The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-09-02

The police commissioners of Whining
ton, have awarded to Jas. T. Mullin &
Sons, the contract for furnishing winter
uniforms for the police at SIG per suit.
The directors of the Citizens National
Bank OF Middletown, have elected Frank
Davis, OF Odessa, to fill the vacancy in the
tellership, caused by the death of Mr.. OAR
lington.
A company known as the Diamond
State Construction Company, of Dover, has
been formed with capital stock of
$4,000 to build a trolley road in Kent
county, Delaware,
The trustees of the Belair Academy
and Graded School have elected Miss Eliza
beth Wilson Of Forest Hill, assistant
teacher in the place Of Miss Minnie Lee
Chase, who has resigned to take a place
with her sister in a school in Minnesota.
On Tuesday next, September Ssh, the
law prohibiting the killing of rail and reed
birds will have expired, and the gunners
will be enjoying the sport upon our
marshes. There promises to be plenty of
reed birds hut few rail. Black birds are
plentiful
AT Centreyille Landing, in digging a
we'll, bed of mari at a d,pth Of six feet
below the surface was struck and 30 feet
were dug to get through the bed to strike
water. At depth of 80 feet below the
surface imbedded in the mari was found a
sharks tooth.
Last Saturday was "big day" for the
Ancient Order Of United Workman, of
Delaware. 1t was known as workman
Day." and celebration took place at
Brandywine Springs. Special excursion
trains were run at reduced fares Ad-
dresses were made by several prominent
members.
During next week one of the largest
music publishing houses in New York, will
produce piece of cake walk music which
they pronounce the best Of its kind ever
published. 1t is an original composition
from the pen of Byard Wilson, former
Middletown, Del, boy, who has just
graduated from celebrated school of COM
position.
In order to make extensive repairs
and additions to their machinery, the Sus-
quehanna Power and Paper Company have
shut down their mills at Conowingo, tenn
porarily. They will put in nine new water
wheels, and two large new boilers, while
much of the other machinery will be over
hauled, buildings repaired, etc This COM
pany have magnificent water power, and
will give employment to large number of
hands when under full operation, which
they expect to he shortly.
Philip X. Bond, Esq, of Port Deposit,
who has law Office in Elkton, made a
narrow escape from being killed last Thurs
day evening at Port Deposit. He went
from Perryville on an excursion train,
which did not stop at the Port Deposit
depot and jumped off as the train was
running at high rate Of speed, and struck
some one standing near the track The
train ran over the toes of his right foot
and he was badly bruised about the body.
Dr. S. &. Fisher amputated one toe but
the rest were saved
An inquest over the death of Edward
Lee, colored, who was shot in the head on
Sunday night, last week, upon his arrival
in Belair, from the Fallston campmeeting,
from the effects Of which he died later was
held in the courthouse at Belair, Thursday
before Justice Barnes. Joseph Bush,
Joseph Young and Alexander Murray, all
colored, are in Jail, charged with the muir
der. The hearing was largely attended,
the colored population being much in evil
dence, and considerable feeling was mani
tested against the prisoners, as young Lee
was quite well-known there, and had
always borne most excellent reputation.
The large Gospel wagon Of Mr.. Dun
lop, Of Philadelphia, which passed through
Elkton, couple weeks ago, on its way to
Baltimore, has been meeting with a very
warm reception since it reached that city.
His wagon is generally drawn by one horse
but to get to Baltimore, over the bad
roads Dunlop hired another horse for four
days from Fred Strickland, of Elkton, who
conducts the livery stable. at the Hotel
Elkton. A Baltimore paper on Saturday
said "Dunlop's wagon was nearly mob
bed by several hundred Jews yesterday, at
Pratt and High streets. The occupants Of
the vehicle, a crippled man and two ladies,
were distributing the New Testaments,
printed in Hebrew, and pamphlets con-
tanning arguments why the Jews should
believe in the New Testament and Christ,
as well as the Old Testament and Moses.
The arguments excited the Hebrews, who
nlustered ahOut the waUop makipu Ioud