The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-08-13

will soon be built at Delmar.
- An idol from India is one of the attrao-
tions at Nelson's camp-me.,ing, in Sussex
county.
The Jackson Union Sunday School
held theiI pic mic Thursday, IN the grove
ne IT Cuwanluwn.
The heavy storm of las. week did con-
siderable damage to the pu lilo roads in
the upper part of this county.
DR.. James l.. Bryan, of Cambridge, has
been elected principal OF the Cambridge
H Oh School for the FL s1ing term.
The Republican primaries, OF Carroll
county will be held August 90, and the
County Convention on the Monday fol-
lowing.
The icehouse Of j. d. Crowl near
Westminster, Maryland, was destroyed by
fire on Saturday, and eighty tons OF ice
melted
"A family in Elk Neck. who are en-
gagged in selling nuckleberries have gath
cred and disposed of forty seven hundred
quarts, this season.
Miss Laura Reed, Of Harrington, Del,
vas considerably bruised in a runaway,
several days ago Miss Reed who held on
to the lines was dragged quite distance
Alfred Truitt, of Wilmington, who
went on a fishing trip about three weeks
ago, is believed by his relatives and friends
to have been drowned, as he has not re.
turned.
WIN. Ellis, of Delmar, valedctorian OF
the class of 81 Of Delaware College, has
passed all his examinations for the posi-
ton of tirst lieutenant in the regular army,
to which he was appointed by President
Mckinley. He has been ordered to report
for duty.
The Delaware Regiment will move to
Porto Rico now in few days. Col. Wick
ersham has received orders from Secretary
OF War Alger to prepare the regiment for
immediate removal to Newport News, Va.
At that point, the order says that trans
ports will be supplied in which the men
will be carried to Porto Rico.
The late Howes Goldsborough, of Eas-
ton, left in his will the sum of $500 to pro-
cure IA new altar for the Catholic Church of
SITS. Peter and Paul, Easton in memory OF
himself and wife, who were members of
that church. This altar has just been put
in the church, and was used for the first
time on Sunday, Bishop Alfred Curtis
having selected it.
"A. Z. Thomas, formerly postmaster at
Milford, Delaware, and his son, Walter
Thomas, a recent graduate of Princeton
University have taken charge OF the Mil
ford News, as editors and publishers The
News is the oldest Republican paper in
that state and was founded by DR.. John S.
Prettyman with the assistance Of Horace
Greedy, of New York.
At Rock Hill College, Ellicott City,
for many years past the roll OF students
has included numbers OF Cuban boys. At
this time two brothers Frank and Albert
Ray, who belong at Havana, are there
studying and preparing for the coming
school term. Their father, who is mer-
chant in Havana, is at present residing
with his family at Long Branch, n. J.
Five prisoners in the Cumberland Jail
attempted to break prison, on Saturday,
but their plans were frustrated through
information given by George Mears, a boy
who is serving thirty days for car.jumping.
The prisoners had been working indus
triously for several nights, and had holes
in the walls large enough to permit their
bodies to pass through, and all that was
left to be done, when discovered, was to
saw through iron sheeting one eight Of an
inch thick and then push out layer of
bricks and escape.
notwithstanding the reports that there
would be no peaches this season, heavy
shipments have been made from Bridge
Vile, the past week. The shipments aver
age nearly carload per day. The
peaches shipped were of the Troths Early
and Alexander varieties, and were large
and finely favored. They have been SELL
from 81 to $3.50 per basket. Fancy fruit
shipped in carriers sold as high as 81 per
carrier. The greater portion Of the fruit
was shipped to Wilmington. More peaches
are being shipped from there than any other
town in the state, and persons having
peaches this season will realize large pro-
fits from the sale of them.
"A number OF farmers in the vicinity Of
DAYTON and in other sections Of the upper
part OF Howard county complain OF having
been imposed upon by stranger, who re-
presented himself as photograph dealer.
Some time ago, it is stated, a man passed
through the section named, taking the
small photograph Of the farmer or MEM
Der OF his family, with the understanding
that he would reproduce in its stead a
large-sized photograph promising to re-
turn the same in specified time. Each of
those accepting the contract were required
+o NAV Il fty oanta with tho furthor ,,la.