The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-07-16
NEWS In BRIEF.
Local Matters Boiled Down for Hasty
PeruSal by Busy Readers.

Perusal by Busy Readers.
Hooper Freeman has government situa-
ton at Fort Delaware.
The railroad company is putting new
wire fence along the jail lot.
Arthur Yeamens has secured IA position
in Wilmington and moved his family there
this week.
Charles Evans. who has been employed
at Devalinger's, has II position as c rk in
Wilmington.
Thieves entered the postoffice at MI
Pleasant, Delaware on Sunday evening and
secured $40 worth of postage stamps.
The Cecil Telephone Company has placed
phones in at Carriers Paper Mill. near
Singerly, and the McQuiIkin Machine Works.
Ekton.
The P. W. & b. Railroad has put board
fence across Paradise alley, thus shutting off
the thoroughfare of that street from their
property.
Reports are general that the wheat yield
in Cecil will be about onethird of crop
Many farmers will not realive more than nine
or ten bushels to the acre.
David anhope, respected citizen of
Newark, died at his home on Main street on
Saturday after lingering illness. The de-
ceased had carried on the business Of watch
making for "a number of years. He leaves
widow.
Competitive examinations will be held in
Cecil county for scholarships in the following;
Maryland Agricultural College, Charlotte
Hall Academy. Western Maryland College, st
Mary Female Seminary, Maryland Normal
School and Maryland Institute.
Some evil disposed person poisoned nine
of Edwin Stecle's pigs several days ago. Mr.
Steele is young farmer residing near the
Head OF Christiann Church. His pigs died
in very mysterious manner and his suspicion
was aroused, He had a post mortem made
when it was found that the pigs had been pois-
Oned.
james Virgins brakeman on the Phila-
delphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad,
was killed in the west yard, Wilmington, on
Monday by being struck by train. He was
coming out of the hrakemen's room when he
stepped in trent Of n moving train and was
hurled severa! feet. Virgins died while
being taken to the hospital.
Two Narylanders were elected to posi-
tons of honor at the meeting of the National
Educational Association, which was held at
the Grand Opera House in Washington on
Saturday. Prof. T.. b. Prettyman, president
of the State Normal School of Maryland was
al, 20, Ia g h.,
ganization, while Mr.. John b. Worthington
was selected as one Of the board of directors.
- Work on the new shops at Delaware
College has been begun ard the shops will lie
finished and equipped before the reopening
of the institution on September Is. Both
woodworking and iron working shops will
be housed in a single brick building GA feet
long by So feet WIDE and two stories high.
The new structure will be built upon the
foundation of the old shops burned in April
last
Caleb =. Churchman, of Grubbs land
ing, Delaware. received telegram on Mon
day stating that his son, Clark Churchman,
lieutenant of the Twelfth Infantry, reported
killed at the battle Of Santiago, is not dead
but is seriously wounded and is in the army
hospital. Lieutenant Churchman was gradu-
atei from West Point last April and i'm
medtately joined the army
DIR. II. f. Reid chief OF the highway di-
visian, Maryland Geological Survey, assisted
by A. n. Johnson, road expert of the Massa-
chusetts Commission, have completed their
investigation of Cecil county roads and road
making resources in order to report to the
next Legislature in compliance with the act
recently passed providing for the gathering
OF data Of value for road-making purposes
throughout the State. They are now en-
gagged in Washington county.
While several carloads Of troops were
going north on Wednesday, and when near
the station at Havre de Grace, Michael J.
Burke. a soldier jumped from the train and
tried to escape. The police officers Of that
place were at once notified by the officer IN
command, who requested to have Burke
locked up. After hot chase officer John
Welsh caught him. He claimed to have a
pass, but failed to produce it. He stated that
he was from Kansas City, Mo-, and had en-
listed last May, and was 25 years OF age. He
is being held until the proper authorities are
heard from.
Everybody uses Bragdon's Poultry Remedy
it cures; 25 cents. For sale at Startling and
Beck's, Elkton. june11 emo.