The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-04-15
LOCAL NEWS.

Chicken thicyr>, are busy ar~md
Delaware City.
The Sheriff OF Kent county hH> hrun
ordered to collect 5000 in unpaid faxes.
Small catches of soft crabs are re.
ported by fishermen along the bay Sh"reS
-ShaI were selling ut So for rocS
and $50 for mctS ut New tE~tl" this
week.
DIR. w. r. Skinner AMI james Me,
Intire. of Glasgow. are members of the
newly drawn grand jury.
Prompt work checked a threatening
destructive fire in the IIp>Sngvr woods
north of Newark. on Sunday.
Heavy floStS were rcp&Itcd in lower
Delaware carly in the week hut fruit
is said to- have not hecn hurt.
The Cecil County Medical Society
will discuss, "ruhcrculoSi~'' ut its an
nual meeting in EIktun next Thursday.
COMPANY +. First Regiment. VI. y.
g., will meet 1T its aInory for drill
this Saturday evening at 80 O'Clock.
-iftfllfl WIS blDktn on W t'HHf>'FlE
for the QuarryviHe-Fa Paramount extension
of the Lancaster Oxford and southern
Railroad.
While trimming bushes cn hi farm
near Elktun a few Glys. ago former
Sheriff Morris Dunbar injured nnH of h..
eyes with hriaT quite severely.
-Rcv. KcnScy J. Hammond. rector of
Emmanuel Church. Highlands. Whining
ton, preached the nrntcn sermon AT
Trinity Church on Tuesday evening.
A severe thunder storm with heavy
rain passed ever the county on Monday
evening and more rain fell Tuesday
evening. No damage was G0nc 80 fan
as learned.
IS. NJ. Donnell. Joseph ii. Ho,sin-
ger. George X. Powell and Joseph H.
Luton were elected members of New
ark town council on Tuesday. the form
cr mayor. III votes wer" polled.
A Come and Sec social viii he
held ut the residence of Casper Gar
rett. next "Wednesday evening 10y tn"
Ladies' Aid Society of Leeds NJ. Il.
Church. Admission 10 cents.
Manager Ralph Bowler. of the Del
aware College Baseball team has thirty
men in tanning and all are striving tn
win places. Hayes Wilson. of Dover
haS been chosen captain of the team.
The Aetna Hose Company. of New
ark, will house its Now hose cart "a Fri
day. April u. with appropriate rere,
monies 1t is an up-tn-datc wagon WITH
l.,t, al In
feast after the ceremonies.
-Rcv. G.. +. Taylor. pastor Of the
First Baptist Church, Tyrone. Pa. will
preach tomorrow evening in ptrryvilc
NJ. +. Church. Mr. Taylor nEd wife
will pay Sh,lt visit to the formers
brother. DR. l.. &. Taylor. of Prrryvillc.
The Missionary Societies If New
Castle Prc>bytery met in the thr>n,
puakc City church OH Wclncs lay and
THURSDAY. y popular meeting WAS held
on Thursday evening and WAS addressed
by Rev. w. o. Johnson. Il medical mis-
sionaly.
Fifteen candidates are training fW!
the Delaware College track team. War
rngton il the only member Of last years
team in training and new men will rep
resent the college in the University OF
PENNSYLVANIA relay races in phikldel-
l.ha Oh April %. Coach ScoTt has hope
of his men standing we'll in the events.
WILSON Lee CanHG!. of New York,
has been chosen to- succeed his father,
the late Wilson l.. Cannon. Ills Il director
of the First National Bank Of Dover.
Del. The latter served continuously
from the organization of the bank i'll
1860. The Cannon family are largely
interested in the institution and hold
much land in the ncighborhood.
Norman Cameron will deliver II lee
turc on his experiences in the Philip
pines before the Epworh League of
Elkton NJ. T.. Church next "Wednesday
evening and will exhibit II number Of
curi0S gathered in the islands. Mr..
Cameron spent some years rs II Govern
ment teacher in Cebu and his impress
sions formed during his stay among
the EilipinU. are well worth hearing.