The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-04-04
THE NEWS in BRIEF.

IL. Is. IruDeT lne MiIH street druggist, Is
placing handsome york, soda water
fountain in his store. The fountain is an
expensive one and is finished in onyx and
oak.
The Rowland Manufacturing Company,
at Port Deposit, it is expected will start up
their plant next week. employing large
number of men.
The work of building the new Queen
Anne railroad in Delaware, has boon COM
menced near Greenwood and the people of
that place arc delighted.
-Eben n. Baldwin, of Claymont, has re-
ceived vote of thanks from Banner Council
@. L. A. NJ. for the address which he made
at Calvert Md. on Washingtons Birthday.
Farmers near Easton, want cannery.
While farmers on other parts of the Pen
insula are demanding Sc a ton for tomatoes
they offer to grow them for $4.50 per ton for
the sake of getting the cannery.
Merritt n. Willis, a we-known RepuAli-
can of Middetown, has consented to allow
his name to be used rs Il candidate for the
Levy Court commissioner from the Fifth dis
trict He is popular and has many friends
who will be glad to support him.
Victor Il. Bennett the Brown Lschorn
breeder received this week a pen of Barred
Plymouth Rocks from E. b. Thomas one of
the best Plymouth Rocks breeders ill this
country. Mr.. Bennett has two yards of very
fine birds and any one wishing to improve
their stock by ordering setting OF Eggs
from him which won first and three specials
at the Elkton Fair.
The fishermen are getting ready for the
fishing season. John L. Jackson is preparing
to begin hauling on the lower shore next
week, and at the Boot Jack about week
later. 1t is expected that Spencer & Brother,
Silver Courtney and Co., and Spencer 4 Son,
will also begin next week. Already II uum-
Der of shad have been caught in the drifting
seines.
An extensive peach-grower from Kent
county said on Monday that it is impossible
at this to estimate definitely the extent of
this years peach crop on the peninsula. as
frosts might come along and destroy the in
cpient buds. He expressed the opinion,
moderate June fall of buds the next crop will
be the most extensive seen for many years.
The duck-shootinS season closed Oh the
Susquehanna flats Monday. The entire sea-
son has been failure, and especially so far
as spring shooting is concerned. Not since
the ear after the Joanstown flood, when the
eutire flats and their precious beds of celery
We're covered deeply with mud and debris,
have ducks been so scarce, and during the
last weeks of this season there has been
virtually no shooting at all
A number improvements are to be made
OF the grounds OF the Oxford Agricultural
Society. The Grounds Committee met Oh the
premises on Tuesday and decided upon the
matter new grand stand will bc erected
in place of the old one wrecked by the storms
OF last winter Ii will be set back some feet
and the track in front OF it widened down to
the main building. The horse stalls on the
west side will be repaired. About so now
horse stalls. rooted with shingles, will be
built on the north side Of the grounds. The
old lumber will be us. d in repairing the
cattle stalls.
AT Il meeting held at Newark, on Friday
night, last week, to get the sense of the reo-
pie of that place on the composition OF the
coming constitutional convention, John Pill
lins and Hairy Whiteman, Republicans, and
Joseph b. Handy, George d. Medil and
Josiah Marvel Democrats, spoke in the
interest of Il non-partisan convention, while
DR.. Columbus Henry, Il Republican, was in
favor of partisan convention. Resolutions
declaring in favor of a non-partisan convcn-
ton were adopted. There has been talk Of
holding Il number of meetings in other towns,
in Delaware on the same line. but nothing
definite in that line has yet been done.
The fourth annual examination of the
Perryville public school, beginning March
18th, closing March ~ Seventh Grade.
Lille Owens, 81; Clara Ward, 81. Sixth
Grade Henry Ward 90; Pauline Ward, 81;
Sadie Calvert, SO. Fifth Grade. Oscar Nc
Mullen, 90; George Hamilton, 92; Robert
Bradled, "a; Hugh Calvert, 80; George
Ward. 80; James Ward, 80; Arthur Boyd. 90;
Clara b. Owens, 81; Oracle Nickle, "a: Mary
Ward, 50; Ella Fisher, Sc. Fourth Grade.
(Cass Al, Edith Jackson. 80; Annie Keesey
96; william Calvert, "a; Joseph Jackson. &c.
John Temmermin, 81. Fourth Grade (Class
b. John Gardner, So; Mary Temmermin 96
Charles Wilson. 81; Maggie McCarde 9S:
Milford RAM 81. Third Grade. (Cass b.
Mary Fisher, &c. Annie Barwick. 93; Cora
Mcdonald, SO; Mabel Boyd, 93; Florence
Gardner, 90; Sara Ward, Sc; Willie Cole, II:
German Peoples, SO; Walter Speace 20;
Thomas AIcCinlock, SO. Primary Depart
ment.-Third Grade. (B Class, Annie Gard
ner, 73; Rebie Dinsmore, 81; Warren Boyd,
Is; Samuel McMullen, n: Harry Sentmen. 10.
Second Grade. John Collision, 20; Berna
McDonold, "a; David Cunningham, rs; Lizzie
Donahoe, 70; Fannie Barnard, 81; Emma
Wilson, GS; Annie Halar, 60; Laura Shank,
60; Ethel McMullen. &c. First Grade. Harry
Gallon, rs; Walter Boyd. 60 John Barns, 80;
William Smith, 81; Earl Shira, 6S. The last
day Rev. Mr.. Hoover, of the Presbyterian
church gave a very interesting talk. He laid
particular stress upon the good results of
reviews and examination. He looked at
quite number of the papers. Quite num-
Der of the scholars passed in several branches.
but failed to be present at ALL which will ac-