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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-10-16
FARMERS INSTITUTE.
Programs Of the Sessions at ElktOn and
Rising Sun.

The announcement of the holding Of two
sessions of the Farmers Institute in Cecil
county this s"ason-oue session at Elkton, on
December 8. and the other at Rising sun. on
d. cembrr 9, is arOusing no little interest
throughout the county among the agricul-
tnrists, and there is every promise that the
gatherings will he well attended and abound
ing i'll interest. The programs as decided
upon for the two sessions are as follows:
Elkton. December Sth. 1897
Morning session at 1000 "A. m; afternoon
session at 80 p. M; subjects treated and by
whom: Prof. II. j. Patterson, "Fertilizer;"
Prof. George I. Powell, ''How to build up a
dairy herd;' Prof. James L. Rice. "Growing
Corn Crop. The evening session at 7.3O
p. m, address by Prof. Powell on "Natures
study, or practical illustration as to how
Agriculture can be taught in schools"
Rising Sun, December 9th, 1897
Morning session at 600 Il. m; afternoon
session at 130 p. m; subjects treated: Prof.
Patterson, "Fertilizer;' Prof Powell "Object
OF cultivation, value of clover in connections,
Prof Rice, Poultry" Evening session at
700 p. m. Prof. Powell Country homes.
what they should be, and how to make
them.'
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-10-16
Former Cecil COuntianS Revisit Elk Neck,

About t'tty-fve years ago four citizens of
Philadelphia, Simon Seeds, james Craig.
Robert Linton and Richard Linton, removed
from that city and settled in Cecil county,
locating in Elk Meek, on lands then owned
by DR.. Husten, Philadelphia. They lived in
this county until their children grew up, and
then they returned to Philadelphia where
they became active and useful citizens. One
was halter by trade the late T. NJ. Seeds,
father Of j. j Seeds chairman Of the Finance
Committee OF Councils Of that city, who was
then learning his trade and did not remove
to Cecil. On Monday last Mr.. John A. Seeds,
the youngest son Of Simon SEEDS, William
Porter, Eliza Porter and Mrs. Bryant, three
grandchildren, one Of whom was horn in
Cecil county, came to Elkton, and hiring u
team drove to Elk Neck to revisit the old
scenes and recall memories Of them. They
took pictures of old Wesley Chapel, and the
old school house near it. as well as other
familiar scenes, calling while in Elkton on
William G.. Merry, who formerly, with his
fathers family. resided near Wesley Chapel
Among other institutions of Cecil which Mr..
Seeds recalls is the Cecil WHIG which he
read when boy. They spent pleasant day
in Cecil, and noted many changes and i'm
provements in the localities with which they
were once so familiar.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-10-16
CECILT0N ITEMS.
CEcILToN. Oct. Is. 1897.

SEClLION, Oct. 10. 1871.
Miss Lula Covington and Miss Mable Price
are being entertained by Miss Gertie Colvin.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. Steele. OF Chesae eeake
City were entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. j. T..
Watts on Sunday last.
Protracted meeting will begin at st. Paul's
on Sunday evening.
DR.. r. NJ. Black is confined to the house
with la grippe.
Mr. Patrick Anderson cut his hand with
zinc one day last week but paid very little
attention to it ut the time and it became in
famed and very painful. He is now confined
to the house and suffers very much.
Mr.. j. L. Ferguson. Misses Mollie Culp and
Leila Mccoy attended the Epworth League
Convention at Clayton Del.
The Circulating Library Association will
hold a sachet social at Mr.. j. NJ. Beaston's
former residence in CeciltOn. Saturday even
ing Oct. %. An interesting program will be
rendered after which an oyster supper willbe
served. The admission fee % cents entities
you to your supper and a sachet bag Come
and enjoy yourselves one and all.
Miss NJ. L. Richards spent part of the week
in PhIInd"lptia looking at the new fall style
and purchasing Il new lot of millinery goods
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-10-16
Real Estate Sales.

Joseph H. Caleb has sold farm near
Hares' Corner to James NJ. Craig, for 80, 900
Henry Myers, administrator of the estate of
John Myers, has sold II farm near Oxford,
containing acres. with improvements, to
Joseph j. Long. for S29. 55 per aero.
The residence of the late John Rankin. on
East Main street, Elkton, was sold at public
sale in EIkton, on Tuesday, to John Frazer,
Of Elkton. for $1,000
The storchouse on Main street, near Bow
street, and the residence on Bow street
owned by the late Robert Marshbank, were
offered at public sale on Tuesday, by L. NJ.
Haines, trustee, but We're withdrawn owing
to no adequate bids being received The
properties are held at private sale.
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Grlffith-PatterSOn.

