The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-05-13
NEWS nv BRIEF.
Local Matters Boiled Down for HaSiy
PeruSal by Busy Readers.

PeruSal by Busy Readers.
The dentists of Maryland. Virginia and
the District Of Columbia will hold tri.union
in Washington from June 9Th to 9th.
In the southern portion of Kent county
there is prospect for n fair crop of peaches.
Some farmers say they will have II full crop
If no disaster appears.
The taking of shad eggs by the govern
ment employees at the battery. on the Susque-
hanna. has been Iather back ward thi, season,
on account of the cold weather at the begin
ming of the season. Up to the present time
ther" have been taken about 60, 600 OGO eggs
Two-thirds of this amount were taken within
the past ten days
The iifty-iii:h annual report of the Mary.
land Tract Society, Just isslled, shows that in
1898 there were distributed about one million
pages of Literature" There we're 1876 fam
lilies visited and 8 .554 persons individually
addressed in private interviews. This work
was done by house toulouse visitation The
society received during last year - .o53 En-
dowments and rents yielded 80 ,953, leaving
u little over one thousand dollars received
from collections.
Sheriff Taylor is being commended for
his action in having the inmates Of the New
Castle Jail keep the streets in the vicinity of
the jail in order, at which they have been
kept since his arrival at the institution On
Monday morning Chief Warden Bowers
called together II number of the men and
armed them with blooms. hoes and snuvr,s
and within short time Delaware street in
front of the old court house and Second
street on both sides of Market House Square
Were thoroughly cleaned.
J. Edward Addcks and his Oxy-Hydro-
gen Gas Company have scored a victory in
the Court Of Chancery il the suit OF the city
of Wilmington against the gas company. to
prevent it from laying its pipes in the streets
of the city. The city made an attempt to
have the whole suit thrown ont on the
grounds that the concern was not II legal
corporation OF Delaware. but Chancellor
Nicholson ruled that it is IA legitimate corpo,-
alton. The company has renewed its appli-
cation for permission to lay pipes.
The MiddIctown Century Club has elected
the following officers: President, Mrs Charles
Derrickson; first vice-pre-ident Mrs. Fannie
Lockwood: second vicC-prcsident, Mrs Clara
Green; recording secretary, Miss Sadie
Pharo; corresponding secretary, Mrs. VIM.
i. Kennedy; advisory board, Mrs John p
Cochran. Miss Annie EIison and Mrs. WIN.
Z. Biggs librarian. Mrs. VIM. +. kennedy
Mrs. Alexander NJ. Brown and Mrs. Clara
Green were elected delegates to the State
convention, to be held at Georgetown en-
May 23d and 9th.
David G. Rose, Jr., representing syndi-
cate which desires TO purchase the electric
light and water plant at Newark, was given
a hearing before the Town Council. He said
the syndicate would probably engage in other
enterprises, and connect Newark with neigh
boring towns by an electric railway He
thought it would be boom to that commun-
ity. He said the town would receive con-
sderation sufficient to relieve il of its bonded
Indebtedness. He had conferred with several
taxpayers, and they heartily approved the
proposition. The Council did not take any
action. vote Of the citizens would be
necessary TO act the sale.
The young people Of Newark have or.
ganized dancing class, which meets in
Caskey Hall every Friday evening. The
members include Miss Jennie Raub, Miss Nan
Mason, Miss Emma Armstrong, Miss Jennie
Maxwell. Miss Laura Yaliaudigham, the
Misses Wilson, Miss Addie Armstrong Miss
Edith Mason, Miss Eleanor Harter, Miss
Mona Lovett, Miss Romola Chester, Mics
Louisa Station, Miss Anna Johnson Miss
Jones, Miss Mi'garet Brown, Miss Margaret
Williamson, Miss Lydia Fadcr, Miss Winnie
Fader. Miss Margaret Handy Miss Agnes
Medill, Miss Margaret Blandy, Fred Clark.
owen Mason, Lee o. Willis, Irving Handy.