The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-04-23
APRIL.
WIG OFFICE TELEPHONE, No. 20.
PENINSULA NEWS.

AT the t"enty-tiFth annual convention
of the Maryland State Temperance League
i'll Baltimore, Mr.. II II. Haines, of Rising
Sun, was elected vice president for this
county.
The annual Easter dance, which took
place in the Masonic Temple, at Belair
Friday evening, last week, was one of the
most successful that has ever beeu held, an
unusually large number of society persons
from adjoining counties being present.
Friday "ight, last week. thieves entered
the drug store Of Joseph Reading, ar Rock
Vile, Md, on the main street, right in the
heart of the town, and secured S25 in cash
$50 OF which was taken from the money
drawer of the long distance telephone in
the store.
The body Of a white man was found on
the shore Of Lloyd Ford, at Winchester.
Md, few days ago. The man is supposed
to have been drowned from an oyster boat.
The body was found ny two boys who were
attracted to il by buzzirds When found
the body showed signs OF having been in
the water several weeks Justice Adams
o; that place, held an inquest on the body
aud the verdict was death from causes un-
known to the jury.
Prank SNOW, OF Cambridge, Nd, tells
OF the discovery in his woods of the skele
ton OF horse. From appearance he says,
the animal had been tied to tree with a
stoat rope and left to perish from starva-
ton. The rope was lying there, with one
end about the tree and loop near where
the animals neck woulG have been. All
the heritage within reach had been eaten
bare, not excepting pine shoots, and Mr..
snow feels GEL tain that the beast died from
starvation
A canvassing agent frightened several
negroes the other day at Bridgeville, Del.
a farmer and some negroes were at work
in IA field near town, when a canvassipe
agent approached the farmer, who in turn,
seeing good opportunity for a joke'
fastened over to where the negroes were at
work, and told them it was recruiting
officer, who wanted their Names With
bullying eyes they glanced around and saw
the man approaching, and, dropping every
thing fled. They informed others, and
soon negroes could be seen scurrying in
every direction.
The Delaware Railroad Company is
having its tracks put in first class condi-
ton. New ties are being put down OF
various places along the line, and several
stretches of new heavy rails have been laid
aud, taken as n whole, the main line and
most of the branches will compare favor
ably with the Maryland division, which is
one of the finest and most substantial road
beds in the world. The company antici.
pates an unusually heavy sumner business
as a large fruit crop is probable The gov
ernment is also using the road for trans.
porting material, and should there be a war
of any great proportions it will be used
much more. The company is in shape,
however, to handle all of the business
offered with dispatch.
James Heymore, colored, of Havre de
Grace, one OF the known characters OF that
city, took French leave on Thursday morn.
ing, last week. lin has figured promi-
nently in little escapades within the last
year Or two. He has been charged with
be-taking at municipal elections, and
has figured in alleged cases of robbery,
from the charges brought by Fun Laon, a
Chinaman, for robbng him OF about $l4
in cash, to more recent charge of enter
ing the Havre de Grace postoffice, and
taking stamps and opening letters, on both
of which charges he was acquitted, the last
case having been tried by the United States
Court at Washington. Jim has been par
tculariy fortunate in these matters, and
the evidence, if evidence at all, has been
circumstantal.