The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-03-10
WING OFFICE TELEPHONE, No. 20.
SATURDAY, MAR. 10, 1900.
news IN BRIEF.

A dog supposed to have been suffering
with the rabies, was shot by Howard
Minker, few days ago, a short distance
below Elk Neck crossing.
james A. Knight, of Seventh district,
has purchased residence in Perryville
and will give up farming and remove to
that town on the 25th inst.
Captain William A. Wright has rented
the storeroom on the corner of High and
Bow streets, formerly occupied by O. r
Chsytor, and will open store.
The Steamship chesapeake, built by
the Harlan & Hollingsw, rth Company, OF
Wilmington for the New York and Bati-
more Steamship Company, was launched
Saturday afternoon. Miss Schriver, Of
Baltimore, daughter of Charles Schriver,
President OF the Steamboat Company,
chrstened the vessel.
"A Christian Endeavor Missionary Con-
vention was held Friday night last week,
at West Nottingham Presbyterian Church.
Rev. T.. T. Read, OF Baltimore; H. n.
Hanna, President Of the State Christian
Endeavor, and Rev. w. W. Shaw, Of Port
Deposit, President OF the Cecil County
Union, delivered addresses.
Miss Matte Nandegrift, young lady
of the First district, met with a very
serious accident while driving to Ceci!ton
Methodist Episcopal Church one night last
week. She was alone and her horse became
frightened and ran away, breaking the car
rage in several places and throwing her
out to the ground Her head and face we're
cut in several places. She was also Jared
up and bruised.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany is having I65 locomotives built, at a
cost Of over 81, 5000 The engines will
be among the largest ever built. Several
Of the engines will be equipped with wood
burning fire boxes and two OF them with
young Cornelius Nanderblts patent fire
box. The engines are to be delivered as
soon as possible, and it is expected that at
least 65 of them will be ready for service
by spring.
The directors Of the Rising Sun Shoe
Factory have been authorized by the stock
holders to sell the buildings, ETC., il the
several propositions which they have re.
Gently received for manufacturing plants to
locate there fail to come to an agreement
in short time. The factory was built
several years ago by the citizens Of Rising
Sun, for parry of Baltimore capitalists to
start a shoe factory there. After the build
placed therein, there was some misunder-
standing between the capitalists and the
stockholders, and the factory never got
under full operation.
The directors of the Jacob Tome Insti-
tute of Port Deposit, have served notice
upon the residents of the property which
they recently purchased, to vacate. The
trustees intend to have all the houses torn
down and the erection of several fine large
buildings for the benefit Of the institute,
started as soon as possible. Cedar avenue
will be made boulevard leading from
Port Deposit to the institute grounds on
the heights back OF the town. Nearly one
million dollars will be expended by the
trustees in making these improvements
The tearing down of all the houses which
the institute has purchased in the southern
end of the town, will cause number OF
families to move away from the town, as il
will be impossible for them to rent enough
houses at present