The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-07-08
Forty applicants for admission to Della

ware college nave had their examinations.
The fishermen who made their way to
the lower Susquehanna on the Fourth were
disappointed the stream being muddy.
John +. Wilson. Esq, formerly OF the
Elkton Bar, recently appointed postmaster
at Centreville, assumed charge of that office
on Friday.
L. Marshall HaincS, Trustee, will sell ut
public sale in Chestertown on August /
dwelling house and lot in that town owned
by E. Wilbur L. Shippers.
Parker George. n well-known farmer Of
Elk Neck, has returned home from Hopkins
hospital. Baltimore, where he underwent the
amputation OF his right foot.
DR.. John Pierce. of Albuquerque, New
Mexico, was in Elkton on Thursday calling
Cecil county and cousin Of Mrs. John $.
Writ He came north with an insane patient
for treatment at Kirkbrides.
John Z. Gonce has purchased the extern
siyely stocked general merchandise store on
Main street, Elkton owned by the late Il. G.
Lewis, taking charge Of the business on Sat
urday. Mr.. Goncc had been in the employ
of Mr.. Lewis for n number OF years.
The physicians Of the county are re-
questcd to send in their reports of births
and deaths to the Board of Health as soon
as practicable. The first year of the system
closed June 30, and the secretary wishes TO
make as full Il statistical report as possible.
w. c. Feehly WI has been day operator
at the Elkton tower. has been appointed
operator and assistant agent at the EIktOn
railroad station, succeeding Charles G.. Wells.
who has become manager Of the re-Organized
telephone system with headquarters at
Elkton.
David Cooper, of Kent county. Delaware
spent Thursday in Elkton with his brother
DR.. j. W. Cooper. Mr. Cooper is extensively
engaged III farming and resides on the old
Cooper homestead. His yield of wheat this
year averaged q bushels to the acre. His
peach crop will be complete failure.
The Rev. William J. Rowan expects to
begin his pastoratc at the First Presbyterian
Church. Wilmington. on September 3D. He
will spend the month of August in the noun
tains Of Virginia. Meanwhile the mause
will be improved. \ lawn sociabe was
held at the church on Thursday evening.
W. IL. Abrams Of North East, has been
elected president of the Past Councillors
Association of tho Sr. o. L. y. NJ; l.. II.
Atkinson, Port Deposit; George II. WINS,
ABERDEEN, yicc-prosidents; NJ. f. Charsha,
secretary; j. +. Peach. corresponding serre-
tary; d. 7. Devlin. Cecil county, financial
secretary, aud David b. Love, Conowngo,
treasurer.
A meeting OF those Interested in arrang-
ing a course of university Extension lectures
in Elkton the coming winter, was held on
Monday evening in the School Commission
crs Office, Elkton, Mrs. J.. NJ. Haincs was
made president of the organization and Miss
Katherine Budd, secretary. Miss Budd will
make a canvass and if sufficient support is
forthcoming the course will be arranged.
The statement of the Philadelphia. Will
mington and Baltimore Railroad Company
for the month ended May 31st. 1899, com
pared with the same period of 1895 shows
gross earnings, increase Slli 400; expenses,
S27 100; net earnings. increase, S117 300. For
the five months ended May 3lst, compared
with the same period Of last year, the report
shows: Gross earnings, increase. S2S3 600:
expenses, increase, ?l02, O00 net earnings,
5lS1 900.
American Flag Council, Jr. O. L. A. NJ.
Of Newark. has elected the following officers :
Past Councillor, George l.. Mcdill; Coun.
ciIlor. W. T. Riley; Vice Councillor j. Piling
Wright; Recording Secretary John W. Davis;
Assistant, Elmer G.. Davis; Financial Sccrc-
tary, Nathan Smith; Treasurer, Harry n.
Reed; Conductor, William Leah Warden,
Joseph Lee; Inside Sentinel, Fred Dobson:
outside Sentinel, Reynolds Hamiton Trus-
tee. r. Owen Mason.
A very heavy storm visited Port Deposit,
Wednesday afternoon. The large culvert at
the Jacob Tome Institute could not hold the
torrent and the street In front of the insti-
tute was soon filed with water and mud and
had not the rain cease when it did, the base
ment of the institute would have been
flooded. Heavy stone walls were partially
carried away, and a large number Of base
ments on the west side OF the streets were
flooded and the railroad track for several
hundred yards were covered. All the roads