The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-06-18
JUNE.
WING OFFICE TELEPHONE, No. 30.
NEWS In BRIEF.
Local Matters Boiled Down for HaSty
PeruSal by Busy Readers.

Within J. Black, of Delaware, has
been appointed an additional paymaster in
the army.
Joseph Letter, the wheat Spectator of
Chicago, gave S25 to the Key monument
fund of Frederick.
English sparrows have become such a
nuisance about Seaford, that farmers are
making war on them.
-Enoch Mccullough, of Liberty Grove,
succeeds the late Jacob Tome as President
of ITopeWel Cemetery.
The fly is injuring the wheat crop in
Hartford and Cecil counties to a considera-
BILE extent, and the crop is being badly
damaged elsewhere.
Hosea X. Smith, farmer living short
distance from Newark, Del, had his collar
bone fractured while trying to stop his
runaway horse last week.
john Cunningham and his tive-year old
boy attempted to drive across the railroad
track at Newark, Saturday night, and their
wagon was struck by train, but the occu-
pants escaped.
The Heatzig family, of Elkton, are
benefcaIes of the will of the late Mrs.
Ernestine Cook, of Chesapeake City:
Charles A. Heatzig received $1,000; Mrs.
William Xolpher, formerly Miss Heatzig,
$1,000; Miss Emma HeatZig furnished house
and lot in Chesapeake City, worth $500.
William Il. Heatzig is named as co-executOr
with l. Marshall llaines. 1t is said that
a caveat will be filed.
In accordance with action taken at a
meeting last week of ministers and Prohi-
the increased sale of cider and ginger in
this Eastern Shore town, "A committee has
been put to work to ferret out the dis
pcnsers Of the shot stuff, " as it is called,
and secure evidence against them. The
recent vote on the liquor question, which
resulted in favor of local option, has caused
an enormous demand for Jamaica ginger at
the drug stores in the town and other parts
of the county.
Professor Wesley Webb, of the PENN
sula Horticultural Society, says that there
is poor outlook for fruit this year on the
Peninsula. Last March, he says, there
was a good prospect for all fruits, but the
April storms about ruined the fruit south
of Kent county, Del In New Castle and
Kent counties, Del, and in Keut county,
Md, there will be fair crop Of apples and
pears and a considerable quantity OF
peaches although the June drop is causing
a loss of the latter. The strawberry yield
has been large, but the prices are so low
that some of the growers are allowing the
strawberries to rot in the fields.
Interesting all-day services were held
at Old Drawyer's Church near Odessa or
Sunday. There was good attendance al
all Of the services. Among those present
were number of people from Sa EN-, n. J
Inty can't over Oh one vi lle DodlS vi JONI
Craven, who is much interested in the ole
church The services were in memory 0
the Rev. George Foote pastor of thr
church and afterwards one of the mos
noted ministers in the country. The Rev
George Foote, Of Audovcr Mass, the Rev
c. Moore Of Providence, Il. l., and tn
Rev. and Mrs William L. Moore, all rela
tiyes of the Rev. George Foote were pres
ent and took part in the exercises.
The much talk dof flag raising at tn
west end of Newark took place on Satur
| day The college cadets marched to tn
east end of town and escorted the speakers
! Congressman l.. |. Handy and William
Michael Byrne, to the Deer Park Hotel
The choir sang while the flag was bein,
drawn to the top of the pole. Pulling tn
rope number of small flags fluttered t.
the ground and the cadets, stationed Oh
posite the flag staff, fired salute. Tn
Rev. DR.. Vallandingham, chairman of til
meeting, introduced Congressman Handy
who made short address. The mex
sperker was William Michael Byrne, @
Wilmington, who made an excellent ad
dress.