The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-07-15

A new fence is being erected on til
, property of j. a. Shippers, West llig
street.
There will be preaching at Crouc
Chapel tomorrow, Sunday, evening at eigl
o'clock.
-Morello, owned by w. NJ. Singerly
E.u. won the Drexel stakes at Chicago .
Tuesday.
The annual picnic of the Elkton Pre-.
byterian Sunday School will he held o
Wednesday, July 81.
John Eegan near Elkton, broke one q
the bones in his hand this week, it bein
quite painful accident
Contractor A. NJ. Strickland has com
pleted new barn on the farm of William
Taggert, near Locust Point.
While playing on Sunday Bessie
. Morgan a young daughter of John A
Morgan fractured her wrist.
The Sunday School of The Rising Sul
NJ. E. Church will hold its annual outing
at Happy Valley on July %.
On Wednesday A. l.. Barry, photo
grapher of Port Deposit, turned his lenst
on the Bohemia bridge, Obtaining severa
views.
| The Epworth League of the Elkton NJ
| E. Church will pic mic at Locust Point on
Wednesday,, August 9th, instead of July
Goth, as was announced.
| The double dwelling house ON East
Main street occupied by Miss Mary S.
Strickland and James +, Dean has been
purchased by Miss Strickland for $500
The captain of the Salvation Army pro-
poses at once to commence a series of child
| ren's or "little soldiers" meetings to be held
on Saturday afternoons at , o'clock in the
barracks.
AT the semi-annual election of the
Rising Sun Cornet Band the officers were:
/ Leader, f. P. Bird President, +. G. Wilson;
Secretary, Evans Ewing; Treasurer, w.
Louis Ryan.
Clarence Perkins met with a slight
injury on Monday, on the farm of Daniel
Harvey, az Childs, where he was visiting
running,the prong of a pitch fork into the
caA of his leg.
Unless you write or have printed on
your envelopes the number of days you
with letters held, the postmaster will here
after by new ruling, hold them thirty
instead of ten days.
Letters are remaining in the Eikton
postoffice this week addressed to: Mr..
John Foreacre, Miss Mary +. Clark, Mr..
William II. Hughes, Mrs Clara Miles, Mr..
Casper w. Morris, Jr., Mr.. Eiwood NJ.
Smith, Lisie Reed.
Record of marriage licenses issued by
the Clerk of the Court for Cecil county:
July II, Allen X. Kline and Catharine
Wheeler, both Of Charlestown; July II; c.
Howard Bayne, of Baltimore county, and
Anne Manlove, of Cecilton.
AT Wilmington, Delaware, on Thurs
day evening 800 telephones were burned out
by lightning, which entered the exchange
by way of cable containing 100 wires. The
cupola was set on fire, but the flames were
extinguished before serious damage was
done.
For want of evidence the case of
Romiel Milburn, colored, of Elkton, has
been dismissed by Squire Cleaver, Milburn
was charged with having driven to death
on the Fourth of July, horse owned by
William Weidner, liverynan of North
East.
We wish our readers to remember that
the Rev. l. l.. Wood, pastor, of the Eikton
NJ. E. Church is delivering an interesting
series of sermons to young people every
Sunday evening at p. IN. His subject to-
morrow evening will! pe-"The Perils and
Safety of Youth"
Mrs. William Price died at her hon in
Cherry Hill on Monday. Beside her u.s.
band a daughter, Mrs. Jacob Scott res;d ng
in Cherry Hill, survives her The funeral
services were held in :he Cherry Hill NJ. +
Church on Wednesday afternoon at two
o'clock, interment in church cemetery.
DR. II. II. Mitchell began on Monday
the erection of three story brick building
on Main street adjoining the Howard House
and upon the site of the building recently
occupied by Mr.. j. A. Lewis as shoe
store. The building will front % feet, with
a depth of 80 feet Jacob Rambo is the
contractor.
A Baltimore soldier, who has been
receiving twelve dollars month from the
government has relinquished his right to
receive a pension because his disability
an injury to his leg has been removed
His name is Joseph p. Clarke, aud he
deserves to have his picture printed in the
newspapers.
The first peaches of the season grown in
this county were placed on sale at Giles
market on Thursday. They were OF the
Early Rose variety and Were grown on the
farm of John Milburn i'll Back Creek Neck
Although prematurss the fruit was of a
good flavor, and they were retailed at ten
cents a quart.
The SIackhouse Farm containing d.
acres Of land and situated in Elk Neck was
| sold at trustees sale on Tuesday by John
S. Writ and w. S. Evans. attorneys to w
X. Freeman for $4,000. On the same day
John S. Writ, attorney, sold the farm OF
Henry C. Mcdowell, near Calvert, ontain
ing 105 acres of land, to William j. Wilson
and son for 50, 500.
Mr.. Absalom Jackson, of Principe
in this county, died last Saturday evening
OF cancer of the stomach. Mr.. Jackson wa
about "a years old He leaves six grown
children, Edward, Ely, George and Marion
jackson, Mrs. II. NJ. Anderson aud Mrs. j
j. Wright, all of Principle. Funeral ser
vices were held at Principle NJ. L. Churc
last Wednesday evening.
Complaint is being made that a numbe
of boys are in the habit of going il swim
ming near the Farr Creek bridge, in tn
rear of the residence OF George Booth, With
the town limits. They can be plainly see
from Main s:rest, aud they are advised |
discontinue swimming there, otherwis
arrests will bs made. The ordinance pre-
nibits SWIMMING within the town limits.
| quite scene was enacted 1T the NJ
+ Church at FELTON, last Sunday durip
slcrameutal service. While the Rev. VI
Thompson was passing the wine around a
intoxicated man asked to partaka of it. I'll
minister passed by him and mOtioned
him to leave the church. The man becam
enraged at this and jumped up pulled h
coat off and wanted to fight the mini7t'
He was finally elected from the place.
. An alarm of fire was given i'll Elktc
A at ten o'clock on Tuesday morning causs
!. by the burning Of small out building use
8 as a coal house on the property of Alfrt
y Davis on Delaware Avenue. The Singerl
IS Fire Company responded and the liam