The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-07-30

lue MluuletOWH 6nlTb IactoIy VIII
shut down for week beginning July 30.
Three young men FROM Chester, Pa,
rode to Ekton ON their wheels on Sunday
Elkton Creamery is still doing a
big business and is running at it's fullest
capacity.
1t is rumored that the trolley line y
to be extended from New Castle to Della
ware City.
The farmers are much pleased over the
potato crop. They report it to be the finest
for several years.
The Cecil County Fair Grounds are
being cleared up and all things put in
good repair for the coming fall fair.
There is every indication of bounti-
full chestnut crop in Western Maryland.
This means much revenue for the farm ers
The bloom is very heavy.
Two Maryland boys are on their way
to Manila to help fight in the Aston Ba'-
terry. They are Chancey Baker and Henry
p. Shutter, both Of Baltimore.
Contract has been made with VIM. T.
Sutton for comprehensive sewer system
at Chestertown. Work will b. commenced
Immediately and pushed to early compile
ton.
State Entomologist W. G. johnson
found bad state of affairs in the peac b
orchards of Western Maryland, where
many thousands of the trees are infected
with San Jose scale.
A meeting of the residents of Laurel
was held this week to take steps looking to
the selection of Laurel as the meeting place
of the Democratic convention for the Fifth
Congressional district.
Claude Davis, of the Fifth Maryland
Regiment, sent from Tampa to his brother,
John Davis, of Centreville, cravat made
of the skin of rattlesnake, with the
rattles arranged to represent scarfpin.
The next meeting of the Maryland Re-
publican Editorial Association will be held
at Frederick city, August 9. That is the
date on which the unwilling of the monu-
ment to Francis Scott Key, author Of the
'Star-Spangled Banner" will take place
Eight thousand dollars of Prince
Georges county bonds, issued for the pur-
pose of building high school at LAUREL
were sold this week under the direction of
the school board. The bonds were sold
for $10Ss to Fisher & Shaw, Baltimore
bankers. They were sold first in series
and afterward Jumped. There are five
series of 5, 10, Is, 20, % years, of 1900
each.
During the past week the members of
the Willing and Obedient Circle of King g
Daughters and their friends, of Havre de
Grace, sent box of needful articles to the
soldiers at Manila. For several weeks past
preparations to that end have been in
progress, The box contained among other
things comfort bags, toilet bags, towels and
handkerchlefs. The shipment was sent to
Mrs. Emily Ing, State Superintendent of
w. c. T. L. work among soldiers and
sailors. The articles will be sent to th e
cruiser Boston.
The coroner's jury over the bodies Of
j. Frank Jones, of Havre de Grace, and J.
W. Collins, Of Philadelphia, who were
killed near Havre de Grace on Wednesday
evening, last week, and which was reported
in the CECIL WING, met at 8 o'cloclz on
Friday evening to take other testimony.
The session was one of much interest, and
lasted until 3 o'clock Saturday morning,
when verdict was rendered in accordance
with the facts, and exonerated the railroad
company from all blame. The jury at
the same time recommend that the
said Philadelphia, Wilmington and Balti-
more Railroad Company have more proper
protection at said crossing by erecting
gates"
Mr.. Willard F. Ward, we'll. know
citizen of Montgomery county, was seri.
ously stabbed by negro Saturday evening
about 5 clock. The wound was found to
be about nine inches in length and about
an inch deep. 1t was several hours before
Mr.. Ward could speak OF the affair. He
then said he did not know who his assailant
had been. All he remembered was that he
had been struck terrific blow and recei we'd
jab with knife from negro man, who
Immediately ran. Charlie Carter, colored
has been arrested and committed to Jail to
answer the charge. The prisoner was seen
with Mr. Ward short time before he was
stabbed. MIR. Ward was sent to the Emer-
gency Hospital in Washington by late
train Saturday night.
The outlook at the present time for hold
ing fair in Hartford county this year is very
poor which may be somewhat Of a surprise
to interested persons not directly connected
with the management of the society. The
committee on reorganization, which was a D.
pointed some months ago by the stockholders
has worked faithfully to devise some par
whereby the annual exhibition for 1898 might
be held. The property was sold to pay of
the mortgage Indebtedness and cost of sale
after which the committee devised a plan fol-
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