The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-07-02
NEWS In BRIEF.

-Twenty-four graduates of Goldey Col
lege are employed by the H. X. milford Co.
of Philadelphia.
Mrs E. E. Ochetree, of Newark, lost a
cat last week which had reached the patr-
archal age Of II years.
j. W. Davis of near Cooch's Bridge, Del.
has three cows from which 600 pounds Of
butter was made last year.
Wheat in Kent County, Maryland and
Central Delaware, it is said, will be very
short on account of scab.
Thomas Healey represents the Cecil Mu-
tual Fire Insurance Company at Havre de
Grace.
The Maryland Teachers Association
will hold their annual convention at o, can
City this year, on July 18th, 18th and 18th
David Culley, an employe of the Cecil
Paper Mill, had the fingers OF one hand badly
mashed recently 10 one Of the calendar rolls.
The Avondale abattor will be converted
into stock company with capital OF $l00,
600, and will be known as the Pusey Il
Turner Company.
j. Galnor Reynolds, OF near Rising Sun.
lost foe horse one night last week, the
animal being uf1l cted with coli, and dying
in a few hours.
The festival held by the Ladies Aid So.
eiety OF Harmony NJ P Church. Rowland
vile, recently was a success, about $40 be-
ing melted.
james Ferguson & son, OF Cream, Pa,
the new proprletors of the Octoraro Hotel at
Oxford, which they recently bought for
S45, 900, have taken possession.
Local employees of the Pennsylvania
Railroad at Wilmington have been notified
that until further notice the shops will be
operated only four lve-hour days week.
The remaips OF Mrs. Letita Taylor were
Inferred in Forest Cemetery, Middletown.
one day last week. She was 70 years old
and had been i'll for some time past.
An extremely short wheat crop is pre-
dlcted for lower Cecil this year. The straw
is heavier than usual. yet the head seems to
be dried up more than half its length.
One night last week fine driving horse,
phRton and harness were stolen from the
stable of W. Marshall Swayne, near Kennett,
and no trace Of the missing property or the
thieves has yet been discovered.
1t has been decided to erect a new iron
bridge over the Little Elk on the Elk Mills,
Blake road near L. P. Sharpless' mill. The
bridge will be so feet between the abutments
with a fifteen feet driveway.
Mr.. Leon DeValnger, son OF the late H
e. Deyalinger, OF Mdiletown, and Miss
Mabel Morton, Of Philadelphia, were quietly
married In that city on the Oath met. They
will reside In Mddletown.
The remains OF Anna L. R. Covington,
aged IS years. an interesting daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Oovlngton, OF Hickory
Hill, Pa, we're Inferred In Cherry Hill Gene
terry early last week.
Thomas O'Connsll and John Osmond, OF
West Chester, are getting rights OF way read
lily aloag the Limestone road, 1t Is said, for
the trolley line proposed between Oxford and
Charles A. Bayard, who recently bought
the Hammond property near the iron bridge
in North East has built a large stable upon
the premises and will 60 into the livery bus
.iness.
-Horsemen here are making arrange
ments for matinee races at the old Home
wood Driving Park. east OF Newark, on the
Fourth of July. There will be three speed
Ucontests, 8 minute, 2.40 and 80.
Elk Township School Board met last
Saturday and made the following appoint
ment of teachers for the next school year ::
Lewisville, Amos Dougherty; Buena Vista,
BERTHE Daverin; Union, Elizabeth Daverin !;
Mt. Rocky, Miss Morton.
Rankin Colmery, an employee OF the
American Hard Fibre Company, of Newark,
lad the little finger of his right hand cut
If on Thursday evening Of last week, while
working about some macbinery.
| Tie Lawder Bros. started up their + e
| ,ory In Havre do Grace last week making
/ tln cans with force OF fifteen hands which
| Gill be increased right along as they get
cheir machinery in full operation.
1t was arranged that ministers OF the
/ wilmington Conference should be admitted
/ ID the Corkran- Baker trial before Pre- ding
! elder Mowbray and the special committee
/ r'hich opened on Tuesday in Union NJ. L.
-hurch, Wilmington.
h,-Morgan Mitchell OF Short Lane, Hartford
vpunty, has 1850 acres Of sweet corn planted
~r his canning factories. Mr.. Mitchell
Uses his own seed corn and has had nc
-ouble about the corn coming up. as have
Hme OF the growers of the county. His
A.v,antng is said to be growing finely and
okipg well.
Former Coroner John l.. Frick, OF New
TX. and Miss Bessie P. Nelson, Of Chester
re married at the residence OF Mr.. and
-. Orlando Strahorn in Newark early last
D., EEK by the groom's brother. They will re.
lie, after a short tour, in Newark.
nectit-The large saw mill operated by George
Con Poverty, OF Middletown, Del, in Mr.. W.
ysiu, ing Walkers woods, Queen Anne's coun-
was destroyed by fire one day last week
tie a good deal OF valuable timber was
,troyed. The loss on the mill and timber
estimated at S400.
The taxable basis OF Havre de Grace is
3s6,666. 1t was shown that 20 cents on
300 would give the city a tax revenue
$500, about 300 over and above the
cunt required to run the city for the year
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