The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-09-30
The covered bridge that crosses Little
Elk creek at Red Mill, has been generally
repaired.

Elk creek at Red MILL has been generally
repaired.
A reunion of the First Eastern Shore
Regiment Volunteers of the Civil War, was
held at Easton on Thurrday.
The New Castle County Changers have
adopted resolutions favoring reform and
county.
The Appleton base ball term went to
Havre de Grace, on Saturday last, and de-
feated the Havre de Grace team by the
score of 8 to 5.
William Roberts who resides near Port
Deposit, has number of strawberry vines
in the patch on his farm, that are filed
with both green and ripe strawberries.
From present indications it appears
that about the only satifaction the Tyson
family in this county will receive from the
Astralian fortune is the knowledge that
they have wealthy relatives in that
country.
Thieves broke into the Darlington
post-oice in Hartford county, on Fridry
night, and stole, among other things 800
stamped envelopes. Letters in the office
were torn open and scattered over the
premises,
Walter Tombstone, of Port Deposit,
has been appointed to the United States
mail service, with a run between Philadel-
phia and Atlantic City. Mr.. Tombstone
has for several years past been engaged as
CLERK in the dry goods store OF II. c. Nes-
btt, of Port Deposit.
The funeral of Miss Eunice Reed,
daughter of the late William Reed, who
died at her mothers home on Maflit street,
Elkton, Wednesday night, last week, took
place last Sunday afternoon at five clock
The services were held in Trinity p. L.
Church, and conducted by Rev. w. l..
Hardcastle Interment was made in the
Elkton Cemetery.
N"'hCl bVhb l'lNCls, oHC vi uHc UltltSh
and most prominent farmers of Hartford
county, died Saturday evening at his home
near the Upper Crossroads, aged seventy
two years. He had been i'll for about two
weeks with typhoid fever. Colonel Divers,
AS he was popularity known, was horn and
spent his entire life on the farm where he
died. He was Democrat in politics.
The thoroughbred stallion, "Drzzle,"
belonging to DR.. f. V. Crawford, of Cecil
ton has been purchased by A. Allen Jar
man V. S., Of Chestertown. This horse
has been a horse of wonderful stamina and
endurance, and has won over seventy races
in his time, most of them long distance
ones Horse fanciers in and near Chester
town, are proud of having such a horse in
their midst.
There is a remarkably honest mill
owner at Harrington, Del. y. l.. Smith
operates a connery for pears and tomatoes
Because of a shortage OF cans, MIR. Smith
last Friday closed his factory, but not until
he had paid all the growers who sold their
crops to him under contract, and are thus
cut off from delivering any more. Mr..
Smith not only paid for those already
received, but for those in the field which
his early closing will cut out OF his stock.
There is a project to construct an cleo
trio railroad from Belair, to connect with
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Van
Bibber, station on the Philadelphia Divi-
sion. Who the projectors of this enterprise
are, is not certainly known, but il is said a
considerable portion of the stock has been
taken, and those interested are sanguine as
TO the ultimate completion of the road.
The distance between the objective points
is seven and one-half miles through q pros
porous agricultural section.
ON Monday morning at 9.45 o'clock,
Founders Day, in commemoration of the
founding of the Jacob Tome Institute, will
be observed in the main auditorium of the
Institute at Port Deposit Parents of the
pupils, past and present, friends Of the late
Mr.. Tome, and all who are interested in
the institution are cordially invited to be
present. The exercises will be held in the
auditorium of the Institute and will CON
sist of music by the pupils under the drec-
ton of Mr.. Wiley; devotional services and
an address by the Rev Maltbie d. Bah
cock, ID. d., the distinguished Baltimore
clergyman.
CECIL COUNTY FAIR AT ElKTON.