The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-05-17

kton boys and young men have the
base ball craze bad. How long will it last ?
-Prestding Elder w. l.. S Murray will
preach In the Elktou NJ. L. Church to.,nor-
row morning. The Sunday School of this
church will observe Children's Day on
June Sth.
The annual strawberry and ice cream
festival will be held in Wingate Post Hall
friuay and Saturday evenings, May % and
"a under the auspices of the Woman's Re-
lief Corps. Come and have a good time and
help the cause along
Church of the Good Shepherd, Chesa-
peake City; services next Sunday morning
az 80, also in the evening at 8ocock. St.
Augustine church, Bohemia Manor; ser
vices next Sunday afternoon at 8 o'clock.
There will be preaching at all these services
by the Rector, Rev. Jacob Miller All are
invited
The de'lic uion of the new Methodist
Episcop i Church at Chesapeake City will
Take place tomorrow. The exercises will
be of very interesting nature. Bishop G..
ID. Foss will preach in the morning, Rev.
y Willis in the afternoon, and Rev. DIR.
d. U. Peck At night. A change of program
has been made for the Monday evening ser
vice. Rev. Mr.. Perry of the Chesapeake
City Presbyterian Church will preach in
stead of Rev. E H. Nelson as announced.
The cases against the bondsmen of ex-
IIol
on the appearance docket in the Hartford
county circuit court this week and the APP
pearahce of Bernard Carter, Edgar H. Cans.
b. Howard Hannah, of Baltimore city, and
Albert Constable, of Elkton, was entered as
counsel for the defendant in all the cases.
Under the rules of court these cases cannot
be called for trial until the November term.
The general impression is that the State
will remove the cases to another court for
trial.
The entertainment to be given here on
Wednesday evening next by the Oliver w.
Wren Comedy Company for the benefit of
the Elkton Cornet Band will be an enjoy.
able affair. A committee of Clinton Lodge,
No. 30, l. o. .. +, under whose auspices
1.-THE Wrens" performed at WInstead.
Conn, "cheerfully recommends The
Wrens' to the amusement loving public as
they give a neat, clean, wholesome enter
tainment. The Commander and Secretary
of Sussex Council, No. 1901, A. l.. of H.,
under whose auspices the company per-
formed at Newton, n j., state, 1--WE take
pleasure in bearing our testimony that the
performance was tirst-class in every respect;
we Cheerful 'ly recommend it as a perfectly
clean and wholesome entertainment, spark
ling with wit, and one that cannot fail to
delight all lovers of fine plays and good
acting. The Wrens are in fine feather and
with tuneful voices.''
"A fatal accident occurred Wednesday
evening at the b 81 y. station, in Newark.
Delaware. About o'clock. Samuel Mont
gomery of Singerly, Cecil County, was no.
ticed on the station platform in company
with another man. Montgomery had a
large market basket with him. When the
8 OF south bound accommodation train ar
rived at the station montgomery in some
way Stpdiabcu hun Coih paulou
and attempted in the dark to board the train
as it was moving off. In doing this he
missed his hold on the train and tell directly
under the wheels of the second coach, which
ran over his breast and arms. After the
tram passed he was found lying across the
track and apparently dead. He was at once
taken into the station and DIR. kollock was
sum mOned There was no need for his ser
vices AS the man had the life CT ushed out of
him almost instantly. The coroner and the
mans brother who lives III Lancaster county
Pa, were notified by telegraph at once.
The unfortunate man was about so years OF
age and unmarried. He was a wood dealer,
selling to the railroad and others. He also
converted wood into charcoal at his kilns
near Singerly. He had been in Newark
during the afternoon purchasing groceries,
paying several small bills, Sc, and when
| picked up had over $500 on his person, part
of it being in promissory notes and the rest
in cash. This was of course cared for by
| his friends.