The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-08-27
NEWS in BRIEF.
Local Matters Boiled Down for HaSty
Perusal by Busy Readers.


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William 7. Warburton, ESD, has been
appointt a referee underline new bankruptcy
law.
Union Sunday School, of Pennington,
will picnic at West Nottingham next We'd
nesday.
Grew and Owens have bought the Chesa-
peake house at Betterton, and will rebuild
the hotel.
The Jones Chapel. st. Augustine and
Town Point Public School houses are being
reprinted.
Miss Gratia Wells announces that sh"
will reopen her kindergarten on Monday,
September 5.
The Sunday School of the Rising sun NJ.
E. Church will picnic, near Oxford, next
Wednesday, August 81
j. ]. Hanna. who attended the General
Conference for Christian Workers at North.
field. Massachusetts, has returned to his home
at Liberty Grove
Appointments have been made in Cecil
county scholarships as follows: w. Towson
Davis, to Charlotte Hall, and Percy F. Lynch,
to Western Maryland College.
VIM. McCunny, Charles 7. King, John
Jewell and william Smith tried their luck
fishing in the canal at Delaware City, on Sat
urday, but the days catch was small.
Prof. John R. Anderson, of New York,
has been selected a member Of the Cecil
County High School faculty, Elkton His
departments will be chemistry, physics and
gymnastics.
Generations were commenced on Wednes-
day on the water works plant at Delaware
City, and it is expected that in about two
months the entire town will have modern
water supply.
The canning houses of Andrews, at Con-
owingo, and Kirby, at lakewood, began work
this week, but are not running full time ow-
ing to the scarcity of tomatoes which have
not yet ripened.
Mrs. Alexander Anderson, near Calvert.
has a hR rdY hydrangea that has 27O blooming
flowers Of white and pink colorngs. Two
caladium leaves measure SO inches in length
and 81 inches wide respectively.
Elsie Short, while at work at the Deibert
boat Yards at Elk Landing on Wednesday,
was struck in the face by large piece oil
iron and painfully hurt. He was compelled
10 quit work for the balance Of the day.
Mrs. Samuel J. Roseberry died at her
home, near Still Pond, Kent county, Satur-
day, aged 50 years. Her husband died Just
three weeks ago The deceased was Miss
Goodwin ard formerly lived in Baltimore.
Rev. Vaclar Vanck and Col. V. j.
Shimeck prominent Bohemams Of Baltimore,
spent Tuesday at Bohemia Manor, ana
visited the tomb Of Augustine Herman. They
made arrangements for the annual pilgrim
age OF the Baltimore Bohemians, which will
take place this year on October 2.
Harry Greenwalt alias "Kid" Miller, a
notorious confidence man, who followed the
outlaw tracks in this vicinity as tout,
was arrested in Winchester, Va, on Saturday,
charged with attempting the life of William
G. Funk, and sentenced to thirty days in the
chain gang. Miller is wanted in various
places in Virginia, Maryland and West Viz.
ginia for swindling by means of confidence
methods.
The Wilmington Loan and Benefit Asso-
citation has organized a branch in Newark
The following officers have been elected:-Dr
A. N. Raub, president; N. NJ. Motheral
vice presidents S. NJ. Donnell, treasurer; p
Blair Pie, attorney; Walter Fl. Steele, medi
cal director; directors, Hon. l.. /. Handy
Gilbert W. Chambers, DR.. G. A. Harter, II
Warner McNeal
This is what might be termed "pi'
mic" week for the Sunday Schools OF Elk
ton and vicinity. On Tuesday, the M. E
Sunday School and West End Sunday Schoo
picnicked at West Amwell; on Wednesday
the Trinity P. E. Sunday School at French
town; Thursday, Jones' Chapel sunda!
School went to Stops woods. ant
Crouchs Chapel Sunday School at French
town woods.
The growth of Maryland towns, whil'
not rapid, is steady, and in this respect graf
flying to those to whom the legitimate pro
gress of the State Is more important to it
permanent interests than the spasmodi
boom. On the Western Shore there are lar
ger cities where the building growth l.
greater and the industries more numerous
but the Eastern Shore is keeping up
splendid record, and has reason to be prou(
of its showing.