The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-11-26
Constipation

The Rev. James w. Dggins, now of
Long Island, hsa been called to become
rector of ST Thomas's Episcopal Church.
at Newark.
A new fence has been placed around
the grounds of the Singerly cottage, on
Singerly Avenue and Cathedral street,
which was recently purchased by William
Davis.
MIR. c. W. Wander Hoogt, secretary OF
the State Bureau of immigration, received
letter Friday from Illinois stating that
fifty persons would leave that state about
the first Of December with a view to locat-
ing in Maryland. MI. Wander Hoogt is
requested to make arrangements for tran
sporting their farm implements, household
goods and SO forth. Mr.. Wander Hoogt
will locate these people on the Eastern
Shore of Maryland.
MIR. Cummings, of the posioi1ioe depart
ment at Washington. was in Chestertown
the other day to devise some means by
which Chestertown may be given better
mail facilities. This town has three banks,
population of over 5000 and thriving
business. The only mail going out leaves
the postoilice at o'clock A. NJ, conse-
quently any letters or other mail matter
must be mailed the night before or long
before the business hours of the day of
mailing. The only incoming mail is dis
tributed from the office at about O'Clock
p. NJ, and often later. This schedule
does not include mails by boat, which leave
half hour later than the train, affordng
really no additional mail facilities and
bring no daily papers Mr.. Cummings rode
over the route from Chestertown to Price 8
Station, on the Queen Anne and Kent Road,
via Church Hill, and is hopeful that an ad-
ditonal mail may be arranged.
The new Mechanical Hall at Delaware
College, built to take the place of the ma
chine shops burned last April, is now
finished, equipped, and occupied by the
Department of Mechanical and Electrical
Engineering. All the instruction as we'll
as the practical work Of the Department
will hereafter be carried on in the new
building. Mechanical Hall is a brick
building 63x3i feet, and two stories high,
with one-storied rear extension, 1S feet
square, for a boiler-house. The whole
lower floor Of the building is occupied by
the machine shop. The second floor con-
tains the electrical laboratory, the draught-
ing room, two recitation rooms and the
office OF the Department. Great pains
nave been taken to equip the machine
shop in such fashion as to meet all the
needs of the students. The equipment in
cludes one % horsepower boiler, two drill
presses, shaping machine, five wood
working lathes, six carpenter benches, each
with its proper outfit of tools, and $50,
light dynamo, with switchboard and
appliances. All OF this apparatus
is in daily use by the classes OF the Mech
anical Department. The draughting room,
15x40 feet, is abundantly lit from the
north. The Electrical Laboratory, 15x3O
feet, is properly equipped for electrical
testing and experiment The class rooms,
15x18 feet each, are completely furnished,
and heated and well lit. The heating plant
for nearly all OF the College buildings is
located in the ample cellar Of Mechanical
Hall. This cellar, and all parts OF the build
ing are so constructed as to reduce to a
minimum the danger from fire. By the
transfer OF the Mechanical and Electrical
Department from its class room and
draughting room in Recitation Hall, those
apartments are left vacant and available
for other uses. One OF the rooms will in
time be used as an overflow apartment for
the constantly growing general library.