The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-07-07


has been appointed Waterman at the State
| House. Annapolis.
The big rush" is on at Bstterton,
and the hotels are scarcely able to accom-
MEDIATE the crowds there.
The Delaware State Convention of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
will he held at Milton. Octoher 10.
The land and ice houses at perryville
on the Susquehanna River have been
purchased by the American Ice Company
for $40 500.
Governor Smith has received the record
of William Black, colOred, convicted Of
assault upon Miss Jessie Bradford, and
upon this record will issue the death wal
rant.
The stockholders of the Susqushanna
Power and Paper Company have decided
to increase the capital stock of the corpora
ton 70 tIoo, 900. The present capitaliza-
ton is $2lo, 900.
Congressman Charles L. Coffin and
several friends caught 81 rock fish in the
Susquei.anna River at Ootoyaro Junction,
last week, which weighed 3i6 The fish
ranged in weight from two to thirteen
pound apiece.
The Citizens National Bang, Of Havre
de Grace, opened its doors for business On
Monday. The capital etocl; of the bank is
$40, GOO. H. G. Hopkins is president; $.
NJ. Hanwny, cashier; William \. Lener,
book keeper; Aubrey Mitchell, assistant
William Nathan parson LETT Sussex
county, Del, about 80 years ago ana set
out 10 seek his fortune He wandered 20
Texas and started ranch and in short
time accumulated 4 fortune. A Lawyer
recently came to Milford, looking up the
heirs Of Parsons he died leaving an
estate valued At ahoGt$ 100000
In order to compete with the water
transportation, the Pennsylvania railroad
has made a cut in the freight rates between
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Middle
town, Clayton, Smyrna, Dover, FELTON,,
Milford, Ellendale and Lewcs The river
boats will likely meet this reduction and
another reduction /. likely to follow.
--'fhe saw mill OF w. p Chubhs. Of
East Nottingham, Pa, will shortly be
moved from the woods of Neyin bicEey,
near Xioa, to Mis- A. NJ. Whitaker woods
Of 2G acres in the Ninth district The
wood is chiefly white and black Gal. aud
will be converted into railroad material.
Mr.. Chubbs is now furnishing timber for
two bridges in Cecil county.
Rev. Frank NJ. Wells, formerly chap
lain Of the First Tennessee Regiment,
recently returned from the PHILIPPINE
Islands, aud George III. Atlas an Egyptian
who was converted from Roman
Catholicism, this week held temperance
meetings Oh the Court House yard, Elkton.
The First Tennessee is the regiment in
which Henry L. Scott, formerly Of Elkton
served.
The New Castle County Levy Court
has refused to reimburse Magistrate VIM.
K. Reynolds for money given to INDECENT
persons recently. The magistrate was
appealed to by man and his wife en-
route from California to Seaford and adj
vanced che money which he wants reim-
bursed on the ground that had he COM
mtted the couple to Jail for vagrancy, the
cost would have been more than he adj
vGnced.
The County Commissioners for Wi
oomico county have granted the right to
MI L. II. Painter, of Washington D. C.
! to erect and maintain line Of telegraph
| through the county on the public roads
| leading from Dslmar to Princess Anne
Provision is made however, that such line
shall not in any way obstruct or cucumber
the highway and that the line shall not be
used for telephone purposes. 1t is under
stood thai this telegraph line is to be buill
and maintained az an independent line
from New York, Philadelphia and Win.
ington to Norfolk, cabling the bay as Cape
! Charles.