The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-11-06
WHIG OFFICE TELEPHONE, No. 30.
PENINSULA NEWS.

-Laurel's shit factory is busy, but
scarcity of girl labor is reported.
The l0-years old son of Peter Kitchens
died at Millsboro recently of toothache.
Because of the rush of scholars the
Frederick public schools will be enlarged.
ALI of the Middletown race horses have
returned home, after most successful sea-
son.
jacob c. Vandyke, aged 50 years, a
prominent Democrat, died at Townsend
last saturday.
Harry johnson, of Mllsboro, who re-
Gently fell from a wagon and broke leg.
died last week.
DIR. NJ w. Barr, of Elwyn, Pa, has
bought the John Denney farm, $50 acres,
on The Levels, for s., 300
-Wm. A. McCrone, near McDonough,
has llolstein heifer year old last spring
which is giving a gallon of milk daily.
The st. Georges Fruit Packing Com
pany on Tuesday finished labelling the sea-
sons pack of tomatoes, which amounted to
between 1000 and 5000 cases.
The daughter of George Bacon, of
Laurel, who was made i'll by a grain of
corn in her throat. is reported to be recov-
ering in a Philadelphia hospital.
William T. Parvis, of Milford, will be
candidate for the position of reading
clerk of the House of Representatives at
the session which will begin next January.
John Moore, Of Cheswold has sue
ceeded in raising Bermuda yams at his
farm and he will conduct experiments with
view of finding out il they will thrive in
this country.
Isaac Wright, Of Seaford, aged SO years,
and Mrs. Mary Noble, OF fredericksburg,
Md, aged Ga years, were married last
Tuesday. They will spend their honey
moon in the North.
w. p. Biggs has bought the Aldy
Clements farm, 213 acres and including
live stock and farming implements, near
Middetown, for $13,500; also, the J p
Dickson farm, 1853 acres, near Red Lion,
for $1,000.
The selection OF Thomas Lattomus for
postmaster at Townsend has ended bitter
fight which ever since the election of Nc
Kinley has been waged, chiefly between
Mr. Lattomus by Mr.. Hutchinson and their
friends.
There was shipped from Smyrna, last
week, 100 pounds of sage, consigned to
Philadelphia parties. 1t has not been
generally known that this vicinity is a
great sage growing neighborhood. but this
shipment makes Smyrnas reputation as
the leading sage shipping town secure
The Smyrna Town Council is seriously
considering the ACCESSIBILITY of doing away
with all the arc lights in the city except
the five in the centre of the town. 1t is
likely that incandescent lights will be used
and that two 32-candle power lights of this
kind will be used in place of each arc light
removed.
The l2-year-old son of Charles Sp;cer.
residing near Middletown, was bitten on
the hand last Wednesday by a dog supposed
to have been mad. DR.. Vallandigham was
consulted, and advised that the boy be sent
to the Pasteur Institute, New York, but
instead local remedy was applied. The
lads hand is very sore, but serious results
are not apprehended
The supplies of members for the con-
ing session OF the Delaware Legislature
will be considerably reduced, compared
with previous sessions At the last Legis-
lature the supplies cost about $1,000, but
the libra8an has been told to limit this
years supplies to pens, ink, pencils, paper,
&C., to cost about 5000. Members must
bring the other articles from their homes.
No corkscrews will be furnished.
Such long ringing Of church bells in
Smyrna attracted the attention OF recent
visitor to that town, who took trouble to
count the strokes. The result was Bell
on the Presbyterian Church 2O2, Episcopal
92, Methodist AZ Considering that these
bellies each ring five or six times each Sun
day, it would appear that it takes mon
strous amount of bell ringing to arouse
some people to their Sabbath duties.
The Chapman Publishing Company,
having offices in New York and Chicago,
has sued number of citizens OF Hartford
county, for SIS in each case, which the
company claims is due on subscriptions to
a book. The defendants claim that they
have heen dnnad hu tho oo.,na. al l.