The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-11-21

feet in length, all we'll haited. The crabber,
lying on his stomach in his boat with net in
hand, goes from end to end of this line. and
at each trip finds II greater or less lumber Of
the bated lines with crabs Oh them. Large
canneries have been opened and the canned
crab is now known as q commodity of COM
merce in sections where the live crab has
never been seen. One of the largest of these
crab-packing establishments is located at
Oxford, Talbot county.
Andrew Woodall, of Georgetown, has
$4,000 bushels of wheat unsold.
A Grand Concert will be given by Will
mington vocalists in Odd Fellows Hall on
Tuesday evening next, for the benefit OF the
Elkton Catholic Church.
The w. c. I. U. women CT Calvert met
at the home of William II. and Mary Sidwell
last Saturday afternoon to sew for the kinder
garten, which is under the care of Baltimore
Union.
The Republicans of the Eighth district
will make a parade and demonstration at
Conowngo on the evening of Wednesday the
25th inst, in honor of the election of McKin-
ley and Hobart
William Mearns, of Zion, finished thresh-
ing his wheat last Frida, the yield being one
of the largest in that section. Off of Is acres
he had GAS bushels, an average of 80 bushels
an acre, from the machine.
Governor Lowndes has extended the
time Of the Cecil county aSsessors to December
81. The asscssors have so far completed but
four of the nine districts they being the First
Third Fifth aud Ninth districts.
Tho funeral OF Matthew Drummond who
died at North East on Sunday last, aged
about GO years. was held on Wednesday morn
ing from his late residence. Intermeni was
madr III the Cherry Hill cemetery.
MIR james T. Powers. proprietor of tho
Ektou Foundry. "f this place, j. one Of the
uranniGa.s us tltc Delaware Ar"ty.'h" I!.,ht
Company, the purpose of wnlcI, is the munu-
Gtc'urr and sale of aretycne lii;ll apparatus.
A valuable horse was stolen SUNDAY nigh.
from the stable OF J. Il. Hanway, Il Gamer,
1t Joppa. Hartford county The same night
q lug-y and harness were st1iro from
"ur1ly Py,o:t ,'irrt; Ia u" store of Bad &
chieoat, at Joppe Station.
the #,st New York iad is Il milk bath
obtained at - Per bath. Ynoy have been
pronounced beneficial ana soothing 10y "a
noted lady doctor ANA all society are tai.aa
milk baths. thus another avenue ior bust
ness is opened to the farmer.
The Port Deposit Water Company have
a large number Of workman laying water
mains along tho streets for the distribution
Of water through that town. The reservoir
will be erected just east Of the town and will
ho supplied with water from Foundry run.
The Crazy tea AID MUM Show at Mrs
john Z. AlcNander's was Il success on Friday
night, the 18th inst. over 800 being netted
for the worthy poor of Ekton this winter
Mrs. Alexander is very successful florist
and devoted TO her flowers. but she did not
hesitate to sacrifice her choicest chrysanthe-
NUNS for the sake of the cause.
-They's having high old time politically
over in Delaware. John NJ Clayton has been
indicted for bribing an election officer, George
". Roberts of the Dover Sentinel has been
indicted for libeling Washington Hastings.
and James A. Power of the Delaware Econo-
mist must stand trial for ibelinS DIR. l.. N.
Slaughter the single tax candidate for Gov
crnor.
Frank Tumbleson, of Woodlawn, Cecil
county. was arrested in this city late Satur
day afternoon for assault and battery on
various persons at the p, w. & B. railroad
depot. He was arrested ut the instance Of
Mr.. H Courtney. At hearing Tumbleson
was found guilty on three different charges
and was sentenced to the House Of Correc-
ton for three months. Constable Sail took
the prisoner away on Monday. -Havre de
Grace Ledger.
Anglers in Cumberland are very much
opposed to the distribution of carp in any
stream in Garrett or Allegany counties that
finds its way into the Potomac river. 1t is
stated that Mr.. A. +. George. deputy fish
commissioner for the Western Shore has oh
tanned number OF young carp for distribu-
ton to farmers in Garrett and Alcgany coun-
ties. The carp is regarded as the deadly
enemy of the bass, and fishermen say il preys
upon the bass spawn and the young bass
and that the rule regarding it should be eX-
termination and not propagation.
A new timetable went into effect on the
Maryland Division OF the Philadelphia,
Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Sunday,
the 10Th inst, by which several changes ara
uloIn in thn tiinp OT ElLtnD Trains The GprtL w.