Miss Mary l.. Patterson, eldest daughter OF
Mr.. James s. Patterson. director OF the
Col ,...,o Bridge Company, of Cecil county,
was married on Wednesday afternoon to Mr.
J. Howard, OF Washington, at the home O.
her parents white Rock" Rev. Robert H.
Kirk, ~ Coleraine Presbyterian Church per-
formed the ceremony. The decorations were
pink ami white and the ceremony occurred
under a canopy of these colors Miss Myra
M. Uo'gson, Of Oxford, wGs tic maid Of
honor. Mr. r. S. Lamb, Of Washington. D.
c., was best man. Lohengrin's wedding
march was sung by Miss Matilda Harry, Miss
Anna Scott, Mr.. John McSparran and ]. A.
Scott.
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ZION ITEMS.
Zion MD, Oct. Is, 1897


The Thank Offering meeting held on Friday
in the Presbyterian Church was a grand sue
cess. The ladies of the Missionary societies
served lunch in the Academy building
The collection amounted to 800.
The Happy Harvestcrs were entertained by
Miss Gertrude Martindalc. last Thursday
evening.-The "l'Il Try Mission Band" met
on Saturday AT the home of Miss Edna Mcyey.
Mrs. A +. Johns is visiting Mrs. Stevenson,
in Trenton. n. J.-Mr. and Mrs. William Lee,
Cf Baltimore, are guests at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Dexter Lee.
An amusing incident occurred here on
Thursday night, last week. A. j. Mearns
Hired several pistol shots at II savage dog
which had been annoying him on his prem
ises, when j. NJ. C. Carhart, who had Just
closed his store for the night happened to
pass aud not seeing who was firing, supposed
that the shots Were intended for him. Mr..
Carhart's clerk Cecil Mackey, was along
with his employer and also thought that the
assault was being made upon them. They
armed themselves and being joined by yseveral
citizens started out in search Of the unknown
assaiant when the facts in the case were
brought out, and the laugh enjoyed all around.
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RISINGSUN ITEMS.
RIsINGsUN. Oct. Is. 1897.

RIsINGsUN. Oct. IS, 1897.
Mrs. T. j. Wilson, Jr., of Towson, Md, is
visiting her parents in town, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. W. Buckley.
MIR. Jno Sheppard, of New York City, is
spending few days at his home in Rising
Sun.
Miss Carrie Coates returned to Centerburg,
Ohio, on Tuesday where she will reopen a
millinery store.
Miss Laura Miller, of New York. and DR..
Maitland, OF Australia were the guests OF
Mr.. ii. H. Haines and family few days last
week.
The W. c. T. IT,, of Hopewell NJ. E. Church
held poverty party" at the home of Mrs
jackson. All present were subject to e1ami
nation by the officials and charged according
to the kind of clothing, jewellery etc, they
Wore, and quite sum was realized from
charges for the same.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. NJ. Pogue started on Tues
day for "A few days stay at Niagara Falls
Mr.. Jacob Reynolds, of near New Bridge
died on Tuesday aged 70 years. He will be
buried today at 10 O'Clock at West Noting.
ham Cemetery.
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REAL ESTATE.
SALES THIS WEEK OF CECIL COUNTY
PROPERTY.
Transfers of Property Recorded This
Week.

Transfers of Property Recorded This
Week.
Anthony r. Evald and wife. to II. H. Haines.
1873 acres OF land in Sixth district $500.
Anthony S. Davis to Nellie Davis, house and
lot in Port Deposit $1,000.
John Maudin and wife, to r. Emory Nc
Clcnahan, house and lot in Port Deposit
5000.
Wilson l.. COudon and wife, ct al to Joseph
Coudon of H., property in Perryville, SO
James +. Evans, trustee, to Jos. r. Coates, 3
acres Of land in Sixth district-s1SO.
Mary II. Spittle and husband to Walter c..
Mercy, land in Elkton-S1 900.
Thomas II. Smith to Sarah f. Chidester and
husband, % acres OF land in Fourth Dis
trct-S100.
James F. Evans to Hester A. Kelley, 45 acres
OF land First District $50.
Joseph Coudon, of H, and wife, to the
Perryylle Real Estate and Improvement
Company of Cecil county, 50 acres OF land
i'll Perryville
william s. Evans, assignee, to Charles A.
Benjamin, acres of land. in Fifth District
-S3560.
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An IlGnement.

