The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-07-15

Edward Jones, aged 20 years, OF
Laurel, Del, stood behind fence, and
sticking his head out, bantered his
friend William Slater to shoot. Slater did
so, putting bullet in Jones head near
th1 temple. 1t is not thought the wound
will prove fatal.
Chesapeake Counc |, No 81, Jr. @. L.
A. NJ, will give delightful excursion to
Colchester Beach and Annapolis, on the
steamer ''Susquehanna, on Friday next,
July 21. The committee in charge is
sparing no pains to make it grand success.
There will be plenty of music and refresh
ments ON board.
"A grand opening of the new pavilion
Of the Bohemia Avenue hotel, William T.
Harrio,t, proprietor, Chesapeake City, was
held last evening with grand harvest
dance. Dances will be held regularly on
Tuesday and Friday evenings during the
season, commencing at eight o'clock, to
which the public is cordially invited.
While fishing from small boat off
Betterton wharf on Saturday last, Brice
Smith, a fifteen-year-old son of Charlec
Smith, of Betterton, was drowned. The
little fellow in some way lost his balance,
and was cut down by the swiftly flowing
current of the bay and drowned. A search
was made for his body which was found
near where the accident occurred.
james Simms, suffering with smallpox,
has escaped from the New Castle County
Hospital, and is roaming over the country.
Simms was found walking around Will
mington, over two weeks ago with small
pox, and was confined in the pest-house
under strong guard. He was reluctant
prisoner, and the authorities were thinking
of placing him in irons when he fled on
Friday night. His escape was kept secret,
but it leaked out Monday night,
The canning business in Maryland,
and especially on the Eastern Shore, this
season promises to be much larger than
ever. The following report comes from
Dorchester county alone: There are in Dor
chester county twenty-siX canneries Of a
capacity considerably larger than the aver
age, with IA prospect of a 10 per cent. in
crease in 1900. No less than eight such
houses have been erected this year, and
are now ready for the seasons pack.
At the regular meeting of National
Lodge, No. 81, |. O. O. F., of Elkton, last
Friday night, the following officers were
installed for the ensuing term Noble
Grand, 4. NJ. Strickland Vice Grand,
Harry d. Lee Past Grand, F. H. Letter
Secretary, Samuel B. Realey K. S. n. c.,
George X. Ash l.. S. n. g., Philip NJ.
Groves Il S. V. g., Harry Pippin L. S.
V. G., J. j. Minister Conductor, William
Ninsinger Warden, William Realey X.
S. s, Fred Haines; L. S. s., Frank j.
Denny.
1t is claimed that l2s men who were
of the First Delaware Volunteer
Regiment during the recent Spanish
American war, have signitied their willing
ness to re enlist for service in the Philip,
pines, and it is likely that a company will
be formed from Delaware, for the twenty
eighth regular regiment, which is being re-
cruited in Philadelphia. The company will
LOG men. II the plan to enlist
full company falls through Is men who
were members of the Delaware regiment
will enlist as individuals in the new regu-
lar regiment.
Word has been received from San
Francisco, Cal, that Mrs. Cordeia Botkin,
who is serving life sentence in the peni.
Tertiary there for the murder of Mrs. John
p. Dunning aud Mrs. Joshua Deane, of
Dovor, Del, has accomplished another
crime by her allurements. She has
transferred her love from John p. Cunning
to Frank Mcfarland, one of her guards in
the Jail, and he succumbed to her charms.
From the information in the letter, it APP
pears that Louis Kirschbaum, another guard
IN the prison, also was infatuated with
Mrs. Botkin, and he frequently intIuded
on Mcfarland during his interviews with
the fair prisoner, who, it is said, was given
many privileges by Mcfarland. 1t was
during a conversation between Mrs. Botkin
and Mcfarland that Kirschbaum appeared,
and fight between the guards resulted,
Other officials of the prison state that Nc
Farland used blackjack on Kirschbaum,
who is in a dangerous condition in hos
pital Mcfarland is held to await the
result Of his injuries
No Right to Ugliness.
The woman who is lovely in face, form
and temper will ALWAYS have friends, but