The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-04-16

in the Audora school house to morrow
Sunday 1t p. m. Services appr- pirate
to the Easter festival.
detective W. b. Lyons, Of Smith,
Pierson and West, detectives, Baltimore,
Md, was in E.kton on Wednesday, and is
now investigating the Richards murder.
Mr.. Townsend Poole will offer at public
sale his stock and personal property on the
Frenchtown farm on Wednesday the 27th
inst at 10 O'Clock a. IN. Adv will appear
next week.
On Friday night of last week a tight
occurred in the hollow between two young
men, as theresulto of an over Jealous dispute
respecting the aviation Army rumpus Of
the preceding night
-Bailitf W. 7. Boulder is quite sick
DR.. Howard Bratton is attending hun
His sickness is the result Of cold contracted
while watching the building of DR.. Jones
during the night OF the fire there.
Mrs. j. NJ. c. Carhart and l;rs
William l.. Mearns, of Zion. will hold a
Clancy" tea, at the residence of Mrs
Carhart, on, Wednesday next. The tea is
given for the benefit of the Presbyterian
church.
The Rev. J. S. Willis, of Milford, Del
will lecture II I'D Fellows Hall on Tues
day eve. April Goth. Subject "The stature
of a man" The proceeds are for the beuetit
of the Fire Company. Tickets 80 cents,
seats can be reserved at Mitchells drug
store, without additional cost.
Being misinformed, the WING errone
ously stated last week that the barn on the
farm formerly owned by the heirs of the
late James I. Mccullough, SITUATED abous
three miles northwest OF Elkton, had been
burned. The fire was used by blrning
of grass, from which the report originated.
Thomas Barber, a well known resident
OF Elk Neck died on Friday of last week,
from dropsy, at his home three miles west
of Elkton. He was in the Union arm.
The services were held at Wesley Chapel on
Sunday afternoon, the Rev. 1. l.. Wool,
officiating. Interment iii Church cemetery.
The farce-''A Peculiar Position will
be- presented at the residence of George W.
Cruikshank Ed, the latter part OF this
month The cast includes: Miss Elsie L.
Tull, Miss Florence L. Torbe-r, Miss Sadie
Reese, Miss Gslert CruiEShank; Messrs L.
Reese, A. H. Reynolds, Ricketts, Nelson,
and V. NJ. Torbert.
The School Commissioners of this
County have reduced the school book fee to
sixty cents. When the parents OF Cecil
county children pay this Iil-tilned eX@crion,
they should remember that the Democratic
Legislature has squandered so much money
that Governor Brown, pleads depleted
State Treasury as his excuse for vetoing the
Free School Book Bill.
The Red Hill woods were on fire Tues
day, which extended over about 100 acres,
the course of the fire six years ago. The
damage was chiefly 10 the young timber,
the amountof which has not been estimated.
The tin Der burned comprises the properties
of john Gipin, John ". Authony, aud
John Mckelvey. II is reported that the
fire originated from sparks from train
passing ABOUT 100 o'clock.
The quarterly conference OF the VI. L.
Church, Ches peake City, will be heii this
Saturday, evening at 1.30 O'Clock. All
members of the church are inyI Ell to be
present so welcome the new presiding cider.
Love feast Sunday morning at $50; regular
services at 1880. Suhjec5: DAY dawn
from the tomb" Easter offering Tor E-ieft
of stewards rund. The Rev. Z. L. .rrett
will preach in the evening at : 80 p'ciocS.
Two tracts of land, owned by John
Mex 4ne, situated in the Fourth district.
were offered at Mortgages sale by John ).
Writ, Attorney, on Tuesday morning, in
front OF the Court House, Elkton, The
first tract, comprising 10 acre. and %
percheS of land, aud improved by dwell
ling, large barn, granny stable and other
buildings was purchased by DR.. G. N.
Ellis tor S3,5l5 Tract No ,, containing 3
acres unimproved was not sold.
A spelling bee will be held in Harmony
school house, INTERCHANGEABLE, Del, on
Wednesday evening, April ooh. Proc ds
for benefit of the school. Suitable prizes
| Will be awarded to successful Contestants
a prize will also be given to the best .Fe.ieE
twelve Y ars age or younger. TIE pupils
OF neighboriug schools and "theis are cor
daily invited TO come nd ptrtcipaie
Exercises to begin promptly AT S o'clock.
Admission 10 and 10 cents. Ii the evening
should prove stormy the bee Will be held
the following evening.
Both shad aud herring are very plentiful
in the Susq johanna, and all prospects poinO
to an abundance OF fish this ear. About the
middle of last week the big run OF herring
began, the shad following on Friday, tue
river then being in excellent order. On
Saturday one glller caught los shsd al one
dip, and the same man causaJ on honda!
93 at one dip. Herring this week have
been SO plentiful at Perryvt.le, the humor
Gus joke became current, that man could
walk from Sp5sutia Island to the Railroad
| Bridge without getting his feet WEI, and
that he could not row ii boat up either Mil
| Creek or Furnace Creek, the herring being
so thick in the water. Fish being 50 album
Gant before the large fisheries were ready
for them, prices are low, best sh"d being
Sl2 per hundred, and when herring can be
sold they bring twenty five cents hun
dred. All the branches leading 10 the
river have been full OF herring, aud every
body las been "dIppiug' their own lmme