The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-10-14
NEWS IN BRIEF.
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Goeal matters Boiled DowD
for Hasty PerusaI by Busy
Readers.

ri, "Ccca Whtg' is on safe each rreh
in Iiou at Carhort d Co, s store. cents a
copy.
Governor Lowndes has contributed 80
toward the fund for the Improvement OF the
Bay View NJ. P. Church.
Tho work Of laying sewer on East
Main street, Elkton, to connect with tue
Delaware avenue sewer was begun this week.
The work of resurveying the Elk river is
about completed and the L. s. Steamer
Match!css will leave for Baltimore in few
days.
According to the United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey the average tide for Chesa-
peake bay is about one foot and for Elk river
two feet.
A game OF football WIS played last Satur-
day at Port Deposit between the home team
and the Perryville eleven. Port Deposit won
by the score OF to 5.
The viewers appointed by the County
Commissioners, accompanied by Surveyor
Wilmer J. Falls, Of North East, went over
the proposed now road in Elk Neck on Tues
day.
For several days this week John Coma
way has been confined to his home, the re-
suit OF falling from his bicycle into ditch
along the Cherry Hill road, near Keys
Miller Lumber Company's office, on Sunday.
John Hammond, colored, was arrested
by Bailiff Bildo and given hearing before
Magistrate S. B. Grant on Monday on the
charge of being drunk and disorderly. He
was sentenced to twenty days in the Elkton
jail
-Eels stopped Johnson & Co.'S flour mill
at Bay View for the second time this season
On Friday night by getting into the turbine
wheel. 1t took some time to clean them out.
The eels are going down stream at this
season.
North East Chapter of the Epworth
League will hold Il reunion Of Church and
Chapter on sunday evening, October %.
The reunion takes the place of the regular
Sunday evening service. An interesting pro
gram is being prepared.
The Proctor Slate Company, of Hartford
county, has been Incorporated with capital
stock Of $l25,000. 1t will mine and quarry
slate. The incorporators are Senator Steph-
enson A. Williams, j. L. Proctor, Edward
Proctor, George C. Proctor, II. Proctor.
By the quarterly distribution OF the ap-
preparation made by the State for the main
tainance Of the public schools Cecil county
receives 92,46l.09 for white schools and
$500 II for coloroI schools. The distribution
was made on Tuesday and the amounts are
now payable.
The Rev. W. p, Compton, of Newark,
read a paper on "Our District and General
Superintendency" before the Wilmington Nj.
Z. Preachers Association on Monday. He
discussed the relation OF the bishop and pre-
siding elders to the general work. Presiding
Elder Robert Watt will read paper on the
itineracy at the next meeting.
Cooley College, Wilmington, is now open
and has a considerably increased attendance
over any former year. The demand for
graduates is increasing, and during the past
several months more applications have been
received for graduates than could be filed.
As the instruction is mainly individual,
students may enter at any time. There are
quite number of Cecil county students at
the school.
The Whittier Literary Society of the
North East High School gave most pleasing
entertainment in the school building OF that
town on Thursday afternoon. The program
was composed OF music both vocal and in
strumentnl, readings, speaking and an ad-
dress by George A. Blake, Esq, president OF
the board OF School Commissioners.
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