The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-03-23
NEWS IN BRIEF.

The President has appointed Thomas l.
Mason postmaster at Clayton, Del.
The Orphans Court for Cecil county
held n special session in Elkton, on Tuesday
The Newark Town Council has purchased
some land to permit the extension OF Della.
ware Avenue to South Chapel street.
Cecil county fishermen are making pre-
parations for the opening Of the fishing sea
son on the Chesapeake Bay and its tribu,
taries.
The Ladies Improvement Society has
been great benefit to Chestertown, and also
to other towns which are following the ex-
ample of the former.
The Court Of Appeals will require all
records of cases of the April term To- be in
the office of the clerk by March 30, and not
April 80, as heretofore published.
When you are bilious. use those famous
little pills known as DeWit's Little Early
Risers to cleanse the liver and bowels They
never grippe. J. Frank Frazer, Elkton, Md
The Elk Neck Council. Junior order
United American Mechanics. attended divine
service in Harris NJ. L. Church. Sunday
evening by the pastor, Rev. W. L. Green.
field.
The Comptroller on Friday made the
quarterly distribution of the public school
funds for the several counties of the State.
Cecil county receives 53,O7G.3G for white
schools and 559O.72 for coored schools
The new piece Of piking done by Hartford
county on the PylesviIie and Delta road has
about been completed much to the satsfac.
ton of the travelling public. Benjamin Fl
Jones was the contractor, and has done good
work.
Judge James Alfred PParce has APP
pointed Eben +. Perkins master in chancery
to make searching investigation OF the
affairs O. the Chester Loan Association, OF
Chestertown. and to make an exhaustive
report when his work has been completed.
"A suit for ST., 900 has been entered in the
Circuit Court for Carroll county by the Oak
land Manufacturing Company against Nicho-
las w. Steele, the company's former superin-
tendent. and who was nominated by the
Democrats in convention at Elktou for Con
gress.
--Counterfeits of DeWitt's Witch Haze
Salve are liable to cause blood poisoning
Leave them alone. The original has the
name DcWitt's upon the box and wrapper
1t is harmless and healing salve for skin
diseases. Unequalled for piles. j. Frank
Frazer, Elkton, Md.
The election of officers for the new militia
company at Centrevile, held Saturday night
resulted in the selection of Postmaster John
E. Wilson formerly of Elkton. and second
Regiment during the Spanish-Ame rican war
as captain: Joseph NJ. Parvis, first lieutenant,
and W. G. Orrell, second lieutenant.
Excitement over the smallpox epidemt1
at Seaford is abating. President Lewis E.
Wallace. of the Town Council. said that the
disease is sort of Spanish fever, or rash, and
while contagious, it is not serious Delaware
has smallpox scarce. Professor Ira Allen
principal Of the public school, was stricken
with the disease Friday and Immediately
lell lOr SeHlOru MS nome.
The trolley road inspectors who visited
Chestertown last Friday returned TO New
York on Saturday, and gave IA very good
report of the country. They examined the
Chester River Steamboat Company and var
ious things with he view OF purchasing. A
letter received says that work will soon
begin, and in a few weeks about two hundred
men will be at work on the road when wi
be completed by July 4th.
The stomach controls the situation
Those who are hearty and strong are those
who can eat and digest plenty of food
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests what you ea'
and allows you to eat all the good food yor
want. II you suffer from indigestion. heart
burn, belching or any other stomach trouble
this preparation can't help but do you good
The most sensitive stomach can take it, J
Frank Frazer, Elkton, Nd.
The Pennsylvania Railroad, which
from Wilmington to Delmar, will replace the
light rails still in use on the road with new
S5-pound steel rails during the coming sum
mer. This contemplated action has giver
rise to the report that the line is to be
double-tracked throughout its entire length
which is incorrect. In connection with put
ting down the heavier rails some of thr
present passing sidings will be heightened
and several additional ones put down.
The news that Mrs. Cordeia Botkin hat
been granted a new trial in San Francisco
for the murder of Mrs. John NJ. Dunninl
and Mrs. j. d. Deane, OF Dover, by poisoned
candy sent by mail, was surprise to tn,
Delaware authorities. Attorney Genera
Ward Is waiting to hear from the California
authorities. All the Delaware witnesses ma,
travel again across the continent to testif,
against Mrs. Botkin, with possibly one OK
ception. and he is Congressman John B
Pennington father of the murdered women
who is so feeble that he can scarcely leay,
his room.