The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-03-22
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Tuesday next March 10Th. will h"
moving day in Cecil county.
Large quantities of fcldspar are be-
ing mined on the Bell property. ma.
Conowingo. and shipped TO Trenton. y.
The Warwick Christian EndcaN ~
Society has elected the following Officers
for the ensuing term:-II. NJ. Kirby,
president; Clinton Lynch, vicc-prrsidcnt:
Miss b. w. Gunkcll, organist.
Lewis =. Kent, of Lombard. Cecil
county, has in his possession paper dol
lar issued by the State of Maryland in
1774, which he discovered in an old
trunk purchased at Il sale of the effects
of the late Samuel II. Clements.
The members of Shawmut Trib,',
Improved Order of Red Men, Of th"Sa-
peake City. attended divine service n
the Catholic Church of that town last
Sunday morning aud in the evening
they went to the Presbyterian Clu,..n
and heard II special sermon by R'v. =.
NJ. Perry.
SURGEONS KNIFE NOT NEED
ED.-Surgery is unnecessary 10 cure
piles. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salvc cures
at once, removing the necessity for opera
tons. For scalds, cuts. burns. wounds.
bruises, sores and skin diseases unequal
led. Beware of dangerous countcrfeitS.
f. Frank Frazer. Elktou. Md.
The spring schedule of the PuI;
Deposit and IIavrc de Grace Steamboat
Company went into effect on the llih.
Steamer is scheduled To leave Baltimore
on Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays,
at 2.41 p. M: returning. on Tuesdays.
Thursdays and Saturdays. steamer VIII
leave IIavrc de Grace nj 40 Il. III.
PRACTICALLY STAitNlNG.-".A
few bottles Of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
cured my wife of Il chronic case Of stom-
ach trouble" says j. Il. Holly, real cs
tate, insurance and loan agent of MAJ
comb. III. Before using Kodol Dyspcp-
STA Cure she could not eat without in
tense suffering" You don't have to diet
Kodol Dyspepsia Cur" will always digest
what you eat j. Frank Frazer. Elkton.
Maryland.
The following members of EIl;ton
Council. No. 30, .jr .. L. \. NJ, w,'r"
present mt the institution Of Dili:-"rt
Council Eden Hall. Wilmington. del,
last Saturday evening: IIowa' Ni;.-
cent, X. u. Cantwrll, Herman .Irtr,'S.
John Backson. Walter Blackson. q.
Elliott Brown. Ricketts, Nelson. Frank
Harris. Philip NJ. Groves. The visitors
from Elkton report a very drLgt;fll
time.
COULD NOT BREATIIE.-Coug
colds, Group. grip. bronchitis, throat and
lung troubles quickly cured by One Min
ute Cough Cure. Draws ont the iniiama
ton and removes the cause Of the di-
seaSe. Absolutely safe. Acts ut once
Justice of the Peace j. q. Hood. Crosby,
Miss. My wife could not get her breath
and was relieved by the first dose 1t
has long been IL benefit To all my family"
j. Frank Frazer, Elkton. Md.
The unknown Crlorrd man who WAS
drowned in the SasSafrlS river ut Fred
ricktown, Cecil county. Friday, last
week, proved to be John Roy of Iior-
nrr's Mill. Va. In company with fvr
other men he bouricd the steamer SIS
sNfraS at Baltimore and when 'hrr
were coming off the boat III Frriricil-
town. III som" manner Roy slipped and
fell overheard and was drowned Co,r-
ner Ricketts, Nelson held an inquest. Tia"
jury rendering Il verdict of accidental
drowning.
Mr.. John +. Wilson. of near Rising
Sun, Was II caller at the Cecil Wing
office last week.. having come dow. to
ElktOn to attend the Good Roads meet
ing. Mr.. Wilson is Il strong advocate of
good roads. Il member Of the Farmer :
Club, IL strong influential hody, and ON"
who fHvorS free rural delivery. Mr.. viii
son indOrSrS the work Of the good road
meeting, and believes that the only Iii
rect way of securing good roads j. to
hav" some practical engineer in Oh Irgc
Of the county system. and the laying
off OF road districts, under the dire ton
Of the county engineer.
A highly satisfactory statement of
earnings expenses and net earnings IF
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad system,
including the Baltimore and Southwest
rrn railroad. has been issued, covering
February. 1902, and eight months end
ing with February. For the month
there is shown an increase in earnings Of
S112G2S over the corresponding mouth
of 1901; an increase OF $lS3.S57 in rx-
pcnses, and Il decrease of 81 ,229 in uct
earnings. Total earnings for the month
were $500 959: total expenses, 50 ,GOT..
G94; net earnings, Sl,02226 The
showing for the period of eight months
shows large gains over IL similar period
of 1901. The gross earnings have been
1893 ,S7S, 9OS, an increase of 2,SO7 .lT3
over the record of the corresponding
period of 1901; expenses have been S21,
:71 1880. an increase of $727,337. and net
earnings have been S12,507, 719, an in
crease of $2.OSO,G3G over the correspond
inp uptin1 of ION