The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-04-20

| The drama line Social GIaSs Tells | ne Olu
| old story of the moderate drnker becoming
a confirmed drunkard; in a new attractiv.
and instructive style. The drama will be
followed by a negro burlesque entitled 1.-The
Quack Doctor" Also cornet solos and
musical selections by the Rising Sun Cor
net Band.
MIR. DeiberS, the boat builder, of Land
ingsville, Pa, arrived in Elkton this week
with seven of his workingmen. They are
making preparations at Elk Landing to be-
gin building canal boats at that point. 1t
is said that about 20 men will be employed.
Thirty thousand feet of lumber was brought
from Pennsylvania and Elk Sheriff VIM. T.
| Boulder has the contract to haul IL to Elk
Landing from Elkton where it was brought
on the railroad. Mr.. Deibert rented u house
on East High street.
Mr.. Clinton j. White, assistant deputy
clerk of the Circuit Court, was taken sud
denly i'll on Wednesday morning. While
engaged in recording a paper he fell with
his face on the book in which he was writ
ing. His face and hands became very red
and afterwards turned very pale. Dr.
Bratton was summoned and pronounced
the attack to be heart failure. After Mr..
White had recovered somewhat he was re-
moved to his residence. He was able to be
at the clerks office the following day.
| We clip from an exchange the follow
ing concerning the former pastor of Elk
| II
Miller, pastor of the NJ. E. Church, and
whom we expected to arrive here on Satur-
day last, did not arrive until Tuesday. He
came down as far as Franklin City on Sat-
urday, but as he Giro. Miller) is very fear
full of the water and the storm being so tenn
pestuous, he concluded that he would re-
IN ain at Franklin until the wind, etc. mod
Grated, and a wise man was he in so doing. I"
| -Chineotaague Letter.
The Worlds Womau's Christian Tenn
| perance Union has requested that Sunday,
| April 2Sth, which is the day of their annual
meeting be observed throu shout the world
| as temperance day. The Presidents of the
States are requested to ask the pastors of
on the subject of temperance on that day,
and by explaining the Worlds w. c. T. U.
Petition against legalizing the sale of alec
nolic beverages and opium. A collection is
desired to forw ard the work. j. S. Baldwin,
President; NJ. f. Lake, Secretary.
AT the examination which was held at
Southampton school at the close of the
spring term, the following pupils answered
an average of over 80 per cent. of the ques-
lions correctly: Clarence Miller, SS Al; Lii
lie Blake, Al; Rachie Blake, 9S4 Z; Emma
Holt, SO Al; Maggie White, 81 Al; Sallie
White, 81 2 5; Letitia Burke, 90 3-5; Annie
Astle, SO; Ira Castle, 81; Gavin Blake 90 Lis;
Manly Miller, 1917; Elsie McCauley, SO + 5;
Warner Grant, 49, Hayes McCauley, Elsie
McCauley, SalIie White and Clarence Miller
were present every day during the term.
The New York Tribune last Sunday in
its "Pastors and their Congregations" col
umn contained the following concerning
clergyman who formerly filled pulpits In
shis country where he is we'll known "A
dozen Methodist Episcopal pastors will be-
gin their new work to-day to which they
were assigned at the recent session of the
New York East Conference. The most i'm
portant of the new pastors, from the size
and strength of the churches they fill are
DR.. T. L. Poulson of the Nostrand Avenue
Church; Dr. c. l.. Giffin of Grace Church
and the Rev. T. p. Frost of Sulnmertield
n-
L. l., and was formerly one of the most
prominent ministers in Baltimore"
Prof. Chas. H. Hopkins, artist, must
clan and lecturer will give three popular
Evenings of Illustrated Song in Odd
Fellows Hall on April 18th, May l and 3,
for the benefit of the organ fund of the Elk
ton NJ. f. Church. Gems of scenery and
beautiful transformations together with
songs superby illustrated while being sung
will afford entertainment and instruction.
New songs and pictures each evening. Mr..
Hopkins comes highly recommended by
personal friends of a number of citizens of
Elkton. A prominent citizen of Havre de
Grace writes, that "Mr. Hopkins entertain.
meDts there were both instructive and in
teresting, and that any commentator of
them will not be amiss. He will be assisted
here by home talent.
John p. Dunning, the special cores
poudent of the associated Press who wrote
the thrilling account of the loss of the war
ships at Apia, is a native of Delaware and
his father d. L. Dunning resides at Middle
town. He did his first newspaper work as
Middletown correspondent to the Whining
ton Erery Erening. He is about 90 years
old and has been one of the regular office
force attached to the Pacific coast agency of
the Associated Press in San Francisco enter
ing the service two years ago. He was
known to possess great GOODNESS and fine
descriptive powers when he was selected to
go to Samoa 10 watch the political situation
| there. His weight since going to Samoa
has been reduced from 1856 to 113 pounds.
His account of the disaster was nearly 90
900 words 1t was the longest dispatch ever
| filed on the Pacific coast for transmission
east on one topic.
"A mysterious shooting affray occurred
near Newark on the road leading to Elkton
| early Tuesday evening. About $50 o'clock
David Borles young colored boy, was
| walking with a companion along the public
road when without any premonitory sound
| OF warning whatever he felt himself badly
wounded in the neck by bullet from some
unknown source. The wound was not at
once painful, but it was profoundly mys-
terious to both of the young men, neither of
| whom had heard the report of any frearm
or noted the presence of any one in the i'm
mediate vicinity of them at the time. BUr-
| les companion, who was slightly in the
rear at the time declares that he had moth
ing to do with the shooting and in this the
| boy substantiated by the victim of the
| bullet. Blood flowed freely from the wound
| and the office of DR.. Koliock was at once
| sought. Here an examination showed a
| very serious bullet wound in the side of the
neck about two inches under the ear. The
probing instrument was unable to discover
the location of the lead even at the depth of
two inches, but it is thought to be very near
| the jugular vein. The high inflammation
precluded any further search last evening,
and curiously enough the boy experiences
very little pain. The injury is very serious
though, and quite inexplicable.
The Sixteenth Annual Convention of
the Maryland State Temperance Alliance
will be held at the Old First NJ. f. Church.
Baltimore Md, on Tuesday evening, April
Both and Wednesday and Thursday May
LIST and End. All Temperance Associations,