The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-02-17
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Two large castings, weighing 1900 lbs.
each have been received by the Chesa-
peake & Delaware Canal Co., for repairs
to the large wheel at the steam pump. By
the way it Is generally known that the
wheel at the steam pump is said to be
the largest of its kind in the United
States 1t is forty feet in diameter and
pumps 2,225,000 gallons of water from
Back creek into the Chesapeake & Della
ware Canal every hour. This amount of
water Is necessary to take the place of
that lost by locking boats through, and
also to take the place of that lost by
evaporation. During the hot dry weather
IL Is necessary to keep the steam pump
| in operation day and night in order TO
keep the water in the canal at the pro-
per level.
Representatives Covington and Linthi-
cum, of Maryland, accompanied by Rep
resentative ]. Hampton Moore of Penn
| sylvania, on Tuesday appeared before
the House Committee on Rivers and Har-
oors, urging that the River and Harbor
Bill include an authorization for the
| Government to purchase the Chesapeake
| & Delaware Canal for the intra coastal
| waterway system. The engineers con-
| slider $2,5OO,OOO d proper price for the
| present canal, and they estimate 1t can
| be converted into a ship canal for $12,-
| 600, Gao.
| There was no service in the Methodist
Church on Sunday morning owing to the
inability to get the temperature up to
the required degree.
| the Women Home and Missionary
| Society met at the home of Mrs. Brady
| on Thursday.
| The supper held by the ladies of the NJ.
E. Church was quite success the net
receipts We're $1C5.
| Mr.. George Hemphill fell from the
wage" at he boatyard on Friday last,
but fortunately was not seriously in
| jured.
William S. ans, trustee, has trans
ferred to John 7. Curry and James A.
| Curry woodland in the Second District
| aggregating "A acres for $61343
Miss Mary c. II. Walters of the Chesa-
| peake City Schools has been recon-
| mended by the County School Commits =
sioners for life certificate.
| A resolution has been introduced in
| the Maryland Legislature requesting the
| Representatives of the State of Mary
land in Congress to use their influence
| towards having the present Chesapeake
& Delaware Canal purchased by the Gov
| eminent converting it into a ship canal
| The resolution has been referred To a
| committee of which Mr.. Clendenin of tn S
| county, is member.
| The Chesapeake City Gun Club organ
ed February by electing Ralph H.
Rees, President; John NJ. Reed, Jr, Vice
| President, and John Lupfer, Secretary
| and Treasurer. The club now numbers
more than fifty members and will hold o
practice shoot on Mr.. Toys property near
| Mt. Nebo on Saturday, February II, at
1890 p. IN. The members of the club are
Ralph Rees, John NJ. Reed, Jr. John
| Lupfer, Charles Carly, Clayton Ellison,
Jr., James Watson, Delbert Aiken, James
f. Kirk, William f. Brown, Clifford
Hoover Cecilton: Charles Lake, viii.
liam Corderey, George N. Bennett, NAL
! Tory Toy, Roger Williams, Harry How
ard, Maurice Toy, Adm Pyle, William H.
| Pyle, Jr., Benjamin Reynolds Clinton
| Toy, William A. Brown, Ceciton; Harry
Killer, Thomas Howard, Harper Hazel,
John H. Harris, John w Rouchelle, Now
land Bouchelle, Byron Bouchelle, Will
| liam Arrants, Charles Stevens, Irwin
| Griffith, ]. p. steele, William T. Har-
riott, Delmar Curry, Venus Buckworth,
| Herbert Watson, Arthur Deibert, Gilmore