The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-08-22
RrevitieS.

RrevitieS.
Last Thursday nearly all the politicians
of the county were at Woodlawn camp.
Mr.. C. w. Maxwell is making hand
some improvements to his residence on East
High street.
The tramps must go or take an au-
tumnial retreat at "Jessup's cut" So say
our county commissioners.
"A festival for the benefit of the New
Leeds NJ p Church was held in Mr.. Daniel
Harvey's grove yesterday evening.
WIN. Patterson, an eyed citizen of Me-
chanic,' Valley, this county, died last
Thursday morning. Mr. Patterson was in
his sOth year.
-Pencader Presbyterian church of Glas-
gov, Del, will give a musical and literary
entertainment next Tuesday evening for
the benefit of the church.
Crouch Chapel Sunday School will have
their annual picnic in the shady grove
owned by DIR. Mitchell near the Frazer
school house next Wednesday.
The examiner of public schools will he
at his office in Elkton, on Monday the 9th
after eleven o'clock, to IN ct any teachers
who may wish to see him on business.
Rev. James Mccoy will preach at
Crouch Chapel, tomorrow evening at s
o'clock, the public are cordially invited.
The Sabbath School will meet usual at
21z p. NJ. All the members and friends of
the school are requested to be present.
Montgomery Union Sunday School
will hold picnic in Prospect Hill woods
next Wednesday, both afternoon and even
ing Should the weather prove unfavor-
able it will be held the next evening. The
public are cordially invited.
We are informed that the EIkton ANA
teur Dramatic Association, which gave
such popular and delightful entertainments
last winter and spring, will shortly begin
active rehearsals for future charming even
ings in Odd Fellows Hall this fall.
Thomas Nicol, formerly of this county,
now living on one of the farms owned by
Ex-Governor Cochran, near Middletown,
had a lot of harness stolen on the night of
Sunday, August 9th. Tie thieves broke
into his barn and stable, and Mr.. Nicol had
to ride on horseback to give the alarm.
The protracted meeting which began on
the 10th inst. in Donners grove, one-fourth
mile north of Newark on New London
road will be continued. Preaching on Sun
day, August 23d, at 101! A. NJ 3 and ~
p. NJ. Communion at ~ p. NJ. Should
weather prove, unfavorable meeting will
adjourn to Exchange Hail in Newark.
"A Sunday School picnic, supper and
festival, for the benefit of Union NJ. +. Sun
the church next Tuesday. Should the
weather prove unfavor.ble the festival will
be held the next day. A filst-class supper
will be served for twenty-five cents. and
ice cream, cake and lemonade will also be
on hand.
There was considerable disorder in
Elkton last Saturday night, ami it really
looked like the old fashioned times of riot;
when Bailitf King appeared on the spot
and arrested five of the noisy characters.
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arrested parties on account of their youth
full age, and we hope that this will be a
warning to them. They paid their usual
fines and were released.
Thieves attempted to enter the pro-
vision store of Z w. Janney on Wednesday
night. Messrs. Ben amin Drew and Harry
Garrett, who occupy rooms adjacent to the
premises heard a noise and the fierce bark
ing of dog. They saw two men in the
yard who seemed to be trying to quiet the
dog, and surprising them to be burglars
they made some noise in hastily dressing
and the two men took alarm and decamped.
Miss Jennie Griffith, daughter of Mr..
Arson Griffith, of the Second district, was
badly hurt by an enraged SOW last Tuesday
afternoon. The SOW had brood of pigs
and one of them got caught in an opening
of the fence, and its squealing attracted her
attention. Miss Griffith rushed to the as
sistance of the unfortunate pig, when the
old mother sow rushed upon her and badly
lacerated tho wOuld-be rescuer The lady
is badly injured, and DIR. Mitchell is at
tending her.
Mrs. Sirnington, wife of Thomas Sim
ington, who lives on f lst High street, be.
e-came alarmed by the recent reports OF
Z burglars, and left her home and took refuge
| in the house of neghbor one night this
!. week, spending TIE night there. Mrs Sim
ington's husband is an employee at Sin
gerly's mills, and was on the night force
The next morning when she went back tC
her home she found that it had been en-,
tered and several articles of clothing, some
provisions, and some articles of jewelry had
been stolen.
This week the fire apparatus and hose
were carefully overhauled and examined
by Baliif King, under the supervision OF
I Mr.. A. w. Mitchell chief engineer of the
/ fire department. The hose, with the excep
| ton of one section, was found to be in good
I order, and the chief engineer put it to 4
/ good test He had the hose oiled to its en-
q tire length inside and out, and it was found
that it would reach from the town pump,
recently repaired and now giving an ample
supply of water, to Bow street on the south
twest; and to the bank building in an oppo.
bite direction, and up North street to Max
wells store, covering the entire business
tenter of the town. The engines were also
Examined and Mr.. Mitchell is about to have
be handles of the older one, "The Deluge, u
tered so as to give additional leverage
aen working it. lie also proposes, in case
fire, to have the services of twenty-fouI
5wart men secured, to form three relays
1.-THE purpose of working the engines
3 keeping them in constant operation
n aid fire occur anywhere inside of the
IT'S mentioned, the old engine will be
.oned at the town pump on the court
% yard, and the hose will be stretched
x le scene Of the fire.