The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-07-21

Thomas Patched, better known as
Daddy, Cur veteran gate tender at the
station, is lying critically i'll at his home,
and his death is hourly expected.
A number OF our citzsus went on the
excursion over the B. & 0. TO Bay Ridge
on Thursday: given by the Epw worth NJ.
E. Sunday School of Wilmington.
Mrs. Eliza A. NowIand, of Charles
town, was inferred in st. Mays P. E.
Church yard on Saturday last. Rev. T.
H. Harding and Rev. Giles b. Cooke
oflicated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Vein, of Penn
sylvauia, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Ira
Wells. Il is rumcred that Mr.. Wells
will move his hotel business to Lancaster
Pa, this fall
During the Local Preachers and Ex-
horters campmeetirg the N. e, Church
will be closed to allow all the members
to attend the campmeeting. The choir
will aid in the singing.
The Town Council have renewed their
contract with the Globe Gas-light Co.,
of Pennsylvania, for lighting the streets
for two years, furnishing light twenty
one nights nights in a month.
An unknown colored man giving his
name as John Dennison was arrested on
Friday last for playing the deaf and
dumb racket and vagraEcy, and was
committed TO Jail by Justice Oxford. IL
default of fine.
The NJ. Z. Sunday School excursion on
Saturday last, was a success in every
particular, over 500 persons from here,
Charlestown aud Bulls Mountain going
with them. The North East band fur
nished the music. Some excitement was
occasioned by one of William Harvey s
little boys falling overheard from the
pier, but whowas rescued more dead than
alive by deck hand on the Sassafras
and Winnie Alexander, of Elk Neck He
soen recovered. $25. 90 was cleared above
expenses.
A strange and graphic fish story comes
from one of our citizens (uot the Dr.
whose name we have been requested to
withhold, who went Grabbing. Auchoring
off Red Point, he put out all his lines
and thought ko would tie the remaining
piece of bsef which weighed fully a
pound on the stern line OF his boat,
which was OF stout gillirg line which he
tied to the scull hole Of the boats stern.
Suddenly there came = tremendous jerk
on the line. He jumped up to grab the
line when another jerk threw him over
board He swan ashore with difficulty,
and the fish dragged the boat aud anchor
all the way to Turkey Poiu;, when the
gill rope broke. He found his boat next
day but says he VIII not fish there any
| more for crabs. A shark must have
| swallowed the bait
The town council is pushing work on
the streets for ten days past. They have
had so men and ten carts and wagons
grading the hill south of the railroad
which makes great and lasting i'm
provement, hauling the earth from the
hill to the hollow north Of the bridge.
| Phil Cameron, civil engineer has charge,
but the commissioners superintend 1.-The
work personally. The stone crusher has
arrived and will be sat up az soon as the
grading is done, while the work will be
great and lasting benefit to the town
in giving us good thoroughfare, SO will
the money ~hich is payed out to no one
but citizens for labor. Good labor and
good work is the motto. Some of the
men employed have been idle for several
months and the money will greatly
revive business. about S75 psr day be-
| ing paid out. The bonds should have
been SO. 900 instead of $1,000 SO all the
streets could have macadamized and
thoroughly repaired.
William T. Hammond has had several
men employed IN CopSon's Park, clearing
the grounds, erecting sheds and prepar
ing for the tents which have not yet
arrived. There will be seats put up for
1000 people and a space cleared around
them which will give at least $500 full
view of the speakers stand. Thirty two
tents have been engaged and several
private tents will be put up. There is
also splendid well of water on the
grounds. Prof John G Robinson will lead
the singing, which will be congregational
with an organ. A tabernacle tent will
be put up for the minor meetings. Mrs.
S. s. LETTERS will have charge of the
boarding tent, and Samuel Gray of the
store. There will also be postoffice on
the grounds. Every convenience has
been arranged, and all those bringing
There will be revival service after each
sermon. The following programme has
been settled upon:
prayer Meeting '".oo Ii
Family Devotion. I.i5 a II
| Testimony Meeting. ............... gan
| Preaching. 1850 II
| Song Service. ................. .....-..23O II
Preaching ..3.3U IL
Song Service. p
Preaching. 40 II
Other less important meetings will be held.
Thursday, the 10Th inst, is Epwortb
League day, and a special program has
been arranged. Prominent local preacl
ers and exhorters will be present tt
exhort, preach and sing. A full account
of the proceedings will be given eaot
; week till concluded.
1t IS getting to I've common expression
among our citizens, "fhey certainly sci
excellent soda at the Eureka Pharmacy.
Come and be convinced by trying 4 glas,
of our new hAvors Annie Rooney, Nc
Guinty, Coyey's favorite, root beer, coffee
and tonic. DIR. Buchanan also sell ic
3 cream soda, any flavor, at . cents glass
Syrups fresh every day.