The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-03-23

IN need tearing down part of the remaining
walls of the Ocd Fellows Hall and the col
tract for sand ana the laying of brick ha
b zen made and we may look in the near fu
ture to have place to hold entertainment
of size. that will be of service to the town
The b. c. Ribb Stove Co, which closed I
few weeks since to take an account of STOCK
aud make repairs, resumed work Monday
and Will continue duriug The season.
The Tunis Lumber Co : planning mill for
merly known as :. G. Rowaud's mill, vii.
begin operations soon rs The lumber now
on the way arrives and which is being looked
for every day. The company require mum
Der OF men out OF the mil! Ill Pliing lumber
beside the regular hands at the machines
in the mill.
Mr.. Stokes, from Sta afford Hartford County
has brought a number OF scow loads OF
ground flint from his mill and shipped il to
! Trenton, y. j.
| The weather has been much against Capt
Holm painting the City Belle, but he ex-
poets to have her finished and regularly on
the line to Lapidum in a few days. Capt
Holm has had to Use her i'll towing scows to
and from Lapdum while the painters were
at work painting the boat.
Jarrett and Phillip Spence are building
small float for fishing purposes Just below
Lapidum aud will be ready for use nv the
| time herring and shad arrive in great num-
| beers. n number of herring have been
caught Ill small seines and dip nets. Oar
| fishermen are preparing their shad nets for
| drifting and seem to think we will have
them as soon as the weather gets warm.
A few places where soft drinks are sold
always closes while the grand jury is in ses-
sion and parties can be seen lingering near
them wishing for their propretors to return
III order Tor them to slack their thirst. 1t is
reported deputy sheriff visited the foundry
ON important business Wednesday morning
and two Of the employees, one white and
| the other colored, had as important business
ont OF the upper end of the building and
He'd hat and coatless over the hill.
AT the sale of horses by Thomas W. Now
land at the Farmers and Commercial Hotel
Wednesday,, horses brought from SIG to
$500. He has four or five excellent work
borses left if any persons desire any of that
class. Good judges say it the best lot
of horses brought here for sale for years.
announcement was made from the pull pit
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church that there
would be 30 preaching service next Sunday.
The Sunday School will meet as usual in
the afternoon and the young mems prayer
meeting in the evening
Thursday evening as the ). 53 p. m. train
from Baltimore was coming around Mount
Ararat the engineer discovered i, man sit |
ting on the bridge at Herring Run, he put |
on the brakes but was not able to stop the |
train. The man seeing his danger tried to
get out OF the way but the engine struck him |
on the head breaking his nose and cutting |
his forehead very badly, but fortunately not
fracturing his skull. He proved to be an old i
man from Pennsylvania bound for the fish |
ing shore. DIR. Noble thinks his wounds |
not very serious and he will be able to be |
out in the course of ii week or two.
\ number of receptions have been given |
MIR. and Mrs. f. II. Rowland since their re- |
turn from their bridal trip. They have |
been entertained at large parties by Mr.. and |
Mrs. r. G. Hopkins, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas |
G. Bond, Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Rowland and |
Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ. McClenahan. As a |
socially. X.