The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-06-06
JUNE.
THE NEWS in BRIEF.

jesse BiuWHil VINE Thinning corn lOuDu
very old coin dated l775.
The June term of the Circuit Court will
convene on Monday. june 49,
Governor Watson. OF Delaware. has re-
appointed William T. Jones special constable
for the p. W. Il b. Railroad.
The Elkton Town Council was in special
session on Monday night. the time being de-
voted to an examination of the assessment
list.
J. wilkins Cooch's term Us Register of
Wills for New Castle county, Delaware, ex-
pired on Tuesday. His successor is Calvin
w. Crossan.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Cecil Farmers Club. will t." held on Wednes-
day next the 10th inst, at NJ" W W. Moores
near Colora.
An addition is being built t. the flour
mill OF Davis IL Vinsinger. Elkton. The
new building will be 24X32 feet. Jacob Rambo
is the contractor.
Misses Tabtha and Martha Jones have
purchased the Brock" property on Main
street now occupied by Michael Powell. from
Mrs. Harriet b. Foard, of Baltimore.
-Adjutant General Wilmer has issued Il
formal order for the State military encamp-
ment to be held for one week beginning July
Is, at bellevue Farm" Frederick City.
A young man of good address has been
playing swndling game as an eye doctor
DIR Miller, in Pennsylvania near the
county line. but he has SO far kept clear of
Cecil county.
The sloop yacht Carrie. of Huvrr de
day on II two weeks cruise on the hay having
on board her owner John G.. Watmou.h and
wife Of Philadelphia.
Walter +. Hawkins, of Port Deposit. was
one of the graduates this year in the collegiate
department, at Lincoln University near
oxford. Pa. The commencement EXERCISES
were held on Tuesday.
The Assessors for Cecil County have
rented the Office room over the insurance
office of Manly Drennen on North street, and
will make it their headquarters. The Board
will meet on Tuesday next.
The directors of the Hartford County
Agricultural Association are debating the III
visibility of having the southern products
exhibited at the next annual fair, which will
be held the last of September next.
Prof. Warren l.. kaufman, II former
principal of the Friends Normal Institute,
Rising sun, now Principal Of the Harrisburg
I;,,b bo. r,r la,
at the Tome Institute Port Deposit.
jacob Tome. Of Port Deposit. has pur-
chased the farm in Hartford County. known
as coax Hall" in the Third district. owned
by john H. Harvard. The property contains
POS acres OF land. and the price was i 755.
-Ex-Mayor Edwin II. Filter. of Philadel-
phia. died at his HON" in that city on sunday
night aged u years. He was Il brother Of
the late Alfred Filter. who owned summer
home in this county. on the Elk River. which
was recently sold at executors sale.
Tn" 7. W. Il Il. Railroad Company has
placed m electric alarm system at the
EIktuu block tower connecting with the resi-
dence of William Watson the track foreman
OF this section, on West Main street. which is
used to notify him when needed ut night in
case of Il wreck or other emergency
The report which has been current that
the shirt factory at Middletown would shortly
be closed is denied by the management The
factory employs about 100 people and pays
out over $500 every week in wages. 1t has
1900 shirts to make between now and July l,
so that there is no danger Of the plant being
closed. This is good news to the people of
Middletown.
The Lyceum Speciality Company gives its
closing performance in Elkton tonight at the
tent corner OF High street and Singerly
avenue and will begin weeks engagement
in Newark on Monday. The company gives
good clean vaudeville performance and has
been drawing large audiences during the two
weeks it has been showing in Elkton. Mana
ger Showalter proposes making tour down
the Peninsula.
John Guy, the colored man who was shot
at Summit Bridge, on Monday of last week.
died on Monday night from his wounds. At
the time of the shooting Guy and a party of
negroes were returning from Whit Monday
celebration at Mt. Pleasant. when u quarrel
arose between Guy and Richard Stats. when
the latter shot the dead man in the head.
Stats was arrested and is now held in the
New Castle Jail.
William H. Wehn, "Evangeistic Archi-
tect and Builder of Baltimore, arrived in
Elkton on Saturday, on his tramp from that
city to Philadelphia, and held an out door
meeting here. He reached Philadelphia on
Wednesday, being eight days on his week of
a hundren miles. On the way he held meet
ings at Aberdeen, Havre de Grace. North
North East. Elkton, Newark, Wilmington.
Linwood, Chester, Ridley Park and Phia-
delphia. He depended upon the hospitality
OF the people for shelter and food.
The ladies of the West End NJ. L. Chapel,
Elkton. held an ice cream and strawberry
festival on Wednesday and Thursday nights
on the lawn opposite the Savatioe Army
Barracks. on Main street. Those assisting at
the festival were:
Table No. Mrs. w. p. Dean; Aids, Misses
Gertie Heath and Nora Dean.
Table No. Misses Emma Hogg and Mary
TerrnlI. Aids Misses A lice Perkins and Grnpe