The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-07-23
JULY.
WING OFFICE TELEPHONE, No. 30.
NEWS In BRIEF.
Local Matters Boiled Down for Hasty
PeruSal by Busy Readers.

&C. A. Streets, of Chester, Pa, is clerk
ing at Silks grocery store.
Dog days commence on Thursday next
and will continue for 60 days.
Another large barge will be launch ed
at the Deibert boat yard in few days.
Sand Hill campmeeting, the Rev. J. T.
Van Burkalow minister in charge will be-
gin on July 30.
The ladies of Chestertown have organ
lied to work for the r.ief of the wounded
soldiers at the front
A jockey named Jimmie" was thrown
from sulky while exercising horse on
the Rockville Fair Grounds Friday and re-
ceived fatal injuries.
The Delaware Railroad Company is
placing revenue stamps on all bills OF lad
ing issued by it at its own expense.
The Iastor Of the NJ +. Church of
NJ Sark, delivered a sermon on Sunday
morning, on 1.-The Most Dangerous Foe of
the American Soldier"
Early Sunday morning, burglars blew
open the safe in the Office of w. C.
Thoroughbred, a lumber dealer OF George.
town, and stole about 800
Mayor James G. James, of Cambridge,
reports that the sewer and sanitary system
Of that town is in thorough condition and
the town has a clean bill of health.
The Diamond State Telephone Com
pany will extend its line from Dover to
Smyrna if 30 subscribers are secured in the
latter town. The extension of the line to
Wilmington is also being considered.
Capt. George Leroy Brown, who was
at one time military instrucor at Delaware
College, has been made colonel of Ten
nessee Regiment of volunteers and is now
at Chickamauga.
Walter Carson, young man Of Ches-
tertown, locally known as exit Carson,
is said to have been killed in the battle
before Santiago. Young Carson left his
home several years ago, and is known to
have been in the big fight.
Willard II. Hydorn has resigned the
position of editor of the Peninsula News
and Advertiser and accepted the principal
ship of the North Milford public schools.
His successor on the News and Advertiser
has not yet been appointed.
At a meeting of the Smyrna school
board on Monday evening, Edgar Hearn, of
Little Creek, Del, was elected principal,
Miss Lanch Smith, teacher of school room,
and Miss Josie Stats teacher of the prim-
airy department of the school.
The ladies of Chestertown, have Or
ganized Town Improvement Association
for the purpose of improving the public
square in the center of the town, from
STAN g Hall to the Voshell House, as we'll
as the old Market House Square. This
matter has been considered several times
before, but no definite steps were taken.
Work at Harlan and Hollingsworth
Company, Wilmington, is still on the boom
A contract for large steamship for the
Transportation Company has
Just been signed. The boat will be a
OF the steamer Juniata recently
built by the local firm. The length of the
new vessel will be pa feet width AZ feet,
and depth Of hold "a feet.
The First Delaware Regiment Middle
town, is now fully equipped, blanket COW
ers having been received and distributed
This places the regiment on war footing
and is ready to move at few hours notice.
AS nothing is known about the prospects
for moving, some of the men are placing
board floors in their tents. Five cases were
tried by the field courtmartal Saturday
Most of the men who jumped the lines on
pay day have returned and there are about
40 prisoners in the guardhouse
John Reddington, one Of the oldest
and most respected citizens Of Havre de
Grace, died suddenly Saturday morning
He lived with his grandson, Daniel Kenny,
and was found dead in his room. He was
in sitting posture in an armchair, and
had probably been dead an hour or more
when found. He was supposed to have
died from apoplexy. The deceased was
nearly SO years of age and was native of
Ireland. He immigrated to this country
about sixty years ago For 40 years past
he had conducted a successful retail grocery
store, and enjoyed the respect and conf
dence Of the community.