The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-06-16

The property of w S. Evau". ESD, OF
East High street, is being extensively
repaired and improved.
| -Elkton Council, No. %, Jr. @ t A NJ
will attend service in the Eiktoh NJ II
| Church on Sunday evening, July let
| Banner Council, No. IL, u. 4. NJ, o
Calvert, paid fraternal visit to Venus
Lodge, U. a. NJ, of lIavre de Grace, OF
Monday night.
| The three year old son of John Miller,
| of near Woodlawn, died from lockJaw the
| result of injuries received by being kicked
by mule last week.
Several improvements have been made
| in the Off &c of the Clerk of the Court this
week, in the way of providing additional
shelving for the land and equity records
Mrs. Martha Martin died on Tuesday
at the residence of her son in law, A. d.
Mote, in Newark, in the seth wear OF her age.
Her funeral took place yesterday, lntermeht
at the Head of Christiana cemetery.
The managers of Rosebauk cemetery
at Calvert, are making extensive improve
ments to the property, which Is helhg OK
tended and placed in thorough condition.
The superintendent is Jacob 4. Berrlcker'
Mr.. Geo. S. Mattingly formerly Prln-
cipal of North East public school. Is no"
General Agent for Il. G Chase " Co.
Nurserymen, No. 1870 South Penn Square,
Philadelphia, Pa. Mr.. Mattingly has from
one to three men with him in his work.
The Elkton Grange. Patrons OF Hus-
bandry, will give their annual excursion 10
Bay Ridge on the steamer Sassafras, on
Wednesday, July 18th. Special effort Will
be made to make this the best of the excur
sions given by the Grange, and which have
always been successful.
james Andrews, who has been pris-
oner in the E!ktou Jail for 81 years, has
taken new fancy, imagining himself the
Jail barber. For his imaginary services in the
past he has rendered bill of 800 against
the County Commissioners, for shaving ana
furnishing soap, towels, &C., for the prison
ers.
AT the convention of the State Council
of Maryland, Jr. o. U. A NJ, in Elkton'
in April last, the following resolution was
adopted:
Re solred That the thanks 0fthe State Council
be extended to the members of ElktOn Council,
No %; also to the Press and Citizens of Elkton
in general, for their hospitality and patriotic
display of bunting, and that copy of these
resolutions be sent to the papers of Elkton,
ROBERT OGLE, State c. s., Baltimore, Md
The County Commissioners for Har-
ford county have closed the levy for 1894
and fixed the tax rate at 80 cents on the 100.
The total assessment of the county is S14,-
0S1 sol, aud at 50 cents will yield S113. O5S'
80. Among the large items in the levy are
the following Public roads, $4,000;
public schools, S32, 900; jurors and bailiffs,
S, 5000; for support of the insane, $1,000;
County Commissioners and clerks, $1,000;
State witnesses, $1,000; elections, $1,000
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pamy has closed the negotiations for loan
of about $780, 900. The money from the
loan will be used to reimburse the b. and
o. for advances made in acquiring the ter
minal properties and in their better
ment. Part of it will also be spent in car
rying on many proposed Improvements and
some of which have been begun,
but were suspended during the recent
business depression. The success of the
it is said, will strengthen the
the B. and o. Company's financial position
and put it on an easy footing.
The annual commencement exercises of
the Elkton Academy will be held in Odd
Fellows Hall on Tuesday morning next,
June 10, at 10 o'clock. The members of the
graduating class are: Miss Emma Warbur-
ton, of Elkton; Harvey Scott, Of Cowan-
town; Mark Founders, of Cherry Hill, and
George Simcoe, of North East. The Rev.
Jonathan S. Willis, of Milford, Delaware,
Will deliver the address to the graduates,
and the music will be rendered by Ritchie's
orchestra of Wilmington. Members of the
Maryland Society of the Sons of the Revolu
ton will be present to award a medal to the
scholars of the State offered by that Society
for essays on tho subject, maryland in the
Revolution aud won by Harvey Scott, of
the graduating class. Tomorrow, Sunday,
the annual school sermon will be delivered
in thu Methodist Church, at 8 o'clock, By
Rev. l. l. Wood.