The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-07-04

accompanied by his wife and child, is visit
ing relatives in town.
REV. Fl. a. Graves will preach at Bald.
wins at 1880 a. IN. Sunday July >, ami al
Big Elk Chapel 3 p. m. All are invited
Mrs John L. Alex 4nder attended the
wedding reception of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Hudson at Chester on Wednesday.
The new Rector Rev Giles b Cooke
will preach at St. Marks Chapel July 9Th at
% 30 a m j., AMI AT the Parish Church North
E asst at } 80 p. m
The bicycle fever has struck Elktun.
DR.. Stuart Smith, Charles G. Wells and
William Feehy have recently appeared on
new safety machines.
MIR. James Bray, of PerryvilIe, has
been placed on the U 5 pension roll, at
SI2 per month, from July 30, 1890. Mr..
Bray served in Pennsylvania regiment.
Fourth of July will be observed i'll ex-
celent style at Happy Valley Park at Port
Deposit, and the turn out there promises
to be large. All passenger trains will stop
at the Park to day.
Lost between Capt. Reaiey's and Mr..
McGrady's store on Main street, on Thurs
day night two medals one gold, the other
silver, with initials "M. k. a reward
will be paid if returned to Mr.. f r..
Groome.
"A deed from John McKalvey and
others to the E!ktOn water company for
| ,fl ,,, m
nit of Red Hill was put on record yesterday
in the Clerks office. The reservoir will be
located on this land.
The President and Commissioners OF
this town give notice that the ordinance
| forbIdding the firing of fire works within
| the town limits will be strictly enforced.
B.iliff Boulder has received explicit in
structions in regard 20 the matter.
This week 5 copy of the War Cry, pub
liz he'd by the Salvation Army is Il special
number printed in red, white and blue 1t
sells for five cents, aud this number con
tains the ID, claration of Independence, a
poem by Mrs Capt Galley, The Stars
and Stripes. An Independence Day song
| set To music, ard lots of patriotic matter.
| Buy it and try ii.
| Through the thoughtfuluess and enter
prise of Vim. NJ. Singerly Esq, the Elk
River from the bIldge at Etkton as FAR
| down as deep water below Plum Point, has
been channel staked by regular painted
and anchored buoys. Tits work which
will be great help to the navigators and
ancient III sriners of the upper waters of the
| Elk, has been done by Capt. Lindsay of the
yacht Sparkle
Nip Q. f.syo5its cat owue! by Mr.. VIM
Boulder, who lives with Mrs. +. y. Ellis.
WAS found dead on Tuesday under porch.
| He was one Of match pair of cats, Nip
| and Tuck which took first premium at che
| Elkton fair in 1882 William paid full re
| spect to Nip's vir'ue4 by giving him first
CT Iss funeral lie was an unusu Ally large
animal, ant was y g,nar II t.vorite Rest
| quiet clt-iu-peace.
Aliens circus showed here en- Tuesday
on the corner of High and Natfit street
| While the performance was in progress
| team belonging TO the show, and which
| rushing across the Cup ropes and for
moment endangeriug the CANVASS. No ne
| was hurt, althou III some alarm WAS excited
| for 4 moment. The cDncern was small, but
favorably spoken of by those who SAW the
| entertainment.
July the 21st viii BE- the dsy to 60 to
| Colchester by Brickey and McCullough's
popular Excursion TO see all the new i'm
nrovements The Water TOboggln, there's
lots of laugh in it Do not fail to see it.
The Ladies and gents make the plunge to
gether and certainly make big holes in the
salt water. Remem Der the date, Tuesday
July 21st. It's ironing day, but it could
not be avoided. SO come along and finish
it the next day. 3w
A despatch from Baltimore says that.
OTTO Weir, a patient at the University Hos
pital there, is i'll danger If bursting. He
fell, rupturing his left lung, causing the air
to escape into his stomach ns he breatheS it
in, and 1t is oaly by the use of strong band
ages that his body can bs Kept from bur St
ing. Weir is suffering great pain from his
is swollen to twice tine natural size. His
chances for recovery are very small.
Mrs. VIM. S Evans assisted by Mrs
George A. Blake, Mrs. Howard Bratton.
Mrs. Il. b. Frazer, Miss Idle Frazer and
Miss Bessie Evans entertained number of
the little folks at lawn party III Monday
Evening The yard of Mr.. Evans resi-
dence was handsomely hurry with chinese
lanterns, which when illuminated made
pretty fairy picture. What with the ice
| cream and cake, and the pleasure of the
evening generally, the little folks have not
before had so good time.
Baltimore physicians are interested in
| a sleeper who is at hospital there. His
name is Frederick Beesinger, and ever since
| Wednesday last he has been almost contin.
uaily asleep. Various measures to arouse
him have been tried but all failed except
! ammonia, which, on being placed near his
| nostrils, instantly aroused him. Ga its re-
moval he again fell into sleep. Pins stuck
in his flesh didn't even cause him to vince
which dismissed the idea held for time
|
The Wedding of Miss Alice Brooks
| daughter of Mr.. Joseph Brooks and Mr..
ThOrIas Price took place on Thursday even
| ing of last week at Ches tpeake City. The
ceremony was celebrated by the Rev. l. G..
F1snocht at the Bayard House where the
| sister of the bride resides. Miss Coleman
! PLAYED wedding march, as the bridal
couple entered lie parlor, where Il large
company of the friends Of the happy
couple had assembled. Mr.. and Mrs.
| Brooks were the recipients of a large num
Der of handsome Wedding presents.
| The Epworth League of tue E,ktou NJ.
+. Church, gave their regular monthly
| entertainment in the lecture room of the
church on Wednesday evening The ex-
ercises opened with singing Bless the
Lord Oh my SOUL followed by the Rev
Charles Hill in prayer. After the reading
of the INMATES aud the call of the roll OF
mem beers, Miss Annie PIerson sang q solo,
followed by a select reading by Miss Idela
Collins After essay by Or. 5. Claude
Sykes. Miss Carrie Ricketts,, and Mr.
Newman Davis rendered a pleasing du EFT,
| which Miss Bessie Miller followed with a
reading. After another reading by Miss
Emma Lewis, IA collection was taken, the
exercises which were of an interesting
character throughout closing with the
selection "The Lord is Rich in Mercy"
"A valuable heifer owned by Mr.. Sam
Harris, who is the tenant of Mr.. ThOma!
bremen, on the Rudolph farm, shor
distance east of EIktOu, was so mutilat