The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-08-20
The Town Council is having portion
of East High street repaired.

-lne Town COUNCIL Is having portion
of East High street repaired.
A number of workmen are whitewash-
ing the fair buildings and fences.
About forty t!amps . eIe in camp at
the railroad bridge, at the east end of
town, on Saturday and Sunday.
Joshua Green has raised 80. foot pole
on his farm near Providence, and this week
swung large American tIg to the breeze.
In Garrett county IA den of rattle
snak was unearthed by a party of farm
ers last week, and sixty eight were killed
in an hour.
The farmers Of Hartford county COM
plain that the season has been seriously
against their interests in tomatoes and
other crops.
People have been paying little atten-
ton to the law against the shooting of
squirrels. The season does not open until
September l.
The Cumberland City Council has sus-
tanned the Mayor veto of the tax levy for
1898, on the ground that it is insufficient
for the purpose.
The County Commissioners of Talbot
county have made additional contracts with
local parties for material for rebuilding
the Court House at Easton.
In Accomac and Northampton counties,
Eastern Shore Of Virginia, 375, 900 barrels
of white potatoes have been shipped, 81
600 more than 1896, and 1913, 900 more than
1897.
-Vandals have been guilty of robbing
graves in the church yard Of old Dorches.
ter Trinity Church, Church Creek, Md,
the oldest place Of worship on the Eastern
Shore.
Judge Stake at Hagerstown Satur-
day, in deciding case declared that the
Legislature of 1892 had repealed the law
Furnishing offenders for stealing rides ON
railroad trains.
-Summerfeld Dennis, who was con-
victed at the last May term Of the Circuit
Co TT for Worcester county of murder in
tie first degree, was hanged on the aims
mouse farm at Snow Hill on Friday last.
The Consolidated Coal Company has
contracted for a second sea-going tug to
be built by the Columbian Iron Works,
IJ,lt In -, Al,
Cumberland, recently delivered to the COM
pany, and will be used for towing coal
barges to New England.
-George Jones, farmer by occupation,
near Milford, can brag of being a father,
grandfather and great grandfather, and
within the next thirty days expects to be-
come great, great grandfather. His great
granddaughter recently married at the age
of 10. Mr.. Jones is 40 years old.
Sunday the Aberdeen mail bag which
was thrown from the five o'clock train near
the station, was stolen. A thorough search
was made but it could not be found. The
traekwalker discovered it later below the
tower. The bag had been cut open and
has been found.
The managers of the camp meeting at
Rehoboth are trying to secure the cooper
alton of the commissioners so that the site
of the camp can be moved and the work
enlarged. At the present time the camp is
in one of the most undesirable portions OF
the town. If new site can be secured
the auditorium will be enlarged and a
number of changes made.
"A negro named Benson, who had
been in the habit of calling on a colored
girl in the employ OF J. Will Powell al
Harrington, went to Mr.. Powell's house
Saturday night about - o'clock, and on
being ordered away, became abusive. Mr..
Powell replied with load OF bird shot.
DR.. B. L. Lewis removed the shot. Nc
arrest has been made.
james Porter, farmer living neal
Harrington, Del, was assaulted and rob-
bed by three masked men Saturday night
The robbers, after tying Mr.. Porter, wen,
through the house and secured all thu
money they could find. Mr.. Porter wal
robbed OF So, 600 in similar manner sew
eral years ago, since which time he ha.
kept his money in the bank in the town
The robbers secured only small amount
Saturday night.
Two deaths and one attempt at suicide
was the record of the county Jail at New
Castle on Saturday. George Robinson
oolored, aged 20 years, died of general de
bility incident to old age, and Edward
Baskin, 30 years of age, died of a oompli
cation of diseases. Charles NJ. Mcclure
Of Wilmington, who is serving a shor
sentence for drunkenness, attempted t.
commit suicide by stabbing himself in tn,
neck with pair of scissors. He mad,
fourteen gashes in his throat but he viii
recover.
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