The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-07-01
NEWS In BRIEF.
Local Matters Boiled Down for HaSty
Pefusal by Busy Readers.

-Timorium, Bultiwor" r"Unty. heads the
list Of Mary lanf fairs Wis year. rs I will be-
gin on Angus, % and rnnturr" 'iv" drys.
The annual salary Of thr postmaster at
Rising sun Las seen raised !row $1,000 to
81 300, and the salary Of his assistant from
800 to $50.
The Caroline county commissioners hav"
sent circular to all commissioners on the
Eastern Shore of Maryland ngitating an an
nual convention to l." h"Il yearly At Denton
Tho fountain for Chestrrtowns new
public square has cen purchased. Mr.. W
W. Hubbard WIS in Wilmington this week
experimenting its shipment. 1t will be I'M
yelled about August let.
Many visitors are daily going to Rohohoth
and spending some time ia the city-hy-the-
sea. The PENNSYLVANIA and Queen Anne's
railroads both carry numerous passengers
and excursions are frequent.
-Aberdeen's new P. W. & Il. station was
broken into by thieves Tues lay. panel in
one OF the doors smashed, aud the knob of
the safe broken off The thief had his work
for his palms. as no booty was secured.
The largest peach tree in the United
States is said to be in Napley. Kent county.
The trunk is 81 inches in circumference, or
about the size of an ordinary kerosene barrel.
Three of the limbs are %, % and so inches
in circumference, respectively. The tree is
twenty-five years Old vigorous and in full
bearing.
On Monday the Methodiste of Delaware
held an alI-day celebration OF the one hun
dred and tenth anniversary of Bethel Church
near Cheswold Rev. S. NJ. Thomas, ID. D.,
editor of the Philadelphia Methodist; Rev
P. II. RawIirs. of Seaford Rev. L. W Lay
field, and the pastor, Rev. Edwin Gardner,
were the officiating clergymen.
Much Indignation is expressed, and there
may be an investigation of the New Castle
Jail by the Court. over the successful attempt
of Il biograph firm in Syracuse. \. Y, TO take
a picture of the Delaware whipping post,
while Il man was being whipped. 1t has
Just come to light that such picture has
been secured which does not illustrate in the
true light Dclaware's corporal punishment.
Manager L. II. johnson has arranged for
some good racing at Westside Driving Park,
Warwick, on July 4th. The track is in excel
lent condition and fast time is expected to be
made, especially in the special race between
"Oakley T. Free Silver "Rocket,' and
annie Peder," who will go to win. There
will also be a 2 % class, 2.30 class, 9 40 class,
nd DnIn rhnrn will bn "a hat yun
some of the est local bicycle riders. The
races will begin at one o'clock in the after
noon, and the admission is only 25 cents. A
good band will be in attendance.
-Delawareans are awakening to the fact
that they are making big money through
their liberal incorporation laws passed by the
last General Assembly. The receipts from
the offices of the Secretary of State, which
are really clean ''pick-ups,' are pannng out
more handsomely than the most sanguine
advocates OF liberal corporation laws pre-
dicted In fact. it was to remove the bust
ness Of incorporating companies from the
Legislative halls that the modern laws were
passed. and many of the representatives who
urged it, did so unmindful Of the fact that
the law would be n big mOney-maker, but
merely for the sake OF more honest admins
tration of the laws. The receipts of nearly
$1,000 last Thursday, and OF nearly "A, 900 on
Friday, from the new concerns has swelled
the net revenue from corporations to almost
$50, 600, Or enough to pay the salaries OF Gov
ernor, Secretary of State, Judges of the
Supreme Court, State Treasurer, Auditor,
Attorney General and Deputies, Insurance
Commissioner, and about every other admin
istrative Office Of tho state worth the having.