The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-05-07
NEWS In BRIEF.

The Dover Field Club defeated the
Delaware College Freshmen at base ball
ON Saturday, by "A score of II to =.
The Dawson cannery at Rock Spring
will be operated the coming season by
Wilbur Mccain, of Dublin, Hartford
County.
A new timetable with many changes
it is thought, will go into effect on the
p. b. & w. Il. r., and the New York
Washington route.
Two hogs owned by X. Hurlock, of
Rich Neck. Queen Anne's County. died
of strange disease. the nrilady starting
with fits and terminating i'll speedy
death.
-"River coal" it is thought will be
plentiful and cheap this summer along
the SrSluchanWi. us thousands of tons
were washed down from the mines the
past winter.
A depth of 1GT feet was reached
without finding rock bottom by the hcre-
ing machine sounding for piers for the
new railroad bridge over the SuSqueh-
anna ut rcmyvillc.
Travel has been resumed over Con-
owingo bridge. the temporary spans hay
ing been completed. Permanent steel
spans will he substituted latter. without
interruption of travel
Miss Mary KrciGer. Of Wilmington,
Del. after ali&hting from Il train ut
Frcnchtown. ON the way to II friends.
stumbled over II cro.~-te and broke her
arm one day recently.
The contract for repairing the
wharves of the Ericsson Line ut Better
ton and Harris. damaged by the ice
bTcak-ups. has been awarded to John
Banks, of Chesapeake City.
"A valuable horse owned by II. G.
Nicholson. stepped on n piece of rail, i'll
its pasture. near CheSte1town. which
flew up and penetrated its stomach, death
following quickly afterwards.
There will be trotting, pacing and
running races arranged for the Hartford
County Fair with purses of $500 in each
of the first two classes and $500 fer the
four running races. The Hartford County
$40 race carries a premium of $500.
THE following officers of the Leslie
Camp Meeting Association have been
elected Rev. John b. Wright, Presi-
dent; S. ]. Reedcr. Nice-PreSident; J. H.
Moore. Secretary; Sam'l Scotch, Treas
urer; Rev. w. II. Hammond, Manager
The Lancaster County farmers who
are now shipping their fat cattle to mar
ket are in few instances getting more pei
pound than they paid last fall for the
lean steers. their sole profit coming from
the increased weight. which is II small
price for the %rl:n-fcd.
Rev. II. X. Stephenson, of Whining
ton. Great TunrUkCn. Of the Improved
Order of Red Men. represented Thomas
G.. Harrison. of indianapolis. the Great
Inc. hOncr. ut the recent Great Sun
Council in Baltimore and responded t,
the toast "Ihc Great Council
The Cecil Farmers Telephone Com
pany has elected the following officers :
President. Elw"nd Ralderston: Vice
President. Alfred Il. McNcy: Secretary
and Treasurer. Cecil +. Ewing Tho
board of directors for the ensuing y,al
is composed of the active membership 81
the Cecil Farmers Club.
The Firs. Fourth and Fifth Rcgi
mentS of lnisntry and Troop \. Cavalry
4,
ably. take part in the encamm,nt of tn,
United States Regulars mt Manassas
VA. (rhe old BuIl Run battlc-ichll They
will be in cnml, for Il Gays beginning "l
September 9TH. 1t is estimated thH
MARYLAND will send 500 men.
Orc of the biz Southern DviSiUl
locomotives in use on the T., Il. X W
II. r.. ran over an cmEankmcnt at Thur
low. on Saturday evening. and stood cl
end. but was not much damaged. Tn,
engineer and lirtmrn jumped and were
not hurt. The engine ran through ~
open switch along side track un,
plunged over the cmlankmtnt
james c. wilson. formerly of Mid
dletown. Del. Il well known section hos
of the Delaware Railroad. died nca
Towns nj. on April 9th. aged >iXty.>i!
years His funeral was held on Satur
day. with intermoNt in Forest Cemetery
Middlrtewn. His widow. two Son~ an,
"a daughter survive him. He WAS
Civil War veteran and the second oldtS
member Of Samaritan Lodge. |. O. q
T.. of Mildlctown.
John WaEHmHl;Cr has awarded tn
contracts for the biggest store in tn
world. on the site of his present cstal
lishmcnt in Philadelphia. 1t will he
twelve-Story structure with II hHscmCn
and two endorsements. 1t will be
fire-proof structure and will cover thirty
five acres of floor space. The buildin
will be erected in sections. one of ~hic
is now being built ut the corner of Juni
per and Market Streets. \ concrete II
tanning wall is to be built around tn
entire building.