The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-09-28
THE NEWS in BRIEF.


Kinslow. of Zion.
An original pension has been issued TO
James L. Wilson. OF Pennington, this county.
Miss Maggi" Ash has accepted IL position
rs clerk for Griffith & Co. on East High
street.
Miss Letha A. Chase of New Haven,
Conn, is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Boyer.
George W. Jackson, contractor, is build
ing five room cottage at Blythedale for Mrs.
Caroline Jackson.
A mule on the farm of DIR. G. NJ. Ellis,
near Elkton. was overcome by the heat while
blowing on Saturday and died within an
hour.
Henry Deibcrt e. Sons, the Elkton boat
builders, closed contract this week with a
Philadelphia firm for the building of two
barges
Port Deposit granite will be used in the
construction of the Mount Royal station, on
the Belt Line, of the B. & o. railroad. in
Baltimore.
I. I NlpllltlS, lluSt'N' vi NlOHudy SOIu
the Belle Hill farm near Elk.on to Rev. j.
D. Carey, of Wilmington, for $4,000. A. P,
Shockley was auctioneer.
D. W. McVey. of Sylmar, cut and shocked
100 shocks of corn in II hours. on Thursday
of last week. with the thermometer at
lightweight degrees to ninety degrees
Hon. John NJ Robinson Chief Judge of
this Judicial Circuit was on Tuesday elected
president of the Queen Anne's National Bank,
of Centrcvillc, vice Thomas J. Heating re-
signed.
Frank Cooper. colorcd who stabbed
Bessie Moore. also colored. and made his
escape was arrested st his home in Elkton
early Saturday morning by bailiff Boulder
and night officer Moore. Cooper had Just
returned from Delaware.
Mrs. j ohm Owens and daughter Miss Marie
Owens, of Chicago who have been spending
Il week with relatives in Elkton left for their
home on Wednesday, accompanied by Mrs.
]. II. lamar, who will make visit to her
son Mr. j. II. r. lamar in that city.
number of their friends on Saturday evening
last in honor of their Goth wedding annivers-
airy. very pleasant evening was spent, A
number OF guests were present from Havrr
de Grace North East and Wilmington.
Harry McIntrc killed ii large eagle on
his farm on the Glasgow road near ElktOn on
Monday morning. The bird measured feet
10 inches from tip totip and weighed nine
pounds. 1t is supposed to he the mate of
the eagle killed on this farm in July last.
The Rev. O. d. Seward, of the Elkton,
Mechanics Valley and Pleasant Hill Circuit
Free Methodist Church, left Elkton on Tues
dav for Windsor. \. y. to attended confer
ence. Mr.. Seward is making the journey on
his bicycle. The conference meets there on
Wednesday.
The devil in a newspaper office is al
ways getting his work in, and last week II
sentence in an artcc-the proof of which
escaped being rcad-appeared thus i'll the
WING: The room will be interspersed with
dramatic readings and declarations 10y an
clocutionst from Wilmington"
Mrs. Jane Amanda Gerry. of Port Deposit
has issued cards for the marriage OF her
daughter Miss Lulu Nauncmap. to Rev.
Harry \ g. Westerne!d. on Wednesday even
ing, October g. at half past six o'clock. in
Tome Methodist Episcopal Church, that town,
Miss Gerry is daughter Of the late l.. a. c.
Gerry.
Reports from the oyster raising portion Of
the peninsula seem to indicate that the pres
ent season will not be "A very large one. Just
why this is no one seems able to tell. bu. the
oyster growers anti in saying that the season
will not br rs large as the last one and tlat
prices seem likely to be higher on that
account.
The EIkton foot bail players are now
practirinG daily on the Fair Grounds and all
Interested in the sport are requested to he on
hand. Although 50 far the game here this
season seems 10 he lacking in interest AMI Il
number of the old playes will not play again,
the leaders in the sport this year think II
creditabIe club can be gotten together.
There is any quantity of good material here
and it is hoped representative team can be
organized
Mr.. William n. Z. Wickes, a prominent
citizen OF Kent county, died at $50 O'Clock
saturday afternoon ut his home in Chester
town. MI. Mr.. Wickes was born in Kent
county. June =. 1922. Mr.. Wickes left a
widow, who was Miss Anna Wethcred. of
Baltimore, and two children. His only soa is
Mr.. Levin Wethered Wickes, a promii en-
attorney, and his only daughter, Miss \. L..
Wickcs, who lives with her mother. NJ
Wickns had been suffering from paralysis.
The wedding Of Mr.. j. Clemson Smith, OF
Cumberland, and Miss Lucille Mitchell daugh-
ter of Mr.. George W. Mitchell, of IIayre de
Grace, took place on Tuesday evening ut the
Methodist Episcopal church that city, the
Rev. w. +. Bird officiating. The church was
beautifully decorated with pottcd plants and
the ceremony took place beneath II mammoth
bell made of golden rod and pink roses The
ushers were Edward Wells, j. Wesley Carver
L. A. Reynolds and Edward Mitchell
brother Of the bride.
Rev. Joseph Smith, the oldest minister
IN the Presbytcry of Chester who for the past
twenty-nine years has lived in an old house
located on IL knoll near Big Elk Creek. near
Hickory Hill, Pa, is very active pedestrian