The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-04-21
News IN BRIE:FI;

The fishing season along the Susque-
hanna, North East aud Elk Rivers is very
back ward this season
Work has been commenced on the
trolley road to connect New Castle and
Delaware City, and the line is expected to
be in operation by June /.
Rev. V. p. Northrup, President of the
Epworth League for the Wilmington Dis
trict, has organized Chapter among the
members of Harris NJ. Z. Church, Elk Neck
Henry NJ. Mccullough, of the Elkton
Bar, announces that he is candidate for
tional Convention which meets in Phila-
delphia.
The first locomobile seen in Elktop,
passed through here Friday, last week. 1t
was in charge of Mr. George l. Scott, n
member OF the Locomobile Club Of America
He had been on trip from New York to
Washington and was on his way home. 1t
attracted considerable attention in Elkton.
The thirty -frst annual session Of the
State Council OF Maryland Jr. @. [ y. NJ,
was held this week at Cambridge The
order has instituted five new councils dur
ing the year, and has a membership of
1906. The total worth Of the councils in
the State is placed at Sl33 996 State
Councillor DR.. J. T. Waltemeyer presided
While the Philadelphia Construction
Company was at work few days ago
removing the wreck Of the schooner
"Clara,n which was run into and sunk on
Thanksgiving Day in the Delaware River
by the outward bound steamer Ericsson"
discovered the remains of another of tine
crew of the vessel. Two bodies have been
discovered, and there is still another among
the debris The vessel was almost cut
through amidships, and il total loss; bat,
as it is menace to navigation, its removal
was ordered.
A number of improvements are now
being made to COLCHESTER Beach, that popu-
lar pleasure resort along the Chesapeake
Bay, which is visited every year by hun
dreds OF Elktonians. 1t will open about
June 1st 4 new steamboat wharf is being
built, the Hula. Lula railway has been
rebuilt and an addition will be rebuilt to
the hotel number of new boots and a
new pavilion and number of bath houses
will be made longer, new cars added and
the Pixies Peak railroad built higher.
According to reports received from
Bridgeville, Seatord, Milford and other
points in Delaware, and from Chestertovn
in this State, there is now every reason to
believe that there will be a fair crop of
peaches this season. Some varieties appear
better than Others, but taken altogether
the crop will be the largest which has been
grown ia this State for some time. United
States Marshal Short, who has returned
from Sussex county, says the trees look
WELL and that many people who have not
paid attention to their orchards for years
are now getting them into shape. The
trees give every indication of fair crop.
E. r. Cochran, Jr., OF Delaware, who has
been observing the condition of the trees,
makes the same prediction as Marshall
Short. This is borne out by peach experts
about the other towns in the peach grow
ing section. There are some who hope that
the time has again arrived when Delaware
and the Eastern Shore of Maryland will be
able to raise good crop Of peaches each
year. Some farmers are already talking of
planting new orchards.