. Gable, of Baltimore The
track grounds are on land leased from Will
lam Tyson, close to the b. & 0. Railroad.
The track will be conducted by Andrew r.
Burns, who managed the meetings at Elkton
and Barksdale. Oden Bowie, Jr. will be
Judge and Mars. Cassidy starter.