The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-07-01
ELKTON, JULY l, 1898
GLOgAL DEPARTMENT. "

The Elkton NJ. E. Sunday School WI
give an excursion to Colchester Beach
Tuesday, July 10Th.
William P. Wright, of Camden, n. j.
has purchased the Bell Hill farm from tn
Rev. j. D. Carey, for $3.50.
-Elkton Council, No. %, Jr. o. U. A. NJ
will meet on Monday July 3. instead o
July 4. the regular meeting night.
Mrs. John w. Cantwell fell in the bacl
yard of her residence on High street OF
Monday and was painfully injured.
The fourth of July will be duly cele
brated at Mount Pleasant with fireworks
and music by the Rising Sun band.
On Monday the directors of the Second
National Bank of Elkton declared a
semi annual dividend of per cent. payable
on and after July 3.
The letters uncalled for at the Elkton
postotfice are addressed as follows: Dr.
Thomas Hammonds, John Milford, Miss
Liza Jane Harris, Miss Elnora j. McCon-
nell, John Rowland, Fred Smith, Mary H
Thorp and Peter Sipps.
The following have been elected officers
of the Elkton Council, a. o. L. w: P. NJ.
w, John Chick; NJ. w, S. B. Enos; F., S.
j. Keys; O., w. Hardness; G., Norris
Lewis; 1. W., II. C. Wells; o. w, Il. D.
Bowland R. Sec, NJ. r. Gllpin; Financier,
j, T. Brown; Receiver, p. H. Cleaver.
NJ hoap
released from the House of Refuge on a
writ of habeas corpus. She was committed
by Justice John Partridge on March so last
for one year on the charge of being habitu-
ally disorderly. The code states that the
imprisonment shall not exceed six months
and it was on this point that the release
was granted.
Mr.. Samuel Chapman, the we'll known
horse trainer, suffered from apoplexy on
Thursday of last week the result of consider
able driving in the sun, but recovered and
was able to attend TO his business until
Sunday when he received second and
much more severe stroke. He was removed
to the Howard House and DR.. Rratton
summoned, under whose care he rapidly
recovered, and is now sufficiently able to be
out again.
If you want information of how and
where to fish, call on Mr.. Charles f. Lud
Wig the polite and attractive tonsorial
artist at the Howard House. Charlie is not
only a coed fisherman, but a first class
sailor. lie says no matter how dark or
foggy the night is you can cast you lead in
Elk river anywhere between Cedar Point
and Frenchtown, let it strike half inch of
mud, let him smell it and be will tell what
the depth of water is. This is no fish story.
A meeting of EIkton Council, No 90,
Jr. o. L. "A. NJ, was held on Tuesday night
at which the following officers were elected
tor term of six months: G p. NJ. Groves;
V. c., Malvern Jones; Jr. p. G o. G. Giles;
T, Alfred Davis; I. S. A. E. Sowers r. s.,
Con-; Thomas Hoffman; w Joan b. Dean;
1. S. William Giles; o. S., Walter Mercy;
Trustees, j. n. Jones, Charles S. Boulder
and George A. Brown; Chaplain, William
Sprinkle.
The Loyal Legion of the Elkton w. C.
7. u, met on Saturday afternoon last in
their room in the Frazer building, and dis.
banded for the summer. The regular meet
ings will be resumed in September. Refresh
ments were served and the young temper.
ance people had a good time. The legion
numbers over one hundred, and its officers
are Mrs. Jno +. Alexander, Mrs. Harry
Alexander, Mrs. Geo A. Blake, Miss
Mollie Mccoy, Miss Mary Budd Miss
Amanda Ford.
-Messrs. Gambri.l & Co damask manu-
facturers, present lessees Under the Elk
Mills Company, at Baldwins, have recently
leased and have in operation the Powhatan
Companys Mills, on Gwinns Falls, on the
Western Maryland Railroad about six
miles from Baltimore. They both spin and
weave with between one and two hundred
looms. Rumor has it, that there is posi-.
bility of moving the eqQin,uent of the Cecil
county mill to Baltimore county, which we
Hope is n5C the case.
A young man named Griffith of Balti
more who has been tramping through the
country met with rather serious accident
at Newark on Sunday. The second section
of the excursion train on the b. & O. rail
road to Bay ridge was drawing into the
station, when the youth undertook to board
her. so it seems as no one could give an
account of the affair. not even the injured
boy himself. His left leg was crushed
and mangled from the knee down. Dr.
bollocb, the railroad physician was sum-
n oued, and made the sufferer as conf
able as possible. Nelson Grant took charge
OF him and he was placed on the 8 O3 train
aud taken to Johns Hopkins University
Hospital, Baltimore. The boy gave the
address of his parents in Baltimore who
are said to be industrious well to do people
He was poorly clad aud very dirty.
Special Agent 1. n. Mills of tn,
Pennsylvania Railroad Company at Clay.
ton after careful canvass of the prospect
i've peach yield of the peninsula estimates
that the shipments by rail will exceed iv
million baskets divided among the severa
follows; Delaware Railroad $3.50 000 Del
aware and Chesapeake Railroad, 1,150, 90
Queen Anne and Kent Railroad, 1,O0O, O0t
Baltimore and Delaware, Bay Railroad
600, 900; Delaware Maryland and Virgini
RAILROAD, 500 900; New York Philadelphi
is regarded as entirely too high, It doe
not OF course include shipments by waite
and the large number of baskets that vii
be eyaporated and CANNED If Agen
Mills's est innate holds the total Weld shout
not fall much below seven to eight millio
baskets and such crop would mean ruir
ously low prices.
The Epworth League, of Mt. PIeasar
will hold a festival at the church at NJ
Pleasant, near Colora, on Tuesday, July A.
and on Saturday July Sth. On July At
they have arranged to give large dispa
of fireworks, consisting of about SIPS (
worth of roman candles, sky rocket
Japanese pin wheels and China flyer
bengal lights, floral ombshels, prismat
whirlwinds, ect. Mr.. Moses Nesbitt h
kindly given them the use of his field f
their display, and as it is the best locate
within miles for pyrotechnic display, bel,
high elevation, it gives a splendid vie,
There will be an abundance of ice crear
cakes, CONNECTIONS, ect., at the church, al
all who will attend may go away W,
pleased and refreshed. On account of Il
large crowd that is expected, thew w
endeavor to have the deputy sheriff,
some other authorized person on the groul
and good order will be insisted on. Cor
everybody, bring your friends along, al
enjoy the good things. Should July 4th
unfavorable, the fireworks will be resery