The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-01-07

The Delaware Railroad Company has
cent.
Lou Pratt, Of Milford, has accepted the
position of instructor in military tactics and
mathematics at the South Jersey Institute.
General Manager J. B. Hutchinson and
Superintendent William N. Barnard Of the
p. w. & b. railroad have Issued circulars
wishing the employees a happy and pros
porous New Year.
Master George Lee, the 10.year old son
of Vincent Lee, met with a serious accident
while cunning along Fairlee Creek, Kent
county, Il few days ago. He climbed bank
and reached for his gun, drawing it to him
muzzle foremost. The gun was discharged,
the load striking him just above the elbow
and passing under his shoulder. A severe
flesh wound was made and the lad has suf-
fered intensely from it.
"A very pleasant evening was spent at the
home of Miss Margaret T.. White on West
High street, on Friday evening. The evening
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o'clock the guests were invited to the dining
room where n bountiful repast was partaken
of. Among those present We're: Misses Helen
Price of Newport Del. Margaret White
Teresa McGready. Helen and Mabel Culleney
and Grace Strickland. Messrs. Nelson Finnap.
Willard Yates. Ollie Reed, Reuben Deihert.
Arthur Deibert, Allen Maxwell and Henry
Terrell
Harmony Council. No. 81. Jr. o. L. A..
NJ, Of Cecilton, elected the following officers
on Friday night last: Councillor. Alexander
Wilson; Nicc-Couucillor. Charles Griffith:
Rec. Sec'y. William L. Taylor: Asst. Rec.
Sec'y, Joseph Hynson; Finan. Secy. William
Luthinger; Treas, Il. w BacSway; Warden,
f. Davis Taylor; l. g, William Nickerson; O..
s., Isaac Taylor; Trustees Alfred Canaan.
Charles Peters and II. r. Mccoy; Represen-
tative to Funeral Benefit Association, James
p. Mccoy, Jr.: representative to State Coun-
ell William z. Taylor.
Patrick d. alien, 60 yenrs old, of New
Castle WINS struck aud instantly killed on
Monday Afternoon =, ut 3 o'clock by the
Delaware railroad express tain. Whaen
was crossing the tracks at Tenth street In
New Castle. He was deaf aud did not hear
the train approaching. Before the train
could he stepped it bad struck Whalen and
hurled him Il considerable distance. Tho
train was stopped. Or. l.. II. Ball. the new
State Treasurer, and Or. Mckay, of Whining
ton, were on the train. They examined
Whaien, and said he had been killed Instant
~. The body was taken to his late home in
New Castle, aud the train continued on it's
way.
The rock-crushing ma chino which the
Boston highway commission is ut present
manufacturing for the highway division OF
the Maryland Geological Survey is expected
to arrive at the department in about week.
Dr. II. :, Johnson, highway expert, spent
last week ia Massachusetts, during which
time be visited the highway department OF
that state aud examined the machine as far
M it WAS ready. The design OF the machine
is the ingcntion Of l.. W. Page OF the Bpston
road division. and is tic only one OF its kind.
TEE machine carries the crushing hammer
upon revolving ecrow. the former being
released hy a trip Eacn time the hammer
is released the screw, turning rapidly. re-
atorrs # TO It fortacr position, aud the work
is done mach faster than in the old way.