The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-05-13

| Sunday, May %, will be obst rived a
Childrens' Day at the Elk,on Pres byteria
Church.
| "A wire fence is being erected aroun
the property of John Partridge, ESD, O
Main street.
The storm and high tides of last wee
destroyed number of gilling seines ON tn
Elk and North East rivers.
| &C. w. OLDHAM of Cecilton, has puI
chased from c. w. Cooper of Chariestown
the bay stallion Frank Patchen, for $3.50.
Mrs. Matilda Driver, an aged colore,
woman, died on Monday from pneumoni
at her home in West Elkton. Her funera
was held on Wednesday.
The regular prayer meeting of tn
| Young Peoples Christian Endeavor Societ!
of the Elkton Presbyterian Church wa
held last night in the chapel
The Rev. j. Winsch will preach tomor
row, Sunday morning at Leslie, in tn,
| afternoon at Pleasant Hill and in the Elk
ton Free Methodist Chapel at night.
Rev. Harry A. Creseer, of New York
will preach at the Church of the Coco
Shepherd, Chesapeake City, on Sunday
next, at 10. 80 a. m, and p m. All ar,
cordially invited.
The banquet in honor of Mr.. William
7. Malster, for the success he achieved il
constructing the cruiser Detroit, will bt
held at the Hotel Rennert, Baltimore, OF
Thursday, May Is.
1t is reported that a large brick yard
will be opened in Little Elk, on the prop
erty of w. NJ. Singerly, Esq, at an early
date The clay is reported by experts to be
of an excellent quality.
The annual municipal election was held
in Rising Sun on Monday. The newly
elected Board OF Commissioners consists OF
Messrs. A. L. Duyckinck, Theodore Garvin
Cecil Ewing, w. Payne, DIR. G s. Dare.
"A large number OF carrier pigeons were
liberated at the Elkton station on Sunday
morning. The birds were sent by rival
Philadelphia fancisrs their return to the
city being timed. On Wednesday a large
mum Der were llDeraten.
Rev. S. A. Gayley, d. D.. will DELIVER
his farewell sermon as pastor of the West
Nottingham Presbyterian Church on Sun
day, Jure 4th, and not tomorrow, as was
inadvertently stated in the last issue of the
WHO. DR.. Gayley has been pastor of this
church for thirty seven years.
The suit for $4,000 brought by Mrs.
Cecil Weaver, formerly of Elkton, against
the B. & o. Railroad Company will be tried
in the United States Supreme Court. Wash.
ipgton, OH Tuesday, Albert Constable, Esq,
of Elkton, representing the plaintiff The
suit is to recover damages for the death Of
her husband who was killed several years
ago in West Virginia while on duty in a
mail car.
We are glad to see Mr.. Samuel Simon
and his family back in Elk:on as ptomi-
nent residents. Mr.. Simon when formerly
a resident of the town, proved himself a
law abiding aud good citizen, and time has
not changed him we are sure. His son
Myer, then q boy, is now we'll established
in business on Market street, Philadelphia.
in large wholesale cloak house, and is a
very successful salesman.
A pleasing musical recital was given
en- Saturday evening last by the pupils of
Miss Mary F. Gillespie at her home near
Principle. The program included vocal
and instrumental selectione by Misses
Sennie Mccullough, Rebecca Gillespie, s
Tyson, Berthe Kidd, Ella Tyson, A. Atkin-
son, Sue Jackson, Laura Mcdowell, Alice
Wiley, Alice Tosh. Mabls Wiley, Edith
Price. The teacher Miss Gillespie also per-
formed. A large number attended, and
the success of the entertainment was the
occasion of much congratulation to Miss
Gillespie.
Mr.. P. H. Feddeman, Jr., of Centre
Vile, Md, was in Elkton on Wednesday
on his way home from Chicago. He reports
the Worlds Fair a success at the opening,
aud that the newspaper reports of the
frauds and extortions practiced on visitors
are wholesale falsehoods. Mr.. Trademarks
visit West was for the purchase of needed
supplies of the Page Woven Wire Fence.
He Mss able to secure to-: carloads, each
car containing ten miles of the fenos. He
reports seeing great stretches of the fence,
and says its manufacturers can scarcely fill
their orders for it.
Bay View Sunday School was reorgan-
ised on Sunday May 7th. John F. johnson
having declined the SUPPLEMENTARY
on account of other church duties, James
w. Abrams VAS elected his successor
John F. johnson and Mrs. E johnson
were elected first assistants and VIM
Thorn pson and Miss Arrie Rowland second
assistants. Miss Charlotte Rsed. treasurer;
Jethro johnson, Secretary; Miss Susie u.
Smith librarian; Charles Johnson, Lawreuc CO
Tyson, Mamie Abrams and Nettie Smith,
assistants. June the 11th was selected by
the school for childrens day Services morn
ing and evening.
On Monday "Uncle Ned" Dunsmore,
an ex slave, born at Port Deposit and
owned by Henry Broughton, died at his
home in Avondale, Pa, aged lug
years. His knowledge respecting the date
of bis birth was indisputable and COZ
rect and there Is no doubt but he was the
Oldest resident of Pennsylvania, to which
State he removed forty years ago, Edward
was liberated in 1901, at which time he was
l6 years of age. Afterward he followed
rafting on the Susquehanna, and in 1Sll
witnessed the burning of Havre de Grace
by the British. He stated that he was a
staunch friend of Abe Buzzsrd, the ex
outlaw of Lancaster county. He had nevel
seen Washington.
| Another progressive step has been taken
in Elkton. Mr.. w. j. Payne, the jeweleI
| who recently located here has purchased
the building lot on the south side of Mali
| street, the site of the late fire and owned
by Mrs II. j. r Creswell and Miss Mary
b. McIntire. The entire lot, extending from
the store of w. B. Heatzig & Son to thu
bakery of William Silk is included in tn
purchase and upon which three handsome
brick store buildings will be erected TO
which plans and specifications with esti
mates are now being prepared by Elktol
contractors. Mr.. Payne will occupy on
of the stores, the rem handed of which viii
be rented as storehouses, offices and 70
various purposes. The frontage is fit
eight feet, the amount paid being s175O.
The annual report Of the Government
Fish Commission shows that there was
good supply of shad fry sent to the river
OF Maryland, the aggregate being IL, 1913 ,oo'