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Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-09-20

Kaiser Goes to Sweden.
Berlin, Sept. 20.-Emperor William has
gone to Sweden.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-09-20

The Ri. Rev. Frederick Els, recently
consecrated bishop of the diocese of
Sault Ste. Marie and Marquette, was
born in a little German village near
Coblentz 81 years ago.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-09-20

All presentiments that are confirmed
by events give man a higher idea OF
himself.-Goethe.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-09-20

ere Permanently Cured. No fitsor nervousness
ITO after first days use Of Dr.. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. Send for FREE $500 trial
bottle and treatise. DIR. r. II. KLINE, Ltd, 90
Arch street. Philadelphia. Pa
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-09-20

Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow's Sooth
ing Syrup the best remedy to use for thsi,
children during the teething period.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-09-20
Fence and Iron Works.

PORTLAND WIRE & IRON WORKS: WIRE
and iron fencing: office railing. etc 334 Alder
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-09-20

The polite man is always sure of his
stan Sg In crowded car.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-13
sIcuMoND TOBACCO MARKET.
Richmond, Va, September p, 1Sy

Richmond Va, September y, 1899.
Private sales reported to-day were
as follows: Wrappers, 6 hogsheads; leaf,
81 hogsheads: scraps 8 hogsheads; strips,
Is hogsheads. Total number of hogsheads
sold during the day, IS.
United States internal-revenue collec-
tions for the city of Richmond, Va, to-
dav were: Tobacco. S6,l3L3i; cigars, 81,
1872 Total. Sl7.54SO6.
Seabrook's. Stonewall ShOckoe. Old Do
minion. and Allegheny warehouses report
to-day: Receipts 63 hogsheads; deliveries
As hOgsheads. -.
Tie tobacco inspector reports to-day:
Inspections-Br y hogsheads; dark
"a hogsheads and 56 tierces.
There were the following sales or sun
cured tobacco on Change to-day:
For A. NJ. Trice--No. l nj IS. No. al
SIS No. at $3.50. No. at S. No. at
S. 50. No. at So. No. NJ SLtO NO. III
$3.50. and No. 3 At $50
For 4. $. Mansheld-No l at 81, NO.
nj Sc No 3 at $3.50 No. AT 81, No. at
$500 and No at $50 .ooo ~ .
For / 3. Garnett-No. l az S:sl No.
al $50 No at 1915, No. at 49, ana
n For si'as Shelburne & Col. & G.. No
. m 8.GO: w. a L., | AT 81. az IS, al
S2S7l-2: Y. q r., at $500, AZ S.CO az
SIS 4 al $40. AZ $50. at Wv .; w
H. / at 81 50, = at 81. NJ $40. al hso
IS y IS. / at $3.50 at $40, at s.,
a. 81 60 8 al $3.50: @. w. at SG15, al
s40 E nj 1910. 4 at s.. 40 AT $3.50, 8 at g
"a K n / at $3.50 at g Ni J. r.. al
e. "a. \ r.. 1 at 1910. at $40, at $2'l0
81 w W | at $3.50, 2 Sat $3.50; j. H., al
e. 90 . nj 81 al $40. at $3.50. j. * IL.
nj $40. Z at $40, 3 at $3.50; J. +" az
COCO. ? al $780, at $40. ~ 81 20 y
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-13

sL15qsie5; mixed lots at sL5omsi7O. and
light at H.30uN.70 Pigs brought $500
$3.50, and culls S2mS4.15 Both sheep and
lambs were weak and iGqi5c. lower under
a heavy run. Sleep sold at s2qS3.25 for
culls up to AaH.l5 for fat westerns. A
few fat lambs sold at Sj.S5 but the bulk
or good lambs went at Sd$53O; commoner
grades bringing AQs515. Receipts-Cat-
tie, 1900 head, hogs. 5000 head; sheep,
5000 head - E.. .'.- fr-"'r
NEW YORK. September 1i.-Beeves-
Receipts, 4.716 head; active and firm 20 llc.
higher; cows steady; steers, N.I5nS2D;
bulls $275QS37O; cows. sl.75nSh05. Cables
quote American cattle weak at 1llzdl2i4c.;
tops l2iac. Live sheep selling AT uHl2c.;
refrigerator beef az SEC Exports to-mor-
row. $50 cattle and 1859 quarters of beef.
Calves-Receipts. 2737 head; active: veals
firm: grassers. pc. higher-all sold: veals'
$500 $50; choice do. SS.60aS8-s5; culls;
SJns5.25: grassers s3.iOTA, Sheep and
Lambs Receipts. 1852 head; ~ cars on
sale sheep firm to l5c. higher; lambs
active: steady to Zoe. lower for top
grades others. 10 10 &c. lower; 2 cars
unsold: sheep S3nsi.65: selected wethers,
$75ds5: culls. S2.50GS2.75: lambs, S5pS5i5;
choice. $3.50; culls, 81; Canada lambs, s64O
MsG5O. Hogs-Receipts. $3.50 head; firm
TO l5c. higher. at A.15uS5.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-13

NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, September 12.-Flour-
a shade flrmer and fairly active, without
change; rye flour firm; buckwheat -four
quiet.
Buckwheat-steady at EGGOc.
Cornmeal-Steady.
Rye-Firm No. 2. 64c
Bariey-Easier; feeding, 40di2c.; malt
ing. l3a50c.
Barley Malt-Quiet.
Wheat-Spot steady: No red steady al
~ 5-Sc.: options opened firm at unchanged
prices, owing TO light offerings. They sub
sequently advanced quite sharply on
western buying, presumably for outside
| account. and inspired by the crop report
Local realizing In the last half hour pre-
cipitated a decline. which left the market
weak at unchanged prices; May c.Osed
al ~ Csc: September closed at q Lac. (;
! December closed at 76 l-Sc.
! Corn-Spot steady: No 2. IS 3-ic.; OPP
| ti0ns opened steady, with wheat, and
| gained subsequent strength, on the crop
| report. only TO ease of finally. under
| realizing. Close easy at n Csc. decline 20
| l-Sc. advance. May. closed at 81 Use; sep
! TENDER closed at 81 3-Sc.
Oats-Spot firmer; No. 2, % l-2c.; op-
/ tiOns quiet.
| Bees Steady.
! ut-Meats-Quiet
! I.ard-Weak: refined quiet.
POrk-Steady.
CottOnseed-On - Unfavorable news.
/
delivery. and a fair demand made a firm
market to-day. with a shade advance in
off yellow; summer yellow, 2jc.
Butter-Firm; western creamery, ls1
De: State dairy, l5Q20c.
| Cheese-Steady; large white, IL La
Eggs-Firm; State and Pennsylvania,
/ IL 1-2dl9c.
Potatoes-Firm: Jerseys. slaSl.7 -;
Long Island. Sl2Jd$l.62 -; New Jersey
sweets $l.750$2.2j; southern sweets, $la
$50
Cabbage-Dun; Long Island. $2Qs3 per
100 head.
| Petroleum-StrOng; refined. New York,
$3.50: Philadelphia and Baltimore, SS.oOi
do I'm bulk ST.
| ROsn-pul..
Turpentine-Quiet.
CoGee|Options opened steady at un-
! changed prices. and ruled quiet most oi
I the day: though generally steady, despite
| heavy receipts absence Of speculation
| and indifference OF spot buyers. Sellers
! were scarce owing to current low prices
and the large existing short account
Close quiet and unchanged TO points
! higher: sales. 1850 bags. including Octo-
Der 1920: November. A2j; spot Rio dull
and nominal; mild quiet.
| Sugar-RaW quiet; refined quiet.
THE DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. September 12-All staple
! cottons i'm good demand. Four-yar'
| brown sheetings occasionally advance
| nc. per yard. other weights tending up
! ward. Bleached cOttons against buy
| ers DENNIS in strong position. Stdpl'
| prints selling well but fancies suil un
| satisfactory. Ginghams quiet ana u
| GOOD condition throughout. Cotton
| warns very strong. COtton-warp ana all
| wool cashmeres are occasionally u
~ per cent. higher
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. September 12.-The govern
ment crop report. issued yesterday, stirre'
IN wheat to-day. but a substantial az
vance was lost late in the session.
large increase in the worlds visible wa
the incentive for a bear raid. Decem
her closed unchanged and September &c
higher Corn closed without materla
Change oats advanced 1sg4c. for he
cember and closed a shade higher for Sep
tember Provisions declined 5u10c.
The leading futures ranged as follows;
Opening Highest. Lowest. Closing
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-13
THE AUTUMN TURF.
Opening 1T brooklyn Jockey Ciuh
Track-Big Attendance

