The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-01-07
NEWS IN BRIEF.
ocal Matters Boiled Down Tor TASTY
Pefusai " R4sy Readers,--

~ PefuSai Ty~Rusy Readers
= NJ Manly Drennen and Asher A. Scott.
Insurance. agents, Elkton. are distributing
~'s handsome calendars Tor 1890.
Leroy McNcaI, of Elkton, has accepted u
position with Joseph Birch & Sons, under
takers, 1904 NJ street. n. W.. Washington
Farmer Coover, of fredericksburg. had
his New Years turkey stolen. on the door
OF the coop tackled card which read:
'Xmas comes hut opce year, and waaiways
get our turkeys here"
The Ha.' ~ tire dome OF the State House
. u at Annapolis was hoisted Friday, December
- a. in honor OF the Que hundred aud fifteenth
anniversary OF the resignation in Annapolis
of General Washington as commander-in-
chief of the American forces.
St Barnabas' Episcopal Church Of Mar
II shailton, bet. was burned to the ground on
Christmas evening just before the hour for
I evening service. The fire was caused by the
upsettins, OF oil stove. Rev. Faoch X
Miller. formerly Of North East, is rector Of
the church and 1t was built during his pas
!, fftorate, tho debt On it being recently cleared
gpa Two old citizens Of Rock Hail. who are
enjoying; excellent health nave ordered
y guns for their ntsrment The spcciGra-
7 E5ns are very exact, one OF the requirements
SBeng that oak board shall be used. Another
y old citizen has had for twenty years the stock
of nne walnut lumber to b. used ia making
his coffin stored away ready for use at a
moments notice.
ON Monday next the rity election for the
selection of Mayor and six City Council.
men, of IIavrc de Grace, will take place
These electione are held annually on tue first
- Monday in January. So far tn" only ticket
which has been announced is AS follows: For
!. Mayor, Robert Il Vannoman: City Council,
>''Sslz4n.7salett Chnrsha, William j. Fisher, Jacob
o,mond, j. John N. Spencer, William $.
M.roo,hs and I,3ohn II. Owens, The ticket,
with the exception NJ the last two naues is
the same rs the presel toilieials DIR. John II.
Cochran and Joseph l.. McVey having de-
W clined to permit their name" TO be used.
John II. Healton, of Havre lie Grace, has
or a number of years been engaged III look
Sa = up for himself and other connections
8M a to establish right to a large inherit
.r in ENGLAND. The fortune in question
n. .>arnts to some II ,6i3, 600, ana was lett by
as2'%'J5hn, Staples. of London who MIR. h7aton
claims was nsjs great grandfather. year or
two Sluce /ud''O a WISH W i-'ii"'ii IA VIII
neetion with the to,-t,ue, and retained a
prominently lawyer the. TO look after his
interests N the same. GA Ne Goth Of tha
month Nh Heaton received froru his legal
represent ative in England an encouraging
letter. |
There are many valuable points for the
farmers Of this county in the numerous ex-
nerments with the OF lime for the removal
- tion OF worn. out soils conducted at the Mary
land Agricultural Experiment Station this
season with very satisfactory results. The
experiments prove the ACCESSIBILITY of apply
ing lime to soils which have run down gen
orally, and helps materially to heighten the
standard of the mechanical condition of the
soil Experiments were conducted with the
use OF lime on lands planted to wheat winter
oats and barley, the results of which were
very gratifying. With two crops, corn and
wheat the increased yields produced by diff
ferent amounts of lime placed the limit Of
- profit on an application Of 40 bushels per
p S%,sacre Lime, in connection with COW peas
Creased the yields lightly, and produced a
4sed Improvement in the set of grass
~ Aashels OF stone lime per acre applied for
ii in 1898 produced an increase Of ITO per
s lat. in the hay crop of 1885, and second
f)lication OF 20 bushels OF oyster shell lime
4 corn produced an increase of &C per cent.
SO GRAIN in 1897. In the experiment testing
Aefrect Of different amounts OF lime on
ut. eight plots were used, which appli-
JOS OF lime OF 10, 20, 80, 40, so and 60
jes to tho acre were made. Two OF the
i received no lime. marked effect was
Served from the use OF lime on the plots
eceiving 1t, and 1t was noticed that the plots
seiving 10, 20, 80 and 40 bushels of lime to
acre, respectively, were in direct proper
The amount of lime applied. and it
&C. ar noticed that this relation did not
80 ie plots receiving more than 40
tpe, which showed concusivey
~ pc the m ost profitable amount
ce. The experiments with
te& eFoduced marked results.
s grain from the plyt
$50 Ap"r cent, and the
Nor ~ per ceur,
variety Of winter
sj Virginia Gray,
q Of 49 busacls
y.