The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-06-18
NEWS in BRIEF.

pointed a Justice of the Peace for the
Fifth district.
A prize COW belonging to John Fra
zier, at Iron IAill, was killed by lightning
Thursday night.
Sussex county, Del, farmers found
this years pea crop profitable at 2Ea cts.
paid by Gamers per pound
Knocked overheard by ~ COW John
H. Griffin, deck hand on Steamer B. s.
Ford, was drowned at Queenstown.
j. II. Armstrong has bought the
Lambert property, near the depot North
East, now occupied by II. II. White.
-Children's day exercises under the
auspices of Ebenezcr Church will be held
i'll the Newark Opera House tomorrow.
Lightning struck the house of Sara
Mccarthy, near KenSett Square, and
stunned some of the family one day last
week.
-EyJudge Joseph A. Wickes for 80
years president of the board of governors
of Washington College, Chestertown, has
resigned.
The Ladies' of Rock Presbyterian
Church, near Fair Hill, realized over $40
from their recent bazaar for church i'm
provements.
John e. Harris plead guilty Friday
at Belair to stealing four turkeys and
was sentenced to the Maryland Peni-
Tertiary for 10 months.
The will of VIM. Mackin. of Hayre
de Grace, devising 81 800 to his grand
Child, cutting off his children. has been
set aside by a jury at Belair
The boiler of traction engine ex-
ploded near Cochranvile Chester co.,
one day last week, badly injuring James
UddeIZook and Roscoe Pierce.
The Susquehanna Marine Works
Company, to build and operate steam
ships at Havre de Grace has been in
corporated with 100000 capital
The salary of the postmaster at
Aberdeen has been raised from 81 200 to
$1,5O0, and that of the postmaster at
Havre de Grace from 81 600 to 81, 100.
Samuel r. Landers. of New Castle
Hundred, has announced himself a can
didate for the Democratic nomination
for Sheriff of New Castle county at the
coming election.
Mr. John f. CEeaver, of Middletown.
Del. and Miss Bessie s. Gooden. of
Henderson, Md, We're married on June
at the home of the bride They will
reside in Yonkcrs. n. Y.
james Jeffries died at his home in
Newark. Del. on Saturday. aged about
80 years. His funeral was held on Mon
day attended by Oriental Lodge. ]. o. O.
F.. with interment in Newark VI. T..
Cemetery.
Searching in the debris of the Bross
home burned three weeks ago. Mrs. Ed
gar c. Bros of New Castle. found S1S.
besides two watches and valuable heir
looms, Thought To have been consumed
by the fire.
Protests are being made by shippers
truckers ana owners of small bay craft
against The proposed Chesapeake and
Delaware ship canal They claim that Il
free government calnl would drive them
out Cf bllSEDs'S.
--Irlm Wi,lOnghhv, the veteran turtle
breeder. of Talbot county. finds. in eX-
pcr!mrMtir@ with fCrd. that they are fond
of wArat biscuit and fight for it. He
has tried corn bread .S a cheaper diet.
but he declares they will 20 without fpcl
for days with plenty of corn bread in the
water
Engineer Proctor. of New York. Of
frrS t. furnish the city with 4 complete
survey of the city AND working plans for
the sum of $141. Mr.. Pro,tGr'S letter
WAS handed to tn" City Council. and
without any action on their part WAS TO
f"rrCh back to the Commission for fur
tlcr consideration.
An exceptionally heavy hail STERN
prevailed on June . in East and Wrct
Earl and Upper Leacock townships. Lam
caster county. The ground WAS literally
covered with ice balls and corn. wheat
and the newly planted tobacco were
whipped to pieces. Much Of the ground
must he p!owcd up and rcplHntcd
Herbert Lynch, Curtis Williams. w.
Pugh, Herbert WouGlcw and Lincoln
Clifford. five Young men Of Grcrnhur.r.
were arrested and given :; hearing in
ElktoN ON June 10 by Justice Gilrin.
charged with ASSEMBLING Il boy named
John &. Howard. of ZION. on May n.
Williams and Pugh were discharged.
The Others were fined So amid costs.
Number 30, an Italian lNhorcr on
the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge near
Marietta, la., was drowned in the Sus-
qucHaHm on Sun',ay by the efforts of
four fC.low-laGorr!S who were trying to
say" HIS life. In drawing in Il fiat the
four niCn pulled it under water. with
Number :H'1 rlingn@ to il. Had they
Lat al.
to til" surface, but. hoping to pull him
n>2u'r they co"ttnucd to tug nj the rope.
h".dlMg tn" fat under water until the
man was dead.