The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
POINTS FROM HERE AND THERE
Various Local Items of Interest Collected
in this Vicinity.

position in paper mill at Aiken, Ohio.
The Rev. |. L. Wood lectured to the
Port Deposit Epworth League on Monday
night.
Jacob Rambo, contractor, is building a
dwelling house on West High street for
William Devore.
Philip NJ. Groves has removed his family
to Elkton from Bay View and is residing on
West High street.
Mr. George Ricketts, is having bridge
residence near ElGton.
Albert Bidwel. son of jesse Bidwell. of
Wilma, while handling cord wood on Tuesday
broke one of his fingers.
The Home and Foreign Missionary So
cieties, OF the Elkton Presbyterian Church
met on Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. jacob Cook of Mechanics
burg, Pa, are the guests of Mr.. George Com
mings, OF the Howard House
Mrs. c. B. Finley and Miss Eva Scott at
tended the meeting OF the oynodica Mission
ary Society IN Washington, this weok.
An ant-iiccnsc meeting will he held al
Childs this l$aturday) evening at $50 o'clock.
Addresses by Rev. /. l.. Wood and others.
The property of Budget Walker. includ-
ing two acres Of land. near Rtsng sun, was
sold at pubtic safe on Monday to Henrietta
NIahar, for ilO5.
An anti-Ucensr meeting will be held at
the Free Methodist Church, Pleasant HI. on
Wednesday evening, 9th inst. Addresses by
Rev. |. L. Wool and others.
A mad dog attacked Mr.. Isaac DuIing on
his farm al Elk Neck last week and ,y,Hcd
hun 10y the leg bat fortunate no abrasion Of
the SKIN was maic. The dog was Killed.
Elias henno tn" well known lumberman.
has purchased u acres Of Woo3land from
William Gamble near Bay View. and a tract
Of 80 acres from William KIRK at Blue Bah.
Charles Lees circus exhibited in Elkton
yesterday aud attracted far audiences The
SHOW is fully worth the price OF admission and
the EIktonians are satisfied with their 20 Gem
investment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Phillips lett Elkton on
Monday for Harrisburg, Pa, where Mr. Phil
FPS will conduct that well known hostelry.
the Park Hotel. Their many Elkton friends
much regretted their departure.
supreme Secretary Eareckson. of Bat!-
more. delivered an address before Elkton
Conclaye. No. 3l9 Independent Order OF
Heptasophs on Tuesday night. banquet
followed at the Howard House.
J. Anderson Mccall n well known farmer
ot near Principle, was seriously injured on
Thursday of last week by "a falling limb strik-
ing him on the head, fracturing his skull.
Mr.. Mccall is lying in prccarious condition.
A horse owned by John f. Alexander. at
tached to buggy, ran away on North street,
on Wednesday night about six o'clock. and
running out Main street demolished the
vehicle. In attempting to stop the runaway
horse colored man was thrown down.
The Temperance Conference held on
Su, day at t!ei i3uds Meeting House was well
attended and much interest was shown iu the
cause. Numerous addresses were make and
an interesting was read by Samuel ID. Wilson.
Kirk and Freddie Pyle.
At the request OF Rev. d. f. Shaw. pastor
of West Nottingham Presbyterian Church
who attended the Baltimore Synod at Wash
ington, this week, the following committee
was appointed to visit West Nottingham
Academy: Revs Samuel McLanahan j. 7.
Kelly ana Isaac Ii. Condit.
john Shaw, coiored. living at Middle
town. Del, was seriously scalded Wednesday
night by being hit in the face with II pot Of
boiling hot coffee. said to have been thrown
by Dora Pratt. a colored woman. Shaw and
the woman had some words over another
colored woman. Shaw's face is terribly
burned, and he may loose the sight of one
eye.
+ The Rev. William Schouer and John S.
Writ, Esq, and other members of Trinity
Chapter, Brotherhood of st. Andrew, of
Elkton, attended the meeting in Wilmington
on Monday evening in the interest of the
Brotherhood. An interesting address was
delivered by James l.. Houghteling of
Chicago, the founder Of the brotherhood and
its president from its inception.
Several men, presumably tramps, laid a
veritable siege upon Harlan's pastboard mill
at Leeds on Saturday, and after driving John
Howard, the night operative off, held sway
in the building the rest of the night, diappear
ing with the break of day. Nothing was
damaged, the men shutting down the
machine that was running Their object
was to evidently to obtain nights lodging
Report of Chestnut Grove school, Seventh
district, for September, 1894. Pupils averag-
ing 80 or more are as follows:-H Howard
Barner 9S, Amy Jenness SO, Leila Tompson
81 David Bryde 96; Kate Jenness Sc; Mollie
Crothers 96, Gilbert SINNERS 95; Glenn
Barnes "a, Mary Bryde "a. The following
pupils were present every day during the
month: Jenness, David Bryde, Glenn
Barnes, Kate Jenness, Mollie Crothers, How
ard Barnes and Gilbert SINNERS.
Averages attained by the pupils Of
Appleton school, for the month ending Oct
9Th. Seventh grade.-Ida Kimble, So; Edna
Strahorn, 9S; Evelyn Kimble, 50; Martha
Smith, 80. Sixth grade George Waid, 95;
Willie Henderson, 95; Alice Brown, 81; Henry
Kimble, 80; Chas. Strahorn, sS; Emma Peter
son, Sc; Don Strahorn, SO; Perla Grant, SO;
Fifth grade.-Seruch Kimble, 81; William
Scott s4 Fpurth grade a-Stelln Wai1 "a.