The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-07-08
ELKTON, JULY $, 1898
-.GLOgAL DEPARTMENT.. "

vice in the Audora schoo house on Sunday
at 3p. m.
N. c. Cameron has been appointed
postmaster at Perryville, vice William b.
Cole removed.
Rev. Frank Williams will preach In
the Elkton Presbyterian Church Sunday
morning aud evening.
Services will be held In Trinity Church
on Sunday next morning and evening %.
W, the rector officiating.
R. P. Seminar has been appointed
postmaster at Fair Hill in this county, vice
William Hogan removed,
NJ r. j. Rowland he's been appointed
postmaster at Liberty Grove in this county
vice Hiram I. Brown removed.
The Rev. r. Day Cantwell will preach
temperance sermon tomorrow, Sunday
morning 10 80, at Bou den's Chapel
Capt j. T Jones has sold his country
home at Elk Neck crossing to I. A. Whit
aker of North East. The price paid was
$1,000.
The recently elected officers of Elkton
installed on Monday evening, supper fol-
lowing the installation.
H. c. Cummings, the liveryman OF
Rising Sun, has opened branch stable at
Providence Mills. His sons will conduct
the stable at Rising Sun.
Under the annual distribution of the
free school fund made by the Comptroller
of the Treasury Cecil County receives
S1,776 81 payable on the 18th inst
Mr. Joseph W. Brown Of Appleton,
and Miss Dora Hicks of LaNisville, Pa,
we're married on June %, at the Elkton
M. E Parsonage by the Rev. L. L. Wood.
The Board Of Town Commissioners of
|. Perryvilie have organized by the election
of Johu H. Brsdfeid, President; John l.
Patterson, Treasurer; A II. Ovens Secre
tary.
The electrical storm of Monday even
Ing was accompanied in this vicinity with
heavy shower of hail stones. In Elkton
the stones were very large the shower how
ever only continuing for short time.
The "Painter's Rest farm situated in
of land, has been purchased by William
Tree of Mlddletown, Del, for $4,000 The
sale was made by George w. Ingram, real
estate agent of Middletown.
John Cooper, colored, was arrested ON
the Fourth charged with drunkenness and
disorderly conduct. He was given hear
before Squire Cleaver who imposed fine
of 81 and costs. The fine was paid on
Wednesday morning and Cooper was
released:
Tile funeral of Mrs. Ella Clark took
place on Wednesday aud was attended by
a large concourse of friends. Messrs. James
w. Morgan, Walter G Clayton, Thomas
Freeman, George Padley, Tobias Carpenter,
and Charles Freeman acted as bearers.
The rem aims were inferred at St. Stephens
Church Cemetery tia Rev. Dr. Charles
Duncan conducting the service.
The eighth annual circular and cata-
logue of Goldey Wilmington Commercial
College and School of Shorthand for lS93-94.
lust issued, is both complete and eminentIy
neat, and records the marked progress and
efficiency of this excellent institution. The
college was founded by H S. Goldey the
present principal III 1886, and at the LAST
commencement in June class OF sixtV>I
graduated. .- |
The work of dredging a channel 100 feet
wide and eight feet deep at low water from
the iron bridge to Clay's shore a distance
of about two miles has been completed by
dredge James d. Laary owned by James
Caller and Son, of Norfolk, Va The
machine left Elkton on Tuesday for that
city. The appropriation tor tho work was
$1,000, and which was begun by the com
pany on May 3.
Record of marriage licenses issued:
june 81, Augustus V. Oldham, of Leslie,
and Mary A, jackson, of Akin. June %,
Joseph W. Brown, of Appleton, and Dora
Hicks. of louisville. June "a, George w.
Vinsinger of Wilmington, and Ida NJ.
Wiser of Providence; Webster White of
Calvert, and Annie r. Ramsey of Cherry
Hill. June 26, John 7. Veasey and Eleanor
NJ, Cawley, both of North East. July .,
Nelson j. row man of Aberdeen, Olivia NJ
Carr, Hartford county.
the recent Democratic County Convention
in Elkton Chairman j. V Wallace ap-
pointed the following named gentlemen as
members of the County Executive ccm-
mittee: First district, E. E. Marsh; Second,
John Banks; Third, Daniel Bratton;
Fourth, II. Hess; Fifth, Pinkney p. Black;
Sixth, VIM. T. Fryer Seventh, Timothy
Kelly; Eighth, Stewart l.. Boyle; Ninth,
George w. Taylor. The members of the
County Central committee are: DAME.
Bratton, Manly Drennen, Hester Hess.
Messers William S. Evans, John S. Benson
and Samuel C. Rowland cons itute the
State Central committee fer Cecil county.
-Greta Miller, "a young daughter of Harry
A. Miller, of Wilmington. granddaughter
of Samuel H. Miller, near Elkton, was
seriously and probably fatally burned on
the Fourth. The accident happened in the
afternoon at the residence of her parents No
1909 Wes. Seventh street. The little girl
with several other children, had been play
iugS the yard when Greta went into thu
hc6se and returned to her piaymates witt
some fire crackers 1t is not known Jus
how the accident occurred, but while thu
children were lighting the crackers Greta'
dress, light gauzy material caught ire
md before the fire could be put out her bscl
: Yand limbs from her neck tc her knees wer
n earthly burned. DIR. j. Paul Lukens wa
n called and dressed the little sufferers burns
He said his PATIENTS injuries are yer
serious. He fears that she inhaled th
a.-,ss and ia burned internally.
The Rev. William Schouler, rector
Trinity Church, met with painful an
peculiar accident on Saturday Afternoon
Accompanied by a young daughter of NJ
Mr.. Benjamin NJ. Wells he was driving I
the farm of Jacob OFT, in Elk Neck an
aliphted fro N the carriage to open the gat
of entrance to the farm. After the gate ha
been opened the horse started off and
attempting to overtake the team NJ
Schouler in some manner fell striking b
mead on some sharp object, receiving
cash back of his right ear and his face al
head being otherwise painfully bruises
He was rendered unconscious but ha
recovered when Malen Stanley arrived.
the meanwhile the little girl had stopp'
the team, but she was unable to give al
account of the accident. nor can M
Schouler explain the cause of his falling
in what manner he was injured. Owing
~ the excitement and the heat of the day
probably tainted. Mr.. SChouler wi
removed to his home and physician W
summoned. He was unable to conduct t
services at the church on Sunday but b