The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-08-20
NEWS In BRIEF.
Local Matters Boiled Down for HaSty
PeruSal by Busy Readers.

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The last Summer month is nearly
gone.
The chestnut crop this season promises
to be unusually large
Bartlett pears are coming into the
market and are retailing at 10 cents per
basket
The house of Oliver Hicks in Hagers
town was badly wrecked by blast of
dynamite Saturday last.
Notwithstanding the shortness of the
peach crop fine fruit sold in Eikton this
week at 90 cents per basket.
A handsome flag presented by the
Junior Order of American Mechanics will
be raised over the Forest Lane schoolhouse
near FELTON, t, lay.
-Elkton VI. Z. Sunday School and the
school at West End will picnic at West
Amwell woods on Tuesday and a delight
full time is anticipated.
Sneak thieves are still at work. A
residence on High street was entered on
Saturday night. The intruder was fright
ened off without getting any booty.
The hag on the dome OF the capitol at
Annapolis, which was raised when war was
declared, III days ago, has been taken
down, peace having been declared between
America and Spain.
Farmers living in the vicinity Of Mil
ton are alarmed to an unusual extent over
coed anything of that character on record
III Sussex county, Delaware.
The Republican party primaries in
Talbot county were unanimously in favor
OF Congressman Barber, and he named the
delegates to the Congressional convention
in the county convention on Tuesday.
james Williams, colored, who it is
alleged committed felonious assault on
Lucy Pierce, at her home in Harrington,
Delaware, Saturday night, was arrested on
Sunday, and later given hearing and
committed to the Dover Jail.
The Masonic lodges of Frederick city
are making extensive preparations for a
bazaar which they will hold this fall to raise
fund to assist in delraying the expenses
of a new temple they will erect in Freder-
lex city on the corner of Market and Sec
ond streets.
The contribution box for the purpose
of defraying the expenses of the Newark
Fire Company was broken open several
days ago and it's contents taken. The
affair is mystery to the members, as only
members of the fire company are allowed
within the room.
Sunday was a big day at Mt. Zion
Camp Meeting, colored, near Marydel,
under the management OF Rev. j. X.
Adams. Arrangements were made for an
excursion train from Philadelphia at $50
p. m. Saturday, which arrived in Marydel
early Sunday morning.
Judge Waters in Hartford county has
decided the case against the County Treas
urer brought by taxpayers to ascertain
whether they should be allowed discount
of per cent. or only one-half per cent. on
State and county taxes. Judge Walters
declares that the Treasurer in demanding
a greater tax rate than that established by
the general law contravenes the provisions
of the bill of rights.
The corner stone of the new Christian
Church at Joppa, Hartford county, was laid
on Sunday. Rev. j.. A. Hopkins pastor
of the church, conducted the exercises.
Addresses were made by Rev. Peter
Anslie, of Baltimore, and Rev. W. j.
Wright, of Washington, D. c. The stone
was lald by Mt. Ararat Lodge, A. F. and
A. Masons, assisted by Victory Council,
Jr. 0. U. A. NJ, and Temple Lodge, l. o.
O. +.