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

"A disease closely resembling epizooti
is prevalent among the horses in the vicinity
of Colora.
improvements are being III de to the
residence of Miss Martha Finley on Eis
Main street.
The financial statement of the Elktol
Board OF Town Commissioners for 1892
will be made next week IN pamphlet form
The building for the cannery of Smiti
& McGsw is nearing completion, and 1t IL
expected that the machinery will be placed
in during next week.
On Thursday night seven hundred
pounds of soldering lead were stolen from
the contractor engaged in constructing the
Perryvills Water Works.
The star mail service route from Plea
SAINT Hill to Leeds has been extended so as
to begin at Blue Ball, increasing the dis
lance two and one quarter miles.
| -Drs. C. NJ Ellis and Howard Bratton
amputated two frost bitten toes for Lewis
| Craig, colored, on Wednesday. They were
assisted by Drs Hinchliffe and Clemson.
The Philadelphia pap ers of Monday
reported the appointment of Mr. Edwin +
Wells, son of Postmaster Joseph Wells to a
remunsrative position in the Tax Receiver s
| office of that city.
-Messrs Feddeman & Earle completed
the Page woven Wire Fence put up at
Cecil county Aims House on Thursday.
The opinion passed by those seeing it is
that it is the best of its kind.
Mr.. William Bloomer Who cultivates
straw berries quite extensively in the ST cand
district was in Elkton yesterday and report
ed fine prospect for fruit in his section
He expects to begin marketing berries
about June 1st.
Ascension Day services were observed
in Trinity Church, Elkton, at ten thirty
o'clock on Thursday morning. The holy
communion was also celebrated. Special
and interesting services were also observed
in the Catholic Church.
While playing on Bow street on Tues
day, Miles Shivery, the five year old son of
William Shivery, fell into the sewer and
sustained a severe cut above the left eye,
necessitating the taking of five stitches by
Dr. Ellis, who was called in.
The fishing industry of the Susquehanua
river has been grereatly damaged by the
freshet. In and around Havrs de Grace
no fish whatever have been caught for
some days, owing to the debris in the river
and high water. The proprietors o! the
fishing floats are getting ready 10 cut out.
Fishing was very prosperous early in The
season.
A strawberry festival will be held in the
rooms of the Brotherhood of ST. Andrew on
North street, on Wednesday and Thursday
evenings, May oath and 18th, thu proceeds
from which will he devoted toward the
maintenance of the free reading and social
rooms The benefits and good influences
exerted by the chapter here are marked,
and it is deserving of the public's liberal
support and patronage.
COUNCILMAN II. c. L,wier, of Havre
de Grace and CHI lirman of the lamp com
mittes of that city accompanied by Mr..
Wn. S. McCombs aud several friends
visited Elk ION on Mord'y evening for the
purpose of inspecting the electric light
plant OF this town. Mr. Chas, III. Smith
Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners
saw that the courtesies of the occasion were
fully shown the visitors
An unusual funeral service was per
formed by Rev. Dr.. Riinsford OF st
Georges Church, New York, over an urn
containing the ashes of Miss Lillian Poole
a professional singer on Thursday. The
urn, II by inches in siza, was placed at
the head of the middle aisle, at the foot OF
the altar. The metal case containing the
ashes was in a handsomely flashed cedar
box covered with white satin. Ga two
sides were photographs one showing her in
ordinary dress and the other in the char
acter of Priscilla. 1t was supported by
q beautifully carved white pedestal. DR..
Rainsford made no change from the usual
Episcopalian burial service. When he
reached the part ''dust to DUST he took
some ashes from a silver dish and sprinkled
them over the flowers on the urn.