The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-04-30
Owing to lack Of support the E'kton
Enrnnt Rand hls liShanden.

Cornet Band has disbanded.
The front of the Elkton liquor store has
been improved by new set of steps.
100 shad were caught on Wedue sday at
the shore ofCoolehan and Hogan on Spssutla
Island at one haul.
The Farmers Hotel on North streethas
been closed, the late proprietor Harry
Miller, having removed to LewisvilIe Pa
John f. Wilson, Esq is i'll at home
near Elktcn, with Brights disease Of the
Kidneys and he Art affection. DIR lamar Is
in attendance.
A pavement has been laid on the south
side of Main street, at the site Of The build
ing recently destroyed by ire, and Owned
by the late Hon. j. y. j. CreswetI.
Mr. u C Wharton Smith has been elect
ed President of the Susquehanna Paper
Company, succeeding Nj. Harry Carter
formerly OF this County, who becomes
manager of the York Haven Mills.
! AT the quarterly conference held at
Wesley Chapel, Elk Neck on Saturday
afternoon last over which Presiding Elder
L. f. Barrett presided, it was decided TO
erect a new church on the new Elk Neck
road.
A new time table went into effect ON
| the p w & b railroad on Sunday LASS.
The train formerly due at Elkton at 30 p
m has been replaced, and now stops for
Wilmington and Philadelphia passengers
otherwise the Elkton schedule remains
unchanged.
Mr.. Israel ID. Carter, of this county
attended the fifty ninth annual meeting OF
the Maryland Bible Society held in Bali-
more on Wednesday. Mr.. Carter was
elected one of the vice presidents, which
office is held by ore member from each
county of Maryland.
Tile National Board of Fire Under.
writers, New York City offers reward of
$3.50, for the detection conviction, and
punishment of the party CT parties who are
guilty of incendiarism in firing the buildings
on the farm of Mrs. Ella j. Talley, about
one mile north of Elkton, on April 2nd.
The Rev. L. E Barrett the recently
appointed presiding elder of the Whining
ton district preached an able and effective
sermon at the Elkton NJ, f. Church on
Sunday morning. The first quarterly con-
ference of this station met on Wednesday
afternoon at which Mr.. Barrett presided.
The proposed Lancaster, Oxford and
Singerly Railroad is now i'll course of con
struction. The b & o Railroad has award
ed to Thomas n. Council, the contract for
that section of the road between Child's
station on the Philadelphia division b. &
O., and the Providence paper mills a dis
lance of AZ miles. The contract price is
between S65, 900 and $4,000, and calls for
all the necessary grading, masonry, tresti-
ing bridge work, cross ties and belfast.
The Court of Appeals on Thursday dis
missed the appeal taken by Alfred 5 out's
counsel, on the ground that here was no
final .judgeme nt rendered in the case by the
lower court, and remanded the case that
sentence may be imposed We understand
that after sen tence, the case will be taken
to the Court of Appeals for review OF the
rulings of the lower court on exceptions
taken by the prison counsel. As the
Court of Appeals will not sit until October,
Stout will enjoy respite for some months.
"A fire which originated in the Central
Theatre of Philadelphia on Wednesday
night destroyed that building, the Times
newspaper office on SAMSON street, above
Eighth, the silverware mandatory OF
Hamilton & Deisinger and the restaurant,
on Eighth street, Of Kitchen u Bounds,
Neterlein's cigar store and A. j. Coulter's
shirt factory. The power house of the
Traction Company was so badly damaged
that the engines were crippled and the cable
cars stopped. Nearly 100 persons We're burn
ed in the theatre, most of them sustaining
only slight injuries, while no one was tat Il Y
burned 80 far as could be learned last night.
The fire was caused by the scenery coming
in contact with a gas jet The losses are
estimated at nearly S1,O0O,0OO, which is
partely covered by insurance. The latest
reports state that seven members are miss
ing from the "Devil's Auction Company,
which was playing in the theatre at the
time of the fire. The reflection of tue FIRE
was plainly seen by a number of citizens o
this town.