The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-10-20
Bass fishing on the susquehanna river is

Much freight is being carried over the
ware City.
IA coon weighing IS pounds was recently
caught by Emmitt White Walter Denny and
Hiram Mcdaniel.
is said TO have been hundred years of age,
died in Elkton on Sunday.
An effort is being made by several OF the
young men of the first district to hold a
tournament in the near future.
A supper will be held by the ladies Of
Pcncader church at Glasgow, on Thurs
day and Friday evenings, Nov. and ..
While working in providence paper mills
on Monday, Cecil Brown, had three of his
fingers badly injured by getting them caught
in the calender rolls
The Rev. W. W. Shaw, of Port Deposit,
will address the Christian Endeavor Society
in the Zion Presbyterian Church tomorrow,
Sunday evening at $50 O'clock.
Both masts in the bugeye "Amela,"
owned by Walter Il. Jackson, of Havre de
Grace, were carried away during "a squall
near Spesutia Island, last week.
A handkerchief social was held at the
home of Mrs. William ]. Smith in East Elk
ton, last night for the benefit of the improve
ment fund of the Eliton NJ. L. Church.
"A number of the members of Conclave
No. 6. of Newark visited Wilmington, last
Friday night and We're royalty entertained by
Friendship Conclave, No. A, of that city
DR.. Stemmerman, of Passaic, n. j.. and
Mr.. hampton of the New York Sun, who are
making a trip by automobile to Washington
stopped over in Elkton Wednesday evening.
Rev. A. S. Mowbray, pastor of Tome NJ.
Z. Church of Port Deposit, and former
pastor of the Elkton Church, delivered Il
lecture before the Elkton Epworth League,
Wednesday evening.
"A tournament was held at Aberdeen. on
Thursday, by the Aberdeen Fire Department
Band. number Of knights contested for
the honors. The festivities were concluded
with Il dance at night.
Several days ago all the water in the
resivoir at Holly Hall, which supplies
the Elkton pulp MILL was drawn OFF, and
fish of almost every variety was found on
the mud. The resivoir will be enlarged.
1t is reported that work will shortly be
commenced in the construction of the Read
ing, Lancaster and Baltimore Railway, with
a terminus at Aiken, this county. The road
is capitalized at 80 100000 and will be about
IS miles in length.
Suit has been entered in Kent county to
recover $4,000 damages from the Chester
town Strawboard Company for personal in
iuries to james II. Smith, a little boy who
was run over by one of the company 5 wagons
a short time ago and crippled for life.
Mrs. Coyington Woods class of Leeds
Sunday School will hold an Experience Social
in the old church building at that place on
on Wednesday eve, October oath. Ice-cream.
and confectionery will be sold and admission
of 5cts will be charged. If stormy the social
will he held the next fair evening. All are
invited. Proceeds for the new parsonage
fund.
Mr.. j. e. Sloan, son of the late David l..
Sloan, of Elkton, and Mr.. George lowering
of the William Cramp and Sons Shipbuildiug
Company. Of Philadelphia. represented the
Construction Department of Cramps at the
ceremonies OF placing the huge battleship
Alabama in commission on Tuesday. October
10. The Alabama is anchored in the Della
ware, opposite Cramps ship yard and will
leave for League Island.
A number Of Cecil countians have passed
the Civil Service tests for positions in the
custOmhouse. The examinations were taken
last spring and the local Civil Service board
on Wednesday announced the names and
grading of the appli, ants who passed The
Cecil countlans with, their percentages are:
H. G. Rineer 50 sO) First Grade Robert A.
Kirk So, John S. Christie $50, Second
Grade; j. H. Reinhart (S1y, j. B. Wiley 81
2O), John T. White lSl), Third Grade.
Prof. j. A. Bonsteel of the United States
Geological Survey Corps, is at work in Kent,
with headquarters at Chestertown. Professor
Bonstecl is making geological chart or map
OF the soils of the county and their relation
to agriculture. He has completed Quaker
Neck and is working north from Chester
town. He stated that he had never seen the
Chesapeake loum, one the most valuable
soils for agricultural and horticultural pur-
poses in Maryland, run so uniformly as in
Kent. He will work in the county until
stopped by cold weather.
The great strike Of the anthracite coal
mine workers of Pennsylvania. which began
September H. practically ended Wednesday
when the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and
Iron Company, and the Lehigh Valley Coal
Company agreed to abolish the sliding scale
in their Respective region and to grant an
advance in wages of 10 per cent. net. the
advance to remain in operation until April /,
1901. or thereafter. This action meets the
Scranton miners convention. The decision
was arrived at after conference between rep
resentatives OF the individual coal operators
and the large coal carrying companies.
Preparations are being made all along
the line of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore railroad, for the annual inspection
which will take place today or Monday. The
division is being placed in flrst.class shape
for the scrutiny of the foremost officials OF
the Pennsylvania system who will accompany
General Superintendent T.. L. Brooks Sup
arintapJapt William n RopporJ md