The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-03-25

at Lombard last Thursday
-Pcnyvillc freight station has been
moved TO Il point nearly opposite the
Owens store.
-Rrv. Wilson Bcalc. If Zion, filled
the pulpit in West Church, Whining
tom, on Sunday
Robert Y. WaIlrn has bought the
John +. Wilson farm of $40 acres. near
Clayton, for S12,S0O.
-trril +. Brown. of Calvert. will
manage the farm of Franklin T. Mac
kic'S heirs near Fair Hill.
-tirorgc Mil. Of New London. ran a
null int" his knee in fall while playing
Lall. imilcting Il painful wound
A good time was had at a smoker"
held by Fellowship Lodge. X. of T.. of
North Ea>t. on Monday night.
4 new superintendent will be chosen
at the rcop"nnG of t..'t'r Chapel Sun
day School ut > p. m. ,p2.arrow.
-Frrcdus Johnson ha. It the 4. ].
McanS farm near Caiv,.. F., work the
Friedman place mar Port Hgpo.tt.
Lightning struck hou, l"-n> and
ether objects "n sunday in and around
Oxford but did II" serious damage.
HI" Kenmore paper mill ut Prnvi-
dencc WAS closed in some departments
TINS week 1n account of muddy water.
II. II. Lindc1muth. of the York En-
gimr"rin- Company, will prepare plans,
estimates. etc.. for ONfurd'> new water
supply.
Rev. II. w. W,>twood was reap
pointed pastor of OXrnrd NJ. T.. Church
at the recent Ihi!ndruhia Conference
held III Allentown.
Just al1ivcd-a cargo of Suit Water
Oysters 1T the bridge For sale by
Capt. +. Scgrllin. .Ir.. Shuckcd or in
III" shell. Family trade a speciality.
E. X. Burlington. of Rising sun. was
the speaker ut the Nottingham Monthly
Meeting of Friends held last Friday
The Berry Local Option bill was en-
dorSrd.
john Dowd. of Cherry Hill. was
struck and badly hurt by Il train at
Providence. one day last week. owing
10 his being deaf and not hearing its
approach.
The pupils rf Warburton School will
hold n box >:}rial and entertainment at
tn" Scho" on Thursday evening. March
30. at O'Clock. If stormy the next
fair evening.
-Four loaded coal cars were thrown
from the track. tive down the bank. on
the C. X p. ID. X. K. near Safe Harhor
on Saturday by y broken rail Traffic
waN delayed several hours.
A dog frightened the horse Of w. $.
Kennedy. If Kemblcville. near McCnrl-
landville last FrGay. The wagon was
young son were thrown out The lat
ter'S wrist WAS Sprainrd.
A. VI. Strickland. of Elkton has the
contract for fine store and residence
which he will build for W. ID. Cu%lett.
of North East. on the lot at the corner
of Main and Back streets. which he re-
Gently purchased from T.. G. Lowe.
The removal of the Delaware Di-
, vision headquarters rf the PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad from Ila!;~n to Wilmingt N
will take - or more families from the
former place. The new Office building
now in course of construction at Water
and French streets. Wi.ningtlu. is cX-
pcrtrd 10 be completed by July LIST.
On Thursday evening the F.w1rth
League and m, MIXERS Of A>bury NJ T..
Church, Wilmington. gave Il reception
to the Rev. DR.. Thomas l.. Pou!sGu. whc
has acted aS pastor of the church for
the past year. Dr. Poul>nn will be use
cceded by Rev. IL. \. g. WcStcriicld
who last year WAS StatiCaed at North
East. in this county.
All troops of the Maryland National
Guard reporting for rifle practice at
Saunders Range during the coming sum
mer will he paid for their time. Two
companies of the First Regiment will
report on each of the days from July
q To July II. From the results of the
practice Of the guardSmCn and the mem
bcrS of the State Rifle Association. II
, team will be selected to represent the
State at the National Shoot ut Sea Girt
y. j.
/ AS will he seen in our local columns
Mr.. Jos. l.. Mcdaniel offers Il reward of
| F''' WI INV apprehension VII wv
or vandalS who have mutilatcd and de-
| StrCyed the Shrubb,ry. plants. trees and
flowers at Shady Beach farm. near
| North East These Expectations have
become intocrablc. During the past 3
or / years. besides the destruction of
| plants. grape vines and II part of Il fine
| young orchard Of fruit trees. tive barns
have been burned. Several parties are
under surveillance AZ the perpetrators
of these acts Of vandalism. and it is to
he hoped that the guilty parties may
soon be unprecedented.
Engine No. 514J of the F.. Il. X W.
railroad in charge Of Engineer Collision
and Fireman CrorS made u remarkably
fast run from Edge Moor to Perryvile
Oh Tuesday. The locomotive was draw
ing five freight cars and n trailer or
cabooSc and left that city with orders to
proceed rs rapidly as possible in order to
hurry some material through Conductor
| Walter Boyd had charge of the train.
The distance from ~ tower on the cut
off to Perryville is thirty miles and the
run was made in thirty-three minutes.
| This included SlowdownS for dangerous
curves. water troughs and trcStcS This
is considered fast time for a freight train