Colored society in Elktou, was put on the
qui vive on Monday morning, right and
early, when the report spread up and around
Milburn street, that Mrs. Lee Page and MIR.
George Washington had gone off together in
search OF happiness. The occurrence was
given all the more Importance from the fact
that both were already people Of family-hut
it is said in behalf of George Washington that
Mrs. Pages charms were too much for his
galIantry. Both came to Elkton, sometime
ago from Virginia, and were held in the
highest respect by the colored residents
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-10-16
PrOhibitiOniSts Meeting.

The Prohibitionists OF Cacil county will
hold two mass meetings, one at Cherry Hill
on Oct. 18th, Tuesday afternoon at o'clock,
in Porter's hall, and one on Tuesday night
Oct. 10, in Housekeepers' hall. North East, at
80 O'Clock. Hoa. J. W. Fri .2o", = Baltf-
more, candidate for Comp -olo,, and Hon.
II 7. Turney, Jr., of Kant county, candidate
for Clerk of Court of Appeals, will be present
and address these meetings on the real issue
OF the day and times. The public is cordially
invited, particularly these interested in the
anti-race track movement. Mr. Chas. H.
Stanley the reformed comedian, is expected
to be present to enliven il' occasion with
his original campaign songs.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-10-16
1st day 2nd day Total

While there were It's new names registered
as shown above--including transfers, OF
course there were 403 names erased from
the lists, which leaves a gain in registration
this year over the count Of 312.
Tho registered vote In the county accord
ing to the registration last year was 6573
which increased by the gain In registration
this year would now make the vote in the
county 6sS5.
BY districts the resstered vote now Isl:
First. 74s; Second, 619; Third 1st precinct,
1853; End precinct, 5S6; Fourth. Sol; Fifth, 1st
precinct. 71O; End precinct, 1894; Sixth, 772
Seventh, lst precinct. $50; 2nd precinct, AGO;
Eighth, $40; Ninth, $50.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-10-16
Long Distance Telephone Open.

The Delaware and Atlantic Long Distance
Telephone Company put the public phone in
Elkton In service on Monday afternoon. The
phone is located at the Drug Store of H. G
Wells on Main street.
DR., Wells will keep TIE telephone a. tie
disposal OF the puplic day and night. A
long distance phone. connecting with the
switchboard there, has been placed in the
Office OF the SIngerly Pulp WORKS. The toll
has n h'en definitely fixed upon, although
the y. (. ent rates are liberal.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-10-16

son on the Western Turf Congress tracks
The mare "Our Gertie,' Of the stable, was
the leading winner at the Harlem race track.
Chicago, at the time of her leaving the track
her winning being - 400. The farm grounds
have never been in better condition, and
Elkton can take pride in the fact that the
Elkton Stock Farm is one OF the leading
establishments of its kind in the country.
The horse breeders Of this section will learn
with pleasure that the standard bred trotting
stations "Three Tips" and wilkes Bird
will be in service at the farm this season.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-10-16
TOWN COUNCIL.
Up at the Board Meeting on Thurs
day Night

AT the meeting of the Town Council on
Thursday night the report OF the treasurer,
was as follows Receipts, S4,296.l7; expen-
ditures. S2,0O0.G0; balance, -, ,295 81.
The following bills were ordered to be paid:
Elkton Electric Light and Power Co., to
Oct. 1st, S123; McClenahan 4 Bro, Granite
Co., for granite, s19.59; G. S. Bouden, haul
ing, s13.75; Wm. Devour, hauling, Sc %;
VIM. P. Dean 1915; Slater McKenney. a1.2
Cyrus Wilson, hauling, So; G. V. Howard,
gravel, s10.5O; Elkton Cemetery gravel,
S270; George G. Biddle, salary for Sept,
!41.66; John b. Dean, IA days work, 1868;
Vim. Hall, 6ls days work 5s.12.
After some discussion as to repairs to side
walks, adjourned.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-10-16
BURGLARS AT WORK.
Two ElktOn Business Places Entered on
Thursday Night.

