The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-07-16


Wilmington Station to Cooch and return
| for II cents.
Stewart Ward. of Pittsburg, who
has been spending the past few weeks
with III M. Duyckinck, of Rising Sum-
| returned from days fishing on the
| Su>quehanna one day last week, with
Il fine string of nine rock fish. which ag-
gregated I6 pounds the largest one
weighing 16 pounds.
John Moore. of Havre de Grace, fell
| twenty feet from a cherry tree on the
| Wilton farm. near there, one day last
| week. upon his back. across II deeply
| plowed furrow. and it is thought is seri
ouSly injured.
The American Ice Company is ship
| ping about 800 tons daily to Baltimore
| from its storehouseS at Havrc de Grace
1t is said that the stock in the large
house near the station will not be drawn
upon this season.
Edward McManDls, a Civil War vet
cran, formerly residing in Port Deposit,
| died ut the Soldiers Home in Dayton.
o.. on the 3D. inst. His remains were
inferred in Mt. Erin Cemetery. Havw
de Grace, on the 9TH inst.
The Havre de Grace Ledger says
| THAT Mr.. Harper. who has charge of
the boring machine testing the river bot
tom. is Euw nj work on the span next
to the draw. on this side of the river.
The previous bolngs have proven salts
| factory.
| Farmer \. -. Racine. ofncar Dover.
was struck by lightning in his home one
| day last week. and barely escaped with
his life The bolt struck his left should
or, travcrScd his side and leg and set
| fire to his shoe string. His loft side was
scared III if by Il hot iron.
By zane of glass falling on him in
his clboo>c. James Hanson. "A Delaware
| Railroad engineer. cut the arteries in his
| arm last Friday night, and lost consider
able blood before he could gctthc wound
dressed ut Wilmington.
The Port Deposit Presbyterian Sun
| day School will run its annual excursion
to Bcttcrton Thursday. July 81 Adults
40 cents: cnIldren 30 cents. Steamer
SuSquchanna ieavC~ at I IL. m. The
pastor. Rev G. Morton Sciple. and the
superintendent. Mr.. Samuel ST. Clair,
hope is soc Il large attendance.
Joseph g. Mote. well-known farm
cr. residing with his son. Wilmer j.
Mote. at Kemblcvillc. died early last
| week of paralysis. aged 20 years. His
funeral was held on Sunday with inter
ment in White Clay Creek Cemetery
Rev. james i. Merritt. ~nc of the
| best Known members of the Wilmington
| NJ. j.. Conference. died at his home.
| near WUrtGn. Kent county. on the Sth
inst. aged - years. A son. DIR. James
| Il. Merritt. and IL daughter. Mrs. \. NJ.
PleaSonton, eff Baltimore survive him.
-.IameSScott. colorcd. of Townsend.
Will" under arrest for disorder. fired
three shots mt Constable Wiley. wound
ing him in the breast and arm. The of
| ticcr landed his man. and Scott WINS com
mitted for trial for assault with intent
t" kill.
Andrew Davis. demontcd negro,
| tried To assault RrSSi" Chri>ty. II young
| c'>!orcd girl, ut Newport. Del, on Satur-
| day and held Il posse at bay with re-
| volvcr inside the house until II squad of
Wilmington police arrived. when he ran
| from the building and was ovelpCwercd.
John Barthold, pitcher of the Har-
| risbulg team was fcled by ball thrown
| by ShCrtStCp Maher. of the Wilmington
nine while running bases last Friday ut
Wilmington. 1t was thought his skull
was fractured, but he is reported as re-
| covering.
The $1,000 note representing the in
debtcdnc$S against the new NJ T..
Church at North East was cut down to
81 800 last week. / is hoped that an
other 5000 can be Topped off at the end
of ninety days.
A perfect strawberry, shaped like a
pineapple cheese that was ninc inches
in circumference. three inches in diane
ter and weighed onc-ffth Of n pound
WIS picked from n Morr>town, \. j.,
vine last week.
-Trc>tle work has been erected under
the first span of the p. b. n W. Rail
| read bridge. near the shore. on the Har-
ford side of the SuSquchanna river. in
order To make repairs to the first pier,
| the stores on which one end Of the span
rests showing defects. The trestlcs
have been placed in position to relieve
the pressure while the stones are being
| replaced
An italian who works in the chrome
pits on the Stephens farm. near
Rising Sun. is in Elkton Jail charged
| with lying in wait with II Shot gun for
two fellow worEmcn. who had played a
practical joke upon him. which he re-
scented. Luckily. il raimcd, and the Ital-
ian left his lurking place, and besides.
his intended victims were late in arrv-
| ing.
Constable Ruab. of Red Lion, York
| county, Pa. arrested in that town last
Friday three Germans. who tally min
utcly with the description of the men
who, while they were robbing store
| and residence at Belair on Wednesday
night Of l:Ist week. were discovered by
citizclS two of whom they shot while
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