The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-08-08
ELKTON, AUGUST $, 1891.
GLOgAL DEPARTMENT. ~

Insure Your property with Manly
Drenneu. 5,l6tf
H. Erwin Vinsinger takes the place
vacated by Mr.. Reese in the National
Bank.
For rent The drug store at Perryvi!l t
apply to Dr.. George Stump Perryville
Cecil Co Md.
Manly bremen insures live stock
against fire and lightning in first class
companies at low rates. ), loft
WIN. r. Rsyn dds, Middietown, Del ,
has a fine line of busters aud fly nets as
well as hand made harness for sale.
When you visit Baltimore, stop at til
Maltby House, where will Toe found first
lass accommodations and exceedingly low
rates. MChl 7tf
The Elktun Methodist Episcopal sun
day school will hold their annual picnic,
on Wednesday, the 18th instant. If favor
allie arrangements can DE made with the
Railroad Company, the school will go to
Happy Valley.
On Monday while Ulysses Springer,
employed at the FELTON, Hote|, was leading
a horse to water, the animal became un-
ruly, and Ill its attempt to get away, Mr..
Springer was knocked down and trampled
upon by the animal. He was not seriously
hurt, though somewhat crippled.
Alien Basfield, of kentucky, writes
the Elkton Stock Farm that he has two
Il he ,,tt \atp
York Dictator" which he gave two miles
on Friday last. IL covered the first mile
in = 32l%, and second one in > 30. This is
remarka bic time for a two year old.
While the six-year old son of Edward
Patton, of Rising Sun, was playing in a
barn with some other children, on Friday
last, he climbed to the ratterS, sixteen feet
from the second floor, and, missing hi. foot.
ing, fell, fracturing his skull. 4 physician
was summoned but the boy died an hour
after rd.
Large wells are being sunk at the end
of the old railroad embankmeut on the
south side of the creek, from which water
will be conveyed in pipes to the pulp mill
for use therein. Heretofore water pumped
from the creek has been used, but the fact
that the water Is frequently too muddy for
use has lead to this resource.
--rramps are coming into town IL num-
bers md very annoying. Oae named John
Kelly vas arrested on Saturday by Baili'
Boulder. He was drunk and had been
very insulting TO Father Murphy of the
Catholic Church. On Monday Justice
Partridge sentenced Kelly 10 three months
in the House of Correction under the
tramp law" The town Board have had
notices posted warning tramps of the fact
that they will be sent to the House of Cor.
rection if found in the town limits.
The Epworth League of the NJ. Z
Church, added another to their series o.
delightful musical and literary entertain
ments, in the lecture room Of the church
gu "Wednesday evening last. Exercises
opeued with singing Goa Let us be Glad, >
by the League, followed by prayer. After
reading of minutes and roll, Mr.. Frank
Harvey sang solo; Miss Ala FoIrd read
an essay, entitled "Jewels," next in order
Pierson, Miss Clara Scott aud Mr. L. Y
Hinchliffe; then followed an essay by WIN
j. Jones, Esq, subject, ''Jrhoiada, TIL
High Priest" :hen a solo ny Mrs Thoma
H. L)rt; then recitation By Miss Bessie
johnson; a duet, Mes4rs Frank Harvey and
f. V. Hiuchlifs Closed with liberia
collection.
The first of August has come and goue
and the proposed consolidation of the Dee
Creek and Susquehanna and Baltimore ant
Lehigh railroads is apparently no nearer
contamination than it month ago
Whatever be the reason for this delay, !
is evident there disagreement on som
vital point, and TIA II further efforts on tn
part of this local interests will be necessar
TO secure the construction Of this line
What has so far been accomplished is du
entirely to the efforts of those local.,
interested, and if they are to harvest til
fruits of their past l,bors it must be throug
such further endeavors rs will carry tn
project to completion, without regard t.
the selfish designs Of outside spectators
The direction which those efforts shout
take of course circumstances would deter
mine. So far as the people of Bel Air ar
concerned, doubtless they will never ceas
to regret that they did no push forwar
and secure a connection with the p. W.
B. railroad when that connection wa
within their reach had they so wiliet
But unless we mistake the temper of til
people they will not sit down supinely an
accept the present conditions as a finalitJ