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

William Caldwell, of Elkton, has accept
ed a position at New Castle.
One night last week dogs killed two
calves owned by James Ward at Perry
Point.
A government pension OF IS a month has
been granted to Rebecca Garrittson, of Oak
wood.
The government pension of Daniel
Demar, of Warwick has been increased
from &c to So per month.
Albert c. Denny, of Elkton, has removed
his family to New Castle, where he has Sc
cured a position in the iron mills.
Allen II. Grosh, of North East, entered
upon his new duties as bookeeper for the
Malleable Iron Co., Of Wilmington on Mon
day.
On Monday George Clark, of Elkton,
slipped and fell from scaffold at the boat
yard of Jackson & Sharp, Wilmington, where
he is employed.
Thursday OF last week a horse belonging
to James S. Hopper, of Chesapeake City,
Ppot
DEL. and ran into an iron fence injuring it.
self badly
The first peaches from the Eastern Shore
reached Baltimore on Tuesday, being one
box of the Alexander variety from Rock Hall,
Kent county. There is practically no crop at
all on the Eastern Shore this year.
Harmony Castle, X. G. E., Rising Sun,
has elected the following officers for the en-
suing term: n. c., j. NJ. Holden; V. c., +. NJ.
Mahan; II. F., Alfred Burkins; V. H., Samuel
]. Terry; s. H., S. E. Clayton; Trustee, W.
X. Terry.
The social committee of the Christian
Endeavor will hold an Eclipse Social in the
American Mechanics Hall, ut Bay View, on
Friday evening, July T. at o'clock. Adms-
sion, Is cents. Proceeds for church repair
fund. Refreshments Gce cream served free.
At a recent meeting of the Jr. L. A. NJ,
of Oakwood the following officers were cleo
ted to serve for six months Councillor, L.
II. Gosner; Vice Councillor, G. A. Grub;
Warden, Daniel Moore; Conductor, T. II.
Moore; Inside Sentinel, Allen Dimpsey; Out
Slue SentlQel, landau BARROW.
Cherry Hill Council, No. 10, o. L. A. NJ,
has elected the following officers: Councillor,
R. r. Arbuckle Vice. Councillor, l. d. Miller;
Recording Secretary, L. II. Gallaher; Asst.
Secretary, George W. Ward; Financial Sec
Rotary. i. T. r. Ward: Inductor, S. c.
McCauley; Examiner, j. 7. Long, Inside
Protector, Robert Peterman; Outside Protec-
tor, George A. Quein; Chaplain, Alfred Scar
borough; Trustee, Z. W. Sebold
At a special meeting of the Board of Di-
rectors of the Baltimore Il Ohio Railroad
June &c, Oscar c. Murray was elected first
vice president; +. d. Underwood, second vice
president and general manager: W. II. Ijams
treasurer and G. w. Woolford secretary. Mr.
Murray is co-receiver and Mr.. Underwood
general manager at present, and Iiams and
Woollord were reelected. 1t was officially
announced by President Cowen that the
Baltimore & Ohio receivership would end at
u O'Clock on the night of June 3d.
The destruction of Laurel is but another
on the long list of conilagrations which have
visited the towns on the Peninsula. The
houses for the most part are built of wood,
and are an easy prey to flames. Salisbury
has been almost swept out OF existence twice.
Crisfleld has had so many disastrous fires
that no record is kept of them. Pocomoke
City fell Il victim a few years ago Del
mar was almost obliterated. Vienna almost
met similar fate few months ago. Last
winter the business section of Princess Anne
was destroyed. As costly as the fires have
been, they have not been altogether without
their advantage, as the burned buildings
have been replaced by more commodious
brick structures, which render confagrations
less liable and at the same time add to the
attractiveness Of the towns