The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-07-15
ELKTON. JULY 10. 1898
GLOgAL DEPARTMENT.. v

of that town.
Rev. William Schooler will hold servic
in the Andora School house to morrow
Sunday at 3. pm.)
The Peninsula Press Association will
hold its annual meeting at the Delaware
Water Gap on July 81.
New and improved signal lights hav'
been put in at the signal tower on the
w. & b. railroad at Elkton.
The Woodward farm a short distance
from Newark was sold on Saturday al
sheriff's sale to Mrs. Z NINA Bayard, o
Wilmington, the mortgage for $500.
The list of special premiums to bt
awarded at the fair is constantly increasing
and the aggregate value will reach neat
sum. The premiums are chiefly awards Of
So each.
-Bailiff Boulder and force of workmen
are engaged in cleaning the streets of the
town. The work is being done in
thorough manner and great improvement
is noticed
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tine ID. Algard on the North Est river was
recently destroyed by fire causing loss OF
$500 with insurance in the American
Insurance Company.
Rev. Frank Williams of Baltimore,
filled the pulpit of the Elkton Presbyterian
Church on Sunday. The pastor, Rev. John
SfcElinoye oficiated at Central Presby-
terrain Church, Wilmington.
Henry Hess OF Fair Hill has secured
the use of the Fair Grounds track, and on
Monday will commence training stable of
ten horses, number of which will enter
the races at the coming fair.
Harry A. Miller, of Wilmington, and
grand daughter of Samuel II. Miller, of
near Elkton, who was badly burned on the
evening of July 4th, is now rapidly recov.
ering. 1t was feared that her injuries
would result fatally.
= William Benson, son of James Benson
-7of Earleville, this county, whose skull was
fractured by a stone during the fight at
kirkwood on the Fourth of July and who
d at the Delaware Hospital, is rapidly
proving. Detective McVey, who was
lred at the same time, is about recovered.
Right Rev. A. A. Curtis, Bishop of
mington, will celebrate mass and
ch at st. Rose, Catholic Church, Chesa-
City, next Sunday, July 10th at 10
tx, a. m. The sacrament of coufirma
will be administered al the evening
4 10 -,hich will commence at Z o'clock
4 =, cordially invited.
neat display of bicycles is being made
Racket Store, Main steet, by Wells &
e ", he Ekton dealers, who have
their headquarters there. In the
ti,iudow Ladies' Rambler Model b.
a 5 on exhibition. They deal in all
u wheels and would be pleased to see
their new headquarters.
Singerly S. +. E. and H. and L,
Y, of Elkton will hold fair and
a Odd Fellows Hall, commencing
III V, October 26 and continuing until
(, Nj er 4th. The fireman appeal to the
.t = their aid and patronage as the
@ X I'll Se devoted to the purchase Ct
'..--,Tl - TTaeJ entire company and for
81 The Board of Town Commissioners has
ii vi notices Throughout this town notify
the property owners to remove from
r premises all nuisances in the shape OF
lean drains, cesspools, stagnant water
IL, +al II
S sduce disease This order is timely and
,ential in order to preserve the healthfu
ndition of the town, and the property
i wners should readily comply with it.
q Henry c. Conrad, of Wilmington, is ell
gagged in tracing the genealogy of the Welsl
4 family, who came to Delaware IN l1Ol AM
settled on tract of $4,000 acres in Pen
cader Hundred granted by William Penn
The track extended from Newark to VIVA
*, now the Delaware and Chesapeake canal
John Welsh was the stock of the American
anch. One of his descendants, also nameC
BIN Welsh, is Philadelphia, was minis
& to EnglanA under President Hayes ant
K a leading part in the America
sennial Exposition at Philadelphia i
yational Lodge No. 81, l. o. o. F., {
on installed! the following officers o
Law of last week: p G J. w. Perkin.
G., S. J. Keys; V. G., II. G. Wells; /
i'll Sloan; p. s., NJ. K. GilpiT; Il.
q, A. NJ. Strickland; L. S. n. &
ketts Nelson; X S. V. Ct, Alfred DIvi
". G., w j. Smith; Il s. S, John I
III; l.. 5. ). Bepj.m Drew; w
am Cole; Co, L. E. Strickland; Cha
Alexander; 0 G., Andrew Hush
[. G., Ollie G. Giles After tt
.llation refreshments were served II
beers.
The regular monthly meeting of I'll
iorth League of tho Elktnn NJ.
4 III was held on Wednesday evening
ecture room. An excellent literaI
musical program was rem Tered and ii
rtainment was one of much eDjoymen
ge number attending. An interestir
on the life OF Adam Clark was rel
iiss Addie Ford. Mrs. Joseph
read selection Chow to do II
Mollie Perkins sang a solo, and
Is was rendered by Misses Annie
- on, Hattie and Mary Terrell. Mol
ms, Clara Scott and Messrs Hen
niger, j. Will Perkins and Jan
n. Miss Emma Sewers recited, a
leeting closed with the benedict
ounced by Rev. Edwin Gardner.
The runk Lines have made a low II
q Chicago Fair. On and after ~
will be possible to buy ten d
ood to 60 and return from Chics
the price of a single first class ticket
ay. 1t costs now $50 to go to Chicago
e PENNSYLVANIA and New York Cent
,ilroads, and S17 and SIS to go over
her trunk lines, which are allowed
wer rate because their time is long
ter the date mentioned one can 90 to a
urn from Chicago within 10 days for
the Pennsylvania and New York G.
i, and for SIT and Sl8 on the other lin
these excursion rates are subject t
mber of conditions The 10 day ii
lit is one of them. No stop over pri
res are allowed, which is another.
ost important condition, however, is t
ese tickets will be good only on
aims to be run on Mondays, Tnesda
'ednesdays and Saturdays of each we
be alternated by the several Trunk lii
,snd these trains vii IL composed Of
is$3azpaches or Ssssts IKE the trip
~ khicagcs hours.
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