The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-08-21
ON THE PENINSULA.
BEER KEGS MASHED BY A MIN
ISTER'S AXE AT TANGIER.
Georgetown VIII Regulate the Use of
Bicycles Disease Attacks
housekeeping for the
Oyster Season.


are threatening to get even with the Rev.
C. p. Swain, pastor of the M. f. Church
there. The island is under the local option
law and no liquor is sold there. A party
of young men determined to quench their
thirst and sent to Baltimore for load of
beer When it arrived it was placed on
the steamboat landing to await the arrival
of the owners. The preacher arrived first.
He was armed with an axe, and before the
crowd which owned the beer could inter
fere he had knocked the heads out of the
kegs and allowed the beer to run overheard
Some Lewes people want the agent of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals sent there to investigate the matter
of check rains used on horses. 1t is claimed
that the practice of having tight reins is
growing in Lewes and that it is a cruelty
upon the horses.
Spinal meningitis has made its appearance
among horses in the vicinity OF Delaware
City and number of valuable animals
have recently died from the disease. Among
them were two fine horses belonging to
John T. Cheairs. 1t is feared that the dis
ease will spread.
1t is thought at Delaware City that work
on the torpedo stations on Fort Delaware
and also near the town will be stopped in
IL ., thnt
meat is making arrangements to place gar
risons in both stations and also on the New
Jersey side of the river.
The Town Council of Georgetown has
ei"en rotice that after Tue sday, August II,
it would enforce the new bicycle ordinance
passed sometime ago This ordinance will
compel the cyclers to keep in the streets of
the town and will provide a fine of one
dollar for riding on the sidewalks. 1t will
also provide similar fine in case cycler
is caught riding after sunset without a
lamp. The number OF wheelmen in the
town is large and few of them object to the
new law.
At the last session OF the General Assembly
of Delaware bill was passed allowing the
Town Council of Delaware City to make
contract for a town water supply. Nothing
has been done, although the citizens were
very anxious at that time to have the fire
protection which the water system would
give. Now they are inquiring what has
become of the water work plan.
DR.. William Lee Of the State Lunacy
Commission OF Maryland is out in an inter
view in which he claims that the Talbot
county Jail at Easton is in a very bad con-
dition. The men and women prisoners are
not kept separately as they should be, and
he makes other statements which do not
look we'll in print. The blame for the
trouble is placed upon the county commits
sioners for not making the necessary i'm
provements.
Both Delaware and MARYLAND authorities
are preparing for the oyster season which
will open about September 10. The Della
ware force consists of but one boat, which
is ready for use when the season opens
The Maryland navy, however, has a
number Of police boats, all Of which are
now heing put in condition for service.
The Maryland oyster police are also getting
opinions from the legal advisers of the force
in reference to some of the recent decisions
OF the courts as to what constitutes legal
dredging.
FELTON, people are talking over the walk
of Miss Challa Conner, the daughter Of A..
B. Common, we'll known citizen of FELTON,
Miss Conner is somnambulist. A few
evenings ago she went to her room and fell
asleep before undressing. She walked from
the house and had gone seventeen miles up
the railroad track before she awoke. In
the meantime her parents had missed her
and Instituted search. Miss Conner re-
turned home on train.