Burglars were busy in Elkton on Thurs
day night. By prying open Il side shutter an
entrance was gained into G. Elmer Wit
worth's restaurant on Main street, and $50
in money and quantity OF cigars taken.
The nearby Baltimore Bargain House, Lev
inson & LeS.nstein proprictors was entered
but nothing appears to have been disturbed.
the burglars evidently having been fright.
enei Off before securing any piunder. A
window shutter in the back of the store was
forced open.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-10-16
Miss N llie PIice,

Miss Nellie Price died at the home of John
Meredith, on the suburbs Of EIkton. on Mon
day evening, after short illness from pnnu-
monia. Miss Price was n resident of Balti-
more and was Il visitor at the home CT Mr..
Meredith. Services were held at the bouse
on Wednesday evening at o'clock and the
remains were taken to Cockeysville, Baltimore
county. Nd, onrhursday morning for inter
ment, the pail bearers being Chares Alex
ander, Howard Ash. John Meredith, Henry
Vinsinger and John Sparklin.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-10-16

Orphans Court.
BONDS APPROVED.

The Orphans Court was in session Tuesday.
All the judges present.
BONDS APPROVED.
Bond Elizabeth A. McNea dministrix C.
t. a. of Amos E. McNeal; bond OF Otho Now
land, administrator of Elisha Mahoney; bond
OF G. A. Blake, executor OF Elizabeth d.
Clement.
ACCOUNTS PASSED.
First and final account of Harvey r. Alex
ander, executor OF Reuben Alexander and
distribution struck on same first and final
preferred account Of Thomas G. Bond, ad-
ministrator OF Edmund P. Brickley; flrst and
final account OF Harry d. Garrett admins
traitor of Edward 8. Garrett; third and final
account Of L. NJ. Haines, guardian OF G.. b.
Conrey; first and final OF Harriet II. Keil
holtz administrative OF Charles Keilholtz:
first and final account Of Harriet Keiholtz,
guardian Of Ernest r., Mabel and Marian III.
Keilholtz.
Court adjourned to meet in special session
on October 26.
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PERRYVILLE ITEMS.
PERRYylLLE, Oct. Is, 1897,

PERRYVlLLE. OCT. 10, 1891.
Mr. Harry A. Foreman was in Oxford, Pa,
on Monday night.
Mr.. Maurice Cole was in Baltimore, on
Thursday.
Mrs. Samuel Harlan and daughter, Miss
Essie. OF Port Deposit, visited friends In town
on Saturday last.
Mr.. Alex. Craig is In New York.
Mrs. Wales, of Baltimore, is the guest Of
her son. Ed. at the home Of Mrs. James Nc
Ciintock.
Mr.. George p. Craig has moved in:o his
new stables on Philadelphia avenue. whrr.
ha will conduct his livery business.
A. II. Owens h Bro are -re"t ng n BLACK
smith and wheelwright shop IN Akin aveuu"
next to the store OF Z. Nichols.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-10-16
THROUGH THE COUNTY.
WHAT HAS TRANSFERRED IN A
WEEK.
Special News From our Regular
Correspondents.
PRINCIPLE FURNACE ITEMS.


PRINcIPIo FURNACE, Oct. Is, 1897
Miss Eva Anderson has returned from a
visit with friends in Wilmington.
Mr.. VIM. Hicks, of Trenton, n. j., is visit
ing his sister Mrs. Emma Kirk
Miss Annie Morrison has returned after
sp-nding some time at her home, Lewisville,
Pa
Mrs. w. r. Dill, Mrs. Cecil Craig, Mrs
Cecil scott and Miss Matte Taylor spent
Thursday in Baltimore.
As election time draws near it draws out
the different candidates. Our place has been
visited by several who keep the men in
smoking material
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George Shiyery,

George Shivery. son OF the late George
Shvery, died at his home, in West Elkton,
on Thursday morning of Bright's disease, in
his sixty third year He leaves II widow and
five grown children. His funeral will take
place on Sunday afternoon at 2o'clock p. M
Services at the house, interment at the home
burYing ground
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-10-16
Appointed Mail Clerk.

Mario, r. Rose. Of Bay View, on Tuesday
received tAa appointment rs railway postal
clerk, and reported at Washington on We'd
nesday. His run will be over the Pennsyl-
vania railroad between New York and Wash
ington. He passed the Civil Service exami.
nation last spring.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-10-16
Marriage Lice IscS.

Marriage licenses were issued this week at
the ohlcs of the Clerk Of the Court for Cecil
county, as follows:-Wilson Merritt and Paul
inc A. Piser, both Of Warwick; Harlow T.
Stokes and Pauline E. Davis, both OF Phila-
delphia; Benjamin B. Lathbury, Of Philadsl-
phia and Bertha Elizabeth Nesbitt, OF Port
Deuosit
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-10-16
AIhnnl cIncah

r." pu,ir school at Aiecnunics Valley is
closed owing to the prevalence OF 60 ,rlet
few in tn 1t neiyhl orhood. As stated in the
CECIL MIG last week. the disease is prevA
lent around North East.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-10-16
Merritt-PiSer.

