The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-01-12
THE NEWS In BRIEF.
POINTS FROM HERE AND THERE
Various Local Items of Interest Collected
in this Vicinity.

Thomas H. Settle has been appointed
POSTMASTER at Providence this county. 1t is
a fourth-cass Office.
The stockholders of the Hartford Agricul-
tural Society met in Belair on Monday, and
elected the old board of directors.
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Harry w. Bell has opened shop on
and manufacture of picture frames. He is
located next to the postof1ice.
The Wilmington Morning News states
that since the "Jack Higgins scare has
abated in that city, the attendance at the
evening services of the churches is improving.
Baltimore had $4OO 900 fire on Sunday
night. The fertilizer works of Grif!ith &
Boyd, the acid works of G. H. and c. r.
Davidson, and the stable, office and home
trade warehouse of the Standard Oil Com
pany at Canton, that city, We're destroyed.
The icemen of Elkton had their houses
filed before the thaw came. Jacob Howard
finished cutting from his park on Saturday
night, and stored 400 tons. The ice averaged
from 5 to inches in thickness and was of a
superior quality.
-Eikton Conclave of Heptasophs held a
public meeting in Mechanics hall on Monday
evening, at which addresses were made by
Grand Archon Truett of Baltimore, and
Messrs. w. J. Smith, W. H. Young, C. H
Smith, of Elkton. A supper was later served
at Witworth's restaurant. \
Youngest son of Mr.. Charles w. Maxwell whe
died at the home of his parents on Thursday
the 3rd inst took place on Sunday afternoon
and was largely attended. The bearers We're:
James F. Evans, Walter Maxwell. Harry
Wright Charles Person, Clarence Perkins,
Ollie c. Giles.
Heavy crops of ice have been stored
through Cecil. The largest private storage
this year that we have heard of, is that of n
B. Let's on the Campbell property near Bay
View who put away four hundred tons,
averaging in thickness from five to six inches
He has ice in his house now two years Ole,
kept over from the cutting of 1893
The Harrisburg, Pa, Telegram has the
following to say of Il young Elkton boy who
is visiting there: Charles Phillips, aged 49,
brother of Proprietor Frank Phillips Of the
Park Hotel has demonstrated to the horse
men Of this city, that he is a handler of horse
flesh by beating all the fast horses on the
ii. ba - ,pit hnNr
Roachman.
Might Waterman J. II. Moore reports
witnessing a strange phenomenon onWednes-
day night the second instant, i'll which he
saw snow falling but no snow clouds were
apparent and the sky was clear. Mr.. Moore
states that at II O'Clock when he was making
his round he was attracted by seeing STOW
flakes falling when the sky was clear and the
stars shining bright as day. He states there
was no wind which could blow drift snow.
At 2 O'Clock the sky clouded and it stopped
showing.
AT the annual election held on Dec. %,
1894 the following were elected officers of
the Eikton Grange: Master, n. p. Manly;
Overseer L. II. II. Ward; Lecturer, John +.
Roach: Steward, George ID. Racine; Asst
Steward, Allen H. Grosh; Chaplain, VIM. G..
Merry; Treasurer, J. I. Jones; Secretary, w.
h. Grosh; Gate Keeper, George w. Roberts;
Pomona, Mrs. l.. j. Manly; Flora, MIS-. ?. II.
Grosh; Ceres, Mrs. A. E. r. Ward Lady Asst
Steward, Miss A. U. Grosh. The new officers
will be installed ON Saturday the 18th inst
Bay View Council, o. U. A. NJ, recently
elected the following officers: Councillor
W. H. Brown; V. c., George Gamble; r. s.,
W. I. Mccullough; A. r. S., Jethro johnson:
F. S., Jesse Wivil Treasurer, John Clark;
Examiner, Floyd White; Inside Protector.
Charles Let's; Outside Protector, J. II.
Forbes; Representative to State Council, Will
mer Shippers; alternate, William b. Reed;
Representative to f. A., W. 7. Mccullough:
alternate, W. Ii. Abrams: Trustee, ID. l.. Gift
ford,
National Lodge, No. 81, /. o. o. F., ON
Elkton, installed the following officers on
Friday evening of last week: N. g., Ricketts,
Nelson; V. G.. Robert Strickland; r. s., John
H. Terrell; P. s., NJ. r. Gilpin; Treas. George
McQuilkin: P. g.. Joseph Sloan; r. s. N. g.,
S. j. Keys: L. S. n. g., V. NJ Torbert; r. S.
V. g., c. E. Alexander; l.. S. V. g., Alfred
Davis; W.. Horace Samms: c., c. s. Boulder;
r. S., Charles Peacock; L. s. s., Andrew
Rambo; Chaplain, W. H. Young; Trustees.
c. c. Dunbar J. C. Dunbar, w. II. Cole; Rep
resentative to Grand Lodge, S. j. Keys.
Much good work in the way of improved
roads is being done in Hartford county by the
several "road leagues" recently organized.
The Belair League now has a membership OF
seventy-eight and is effecting marked changes
in the condition of the roads around that
town. At meeting on Saturday the League
elected the following council of twelve, to
have charge of all the work on the roads,
Messrs. William 7. Sawyer, w. Boyd Bell, ).
A. Williams, DR.. J. Wysong, VIM. Oldfleld,
John Moore, VIM. H. Tucker, VIM. David
son, j. i. Mccormick, John s. Dallam, IT,
Smith Norris and Clement G. Butler.
Report of Perryville Public School for
month of December: 9th grade Bessie Gal
lion, s5.4; Lille Owens, 1913; Clara Ward,
s4.5; 18th Grade, Sadie Calvert, 1876; Pauline
Ward, 3d. Joseph Coudon, s3.5; Henry Ward,
s37: 4th. Grade; Clara Owens, 72.4; Robt.
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