NrW YORK. september i2.-Ihere was
..s attendance al the Brooklyn JOCKEY
club track today the occasion being me
opening ot tae fan season and the rich
Junior Champion Stakes, for 2-year-olds'
l.lf 900 tne card. Results:
i.rf receive and q half furlohss-
As Marion u2 20 81 won, Lady Lindsey
e. "a, and 10 % second, lambert CO TO
~ 'hfa. Time. l.OS 3-5.
."nl facc-mile and sixteenth
Hahllfefs 900 90 - won. Bannockburn u
Hi ouD second. klrkwOOd q 10 j
|'t Time 1859.
Third race Junior Championship
rh siK furlongs- Mesmerist 03 10 lO
".. High Order e 20 j and 90 - second,
.m $50 tO ID third. Time, 40.
i.AfIh rlce-flrst Special. mile and
i'ei imp (eyen) won, May Hampstead
~ Ip ] and 10 ID second. Maxine q to j.
Nii Time. Z.09 as.
iilh face-fvo furlongs- Reynolds q 20
y Won Belle OF orleans az 10 and 20
~ .econd, Dread @ 20 ID third. Time,
4-
Sixth race-the Hitchcock Stceplechose.
about two and half miles-Dr. Catlett
OBJ IO - won. Dare All Is 10 ] and 6 TO .
.,'n4. Jack Dandy 90 10 - third Time,
HARNESS RACES POSTPONED
PROVIDENCE, X. J., September l2-
4Ae Grand Circuit races at Narrangan-
aN Park were postponed, owing 90 a
navy rainfall last night. Which s"fi"n"d
1he clay TRACK.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-13
GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE.

Richmond, Va, September u, 1899.
Quotations. Wheat-Longberry, 81 TO
re: mixed. O. TO nc; shOrtberry, % 10
re: No. ? red 72c.; bag lots, 90 TO lie
Corn-Whte, Virginia, bag lots, 40 70 &C.:
No. . white. 4Oc.; No. white, 80 10 39.2c.;
No. 2 mixed, $50; No. mixed, 81 10 3i12c
Oats-No. 2 mixed, p TO 25lsc.; No. 8
Kye-6O TO 63c
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-13

c,ote Of virginia, city Of Richmond-ss.;
I w Sinton. cashier of the above
named bank. do solemnly swear that ths
above statement is true. to the best Oh
nv knowledge and belief; C,o.h,or
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me TINS
10Th day of September lS'y ,.e,,,.,;,
LIN w. A. CRENSHAW,
Notary Public.
Correct-Attest:
s II. HAYES. oe.o>,
GEORGE w. ANDERSON,
WILLIAM II. PALMER,
:, Directors.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-13
HE RICHMOND DIsPATCB-wEDNEsDAY SEPTEMBER 49, 1892

u. at y75. 2 at 1896, 3 at $50: @. & L.,
az So. at s.; II. y. c., at $3.50.
The Richmond Warehouse had a good
sale OF bright loose tobacco. starting Off
for the week
Stonewal Warehouse had sale of
bright also
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-13

Pittsburg in Brooklyn, pos,on
and in philadelphia;
Louisville In BalumoQiIte. ,.,,,,,o,
cincinnati i'm Washington
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-13

state OF Virginia. city OF Richmond--ss.;
l. II. c. Burnett. cashier OF the 1boye-
named bank. do solemny swear that the
above statement Is true. TO the best or
my knowledge and belief ......
II. c. BURNETT Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before rue, this
18th day OF September 1893
j. T.. MKENNY.
Notary Public.
ZOO
Correct-Attest: .
JOHN b. PURCELL,
ISRAEL STERN. ..,.,.
so u directors.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-13
METROPOLITAN BANK.

REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF TIE
METROPOLITAN BANK. AT RICH
MOND. IN THE COMMONWEALTH
OF VIRGINIA, AT THE CLOSE Cb'
BUSINESS. SEPTEMBER Z, 1892,
MADE TO THE AUDITOR OF PUBLIC
ACCOUNTS OF THE COMMON
WEALTH OF VIRGINIA.:
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-13

state of Virginia, city Of Richmond-ss.;
/. II. A. Williams. cashier of the above
named bank. do solemnly swear that the
above statement IS true to the best OF my
knowledge and belief.
II. \. WILLIAMS, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me this
18th day Of September, 1888. ,.
Notary Public.
Correst-Attest: .,
THOMAS Y. CARTER,
f. c. EBEL,
c. II. LOEHR,
60 ,qtt Directors.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-13

State Of Virginia city OF Richmond-ss.:
/. William NJ. Hill. cashier OF the above
named bank. DO solemnly swear that the
above statement IS true. TO the best OF
my knowledge and belief.
WILLIAM NJ. HILL, Cashier
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me, THIS
18th day Of September, 1899.
EDWIN PLEASANTS.
Notary Public.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-13
BANK STATEMENTS.
PLANTERS, NATIONAL BANK

REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
PLANTERS NATIONAL BANK, AT
RICHMOND, IN THE STATE OF viz
GINA. AT THE CLOSE OF BUSI-
NESS September Z. 1899:
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-13

CITY BANK OF RICHMOND.

REPORT OF THE CONDITION or THE
CITY BANK OF RICHMOND, AT
RICHMOND. IN THE COMMON
WEALTH OF VIRGINIA. AT THE
CLOSE OF BUSINESS. SEPTEMBER
Z. 1893. MADE TO THE AUDITOR OF
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS OF TIE COM
MONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-13

State of Virginia. county OF Henrico-ss.i
l. j. W. lockwood. cashier OF the
above-named bank do affirm that tho
above statement is true to the best or
my knowledge and belief.
j. W. LOCKWOOD. -
Cashier.
Subscribed and affirmed TO before me
this 18th day of September, 1897.
II. Z. GRAY Notary Public.
Correct-Attest:
II. THEODORE ELLYSON,
ROBERT S. BOSHER,
BENJAMIN y. ALSOP,
GEORGE l.. CHRISTIAN,
SOFA Directors.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-13
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO EVEN.
The second Game Called ON Account
of nnrhncsS.

NEW YORK. September New York
and Chicago split even to-day the visitors
getting the first game through the poor
fielding Of Carsey. The second game was
called oa account Of darkness. after the
New Yorks. had scored "a run in the
seventh inning and the game reverted
t.ck 90 the sixth inning. Attendance.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-13
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

P0PT OF RICHMOND, SEPT. u, 1859.
SAILED.
Steamer GuyandOtte, rage, rev 49,
,nerchandise and passengers, Olu DOiiih-
ion Steamship Company.
PORT OF NEWPORT NEWS, SEPT. IL
(By telegraph)
ARRIVED.
Steamer ShaWmut, Boston.
steamer Strathglrry, Delaware BREAK
barge City Of Atlanta, New Haven.
Barge Atlas. Boston;
SAILED.
steamer City OF Everett Bostoh'
Steamer Katahdin, New haven
Steamer Shawmut, Baltimore
Steamer TeutOnia Rotterdam;
Schooner James Boyce, il, boslon'
Barge Alabama, Providence.
PORT OF WEST POINT, SEPT. L. ls's'
(By telegraph)
ARRIVED.
Steamship Baltimore. Murphy, Balu-
more. messengers and general cargo.
Steamship AccOmack. Thompson, NOR
,oIk. passengers and general cargo.
Steamship Elm City. Haynes, Mattaponl.
river landings; passengers and general
cargo. ,
Steamship Baltimore. Murphy BaHi-
more uassengers and general cargo.
Steamship Accomack, Thompson NOT"
folk: passengers and general cargo
Steamship Elm f'f- zoos "'''"""u',
to. la al a.--...- - era
cargo.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-13
pnsTPONENlENT.
HOW THE CLUBS STAND.

r.-h % the Boston-St. Louis games
..r0.ed on account of wet GROUNDS.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-13
BANK STATEMENTS.


REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
STATE BANK OF VIRGINIA. AT
RICHMOND. IN THE COMMON
WEALTH OF VIRGINIA. AT THE
CLOSE OF BUSINESS, SEPTEMBER T.
1899. MADE TO THE AUDITOR OF
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS OF THE COM
MONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA.:
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-13
MONEY I'D EXCHANGE

NIoneyson call firm at . 1-269 per cent. !;
last loan at per cent. prime mercantile
paper 1-405 per cent. .,o.>..,o., ,
Sterling exchange weak at A.@nziS6 II
for demand and at As2 1-2n$i.S2 % ior
sixty days: posted RACES, A.AQS4@ Il;
commercial bills, $iS2.
SILVER certificates. 5odJ9 SAC Bar silver,
SO Us Mexican dollars. 4 H.
Government bonds easy. state Donds
u. cd
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-13
CYICAGO y. NEW YORK.. r

CHICAGO. u; NEW YORK. 8.
First game: r. II. +.
n a. YORK. .... ...OOO1O1O21- Is 2
.aro ..... .....1 0O41006 0-12 is 1
Batteries. Carrick, Doyle, and Warner;
TAYLOR and Chance. Time of game,
... and I'D minutes
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-13

Quotations are for bonds maturing in
not less than ten years.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-13
GENERAL MARKETS.

NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, September 12-Flour-
shade flrmer and fairly active, without
change; rye flour firm; buckwheat flour
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-13
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.

2TrOR'r or THE CONDTTIoNsoF THY
FIRST NATIONAL BANK, All
RICHMOND, IN THE STATE OF viz
GINA, At THE CLOSE OF BUSI-
NESS. SEPTEMBER 7. 1899:
RESOURCES
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-13

Correct-Attest:
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-08-12
WOrthingtOll'S
RISING SUN, MD.
NEWS OF A
MIDSUMMER
CLEARING SALE

Measured by the stocks we have gathered
this is the most important midsummer
sale this store has ever known. There is
of course, considerable loss attached to a
sale of this kind, but better lost than ear
ried over we think
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-08-12

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,I =. .., ..
l1,.;,. ~, h.. ,.,, ,,:n., H.,
ueirbho,s that if he shows himself outside
his house they viii shoot lin an the soot
H.. ,..,,,.,,ar.,,. - a., ,,,,.,, Man.
,, p..:t = ,:., ,.. ~
r,,.. -, 49,, r;
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-08-12

"A large bell, to be used as fire alarm,
has been erected at the Silver Cross Home,
Port Deposit.
--Keut county mill owners are buying
corn from Ohio to meet local demands
Very few farmers have corn enough in
stock to feed their horses during the heavy
work of breaking fallow.
The town of Laurel, Del, is all activ-
ity. The streets are being Strengthened
and preparations are under way for the re-
building Of the section of the town re-
Gently destroyed by fire. Work on the
new water works is being pushed rapidly.
-Alver c. Reynolds recently passed the
examination of the State Board of Phar-
macy of South Carolina. This will give
him the privilege of praoticing pharmacy
in South Carolina under his own name
Mr.. Reynolds is brother OF Eli T. Rey-
nolds, proprietor of the Rising Sun Phar-
macy, at Rising sun.
William II. Baker, general manager Of
the company, which recently purchased
the lines of the Cecil Telephone and Telr.
graph Company, and which is known as
the Diamond State Telephone Company,
with the main office in Dover, went 10
Wilmington, on Tuesday, to look after
matters pertaining to the extension Of the
lines.
Alex. Sewell, who was placed in Jail
at Chestertown, recently, cut his throat
last Wednesday with penknife, tore out
the water pipes and played havoc gener-
ally. DR. Dodd was called in and sewed
up the wound Deputy Gill says he is the
worst prisoner he ever had and has been
trying to have him removed to the aims
house.
The creation of pension and superan.
nuation fund for the benefit of its employees
is now under consideration by the Peunsyl-
vania Railroad Company. Seventy years
OF age, it is stated, has been fixed upon rs
the age for compulsory retirement. En-
ployes who have been in the service of
the company thirty years will be entitled
to the benefits of the fund. To make the
fund Elective, it is estimated that the COM
pany will be required to pay $500 600
The amounts to be allowed as pensions will
be determined by the length Of service and
the average wages received by the employee
during such service
A bug or grub, new in this locality,
was dug up the other day in Mrs. Lydia
Dounelly's garden, at Havre de Grace. As
soon as the bug was freed Of mother earth,
it made bound lighting on dogs hack
that happened near by, and was only dis
lodged by plentiful dosing of coal oil. 1t
was secured and gotten into bottle, hut
not rrlshing it's Imprisonment, it made
frantic Efforts to secure personal liberty.
knocking over Il bottle in lis attempts to
escape. A bath of alcohol alleged its ner-
vous agitation and put the strange visitor
into awakeless slumher. No naturalist,
vpIsed in bugology, has yet located the
species and tribe to which it may claim
relationship.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-08-12
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Local Matters Boiled Down for HaSty
PeruSal by Busy Readers.

