The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-10-01

The farmers have nearly all finished
cutting corn.
"A. NJ. Strickland has secured a situa-
ton in Philadelphia.
Two Italians have opened a grocery
store on Main street.
A supposed mad dog was shot at Alex
anders crossing on Saturday.
The trustees are putting the old ceme-
terry on High street in good repair.
The Red Mill near Elkton is again in
operation under the ownership of Charles
II. Armstrong.
The potato crop is short one in this
section. They are bringing 20 cents per
bushel in the market.
$ c. Parker has been offered posi-
ton as correspondent on the New York
Editor, leading temperance paper OF that
state.
Archie Morgan who has been en-
ployed as salesman at McKenney grocery
store on Main street has accepted posi-
ton at Wilmington.
About 300 persons saw the three
white and three colored prisoners whipped
in the New Castle Jail yard on Saturday
afternoon. The white men Theodore Car
lin, Dennis Vaughn and Joseph Ward
were convicted of the charge Of the lar
ceny of 14i cases Of corn. They were
given 10 lashes each.
1t has now been proven beyond a
doubt that the pump in P. H. Willey's
livery stable, at Bridgeville, is fed by hot
subterranean spring, and it is attracting
much attention just now. One may be
pumping icy cold water from the pump,
when suddenly stream-like vapor will
issue forth, and the water will be found
to be boiling hot.
Judge Jones on Saturday in the How
ard County Court imposed heavy sentenc es
upon Elmer Wiles and Walter Clark, the
two young men convicted of arson in at
tempting to burn the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Station at Elicott City, Md, on
the night of June 10. Wiles was sentenced
to seven years, and Clark eight years in
the Maryland Penitentary.
Cardinal Gibbons visited Havre de
Grace and of1iciated at st. Patrick's Church
on Sunday morning, confirming class of
seventy persons. The cardinal was as
sisted by Rev. Father Leonard and
Rev. Father Dulan, of Baltimore. Father
james Fitzgerald, the priest in charge of
st. Patricks Church was confined to his
residence by sprained ankle, and did not
participate in the services. The Cardinal
theme in his his sermon was "Love and
Obedience. He was the guest OF Father
Fitzgerald, while at Havre de Grace.
john w. Bauer is suing the Philadel-
phia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad
Company to recover damages to his pro-
paw 'so"'eu III iioFie ue 1Tdce, as q
place OF residence and business caused
by the company extending bridge abut-
ment across Union avenue upon which his
property faces, and which used to be the
main thoroughfare, claiming that it has
caused the tide of traffic to shift to other
avenues, SO that he has been compelled to
change his place of business.
The Delaware College Y. NJ. C. A.
and the freshman class were given a recep-
tlon on Thursday evening by DR.. and Mrs.
Manning. The advantages OF the associa-
ton were explained, and the freshmen
were given an opportunity to join. Me-
chanical hall is rapidly nearing completion.
The work benches are up, and most Of the
machinery is on hand. Shop work will begin
this week. The second story of the hall
contains five rooms-one to be used by
Prof. Pratt as an office, one each to be
used by Profs Pratt and Harrington as a
recitation room and one to be used as
laboratory and another as q drafting room
Profs. Pratt and Harrington will remove
their apparatus from the recitation build
ing this week. The engine and dynamo
used in the colleges lighting facilities will
be kept running until 10. 80 p. m.