The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-09-19

A merry round is now in Eikton, on
the corner of High street aud Singerly ave
An addition has been erected to the
store house of j. T. Bennett & Sons, in the
Hollow.
Tie Elkton Amateur Dramatic Assosi-
| alton will present drama III Elkton aurlus
| the latter part Of October
| Miss Bessie Scott, of this town, W no Is an
accomplished pianist, announces that her
music class will open October ISL
Mr.. Jesse Pierson, of Elk Neck, was
thrown from his dog cart on Monday morn
| ing while driving to Elkton, and received
bad wound on the head.
John E Alexander our well known
Elkton hardware merchant raised this
season 430 bushels of potatoes from single
acre.
Mr. Edward Taylor our popular livery
man has just purchased of James Nelson'
20 acres of land adjoining MS farm, bought
of Mrs. Cutlery.
Mr.. Joshua NJ. Ash moved this week
into one of the bright new dwellings
recently erected by Mrs. S. d. Stewart on
East High street.
Col. A. W. Evans and Mrs. Evans
sailed from Glasgow on the Circassia OF the
AncLor Line on the 10th inst, and are
daily expected home.
The foundations are being built of the
houses which will be erected by Mrs
Parker and Mr.. William B. Heatzig, on
the site of their destroyed property.
1t is reported that the lecture room of
the Elkton Presbyterian Church will soon
be furnished with seatings similar to those
recently placed in the NJ. f. Church.
Mrs James w. CLAYTON, of Chicago.
returned from Europe on the Nevada of the
Guion line on Thursday of last week, and
has been visiting Mrs Alexander Evans.
On Monday night next Ensign Edith
Marshall of New York, will lead the
Salvation Army Barracks. She is good
speaker and every body is invited to hear
her.
The McClenahan Bros. are now employ
ing 800 non union men at their quarries at
Port Deposit The plan of the strikers to
boycott the firm has seemingly had little or
no effect, as 10 diminution of business can
be noticed.
Our enterprisng Eiktou machinist,
Mr.. George McQuilkin, has secured tho
contract with the Mccullough Iron Co. at
North East to make and place the new
blast pipe at their mills. The work is now
being down by him.
Natural gas is still being discovered in
the ueighborhood of Salisbury, Nd. On
Wednesday well was being driven at
Parsousburg, and when at a depth of IS
feet gas was detected. A lighted match
touched to the end of the pipe produced
flame which shot several feet into the air.
Bishop Tanner, of Philadelphia, Pa,
preached twice on Sunday last at the
Elkton a. VI. Z. Church camp meeting,
which the Rev. T. W. Thurston has been
successfully conducting for two weeks. The
meeting will close tomorrow. Rev. NJ. L.
Sluby, of Wilmington, and Raw. w. c.
Gownes. of Baltimore, will assist in the
closing exercises.
William Eaton Wooley, the Youngest
son of Jacob c. Wooley, deceased, aud
Helen Wooley, formerly residents of this
died at Brighton, Colorado at 80
a. m, the 29th ultimo. Mr.. Wooley was
born on November II, 1872. He and his
brother Guy left their home at Snow Hill.
Md, and located at Brighton. He was
buried in Elm wood cemetery, Brighton.
On Thursday afternoon Mr.. Harry
Marshbank's youngest child a little boy of
eighteen months was severely scalded about
the face and arms. Mr.. Marshbank was
engaged placing an oilcioth under stove,
the child not being in the room when he
began, but just as the stove vas raised. a
kettle of boiling water was overturned, the
little child running in the room just at the
moment 20 receive d portion of its contents.
We are glad to know the case is not a