The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-06-08

river is now better than it has been for sew
eral years.
The Gentlemen Driving Club, of Elkton,
will hold races on the Fair Grounds on the
the Fourth of July.
The June term (appearance) of the
Circuit Court for Cecil county commences on
Monday, the 18th inst.
Jacob Rambo has contracted to build
large barn and granary on the farm of John
L. Alexander near Elkton.
The June meeting of the Cecil Farmers
Club will be held at Mr. VIM. +. Gillespies on
Wednesday next the 18th inst.
The regular examination for county
school teachers was held in Elkton on
Monday and in Port Deposit on Tuesday.
OFT Sunday school will hold Il strawberry
festival at the chapel at Chestnut Hill on
Wednesday and Thursday evenings, June, u
and 13.
A very timely article on the Elkton Stock
Farm and the fine horses to the seen there,
will be found on the first page of this issue
of the WING.
The ladies. of the Rock Church will hold
supper and festival on the lawn of Mrs.
Emma Armstrong on Friday evening, June 7.
All are invited.
ALL members of the National Lodge 81 l.
0. o. +. are requested to be present at the
meeting Friday evening June It'll, as impor-
taHt business is to be transacted.
A building in the rear of GrilIins's
grocery store in Havre de Grace, was burned
to the ground on Wednesday night.
The Prohibitionists OF Kent county have
determined to hold nominating convention
ON Thursday, July % at Still Pond.
A number of Cecil county horses started
in the races at the Oxford fair. this week.
The attendance from the county was large.
There is small run Of shad in the Sus-
quehanna river now On Wednesday night
some OF the fishermen, of Havrc de Grace,
caught from so to 80 to the boat.
The ladies of st. Pauls NJ, L. Chur.
will hold an lee cream and strawberry fcoIi
val at Johnstown on Tuesday Wednesday
and Thursday evenings June 11th, 18th. and
18th.
The Cecil County Sunday School Con
day and Wednesday, June / and u, under
the Auspices Of the County Association,
Auxiliary to the Maryland :. 5. Union.
The Pierson Grove Sunday school will
tI..,;,
grove adjoining the school house on Saturday
evening. June 10. If the weather is I'M
favorable it will be held on the Monday fol-
lowing.
Mr.. c. Lewis Bailey. an aged and well
known resident of iiavrc de Grace, died
suddenly on Sunday morning, of brain
affection. Mr.. Bailey was in his seventy
second year, and had been totally blind for
moro than twenty years.
A party Of EII;ton boys leave tonight Tor
a cruise Of several days On Chesapeake Bay.
The crew: Captain, o. Il. Chaytor; First
Mate. Fred Garrett; Second Mate. Fred
Frazer: Sailors. John H. Terrell Ed Vim
singer, Ricketts, Nelson The boat is tine
''Grace." -
Charles y. Tull, of Elkton, and lInury A.
Lindsey. Of Chesapeake City. graduated in
the shorthand department, and Paul $.
Dewitt of Providence and J. Norris Seminar
of Fair Hill, in the commercial department
at GoIdey's Wilmington Commercial College
on Tuesday night
Z The farce Jack Trust" was presented in
Caskay Hall. Newark, on Thursday evening
10y Elkton talent at an entertainment given
for the bcEclit Of ST. Thomas Church. The
Elkton amateurs acquitted themselves most
rrcditubly. Those IN the cast were: Misses
Mary lamar. Helen Scott. Mamie FTaines,
Corinne lamar, Mrs Richard Err-.. Richard
Reese.
IA two year Old child Of George Shippers
was attacked and hurt about the face on
Saturday 10y Plymouth Rock Rooster. The
child was playing in a lot on High Street
adjoining the property Of A. p. Sho"kley
when the fowl knocked her down, and perch
ing itself upon her picked her several times
in the face. The screams of the child brought
Mrs. ShockIcy TO her help, who drove the
ylriou. Rooster Off. The fowl was afterwards
iillcd.
In case tried before Squire Dean,
IF Newark. on Tuesday. Samuel Powell, OF
chesapeake City, Md, sued his sister in law
Mrs Susanna Krrmcther of P"urader hum
dred for a note and due bill amounting t.
800. y. NJ Motherall. W. f. Griffith, q. d.
McIiIl We're referees. Mrs. K"rmether
brought in counter bill of S342 against her
sisters husband. The bill was for the services
Of minor daughter. who had lived with her
aunt for several years and for nursing that
Mrs. Kemether had done for her mother.
Judgment was given to the pIaintilf and the
counter bill not allowed.