The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-05-26
The Cecil Farmers Club will b. enter
tanned by Mr.. w. E. Gillespie on Vi eines
day. at his residence near Colora.

The Cecil Farmers Club will b. enter
tanned by Mr.. w. E. Gillespie on VI ednes
day, at his residence near Colora.
| The Hartford County Grand Jury pre-
sented William Bouldin, of Cecil county,
with the murder of w. b, Law enoe, at
Havre de Grace, in March last.
"Wednesday next, Decoration Day, be-
ing legal holiday, the banks and public
offices will be coosed. Paper maturing on
| that day must be attended to on Tuesday.
-Watchman William Warren has
arranged neat flower plot at the Bow
| street crossing of the =. w. & b railroad
The florists are now putting the station
flower beds in order.
Mr.. \, Ct. Barrett has purchased the
interest of DR.. Spruance, of Wilmington,
in the firm of Spruance and Barrett, drug
gists, on Main street, Elkton and Will con
duct the business himself.
Nancy and Laura Craig, colored, OF
ElktOn, have received from the z. w. u Is.
Railroad Company $3.50, in settlement OF
their claim for the death OF their brother,
Russell Craig, a section hand on the road,
who was killed by train while at work at
Newport, Del, last fall.
Owing to the heavy rains, the Singerly
Pulp Works were compelled to shut down
on Saturday, because of the muddy condi-
ton of The water. They started on We'd
nesday and have six days run to COM
r,lat wi -, h,n Az stated
in the WING last week the works will shut
down indefinitely when this contract Is
filed, unless orders are received in the
meanwhile.
The Navy Department has requested
Lieutenant Fletcher, com handing the tor
pedo boat Gushing, to make a detailed
report upon the tr of his boat through the
Chesapeake and Delaware and Raritan
canals on recent trip from Washington
to New York by the inland route. The
Gushing made the entire voyage from
Washington to Newport without touching
the ocean. The idea of having the Gushing
make this unusual trip was to demonstrate
the feasibility of hotiHa of this kind of
warships making long iuland trips without
being subjected to the danger of an enemy
on the sea. The actual time of the voyage
from Washington to Newport was sc hours.
including stop at New York. The Cush-
ing entered the locks at Chesapeake City on
May 0.
Mr.. j. Polk Racine is receiving sub
scriptions for his book "Rscollections of
1, ~:
shortly be issued, the edition now being on
the press of the Appeal printing office. Mr..
Rosine is meeting with much success hav-
ing received upwards of one hundred sub
scriptions, in the few days he has canvassed
in Elkton. TIE book will contain more than
200 pages and is printed on good paper and
in clear faced type. It's author served
through the late war in Company L. 9TH
Mary land Reg, Captain E. f. NJ. Facility.
Captain Facility was former principal of
the Elkton Academy and largely recruited
his regimented IN this vicinity, a number
of its members being from Elkton. The
advance sheets of the book are interesting
and written in pleasing style
The report for the Elkton School, month
ending May %, is as follows: Glass of '9I-
Harvey Scott, 100; Emma Warburtou,
SO s; Mark Founders, 90 s; George Simcoe,
1913. Ninth grade-Hannah Hartnett, |
SO s; Mary Smith, 97.7; Matthew P McCul-
Tough, 96.2. Eighth grade-Maud Childs,
97.9; Mona Dean, 96.5; Helen Larzelere,
95,9; Helen Gilpin, 95.4; Mollie Perkins,
90 3; Alma Dean, 95.3; Ella Witworth, 95.2. |
Seventh grade-Eva McCauley, $50; Eva |
Foard: $50 Margaret Scott, 97.7; Willie
95.5; Henry Scott, 95.7; John |
Denver, 90; John Hartnett, 95. Sixth |
grade -Rudulph Tull, 97.1; Eva Dean, $685. |
Henry Warburton, 96 s; Helen Smith, |
96 Z; Alice Perkins, 80; Nan Smith, 95,S; |
Gertie Smith, 956; Emily Evans. $50. |
Fifth grade-Heleu Pierson, 99.5, Willie |
81. s; Helen Cutlery, o. Fourth |
grade-Maggie Hartnett, $50; Alice Frazer,
81 6; Estelle Smith, 2; Howard Watson, |
81; Matte Walters, 95.4; Chester Scott, |
96 2; George LETTERS, 90; Ada Wells, 95.2.