The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-09-11
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Newark commenced work on Il new vel
for the water works, Monday.
A concrete pavement is being laid in from
of the new residence of II. NJ. Mccullough
ESQ.,, on East Main street.
S. d. Fisher who had charge OF the eat
ing tent at Woodlawn Camp Meeting, CON
Quoted the dining room at tho Elkton Fail
this week.
samuel j. Keys. of the Elkton Order o.
Heptasophs, has been appointed by the Su,
preme ArchOn. as alternate District Deputy
IN District No. 1G. which includes Elkton.
The Tenth annual reunion of Battery
3D. lst Nd. Light Artillery, will be held nj
Perryville, this county, on Saturday, Oct. 9
1897, at 10 Il. m. All former members are
cordially invited to be present Hiram T.
Brown is Secretary, and Theo. ]. Vanneman
President of the organization.
Citizens OF New Castle are making great
efforts to flttingly celebrate the two hundredth
anniversary OF the landing of William Penn
at that place. The celebration will consist Of
a parade, speechmaking, boat races on the
river and other sports. The date OF the pro-
posed celebration is October 81.
Lewis E, Hamilton, Of Georgetown, was
found in the woods near his home in an I'M
conscious condition and suffering from a
stroke OF paralysis. He had left his home
early in the morning to go fishing in the
Sassairas river. and not returning for dinner
his daughter became alarmed and instituted
a search for him. His boat was found along
the shore, which led to his discovery in the
woods. He was removed to his home, where
he died Saturday morning, aged .eventy-one
years.
The Elkton Foundry. James j. Powers
proprietor, is now rushing work through
rapidly, ana the outlook there is very bright
\ contract has Just been closed with the
Mitchell Acylene Gas Light Company, OF
Wilmington, Del, for supplying re castings
Tor 30 gas engines. The Mitchell Company
is Introducing now system Of lighting
tie gas engines manufactured ~ them being
plant for Lighting buildings. The foundry
buildings have recently LeGu rebuilt and en-
larged.
Delaware College ro-opens for the next
collegiate year on Tuesday, September 14th
with no change in the faculty. Tho prospect
is that in spite Of Il considerable advance in
tho entrance requirements. the Freshman
class will be cncouragingly large and as the
graduating class Of last year was small and
nearly or quite all the students In the other
classes are to return, there will DO consider.
able increase in the total number OF students.
The new curriculum, prepared by the Faculty
and approved by the Board of Trustees. will
10 into effect with the opening of this col
lrSiatc year.
The Philadelphia. Wilmington and Balti-
more hailroad Company is now making salts
factory progress in the worA OF spreading oil
over tho roaGn@d for the purpose % destroy
tnS the discomfort caused pass myers ari-iu-,
from the lust nuisance. Already that portion
G, tua .JG1 bctwecu Bowie and Eastern
Branch bridge, n distance of about thirteen
miles. has been given dressing Of OIL To
do this will require from 175 900 to 300 OO0
gallons OF !iGia, Il large amount OF which is
now on hand, and it is being received daily.
The oil is received i'll ordinary tank cars.
their capacity being from $3.50 to 1000
gallons. There is not now, so il Is claimed,
any doubt as to the success OF the method.
1t not only establishes a practically dustlcss
roadbed, but absolutely 80, and aboishes a
great discomfort caused passengers arising
from tracks laid in gravel ballast. Gravel
ballast. it is claimed, produces an elastic
foundation for the tracks, and. therefore. the
riding in cars is more comfortable than over
the more rigid tracks balastet with stone
The cost of maintaining tracks laid in gravel
ballast is, it is claimed, materially less than
stone, and large quantities of tAGs material is
found along most railroads, which, however
is not the case with stone suitable for ballast
When the oil is first applied considerable odol
| arises from it, but this shortly disappears
Tho oil gives the tracks wet and cooling
| appearance. The work OF sprinkling the OF
over tn" rOa1hrd is under the Infringement O
Supf.Y visor Charles 4. WeakeE Other rail
road homogeneous are watching the work
with much interest and it is probable that
the Southern Railway will adopt Tho system