The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-08-08
WING OFFICE TELEPHONE, No. 30.
THE NEWS in BRIEF.

Several boat loads of water melons
have beer at the wharf this week.
The Sunday School at Crouchs Chapel.
is raising money for II new organ.
There are IL number of filthy hog pens in
the East end of town that need the Ballin's
attention.
Lewis B. Adams gave IA pleasant sailing
party on the Elk river aboard the Trlby on
Thursday.
Marley mill which has been closed down
for two weeks undergoing repairs, RESUME ed
work on Monday.
Jacob Rambo has the contract of re-
building and charging the saw aud planning
mill of Keys and Miller.
August 20 is the date and Atlautic City
the place of meeting of the Peninsula Press
Association this season.
&C. II. Calahee, of New York. has rented
the Parker house on North street and will
move his family there.
The August meeting of the Cecil Farmers
Club will be held at Mr.. A. J. Michiners near
Colora on Wednesday the 26 inst.
Joseph Gallo, a three year old Italian
boy living near Elkton in what is know as
the "Barrens', broke his arm on Monday by
falling down stairs.
The new cut from iron bridge to Iron
Hill on the 2. W. & b. Railroad Is nearly
finished. The contractors expect 70 be
through by the Goth of this month.
The running horse "Olivia' was sold nj
Sherifs sale at the Howard House yard on
Saturday morning to John 7. Wilson, for
s53, who made the purchase for another
party.
The Mccullough Iron Company has
closed its works al the foot Of Seventh. street
Wilmington, for an indefinite period. 1t is
expected that the plant will resume in he
early fall.
A representative of Il. L. Polk and Co.,
of Baltimore. was in Elkton this week il the
interest of the Maryland and District of
Columbia Gazetteer and Baltimore City
Directory
The funeral of William Otley, an aged
and well known farmer living at Andora.
took place on Saturday morning from his
late home. The remains were taken 10 West
Chester. Pa. for interment.
A free scholarship is open to Cecil county
at Washington College. Chestertown. The
appointment will he made by comparative
examination and is open to girls only The
examination will he held on Tuesday. August
II, at the Office of the School Commissioners
in Elkton.
--Rachel johnson. Grace Oakley. George
Veal and and james Flenell, all colored
were arrested by Bailir Biddle on Sunday
for fighting on Collins Lane. They We're
taken before Squire Groves and were each
fined II and costs on Monday. All paid
their fines
William J. Smith. ESD, member of the
House of delegates, has the disposal of Il
scholarship at st. Johns College, Annapolis,
emitting the holder to exemption from all
charges except board. during the course of
four years. Mr.. Smith invites applications
from deserving boys.
The Board of Managers of Woodlawn
camp have provided ample accommodations
for the care of bicycles. dinner baskets. lap
spreads. and whips during the meeting. The
tent is adjoining the barber tent and will be
in charge of Il competent person. Charges
will be moderate, call on him.
The Keystone Racing Association with
drew all complimentary passes on its iron
O., .I, Va,
number of employers were reduced from
$3.50 to 81. Owing to the stoppage of the
foreign pools by the legal authorities the
revenue of the track was much cut down
hence the curtailment of expenses.
Peninsula canneries are now getting to
work. and large numbers of people are now
being employed. The season is expected to
be Il good one, as last seasons product is
about disposed of, and it is believed that
there will be demand for canned goods.
Farmers and others who want help just now
have hard time TO secure it, us the can
neries are employing all of the laboring
people.
On Saturday July 18th the day of the
Annual meeting Of the Farmers and
Mechanics Insurance Association, Mr., Rob-
ert L. Seminar the post master at Fair Hill
thinking TO oblige MIR. Samuel G. Bye the
Secretary of the Association, took his mail
and handed it to Mr. Bye at Rosebank Hall
Calvert where the meeting was being held.
Mr.. Bye being very busy, took the letters
without opening them and laid them on the
bench beside him. Leaving tho letters there
heafterwards discovered they had been taken.
He has not since recovered them. and he
advertises the loss, hoping to learn who their
writers were. The letters were in II package
securely tied not one of which had been
opened.