-Huckeherries are scarce this season.
The grape vines are we'll filled this
year.
Back door" thieves are getting in
their work at Havre de Grace.
An original government position of SO
per month, has been granted William
Allen, of Chesapeake City.
Search is heirg maae in Cecil county,
for heirs of James Tyson, the deceased
Australian millionaire. The estate is rated
$4,000, 900.
Henry A. Kraft died at his home near
Gaena, last week, aged 81 years While
living on a sofa at his home he was stricken
with paralysis and never rallied.
A dredging machine went from Chesa-
peake City, last week, TO Havre de Grace,
and has been engaged making excavations
at Mr.. S. J. Seneca's canning house dock.
David Douty, for 81 years a resident
of Port Deposit, but now working in a
sash factory in Wilmington, Del, had his
right arm cut off about a week ago by a
circular saw.
Philip NJ. Groves was elected recording
secretary of National Lodge, No. 81, |. O..
O. F., Of Elkton, last Friday evening, to
fill out the unexpired term of Samuel B..
Realey, who resigned.
% rtrI
throughout the State, says Secretary Kirk
wood, Of the State Game and Fish Pro-
tective Association. Will he plenty Of
sport when the fall shooting season opens.
The first horseless carriage ever seeu on
the Eastern Shore will try to establish a
run from Colchester to Chestertown, a dis
lance OF II miles in 25 minutes on Tuesday
next EX. Mayor Latrobe and the little
maid who will unveil the fountain will be
taken through Chestertown in the automo-
bile.
The Board of County Commiss toners
have declined to approve the plans of the
architect for the Centreville High School
building The commissioners have but
ST., 900 with which to expend for the pur-
pose of a building, and il the plans sub
mitted had been approved the building
would have cost 100000. New plans will
be prepared to come within the limit Of
the funds in hand.
While a son John Turner, coored, was
driving horse through Walnut street,
Rising Sun, Wednesday of last week, the
harness broke and the breast strap fell tc
the horses knees. The horse was going a,
rapid gait and tripped and fell to the
ground, jerking the boy over the dash
board. He fell on the borse's hind feet
and was kicked so severely about the face
and head that he was rendered unconscious
His condition was alarming for some time
The wind, hail and rainstorm Of We'd
nesday, last week, which started in Frank.
lin county, Pa, and spent its fatal fury in
Southern Maryland, proves to have beer
one OF the most destructive in the history
OF the State. Advices so far received show
that eight lives have certainly been lost
and there are reports from the several coun'
ties visited by the cyclone indicating that
the number Of fatalities may be increased
when isolated points are heard from In
Prince Georges county, from Brandywine
to the Patuxent River, the farmlands are
laid waste, and the damage in that section
alone is estimated at 100000. Charles
st. Mary's and Calvert also suffered greatly
all along the territory drained by the river
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Fought For Life Under Water.

George Morris, hoy about IA years old,
while swimming in the Haven Mills Lake,
near Milford, Del, was seen to throw up
his hands and cry: "Help, | am drown
ing" Anthony Higgins, companion,
started out to his aid, was grabbed by the
drowning boy and fierce struggle took
place under water. Higgins tried to drag
his companion to stump, but had to tear
loose from him to save his life. The pond
is being dragged for his body.
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The Summer Wash Dress Fabrics
in Lawn, Dimities, Organizes and the rest.
They have simply been slaughtered, to /!
off everything in this line and they were
cheap before. Twill pay you enormously
to buy your dress for future use if you do
not need it at once It's a money saving
opportunity and as such you should not
miss it.
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You never heard the like? Well, we didn't
either, and we don't want to hear it again.
The sizes in this lot are small, mostly %
to 3. We won't talk further about this
lot. They couldn't be dear.