The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-02-04

A fine exhibition of Eastern Shore fruits
is made at the first annual meeting of the
Western Maryland Horticultural Association
now in progress at Hagerstown.
A supper and festival will be held in the
ST. Augustine school house. on Saturday
evening, February 18th, from 30 until 11.3O
You are cordially invited to be present.
Burglars broke into the store of the Port
Deposit Store Company, at Port Deposit. and
the store of L. V. Kirk, at Cayott, and at
taken.
The establishment of a cannery in Elk
ton by G. w. Baker. of Aberdeen, is now
about assured. Over a hundred and fifty
acres have been secured for the planting of
tomatoes.
Simon Levinson. of the Baltimore Bar
gain House. will remove to Pottstown, Pa,
about the first of March. He has rented n
store there and will open clothing estab-
ishment.
Murray Vandiver chairman of the DEM
ocratic State Central Committee, has suftl-
GENTLY recovered from his recent illness to be
up and about his home, and it is expected
that he will be out in day or two.
-Fifty-three cadets of the United States
Naval Academy at Annapolis received their
diplomas Saturday. They represent the en-
tire tirst class. Orders have been issued as
signing the graduates to ships of war
The forge hammer at the Principle works
of the Whitaker Iron Company recently
broke down and operations have suspended
until the necessary repairs can be made.
The stoppa,-e will be for week or two.
A horse attached to wagon owned by a
mattress firm, now located in Ektop, ran
away on East Main street, on Monday morn
iEg. Breaking loose from the wagon the
horse ran to the stable of Edward Taylor, its
owner. The wagon was damaged somewhat.
Manager Brkhead, of the Eikton Shirt
Factory, has succeeded in securing few
more operatives, and as soon as more help
can be had more machines will be started.
Thirty machines are being run to their full
capacity now, and the business outlook is
good.
-Mcssrs Turner & Son, Isaac Robinson
and +. II. Harper & Son, will, within the
next few weeks, add another decided i'm
provement to the business facilities of Bet
terton, Still Pond and Hepbron Station. The
poles are now being cut, and as soon rs the
weather permits a new telephone line will be
in operation between Betterton and Hepbron
Station via Still Pond, a distance of five
miles.
The residence of Mr.. John Bell, near
Washington College, on the suburbs of Ches-
tertown, made narl ow escape from destruc-
ton by fire Tuesday morning Mr.. Bell and
his son were absent when the building was
discovered on fire. Mrs. Bell Immediately
had the farm bell rung. which attracted the
attention Of the college students. who
promptly responded and put out the fire.
Hartford county as we'll as Cecil is agitat-
ing good roads" Some time ago those in
terested in an improved condition OF the road
between Havre de Grace and Aberdeen agi.
tated the matter meeting was called and
committee appointed to solicit subscriptions
and tho co-operation of the farmers in the
vicinity. The interest taken in the matter
was so general that last week the work was
begun. The distance between the points
named is five miles, and the road is very
much used. The people at the Aberdeen end
are taking like interest in the matter and
will work from that place. 1t is proposed to
Shpll tha entirp five Oilps nf rnn1 If is
mostly level the entire length. and when
shelled nicely will make a fine run for bicy-
clists