The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-09-03
NEWS in BRIEF.
Local Matters Boiled Down for Hasty
Perusal by Busy Readers.

Local Matters Boiled Down for Kasty
Perusal by Busy Readers.
Elk ton Fair next week.
Dover, Del, is building new opera
house.
The chinkapin crop is an unusually
large one.
Albert Alexander has situation in
Wilmington.
A new fence has been put around
Crouch's Chapel.
S. J. Keys is improving his property
on Collins Avenue.
Peaches are scarce in the markets and
are bringing Sl.00 per basket.
Mrs Lille Bouchelle, who has been
seriously i'll is again reco vering.
-Bailiff Biddle with a force of workmen
is cleaning the streets OF Elkton
Several Elkton young men have se-
cured employment in Wilmington.
-Huckleberries are nearly finished. The
season has not been up to the average.
Thomas Francis is building an addi-
ton to his property, on Milburn street
The berry season which has Just closed
has been profitable one, in this section.
Henry Cleaves moved his family from
Bridge street to East High street on Fri
day
-Watermeons are plentiful, but the
price in the Elkton markets is still rather
high.
The weekly crop report for Cecil county
states:-Coru is growing nicely Flowing
for wheat is in progress. Pastures are
good.
Several Elktonians attended the weekly
dance at Dewey Park, on Wednesday
evening.
The Keys and Miller Lumber Co.,
Elkton, lost valuable horse from collie on
Saturday night.
The largest shipment of waterm elons
came to the Elkton wharf this week boat
load, containing 1000.
The railroad authorities are watch ng
for some Rehoboth parties who hurled two
stones at passenger train as it approached
the Delaware resort. The stones crashed
through the windows and did damage
Farmers claim this has been the great
est season for the growth Of all kinds OF
weeds they have ever known. Excessive
heat and rains produce the rank tropical
verdure that spreads the deadly malarial
germs.
Two small children, offspring of the
Poles employed at Thompson's Cannery at
Ne"ark set the house on fire Friday Of
last week while playing with matches
The flames were discovered before making
any Roadway and put out.
A large number of Second Adventists
from points on the Eastern Shore came up
to Elkton on Saturday last on schooner
and proceeded by rail to Wilmington,
where the annual camp meeting of this
sect is being held at Longwood Grove
DR.. Thomas H. Gilpiu and ex- Record
er of Deeds James T. Shallcross, of Mid
dletown, have announced themselves as
candidates for the Democratic nomination
OF Representative in the General Assembly
from the Thirteenth Representative dis
trict.
A fire in Laurel, Nd, Saturday de
stroyed property valued at $4,000. The
conllagraton was so threatening that aid
was asked from Baltimore, and Engine No.
10 was sent to the scene, but the fire was
under control when it reached Laurel.
Charles Louis Francke, pipeman of No. IS
engine company, lost his life while render
ing aid.
The Newark Board of Education has
taken charge of the Academy. Alterations
will be made at once and the two highest
classes of the public school-the juniors
and seniors-wil attend school at the
Academy building. This finally settles
the question for the present for building
an addition to the public school building.
S. David Jaquette who has had charge OF
the Academy during the past three years,
will open school in Caskey building. The
work on the machine shops at Delaware
College is progressing rapidly. The struc-
ture is under cover, the concrete floor is
being laid, and the large boiler will be
put in place in day Or two
The Rev. W. B. Costley, of Stockbridge,
Ga, while attending to his pastoral duties at
Fleetwood, that state, was attacked by cholera
morbus. He says: "By chance | happened
to get hold OF bottle of Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, and |
think it was the means Of saving my life. 1t