The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-07-29
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The Elktou Presbyterian Sunday Schoo
held picnic at Holly Hall on Wednes
day.
A young child of Mr.. Johu Holden. Of
Warwick. died on Tuesday from cholera
infantum.
A large number from Elkton went on
the Colchester excursion from Chesapeake
City on Wednesday.
A valuable hor Sc owned by Theodore
OFT, of Locust Point, broke its leg last week
which required the animals being killed.
Mr.. Patrick Reedy of North East, mar
rowly escaped being struck by limited
train at the Elkton station on Wednesday
morning.
The Bennett property in North East
was sold in Elkton on Thursday by w. I.
Warburton trustee, to Miss Margaret
Scotch, of Lewisville, Pa, for S495.
A game of base ball or the champion
ship of Cecil county will be played on the
Elkton Fair grounds this afternoon at
half past three o'clock between the Elkton
and Perryville clubs.
The NJ. E. Sunday School on the Manor
at Cayott's corner will hold picnic in Mr.. l..
Boulden's grove on Wednesday August I'd,
1898. Our friends are all invited.
w. CLAYTON, Superintendent.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Mutual Building Association. OF
Cecil county will be held in Elkton on Mon
day evening next at eight o'clock at the
office of the Secretary George A. Blake,
Esq.
Mr.. John T. Brown, teller in the Elk
ton National Bank, while hurriedly look
ing out of window at his residence on
Wednesday sprained his back, Mr.. Brown
is confined to his room, under the care of
his physician.
The County Commissioners of Kent
and Cecil counties will meet in Elkton on
Thursday, August 3, to receive proposals
for the building of an iron bridge over the
Sassafras river, which divides the two
counties, at Kennedy's mill.
Captain Evans, of the schooner
A. b. Wagner, of Baltimore, unloading
wood at Singerly's wharf, was robbed on
Tuesday night by his cook who made his
escaps taking with him the captains watch
clothing and an amount OF money.
The Orphans Court was in special
session on Wednesday hearing evidence in
the disputed claims cases of DIR r. III. Smith
of Havre de Grace; Mrs Emma j. McCardie
and Annie Davis, of Perryvile; against the
estate of Eliza j. Williams, dece rsed. The
cases were compromised.
Moses Phero, an aged inmate of the
county almhouse, fell down fight of steps
leading to the granary on Saturday after
noon breaking his neck, from which he died
instantly. Pharo was upwards of eighty
years of age and with his wife who survives
him, had been an inmate of the institution
for a number of years. He was buried in
Sharp's Cemetery on Tuesday.
The first carload of new Maryland hay
reached Baltimore on Monday from Carroll
county This shipment is unusually early,
as the hay crop is not generally handled
until grain and other farm crops have been
cared for. The consignment was only in
fair condition. 1t is likely that in Wow of
the rumors of possible export de nan | for
hay farmers may hold on to the cop tjr a
raise in price.
Mrs Sarah A. Kirk died suddenly on
Tuesday morning at the residence of her
son, William B. Kirk at Blue Bali. She
had been unwell for considera Ole time
and on Tuesday morning after partaking
of slight breakfast suddenly laid back on
her pillow and expired. The deceased was
daughter of Bailey Biles, of the Fourth
district. The funeral was held yesterday
morning, the interment being at Roseblnk
cemetery.
A Brazilian sailor was in Dover the
other day or his way to New York. lie
was savage. ebony hued creature, with
ravenous appetite. He was SO hungry that
he ate three pounds OF raw beef that
,izsn had intended for a pet cat. He
uld speak OILY few words in English,
said that he had escaped from vessel
Brazil that had been quarantined at
res He also denounced the captain Of
a vessel in strong language.
n At the fireman's convention, parade
tournament TO be held in Wilmington
ctober 10, IL, u, the old engine of the
r Witch Fire Company which has
owned by the Port Deposit Fire Can
for many years wiz De in line. The
~ 4 ugine was bGpsnt by the Water Witch
,any IA 1865 and N arked an epoch in
-. yoiunteer department of Wilmington,
3 as hand engines had been used UP TO that
time The engine did good work up to the
time of the sale of the old equipment of tie
com any, which was in 1882.
A statement has been going the rounds
of the Delaware papers and which was
copied into the WING, purporting to give
IN account of an interruption Of a Com
"A nunion service in the FELTON, NJ. L Church
n intoxicated man. We are in receipt
note from the Rev Henry S. Thompson
or of that church, who writes that no
II occurrences ever took place, and
aing has happened there out of which
o report could he manufactured. We
lad to give this correction the same
city ia Cecil county the original
ment received.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
send its employees to the Worlds Fair.
.ch division of the road will have its eS'
1rsion, for which special trains will be run
he excursions of the Maryland division
will bs from August 10 80 q, and will in
clude the employees OF the Philadelphia,
Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad, the
z Northern Central and other branches il
this State The company will transport its
! .mployes free of charge, and has arranged
Cor meals on the route and in Chicago at
10 company's restaurants at reasonable
les. A special train of coaches and bag
ee cars for employees of the Maryland
vision will start from Washington Angus
THE man who lives in the city,
"may think in general sort of a way tina
rain is a good thing, that it is cooling an,
refreshing and all that; but his is a YER
Z limlvcd view compared with that of tn
& agriculturist of the suburbs, the city IN an
who lives out of town and has "a lawn o
may be fifty ora hund red feet front. II
is the man who knows the real value c
rain. Without it his grass gets dry an
brown it crackles under his feet and break
off az he walks over il; his vegetable garde
languishes; the roads getdusty and the tire,
are dull, and he knows that everythin
4 needs rain. When it comes he reall
3 appreciates il; he sees the beauty and IL
= glory come back to nature and his veg
tables once more thriving, and he talk
8 Z with his neighbor whom he meets at hon
s or on the train going to or from the cit
about what beautiful rain we've had an
how much good it will do the country"