The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-03-05
ELXTON. MARCH ), 1899,
ScLOgAL DEPARTMENT, u

Elkton.
Miss Kate Leslie of Phil .delphil. wa
the guest If Mrs Richard q Reese, thu
week.
The frame of John f. Crothers' new
house at Calvert WAS raised on Wednesda!
Of last week.
Newark NJ. f Church has invited th
Rev. w. j. Duhadway to return as P"sto
next conference year.
Mr.. II. Clinton Nee lbe, is canvasslne
in York, Pa in tie interest of the Coins
Publishing Company, New York.
Mr.. Euoch NJ. Purnell, of Phil Adelphi
was in Elkton on Mond,y and Tuesday
He is travelling Tor the well known shoe
firm OF Graft. Son II Co., Philadelphia.
Jacob R.mbo, contractor on Strurda'
finished repairing the store house OF Johi
Z. Alexander 4 Son, recently damaged by
fire The firm has resumed business at the
old stand.
William Brown of Rising Sun Offers
two acres of land to any person or nrm
who will build mauuf.ctory upon II, an
that will give employment to not l''s than
fifty hands.
The ladies of Hopewell NJ. Z. Church
will have an oyster supper for the b@neht
of parsonage furniture fund, Wednesday
evening March 9Sh. at Woodlawn. All are
cordially invited. If stormy the next clear
evening.
The Cantata Little Red Riding Hood
was presented last night, by the pupils OF
Melmar Academy, at Zion, aided by several
members of the Temperance Union. 1t
will be continued Tonight Ali are cor
daily invited Admission % cents. chill
dren 10 cents.
We'll attended prayer meetings with an
occasional sermon by the pastor, have been
held recently in Roseb ,uk NJ. f. Church,
Calvert AT the last meeting of the trus'
tees it was decided 10 allow the use OF the
church for funeral services upon applica-
ton to the sexton.
Services will be held in the VI +.
Church, Chesapeake City, to morrow, sun
day, at 10. 30 a IN. and 30 p. IN. Morning
subject, Kept" evening, 'rnrae Kings. y
The Rev Mr. Martindale pre- tcIed on elo
queut missionary sermon in tie abo' .
church last Sunday, and in the eveuir. . the
Sunday School held its missionary ami
yersary. The Re-. l. q. Fosuocht, during
his two years plstorite has raised $500 on
the church, debt.
A spelling bee will be held at Fair Hill
school house on Saturday evening, March
18th, for the benefit OF TIE school. Two
classes will lie formed, one Tor children 10
years of age and under, and one tor all
over tina: age, gold pen ana holder will
be given for the first prize IL each class,
and gold dollar for the second Words 20
be given from the prououucing speller and
Websters primary dictionary. All are
cordially invited to come and take part
Admission Is cents.
Howard Coale the second son of the
late Lewis H. Coale, and grandson of
VIM. Coale OF Colora died in Philadelphia
on Saturday last of typhoid fever. His
body was brought TO Culora, and on Mon
day buried from his grand fathers resi-
dence, in the Friends burying ground at
West Nottingham. He was esteemed
and exc .nplary young man, having just
attained his twenty-tirst year, and had
been for several years a consistent memb
of the Methodist Church
L. Marshall Haines, trustee, sold at
public auction, in Colora, on Mond.y, the
Waring property consisting of four parcels
Of real estate, situated in Colora. Parcel
No /. lot facing l73 feet on High street was
sold to Mr.. Street Brown OF Colora for $50.
Parcels No. =, lot adjoining railro oppo
site fertilizers works; No. 3, property Oh
E!st side OF railroad, improved by frame
dwelling; No. I, lot on f ist side OF railros I'll
opposite Bird Machine Co, works; were
purchased by +. 4. C.eadenin x Bro OF
Colora, for 500, Sl5l, and 5l2J respectively
AT IA meeting of 5hird party Prohibi-
tiouists held at Elktou on Tuesday the fol
lowing were selected as delegates from
Cecil county To the State Convention which
assemblies in b fillmore on the Sth inst
VIM, II. Alderston, Rev. T. A. II. 'Brien
VIM. T. Reed, John f. Roach, Rev. J. B.
Quigg, JOS ). Sctrb Trough, j os. 5. Pogue
and Rev j. j. Jones. Alternate-, Joseph H
Brooxs, James + Armstrong, Thomas
Fryer, John =. Wilson, Amos K. Brown
j. j. Bennett Thomas Wilson, and W IN
T. Weldon Mr.. WIN. H Silk OF b .lti-
more, Chairman of the Prohi bitoniSt State
Executive Committee WAS present at tht
meeting.
Wilmington NJ. f. Preachers ASso
citation held a SPECIAL meeting on Monda
the object of which was TO tender Bishop
Andrews a reception. The att, ndancs was
large, most of the pastors Of Whining OF
district of Wilmington Conference being
present. The Rev. Mr.. McIntire at New
Jersey Conference was 3 visitor. Bishop
Andrews was welcomend by the Rev. Johr
France, president of the association, on be
half of the organization and by Presidin
Elder Murray on behalf of the district. Tn
bishop made an appropriate response and d
livered an interesting address on the strength
OF MeJuOulsn. III Tue I ulitb AohiN'S hIh lD-
eign countries Subsequently, the conference
troubles were Indirectly referred TO aud tb,
bishop asked the gathering to pray that h
might be endowed with divine wisdom il
handling the troubles. The session wa
perfectly harmonious and continued unit
noon The bishop dined with PreSi lin
Elder Murray.
-Th, American Straw Board Company
mill at Chestertown Nd, took fire at /
o'clock on Monday might, and Is now
total wreck high wind was blowing a
che time and famed the sparks. The mi
shut down Friday because there was n
straw baiIed, and there were but three Ell
ployes on duty Engineer Nelson and tw
helpers. Mr. Nelson, stated that he mad
his hourly visit at 10 O'Clock aud everythin
was all right, but n IL o'clock he law fiji
falling on the rotary boiler from the straw
room. He Immediately drew his fires an
turned on the water, after which he and II
two men went to the scene Of the fire, but
had made such Roadway that all he cOul
do was to blow the whistle. John Tilgl
man, helper, stated that the fire originate
from hot journal. All efforts to save IL
buildings were useless, and the freme
directed their work to saving the sIabl'
ana dwelling houses, which they accom-
pished. The IN i'll is owned by the Amer
can Straw Board Company of Chicago, au
represented u capital of $3.50, 600 1t w
the only straw board mill running this sr'
of the Alleghanies, and was feeder to Il
New England States and the South. 1t
insured for about SlO5 600. Sixty men a
thrown out Of employment, and it was oi
of the worst fires that has happened the
for twenty years. There are grave faa