The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-05-20
NEWS TN 0RIEF.
Local Matters Boiled Down for TASTY
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The employees Of tn" b. & o. railroad in
this county were paid Off by check on Satur-
day, the first time payments have hren made
in this way.
--ChpstertOwn commissioners are using
crushed Port Deposit granite for making
walks in public SQUARES. One hundred and
fifty tons Of the material have Just been de-
lvered.
The Town Commissioners Of Perryvile
are having extensive drainage made in that
town by request of the County Board of
Health. A large part Of the ckness in that
town last year was caused by there being no
drainage to carry of water in the lower part
of the town.
Kent county has the monster peach tree
of the United States. 1t is at Napley. on the
fine estate of Robert Wckes. The trunk IL
81 inches in circumference and % inches in
diameter. Three Of the limbs are %, % and
80 inches in diameter. respectively. The tree
is twenty-five years old vigorous and in full
bearing
vta'iOn of the Retailers Association to open
the exercises on May % ut the inauguration
of the Maryland Trade Carnival and Peace
Jubilee at Baltimore The Governor and his
staff will review the First. Fourth and Fifth
Regiments and the Naval Militia, which will
be gathered together for the first time since
the war with Spain. Tn" Governor will
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the men for their : rvircs in the war. This
will be followr! by collation. to the men.
The military feature is expected to he bril-
liant
II ever thcr" was y case Of the bitter bit
ten, it is that OF the Beef Trust. In order to
extract an unfair profit from the Govern
ment on the meat furnished our troops, an
inferior article, inpregnated with acids. was
delivered. The sum made by such methods
was enormous. but necessarily the time of
operations was limited. Now the Germans arc
using the evidence adIuced at the invcstiga-
tons rs nm argument against admitting
American meat. and should they take this
step, one Of the most important branches OF
the trusts income will be cut Off Verify
honesty is the best policy.
Two Chestertown boys who ran away
from home to seek fame and fortune have
returned to their homes. The youngsters
state that they left Chcstertown for Tolohes-
ter Beach on foot, where they expected to
embark for Baltimore. At COLCHESTER they
''turncd in ,.nder an upset pleasure boat on
shore. Learning that pursuit was being
made, they set out for Rock Hall, intending
to cross the bay from that place, and escape
to the front. Before reaching Rock Hall
they found that they were anticipated at that
point ard would be arrested il they attempt
ed /. get off from there. Foots ore and worn
out 10y disappoiutments, the youngsters de-
terminpd to surrender to fate and their
parents, ana came back satisfied that Kent
county is, in great measure, u good place
in which to live.
The new court room at Easton was
opened on Monday when the May term of
Court was convened by Judge William r..
Martin. In speaking of the remodelling of
the building Judg" Martin said in part: at
is an occasion Of extreme qualification, and,
indeed, may say happiness, to me and
should be to every one in Talbot county that
we are enabled this morning to convene
court in this beautiful room. For years we
have been subjected to the very just criti-
clsm Of having the most inconvenient and
the worst ventilated court room In the circuit
Now think we have turned the tables on our
nelghbors and have the most imposing and
artistic court house on the Shore. Formerly
judges, attorneys, jurors and other court OFF,
cials felt that they were imperled in health
in attending the sessions of the court; now
they all can be assured that they have n
courtroom in which their duties can be per-
formed with safety and comfort.