The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-08-26
Miss Lizzie Wells school will, cerpen

will be dedicated by Bishop Curtis to
morrow.
| -Mrs Hall an aged lady, residing in
Cecilton. who is visiting in Elkton fell on
Thursday breaking her nose.
Harvey Rseder was injured on his
farm near Zion while blasting, very
heavy stone crushing his foot.
The Elkton and Bear Station base ball
clubs will play match game on the Elk
ton Fair Grounds this afternoon.
The West Amwell Sunday picniced
at Locust Point on Wednesday and the
Pierson grove school spent Thursday there.
A horse owned by Contractor y. ~.
Strickland and valued at $3.50 died from
lock law on Monday. The horse ran nail
| in its foot some time ago
Barry Lyndon owned by Henry Hess
| of Elkton trotted without pace in The 2 As
class on the Salem n track on Thursday.
Manly Drsnuen's horse Charley W. was
entered in the go class race which was
declared off,
The unusual spectacle of a morning
rainbow was viewed in the west on Thurs
dav morning about seven o'clock, after the
storm of Wednesday night. The early
risers in Elkton were rewarded and viewed
this beautiful sight with much pleasure.
PRESBYTERIAN Church. Services on
Sunday, August 9th. Sermons by the
pastor Rev. j. McElmoyle, at 10. 80 a. IN.
on .Holiness on the Bells of the Horses"
and at p. IN. on Lost Among the Stuff,
specially for young people. Everybody
cordially welcome.
The County Commissioners were in
specisl session in Elktop on Tuesday.
The contract tor building the bridge over
the Big Elk river on the road from
Cherry Hill to Brewsters mill was awar
ded to the King Iron Company of New
York, on bid of $3.50.
Record of marriage licenses issued by
the Clerk of the Court for Cecil county:
August %, John Adam Stopped, of Port
Deposit, and Christiana 4 Ritter of Lapidum
August %, William 7. Boyd of Bay View
and Florence McMchael of Pleasant Hill;
William Allen and Mary E. Jackson
colored both of Port Deposit.
George Kelley a tramp about fifty years
fece was brought to Eikton on Sunday
bruised and otherwise injured. having
fallen from the P. W. ~ B. Railroad bridge
over Mill creek near Bacon Hill Saturday
night. DIR G. NJ Ellis rendered him medical
o..o.,;on a,d ba was ramoyad to the cnunty
almshouse until his recovery.
The heavy rain storm of Wednesday
night was accompanied by strong and
damaging winds. The smoke stack of the
cannery in Elkton was blown down and
the electric light wires were broken in one
place by falling tree branch. And the tele
phone wires throughout the county were
crossed. Corn was blown down fiat and
and the fruit trees were stripped. The
tenters st Union Camp near North East
tossed a restless night, the wind and rain
dampening and shaking the tents as we'll as
the religious ardor of the tenters. One tent
was completely blown down.
Ten days remain until the opening of
the Cecil County Fair. Undoubtedly in
the way of special amusements and inter
esting exhibitions this fair will bs grand
success. The privileges were sold at pri
vate sale on Tuesday and the booths and
lunch stands for the convenience of those
attending will be conducted in an excel
lent manner. The railroad rates from the
neighboring cities and towns have been
arranged including admission 10 the
grounds at low rates Entries for exhibi
tors close on September /. Help make
this fair the greatest in the history of the
association. You know how.
A large number of persons attended
the funeral OF Wilmer steele the boy who
was drowned in the Elk river on Wednes-
day of last week which WAS held from the
residence of his half brother James Steele at
Pleasant Hill The Raw. r. Day Cantwell,
OF Elkton, otficiated. The Thurlow, Pa,
Council, Jr. o. U. A. M, of which Steele
was a member, and the Elkton Council
attended in body. The Intermsnt was at
Union. The bsarers were: B. Dicks, A.
Sheer and N. B. Bogardus, of the Thur
low Council, and George A. Brown, John
B. Dean and Andrew Hushebeck, of the
Elkton Council.
Work is being rapidly pushed on the
ne,.s Edilding OF W. j. Payne, on Main
Street. One of the three store rooms will
be occupied by W 7. Messenger druggist
of Cam bridge, who expects to open here
by the time of the Fair in September. Mr..
Payne the jeweler also will occupy one store
and is making an effort to lave The room
ready for occupancy as soon AS possible
Tue plan of the greater part Of the upper
floor is tilt, containing comfortable rooms
which can be used either for this purpose
or for offices. One large room is suitable
either for hall or photograph gallery.
Gas and electric lights and water pipes
have been put in ard the building will
have the modern Improvements.
The Impatient" the new steam yacht
built for William NJ. Singerly, Esq ar
rived at EIkton on Wednesday and is now
lying at SCOTS wharf. The yacht has as
yet only received printing coat of paint
aud the finshirgs and dpholsterings are
still to be added. The boat is 81 feet in
length, 11l5 feet wide and draws 5H feet OF
water She was constructed for speed and
runs easily 20 miles an hour, having quad
ripple expansion engines, 7-l0-l4-20, with a
ten inch stroke, which are fed by pipe
boiler pressure of go pounds. The lmpatl
ent's cabins are conn odious, deck room
being sacrificed for this end. She was built
at Holly Oak, Del. and was finished at the
yard of Pussy 81 Jones, at Wilmington,
under the supervision of Captain w. a.
Wright ard engineer j. w. Hudson, of
Elktou, who are her officers.