The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-07-02
a young child of MIR. Theodore Fa.,.lv

-Coroner Litzenberg is epparsd n,i,,;,,
Tue residence of Mr.. w. Arthur Mitchell
R on his farm near Elktou.
The Cherry Hill Council of Rcd N.r
contemplate giving an excursion te
Atlantic City, the latter part of July.
l The building on Main Street, occupied
oy The Cecil County Liquor Store, is beine
improved by having the front repaiu1ed.
MIR. Malvern LETTERS an emnloyee a,
''''"eFt = boat yard, while handling AN AK.
on Monday received an ugly wound On hi,
foot
AT the festival recently given by the
sons OF Veterans at Childs, ffty-two dollar.
were taken and the net amount realized
twenty six dollars
The Rev. l. l.. Wood, spent several
t days at Ocean Grove this week, and will
return to-day. lie will occnpy his pulpit
as usual tomorrow.
Workmen are engaged tearing down
the warehouse at the Elkton Station = hich
Tor number OF years was conducted by
Mr.. John Partridge.
Monday next being the Fourth OF July
and National holiday the banks of the
county will be closed. Paper maturing Oh
that day must be met on Saturday.
About seventy five members OF the
Cherry Hill Council of Red Men, attended
the services in tine NJ. L. Church, in that
town i'll body on Sunday morning.
The Elkton base ball cluG visited New.
ark on Wednesday afternoon and played a
match game with the club of that town,
which resulted in Waterloo for Elkton.
| Walter Merry, son of Mr.. w. Ct. Merry
OF this town was badly injured On Monday
| by falling from a cherry tree, which he had
climbed in Elk Neck, alichting across n
| fence.
An infant child of Mr.. w. II. earle,
| proprietor of Falls hotel, died on Wednes-
| day morning after short illness The
funeral was held on Friday, iuterment in
the Catholic cemetery
The Jr. @. u. A. NJ. No. 90, OF Elkton,
has about completed arrangements for an
| excursion to Cape May on August 3rd.
The excursion would make the trip by rail
to Wilmington, where the palace steamer
"Republc' would be taken.
Mr.. j. q. Constable, of this town, who
contested In the athletic exhibition of the
Y. NJ. c. y. Of Wilmington, held in that
city on Saturday, won in two events,
pole vauiting and the half mile ran. the
respective prizes being gold medal and a
Jersey sweater.
The work of Strengthening the tracks
on the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Bal
more railroad between Charlestown and
Principle station, this county has been com
pleted, and on Sunday trains began run
RAINING over the new road bed. BY this
improvement a considerable increase of
speed is attained.
The Rev. Charles Westermann, NJ. A,
of East Haven, Conn, will preach both
morning and evening next Sunday at the
Church of the Good Shepherd, Chesapeake
City, and in the afternoon at St. Augustine,
(Manor) He is very accomplished
scholar and musician. The Rev. DR.. Irvine
who has been taking rest for a few weeks
will preach the Sunday following at all ser
vices.
John Campbell resident of CLilds
this county, died on Wednesday, afternoon,
aged about fifty years. He served through
the late war in the 9Th Md, regiment, and
his death is attributable 10, wounds received
in the service. Mr. Campbell was a son of
Alexander and Lydia Campbell who reside
4 !, I,
trade, ard had worked in Marley Mill and
at Cherry Hill. A wife and several chill
dren survive him.
The many friends of the Rev. L X.
Miller of Newport, Del, and long time
resident Of Cecil county will be glad to
learn OF the distinguished success achieved
by his sOn, William j. Miller recently
graduated At Trinity College. Hartford,
Conn, not Only in the rank attained in his
class, but ~ the recipient Of Il prize of six
hundred dollars in amount, enabling him
to take post graduate course of study
which we understand he is likely TO pursue
at Harvard University or at,Iohns Hopkins
in Bal:ino re.
GA Wednesday morning while their
parents were absent, the three young chill
tren of Enos Morris, who il tenant on
the farm of W. Arthur Mitchell, near Elk
ton, discovered brass powder flask, con
tanning small amount of powder, and |
which they played with, the result being
that it exploded. The bog tci years of age |
was painfully burned on the arm, face and |
breast, his bro tLer about eight yea;s CID
being only slightly burned on the hand. |
After the accident the children ran to the !
residence of Mr.. Mitchell, where their
wounds were dressed, aud \ physician
summoned from Elkton.
Chief Scott of the General Postoffice
Department has completed the annual
review of the salaries of Presiuentll post
masters for the year ended March 3lst last. |
The salaries OF the two Presidential offices
ia this county Elkton and Port Deposit
will be he same in 1895, az they are this
year Elkton, gross receipts Sl,,06.22.
salary $500. Port Deposit gross receipts
2,i9O.13, Salary $1,000. The salary Of the
postmaster NJ Havre De Grace will te
advanced in 1898 from S14U0 to $500 the
In Maryland the only postotiice which fell
off in gross receipts was Princess Anne,
and for nearly one quarter that Office was
without postmaster, which ecessariiy
cut down receipts. All other Maryland
offices at least hold up to former figures.
On Tuesday evening the members of
SasquehanUa Lodge, No, $50, A. f. & A.
N. at Iavre de Grace conferred the third
degree, and had extended an invitation to
be present 20 many OF their outside hreth
rem. Tie feature of the evenings exercises,
was the III. sentation of a handsome Past
Masters jewel to ex Mayor John a. Rus
sell Prot NJ. A. Newell, Past Master of
Fidelity Lodge, No. 1876, of Baltimore,
made the presentation. Among those pre-
sent were G. 3 Finley, II. NJ. Davis, 5. ).
Keys, W. II. Elder, W. j. Aldrich, c. IL.
Smith, j. f. Hoffman, Dunbar Morgan,
DIR. Theodore A. Worrall q. \ Co5doa, l..
NJ Haines, l. ID. Davis, DIR. j. Fl. lamar,
Herman Ball, w. Watson, w. H. Burke,
DR.. S. G. Sykes, Jno. l.. Moore, l.. o.
Cameron, S. j. Tammany, members of
Union Lodge, Nc. As, of Elkton.
The Evils of Intemperance.
Matthew GarIan, an aged resident of
| Charlestown, visited Elkton on Wednes
day, aud in the course of the morning
imblbcd too oft of the flowing bowl. By
noon his condition was joyful. and in