The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-07-09
ELKTON, JULY 9, 1882.
cLOgAt DEPARTMENT. u

improvements are being made to the
residence of Mr.. George Balderston, near
Colora
The Elkton base ball club will play tina
third ard deciding game in the series with
Newark on the fair grounds this, Saturday,
afternoon Game called at $50.
George Johnson, young colored man
of this town, was arrested on the Fourth
for disorderly conduct within tbs town
limits, ami arraigned before Squire Scott.
He was released upon paying Il tine OF 81
and costs.
A regular monthly meeting of the
members of the Singerly Fire Company
was held at the engine house on Tuesday
night Il was ordered that two hose reels
be purchased from Hollaway, Baltimore,
TO carry $50 feet eich,
The closing exercises of West Noting
ham Seminary were held on Thursday
afternoon, June %. The first honor for
tho wear was awarded Miss Lena Kimble
the second to Miss Sue Ewing; third, Miss
Cora Wiley. Rev. DR.. S. y. Gayiey pre-
sented the prizes and made an address to
the school.
The property Of the late John w.
ROGERS was sold on Friday of last week by
W. T. Warburton, Esq. Miss Annie j..
Rogers purchased the farm containing 1O6
acres, improved by stone dwelling, etc., for
1920 A lot aud house were bought by S.
IT. Rogers for 500. j. G. Hindman'
auctioneer.
The Board of Trustees of the Elkton
PRESBYTERIAN Church held meeting on
Tuesday afternoon at the office of DR.. j. IL
lamar. The officers elected are: Il G. Lewis,
president; DIR. j. II. lamar, ecretary; IL
NJ. Mccullough, treasurer. The executive
committee consists of Messrs. Thomas
Drenuep, p. H. Cleaver and John Gilpin.
Mrs. May McCrea was reappointed sexton.
Charles Hall, former Cecil countian,
died in San Francisco on Monday, June 13,
aged IS years. The deceased was a son OF
the late Washington Hall, who was a
prominent citizen of this county, residing
near Rowlandville. Mr.. Hall removed to
California four or five years ago from
Hartford county, where he had previously
zone from Cecil. He is survived by wife
and six children.
Services Commemorative ofthe life and
character of the late Rev. Charles Hill
were held in Asbury NJ. E. Church Will
mington on Sunday afternoon last aud
were conducted by the Rev. j. ID. C. Hanua
Resolutions apprecative of the deceased
and OF coincidence were unanimously
passed. Appointed addresses were made
by c. f. Bordner and Rev. John II. Sim ms
NJ D., and II. H. Ferguson. Among the
volunteer speakers who paid their tribute
of testimony to the departed were: Thorn as
Lane, Rev. Alfred 7. Scott, William
Pennel, Samuel Casperson, Mrs. NJ. L
Lincoln, Mrs. NJ. A. Taggart, Mrs. Emma
Wood and James E. Mckay The closing
hymn was 1--WE Shall Meet Beyond the
River.
The town of Cburch Hill, in Queer
.Anne's county, Md :, about six miles from
'Centrevile, was swept by able
western cyclone of wind and rain about
$50 o'clock Sunday evening. l. was
about three quarters of mile in width
and came from the south west. 1t first
struck the property OF Mrs. Kate Walls on
Walnut street, which was badly damaged
by three large shade trees crushing through
the roof and knocking out the end of tht
house. None of the inmates WAS injured.
The Episcopal churchyard, which con
tanned a number of huge trees, is a mas
of wreckage, trees four feet in diameter
were broken off like pipe stems. TIT
handsome eolored glass windows we're de
melished, tombstones we're overthrown an,
in some instances blown 80 feet away. |
next struck the barn of Ira Clark, contain
inga crop of wheat, just threshed, an
leveled it TO che ground. Templeton
suburb of Church Hill, suffered worse tha
the town proper. The house of Fletche
Faithful was entirely blown away, leavin,
no vestigs of it but the foundation. Th
colored church was lifted from its founda
tion and badly wrecked, also the colore
school house. Kitty Anthony's house wa
blown into splinters, and two other house:
owners not known, were uplifted frol
their foundations. One of them was blow
against the other, turning it completed
over. The most marvellous thing is tn:
throughout all this destruction of propert
no lives wero lost. The occupants of OF
of the overblown houses made their escap
through the chimney. In another were
woman and four children, who escape
unframed. A team that was being driver
along the road was struck by flying tim be
breaking the horses leg and demolishi,
the carriage. Cornfields, orchards an
fields of stacked wheat present an awf
appearance They are as fiat as though
roller had crossed them. Hail stones
large as walnuLs were picked up after Il
storm had subsidized. The loss to proper
and the growing crops is hard to estimat
as whole fields of corn are blown up by Il
roots and peach orchards uprooted, b
conservative estimates place it up in d
hundreds of thousands of dollars.