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

-FirSt District people are awaiting
the advent Of the trolley
Hail fen ut S;l.>SnfIuSa and Gets on
Sunday. quite heavily ut the latter place.
ALL roads Heard to Wilmington to-day,
ana all its streets to Barnum \ Bailcys
show grounds.
A new bridge is said to be needed
over the Little Elk ri SharplCraS Mills.
near Lombard.
-llcming are very plentiful ut Bald
Friar and Connwingo, and Il few Shrld
have been caught.
Mrs. Townsend Pugh is reported to
have sold her farm. near Lombard. to
Howard Taylor. for $1,000.
Several prizes will be offered at an
intcr-claSS track meet to take pace at
Delaware College about May 18th
The "Freemans Mill" property in the
First District, is to be improved by the
owner, Perry Price, of ChcStertown.
-Ernne$t Solway on Wednesday, took
charge Of the Capital Hotel barber shop
at Dover Del, which he recently pur-
chased
A valuable horse owned by John r.
Hogg died ut his farm. ON the Glasgow
road one fright recently from an I'M
known disease.
A train of entirely new freight cars
recently from the shops and unloaded,
was an unusual sight on the Il. X 0.
r. r., on Sunday
The work of repairing the residence
Of Joseph Hinchliffc, recently damaged
by fire ana water rs in progress in charge
of \. NJ. Strickland.
j. Will Perkins local agent for the
strong New York Life Insurance Com
pmly is meeting with gratifying success
in his new line of business.
Rev. f. y. Moore, pastor OF Hope
well NJ T.. Church, will have charge of
the spiritual department of Woodlawn
Camp Meeting which "Opens on August 1.
The ladies of Leeds NJ. T.. Church
will hold an old-timc festival in the old
church at Leeds, on Thursday evening,
May 18th. Come and have II good time.
w S. Evans. p. II. Clenver and c.
the Elkton Presbyterian Church at the
congregational meeting held ON Monday
evening.
The PASTORS Sunday School Glass OF
North EaSt NJ. +. Church will hold n
musical and literary entertainment for
the building fund on "Wednesday even
ing, May 10Th.
no nlv t1 T. 4
at Newark. Dell recently purchased for
Delaware College. will be graded To the
level of the campus. and gl,l the old out
buildings will be removed.
-CongresS failed to act upon the Mudd
Ship Canal resolution fslvorahly report
ed by the House Committee ON Railroads
and Canals. but il is thought that il will
be promptly PASSED at the coming short
session.
In the Lancaster County Court vii
liam Cummings. formerly of Rising sun.
tried for the larceny of a pockcthook
containing $3.50 from w. J. Adams then
Of Oak Hill, now Of Quwlryville, was
sentenced 10 one year III Jail.
Many macadam roads throughout
Burlington County, y. j.. have been SO
damaged by storms aS to be unfit for
travel. Stone roads are supposed to be
ruthless, yet l1ltS four nnI five inches deep
may be found on some of the highways.
1t is stated that the reason for the
resignation of Cashier Walter Finney.
Of the Second National Bank of Bel Air,
noted elsewhere was due 10 his having
Overdrawn his account to the amount of
upwards of $1,000, contrary to the rigid
rule of the directors.
At the annual meeting held on Mon
day, William B. Steele of Port Deposit,
was elected President, and Rev. ID. f..
Shaw, of Oxford, Secretary and Treas
urer of the Board of Trustees of West
Nottingham Academy. Thirty three stu
dents have been attending the school this
year. The application of Edward Rus
sell, of Liberty Grove, for IA scholarship
was received and fled
The Delaware College Athletic Asso
citation has elected the following officers
for the ensuing year Il. =. Jones, Pres
ident II. Nj. GOoden, VicePresident; f.
Il. Evans, Corresponding Secretary; G.
Fisher, Jr., Financial Secretary; r. w.
f.. Bowler, Manager of the base ball
team j. II. Softer, Manager of track
team; b. w. Warrington, Tennis Nam
ager.