The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-08-06
NEWS in BRIEF.
Local Matters Boiled Down for HaSty
PeruSal by Busy Readers.

Several Elktonians spent Sunday, at
Atlantic City.
The Keys x Miller Lumber Company
have the contract to furnish the county
with coal.
Thomas George who has been appointed
assessor of dogs in this district, is now
canvassing Elkton.
The first boat load OF watermeons of
the season was brought to the bridge by
Captain Jack Davidson.
The peninsula has the smallest wheat
crop this year in its history, while the
world is the largest still the price is I'M
satisfactory.
Reuben Haines, Esq, has been APP
pointed Secretary of the Excelsior Branch
of the Calvert Building and Loan Associa-
ton, at Elkton.
Rev. Ralph I. Coursey, of Whining
ton, objected to the Epworth League of his
church taking an excursion to Washington
Park on Tuesday, but the members of the
League decided to 90
The court has ordered sale OF the
Toulson farm, on Kent Island, recently
sold by |. Freeman Rasin, mortgage, be-
cause Of a mistake in the advertisement OF
the sale 1t was described as containing
SIS acres, when it really contained but
2so acres.
A number of changes have been made
on this section of the r., W. Il Il railroad.
William Watson, who has been foreman of
been succeeded by Mr.. Skelly, of Perry
vile, who removed his family to Elkton,
this week, and assumed charge on Tuesday
John Heath, who was assistant foreman of
this section, has been made foreman Of the
floating gang.
The Methodists have now begun their
services at Brandywine Summit Camp
Grounds, in earnest and from the large
crowd present Sunday, it is expected that
the attendance this year will be one Of the
argest in the history of the camp. Sun
day was known as Little Sunday on the
grounds. Rev. Harvey Ewing, formerly of
Port Deposit, preached the morning SER
mon, and Rev. w. p Compton, of Port
Deposit, in the afternoon. Rev w, A..
Wallipg, of Delaware Avenue Baptist
Church, Wilmington, preached to a large
congregation in the evening. Revs. W..
&. Rooms, Asbury Burke and Mrs Lydia
Kennedy had charge of the other services.
Emory A. McComas was paiAfuily
burned about the head and body Friday
evening, in Hartford county, from which he
will not recover for some weeks. He is an
employee in the hardware store Of David
Hanway, in Belair, and had gone to the
oilhouse to draw gasoline, carrying Ian
tern. He placed the light some distance
from the tank, but the gaseous vapor from
the fluid instantly set fire to everything
around. Mr.. McComas clothing caught
fire, and before it could be extinguished
he had been burned on the neck, face and
hands. DR.. j. c. Butler rendered the
necessary medical treatment. The unfor-
tunate young man suffered intense agony
for time The Belair Volunteer Company
was called to the scene, but the fire, which
had communicated itself to the house, was
extinguished by persons attracted to the
scene.
From careful canvass of opinions of
various residents OF this county, made this
week, the condition of crops at this time
may be set down as follows Recent rains
have been of incaloulable advantage to the
late corn and tomato crops. The hay crop
is fairly good. Early potatoes, small crop.
Late tomatoes and pototoes and the pas.
lures have been much improved by the
recent rains. Late cabbage is being planted
and following for wheat is progressing
wherever there is rain enough If the
planting season is propitious, the acreage
sown to wheat in Cecil county this year,
will be larger than ever it was, but it is
not likely the farmers this year will
plant their wheat as late as the
last OF November and December, as has
been the custom in former years. Where
they cannot get the seed in by the middle
of November at the latest, the land will be
left for some other crop. The wheat crop
this year is about all thrashed. The aver
age yield per acre continues to be reported
as about half or three-fourth what it was
last year, but there are few larger crops.
Peaches and apples are scarce.