Mr.. Wilson Merritt, prominent young
merchant Of Warwick. was married on Thurs
day to Miss Pauline A. Piser, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. John Piser, of Warwick. A recep-
tion will be held this evening at the homo of
the brides parents.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-10-16
Mrs. Margaret McNulty.

Mrs. Margaret II. McNuIty, widow of
Alonzo McNulty died on Sunday evening at
the home of her brother John $. Beaver in
Port Deposit. The remains were inferred at
Hopewell on Wednesday.
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Foot Ball.

The foot ball sea-
son opened in the
county on Saturday,
at Port Deposit, the
i o IN q n stitu [ q
eleven played the
Prrrymansvillc team
on the institute c
grounds, neither side
scoring, Tome In
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Charles Smith.

Charles Smith, aged years son Of Joseph
Smith. of West Elkton. died of diphtheria on
Saturday afternoon The remains were in-
tered in the Catholic cemetery on Monday
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stitute had the hall in the Perrymansville
territory most Of the second haIf. The play
ing Of Proctor, Caldwell, II. Johnson and
McClenahan was notlccably good. The
Dlu\
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IN A SPORTING VEIN.
EVENTS OF THE WEEK IN THE
WORLD OF SPORT.
What the Horsemen, 'CyclerS and
Others Are Doing.

The Elkton Stock
Farm with its extensive
and complete buildings
and wide cXpanse of
pasture and farm land
now appears in beauti-
ful condition. w. NJ.
Rogers has returned
from the west with the
stable of runners which
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Marvin Rose.

Marvin Rose. aged seven years, son OF
Randall W. Rose. of Bay View. died on We'd
nesday from scarlet fever
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-10-16
PLAYERS were
Cumming.

At the meeting of the eXecu-
tive committee of the Maryland
State Game and Fish Protec-
tive Association in Baltimore.
on Tuesday evening it was
deemed advisable that DR.. Mas
samore shortly visit the county
seats Of the counties which are
without local associations at
present and endeavor to stimu-
late the interests OF loca, sports
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men 80 that the State Association can be in
touch with the local associations in each
county. Cecil county is without such an
association, although the need OF one is
apparent and it is hoped that the local
sportsmen will take the required interest in
DR.. Massamores coming here.
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VOTERS OF CECIL.
Vote Of the County Increased by the
Registration this Year Over
Three Hundred,

An official report Of the registration
throughout the county makes the total num
Der of voters registered on the two days,
Tuesday, Sept 2s, and Tuesday, October 5.
as 7l5. Tuesday last was day for revision
OF the lists. The registration was as follows:
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ACCOUNTS PASSED.
Republican Editorial Association,

The Maryland Republican Editorial Asso-
alton will hold regular meeting In Balti-
II ore on Monday.
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Bicycling.

DR.. S. Claude Sykes, Of
Elkton, made a century
run from Baltimore to
Frederick and return on
Sunday, with the Century
Wheelmen, of Baltimore.
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The Orphans Court was in session Tuesday.
All the judges present.
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RACES AT NEWARK.

The races at Newark, on Saturday, resulted
8 follows:
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1to MILES IN 14s MINUTES.
Ihe Empire Express breaks All Records In n
Hun from syrncnse TO Ilnrhlo.

BUFFALO, July l6-"Wc'ro twenty.three
minutes late" said Conductor Johnson OF tho
Empire State express to Engineer Edgcrton as
they left Syracuse this afternoon. "Bct you
the cigars you can't make up ten minutes be.
tween here and Buffalo"
Engineer Edgerton shouted back an accept
anco and opened the throttle. One hundred and
forty.ninc miles lay between him and Buffalo.
and the schedule timo had been cut repeatedly
80 as to make it as fast as Is consistent with
safety. The delay had occurred on the Albany
division. When the express rushed into noches-
ter nine Of the ten minutes had been saved. Con-
ductor johnson was on a long shot.
The train stood two minutes In the Rochester
depot and plunged ahead. shattering records as
1t went. 1t was 2:24 o'clock when it left SYRIA
cuse. 1t reached Buffalo at 4:I7, two minutes
late. Engineer Edgcrton had picked up twenty
one minutes, running l40 miles In 143 minutes,
including stops and slow ups at crossings and
for water, thus creating a worlds record for the
run OF n regular train with a complement Of
coaches. No one held a watch on the miles as
the posts fitted by or Engineer Edgerton might
have other records to his credit. He says that at
no time did he regard tho speed OF the train to
DO highly dangerous.