The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-01-20

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weeks engagement in Odd Fellows hall
tonight. \ change of play was given eacn
night.
The work of frescoing the church of the
Immaculate Conception is nearing conn.,
pletion, and which is exceedingly hand
some in its execution.
The camp fire of U. S. Grant Post, No.
10, G. A. Il. which was to have been held
on Wednesday has been postponed until
Wednesday, Jan. %.
The Annual meeting of the Women 4
| Missionary Societies of the Elkton Presoy-
terrain Church W as held in the Chapel on
Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Elmer Lampson, colored, who was
recently arrested for chicken stealing in
| Elkton, was sentenced on Monday to s
months in Jail for the offence by Justice
| Cleaver.
Prof, George A. Steele principal of the
Eikton Academy, has completed his tenth
year as a teacher during which time he has
not missed day in his attendance nor
been late on any occasion.
Prof. Bernstein, a successful dancing
master of Baltimore, proprietor of the
Lyceum parlors in that city, and who is
| now conducting school in Havre de Grace
was in EIkton on Monday and will organize
| class here, provided OF course sufficient
number of pupils can be secured.
Marks Lieberman of the popular cloth
ing Emporium in the Hollow is now max
ing great reduction sale. Rich and poor
alike can get clothing from him at prices
never seen before in this town. Call at
once and get your choice of the barg aims,
and look for his new Adv. next week.
The Lehigh University Banjo Club
which recently appeared before an Elkton
audience participated in the competitive
concert given in the Philadelphia Academy
of Music on Saturday night last The club
was awarded the sixth prize, the first
honors being secured by the Carlton club of
Philadelphia.
Charles Daniels, colored, of this town,
was arraigued before Squire Cleaver on Mon
day on the charge of Carrying pistol and
for threatening 10 use it during an alterca-
ton in which he recently engaged. He
waived hearing AMI was held for his sp-
pearance for trial at the March term CT
court under $3.50 bail, which he gave.
"A large shaggy shepherd dog with
every symptom of being mad was killed in
Elkton on Sunday after having bitten
several other dogs a number OF which have
been since killed. On the dog was a collar
bearing the name of d. NJ. Mcdonald,
Rising Sun, Del, suburb of Wilmington,
from which place twenty miles distant
the animal had evidently travelled.
The small boys and some of the other
residents of West Elkton had their curiosity
aroused On Monday morning when it was
discovered that during the night hole
about feet square and 215 feet deep had
been dug in the lot on Main street opposite
the residence of George t. Turner. The
hole had been almost entirely filled up
again by the digger and several persons to
sift the mystery to the bottom procured
shovrls and went to work finding nothing
but the hole.
-Perryville Council, No. 8, Jr. o. U. A.
NJ. recently elected the following officers to
serve for the ensuing six months: Councillor
w. E. jackson; Vice Councillor, Walter 6.
Boyd; Grand Past Councillor, j. W. Coch-
ran; Warden, L. E. Richardson; Conductor
Noah Keesly; Outside Sentinel, VIA. I
Calvert; Recording Secretary, C. w. Ward;
fax
Financial Secretary, w. r. Ward;
Treasurer, A. II, Owens. Emery E. Ward
was elected Representative to the State
Council
Mr.. Wm. d. Bye of Fair Hill in this
county, has accepted the local agency OF
the International Publishing Company of
Philadelphia, for the sale of one of the bast
publications that has yet appeared from
their press viz: "Four Centuries of Pro
gress or a Panorama of American History"
1t is valuable American historical com-
pendulum containing a magnificent descrip
ton of the Columbian Exposition. The
work is illustrated with 500 superb engrav.
ings, has 9l6 pages, and is beautifully
bound. 1t is truly valuable work, and
costs very moderate sum. We expect to
hear of Mr.. Bye taking many orders for it,
as the book is sold only by subscription.
Lewis Redden, a colored lad on the
farm of Thomas Maloney, in Back Creek
Neck turned thief on Tuesday aud entering
the residence of Mr.. Maloney, during his
absence in Baltimore, made up bundle
and departed. A man answering his
description and carrying package was
seen crossing the iron Bridge. entering this
town, late Tuesday afternoon, but as the
thief had not been reported here no further
notice vas taken of him. A warrant was
sworn out for his arrest before Squire
Cleaver on Wednesday,, and the officers are
on the chase but the man is still at large.
The articles taken consisted of Mr.. Malon-
ey's clothing, a pistol, razor, towels, nap
kius, etc.
Joseph Longhead, who resides at Clsho's
Mills near Newark, is reported to be suffer
| ing from anthrax, the disease which was
prevalent among the cattle of that neighbor
hood some months ago. When stricken
| L1mehead was working in moro co factory
in Wilmington and tits supposed contracted
it while ndling hides of cattle that had
died from the disease. He was first
attended by DR.. Kolock, of Newark, his
symptoms being intense Inflammation in
the face and other parts of the body. a
microscopic examination OF his blood was
made at the Delaware College Experiment
Station and the physicians opinion that 1t
was anthrax was confirmed. The case is
| attracting much attention. AT latest
reports the patient was recovering.