The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-05-01
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WING OFFICE TELEPHONE, No. 80.
THE NEWS in BRIEF.

Iaper NILS near Newark are closed down.
The name Of Charles b. Jones. Il former
Elktonian, has been sent to the Senate by the
President for the postmaStership at Rock
vile.
Louis Montgomery an inmate Of the
Aims House fell on Monday, breaking his
arm. DIR. IIousekerpcr, the attending physi-
elan, set the fracture.
The United States Fish Commission has
secured about ten million shad eggs thus far
at the Matching station just below Havrc de
Grace. Alexander Jones has charge of the
plant this season.
Several days ago William Mcfarland. of
Oxford, found in the public road near Provi-
dence paper mills, this county, an English
penny dated 1870. II is corroded with rust
but the date and inscriptions on it are quite
legible.
The effects of Mrs. James NJ. Gordy who
was murdered by her husband on March 10
were sold at Milton. OH Saturday Hundreds
of people attended the sale and the articles
brought big prices, in many cases much more
than they were worth.
George II. Hewlett and party of friends
were capsiZed during the gale Tuesday morn
ing opposite Havre de Grace, and had II
narrow escape from drowning. The tug
Champion captain John A. Schurtz, of
Baltimore, rescued the party.
On May 9TH. the ballots cast in Cecil
county, at the last election Presidential -
will he destroyed in the presence Of the
Judges of the Orphans Court and Super
visors OF election. Thc ballots will be burned
in the furnaces nj the Singerly Pulp Works.
Among the progressive farmers of Cecil
fourths finished, the fine weather of the past
week allowing the work being pushed rapidly.
The wheat is reported to be doing well gener-
ally throughout the couuty. Fruit rs far as is
known in this section was but little hurt by
the frost of week or so ago, the frost dam
age seeming to have been down the peninsula
and in the lower section of Delaware.
Several nights ago an intoxicated resident
of Sylmar entered the store of Taylor Nesbitt
at that place and threw basket at the lamp.
The lamp was knocked down and the oil
spilled everywhere, setting fire to the stair
way of the storeroom. The fire was quickly
extinguished, however. before any damage of
extent was done. In the excitement the
maker of the trouble escaped, and is still
keeping out of the way of arrest.
The Cecil countians who visit Rehoboth
will be glad to learn that that popular Della
nrt 10 a bnpp, tbis
One reason is thar the new Queen Anne's
railroad will place the town several hours
nearer to Baltimore and Washington and the
place expects to become formidable
rival of Ocean City, Md. Ia the meantime
the owners of Ocean View, which is twelve
miles below Rehoooth, are getting into shape
to make an excursion and summer resort out
of that place.
The Peninsula horticultural Society re-
ports to date show that the freeze of last
week was disastrous to the fruit of the PENN
suln south of Il line from Dover to the lower
part Of Talbot county, Cecil Kent, Queen
Anne ana Talbot in Mary land, and New Castle
and upper Kent in Delaware, escaped with
little injury, except 10 the small quantity Of
Strawberries already in bloom. In Caroline
Dorchester and lower Kent, Del. not more
than half the peaches are alive. Apples are
not injured. Keiffer pears are hurt. In the
lower end of the Peninsula all fruit and vege-
table crops are badly injured.
A Washington capitalist has purchased
for S650OO all the property of the SinepuXent
Beach Company, at Ocean City, Worcester
county, Maryland, including the Atlantic
Hotel, with lis furniture aud equipments, the
ladies' bath houses, electric light plant,
artesian well, nine miles of ocean front,
embracing several thousand building lots and
two farms of 400 acres each on the mainland.
The property will be improved and put in
first class condition for the approaching sea-
son. John f. Waggaman, the purchaser,
indicates that a new stock company will be
formed for the purpose Of carrying on the
business and reviving the fortunes of this
old-time interesting resort.
Assistant County Treasurer John Banks
returned from Norfolk, Va, on Thursday
where he went to attend the funeral of his
brother-in-law e. Il. Verdier which took place
from his home in that city on Saturday. Mr..
Verdier was commission broker in Norfolk
where he had resided for ten years. He was
in the 40th year of his age, and leaves
widow and three children. His widow was
formerly Miss Sadie NJ. Hogge, sister Of Mrs.
John Banks, OF Chesapeake City. Mr..
Verder was prominently identified with the
business interests of Norfolk, and the kindly
feeling existing in the business circles there
toward him was shown by the many kind
courtesies extended his family in their be-
reavement by the people of Norfolk. Mr.. John
Banks will administer upon the estate of the
deceased, and upon which duty he was en-