The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-10-01
An increase of pension has be en- granted

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Governor Brown has issued proclams
ton declaring October 2lst, Columbus Day
legal holiday.
DIR. r. C. Mackall has been appointe
as the member of the State School Ia
Commissioner from the Second Congres
sional district.
"A picnic and festival will he held
Harris NJ. E. Church, Elk Neck, this even
ing Saturday. Proceeds for benefit OF Tn
church. Everybody invited.
An oyster supper and fair will he he'll
by the ladies of Baldwins Chapel on os
tober 6, Z and ssh, for the benefit of the new
chapel. All are invited to attend.
William Thompson colored man O
Glasgow, Del, while engaged cutting corr
last week fell to the ground stub strlkln
his eye seriously ipjuring that member.
Miss Bessie Manly and Miss Heller
Scott represent the Elkton Presbyterian
Sunday School at the convention held t.
day and to morrow Sunday at Ba!
View.
The Order of the Iron Hall of Balti
more city was incorporated on Tuesday
with sixty three incorporates, one O
whom was Mr.. Levin w. Lloyd of this
county.
Preaching in Chesapeake City M. Z
Church, Sunday morning aud night, nigh
sermon followed by revival services
Preaching at the Manor at 3p. III. "Blos
som" Sunday School service at p. N.
DIR. H. d. Barnes, formerly of Ceci
county. has been very i'll with typhoid
fever at his home in Kirkwood, Del. His
condition is now very much improved and
it is expected that he will soon be conva
lescing
| A severe electrical storm passed over
Elkton early Sunday morning. The only
damage done in this vicinity was the
SCATTERING of large shade tree on the
corner of North and Stockton streets by
the lightning.
| Mr.. j. II. R. lamar son of DIR. John ID.
lamar left Elkton on Thursday for Chicago
where he has secured a clerkship IN the
freight department of the Chicago and
| Northwestern railroad. We wish MIR.
lamar success.
| The Lancaster, Oxford & Southern
railroad trains are now running as far as
Harlan's board mill. Contractor Connell
is grading the line at Sngerly's mill. The
workmen are now blasting and cutting a
way through the woods of Joseph Lewis.
| Providence permitting, Rev. l. L.Wood
will preach at Crouch Chapel tomorrow,
| Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Every y
| is invited The Sabbath School will meet
| at clock A full attendance is earnestly
| requested. Extra services will begin on
Tuesday night next.
Albert Constable and Hester Hess,
| trustees, on Saturday sold the property OF
the late John T. Sicer situated in the min tn
district the estate being bought by Martha
| j. Slicer. The amount paid for the home
was $4,000 subject to the widows right of
dover; and for the Reed farm S4025, one
half interest being subject tc dover.
There are now at the Appraisers office
| in the Custom house thirteen trunks and
| twenty five cases of household goods and
wearing apparel brought over here from
| Europe by Mr.. and Mrs. Ross R. Winans,
who have gone to Newport. Most OF the
wearing apparel has been in use but the
| dresses, all made in Paris, a dozen bonnets,
| ten dozen gloves and some fans, all of the
most exquisite material and latest style.
| The fifty dresses include ball gowns, recep-
| ton dresses aud visiting costumes. and are
said to be the very finest ever brought into
| that port. In the trunks were ten dozen
gloves. Duty will be paid upon some of
| the goods which have not been in use one
| year.
About ten days ago Edward Maslin a
| mechanic of Chestertown, Kent county,
returned from the John Hopkins Hospital
where he had had dangerous growth cut
from his lower lip. The wound was curing
up most satisfactorily and young Maslin
| had returned to his WORK. Several days
| ago, he with his brother, was riding in a
| dearborn wagon in which there was a
number of boards which protruded over
| the rump of the horse. While going down
| hill one of these boards struck the horse
causing him to kick violently. Young
Maslin was struck in the mouth the heal
| ing wound on the lip was fearfully
| lacerated and CHASTITY wound was intiic-
ted reaching up to the right eye Eight
| teeth were knocked out and his face pos
sibly disfigured for life. sS-.z-azagla7E5
al,
Seventh, and Eighth Districts, met at the
Public School building on September 3rd
| and elected the following officers for the
present scholastic year: President, f. S.
| Everist, Vice President. 5. j. Tammany
Secretary, Theo. w. Currier, Executive
Committee, j. L. Crothers, Miss BERTHE
| Graham, Miss Ida Gerry, Miss Annie
| Quinn, NJ. j. Hanna, and A. NJ. Vanne.
| man. The program for the october meet
ing:-Music, Miss Reba Buckly; Essays
| Miss Jennie johnson, and Mr.. Eugene
REYNOLDS; Reading, Miss Benigna Hohr
and Miss Mary Keene; Paper on Arithme
tic. J l.. Crothers. Question for discus
sion, "What is the Teachers True Process:
in Teaching?" Disputants, Rev. John
| Sa1ire, Miss Martha Biddle, j. L. Crothers
and Mitchell Hanna. Next meeting ON the
irst Saturday in October.
| An incident occurred in York. Pa, q
few days ago, that suggests the necessity Of
| care in the selection of vessels in which
cider is placed A Mr.. Heistand of that
vicinity took to the office of the County
| Recorder a fine lot of cider, where the
| off Gals and the clerks were invited to come
and drink without price. All who partooi
of the cider pronounced it splendid. After
all had drank their fill, large quantity
still remained, which was placed in thu
water cooler. The next morning, when
the officials and :heir clerks returned u
their labors, the cooler still contained some
cider. of which all drank freely. 1t was
not long, however, before one after another
J of those who drank became deadly sick
among the number being the Democratic
candidate for sheriff, john d. Gallaten
Recorder Trone, Clerk VIII Young ant
others. They were seized with violen
Mains in the stomach and other manifesto
lions of poisoning. The proper remedie
we're applied, and all recovered but MIR
Will C. Young, substitute clerk in she
clerk of the courts Office, who is said to b
now lying in critical condition An exam
nation of the cooler disclosed the fact tina
the acid in the cider had eaten through thu
! zinc lining and the cider had thus become
+ impregnated with zinc poison.
q Postmaster General Wanamaker ha
decided to issue what will be known as tn
Columbia series of postage stamps, to b
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