The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-02-10


of Baltimore, cut out the steamer Ericsson,
which had been caught in the ice in the
Elk river and took her to Baltimore.
The committee of the Bivard Mem
orial Association To select IA model for a
statue of the latn Thomas +. B,yard, OF
Delaware, has made selection, which will
he made public when the association meets
The tomato growers Of Kent county,
Delaware, who formed an association last
week, have decided not to sell tomatoes
for less than 81 a ton. The association
NAV be extended to admit all kinds Of
farmers aud fruit growers.
Mrs Sophia Rogers, of Philadelphia,
who is a daughter of Mrs A. w. Clark, OF
North East was awarded $500 and her
husband $500 damages by tn" court in a suit
against the city Of Philadelphia, to recover
of accident, by being thrown from her
bicycle, caused by the wheel running into
an ungarded hole in the street
Governor Tunnel, OF Delaware, has
appointed Isaac n. Fooks, of Georgetown,
State Auditor to succeed John A. Lingo,
Republican, deceased. Mr.. Fooks is a
Democrat, and has been active in politics
for a number of years He was Insurance
Commissioner during Governor Biggs ad-
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the Legislature. The salary is about $1,000
year
The Baltimore American on Monday,
contained good portrait of Rev. Frank
+. Williams, a native of Cecil county,
now pastor of Boundry Avenue Presby-
teran Church, Baltimore. 1t also con-
tanned long article about Mr.. Williams
''pea for our public Schools He advo-
Gates the appointment of a superintendent
Of public instruction, who will give his
whole time and attention to the general
work OF the schools. He says that "You
get good goods only when you are willing
to pay good prices" Mr.. Williams taught
iu the public schools Of this State and takes
great interest in everything pertaining to
them.
President Alfred D. Poole of the Della
ware State Game Protective Association
has ordered so additional dozens of par
tridges to liberate in the State. This
makes total Of 200 dozens ordered Thus
far Word was received this morning
that another shipment had been made
from Tennessee and it is expected that the
birds will arrive soon. cartridges have
risen in price since the officers of the asso-
citation first considered the matter of trying
to restock the State with them. This is
due to the scarcity. The raise on the
Southern birds is about 60 cents per dozen
and those of the Kansas birds about so
cents. The Southern bird is the favorite.
John Cole, Of Belair, through his at
torney, Harry S. Carver, has filed bill in
the Circuit Court Of Hartford, praying that
the marriage between himself and wife,
Sarah Cole, be set aside and annulled. The
bill alleges that they were married in
Belair on March 3, 1879, by Rev. Mr..
Swentzell, and that almost Immediately
after the ceremony she gave evidence Of be.
ing Of unsound mind, and that the insanity
was unknown to him at the time of the
marriage. He forebode taking any steps,
hoping she would improve, but that, on
the contrary, she grew so much worse, and
on June %, 1893, a jury de lunatico in.
quirendo found her to be of unsound mind,
and she was committed to an insane
asylum, where she has since been confined