The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-11-30
NEWS IN BRIEF,

A number of wild ducks are bcin.
killed along the Elk river.
Eggs are scarce in the Elkton mar
kcts. selling from - to 80 cents dozen
-Elkton merchants are beginning tt
display their Christmas goods on tn,
counters.
f. Il. Staggrrs, Jr., has sold his
splendid farm. near the Newark p, w
" b. station, to j. s. Green. of Philadcl
pha. The price paid is said to have beer
sd 600
The work on the new Havre de Grace
Methodist Episcopal Church is being
pushed ahead rapidly. and will probably
be completed the latter part of January
Over $4,000 has been raised towards the
church furnishing.
-Rev. j. Earle Maloy, pastor of Row,
landville Circuit Methodist Protestant
Church, who was chaplain of the House
of Delegates during the session of 1900
is again Il candidate for that position
during the coming session.
while suffering from piles" says
G. +. Garter. Atlanta, Ga. Il got Dc
Wits Witch Hazel Salve and was en-,
tirely cured Cuts, burns, bruises quick.
ly cured. Beware of counterfcits. j.
Frank Frazer, Elkton.
The famous brlled buzzard, which
has been seen and heard number OF
times during the past two or three falls
and winters in the upper section OF
Cecil county. has again made its appear
&t,t,',y.., Il,ntti,,,,, .,.itI
few yards of the bird one day last week,
which is supplied with good sized bell
in some way attached to one of its wings
-Rev. Il. +. Jester, II member of the
Maryland Methodist Protestant Confer
cnce, and for the past three years pastor
of the Bay View Methodist Protestant
Church, this county, preached his fare
well sermon on Sunday last. Mr.. Jester
will enter tho Wilmington Methodist
Episcopal Conference Immediately, go
ing into the EaSton district where he
will have II charge.
MIR. NJ. G. Reedcr. n prominent far
mer of the Seventh district, reports the
following experiment with corn planting
i'll two stalk and three stalk hills:-ue
found that ~ shocks of three stalk hills
had produced l23 baskets. and like
number Of shocks from two stalk hills
had yielded lii baskets. The same trial
had also been made with Il different va
ricty Of seed. and had yielded % baskets
from the three stalk hills. and 90 haSk-
cts from tn" two stalk hills. Besides the
slight gain in grain from the three stalk
plating one-fourth more fodder was
gathered.
For coughs, Group, bronchitis, grip
and other winter complaints One Minute
Cough Cure never fails. Pleasant to the
taste and perfectly safe. c. B. George,
Winchester, Ky, Our little girl was at
tackled with Group one night and so
hoarsy sic Gould hardly speak. We gave
her Il few doses of One Minute Cough
Cure. 1t relieved her Immediately.
when she awoke next morning she had
no signs of hoarseness or Group" ].
Frank Frazer, Elkton.
Several changes went into effect this
week among the cergymcn of the Catho-
lie Churches in Cecil county, and ON Sun
day farewell sermons were preached in
Elkton. Port Deposit and Bohemia Ma
nor churches. Rev. Father Campbell. of
D.,
Rev. John \. DAILY. of Bohemia Manor,
goes to 81. DeniS's Church. Galena. Kent
county Md. and Rev. i. =. Arnd. of
Port Deposit, comes to Elkton; Rev. c.
=. McGoldrick, of Easton. Md, succeeds
Rev. Father DAILY; Rev. Father Con
nelly, of st. AIMS Church. Wilmington,
succeeds Rev. p. =. Arnd. at Port De-
post.
AT the new work-housc in Whining
ton, Del. on Saturday. four men were
placed in the pillory and three more were
dashed. The whippings were rot as much
of Il farce as they have been during the
past few years. The men locked in tn"
pllory We're allowed to wear their coats.
but when it came to the whippings their
backs were barred. William Walker, n
Philadelphia burglar, and John King.
who tried to kill his wife. stood an hour
i'll the pillory. and Walker was whipped
with twenty lashcs. He moaned and
cried out that he could not stand the pun
iShmcnt. III" others were also severely
punished
The famous Boggs cmbczzlng case
was refreshed in the minds of many Cecil
countianS this week. when an effort was
made TO have William y. BoggS. who is
in the New Jersey State pcnitcntialy at
Trenton. trauSre erred To Delaware. and
sent to the New Castle County Work
house. Hog@S keeps hooks at the New
Jersey institution for the firm for which
the prisoners make clothing. and it is
said he has been Il model prisoner, and
from his earnings has been enabled to
send money to his family. Should he DO
transferred TO the local work-housc. he
would probably be given clerical work.
His merit marks will take about Il year
of his time. and he will be released be-
fore Thomas :. Clark finishes his term