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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-07-31
STREET IMPROVEMENT.
Proposed Alteration on Central Main
Street.

Az ordered at the last meeting of the Town
Commissioners improvements to North street
were begun on Monday, when Bailiif Biddle
had n force of workmen clearing oil the
street bed in readiness for crushed granite
dressing which is now being put on. The
street will he improved from Main street to
the railroad crossing. Five carloads OF
crushed granite were received on Tuesday,
from the quarries vi McClcnahan Brothers
Port Deposit, for Use on the streets. I'M
proyements to the central section OF Main
street now being considered by the Town
Council include the general reconstruction OF
the street from r. c. Lewis store to Bow
street.-the wide cobbestone cutters being
replaced by narrower and deeper ones OF
vitritied brick or regular gutter stone. The
present gutter on North street at its inter-
section of Main will be filed in and the street
bed raised-a pipe being laid under the street
directly under the present open gutter.
This gutter is dangerous impeachment to
driving and the change would be a decided
bene..t. lie matter Will be acted upon at an
early special meeting of the council.
survey c. th" street ut this point has already
been made by Fred T. Haines.
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COWARDLY ACT.
Attempt Made TO Wreck a ThreShing
Machine and Engine.

Several nights ago some unknown persons
made an attempt to wreck the threshing ma
chine and engine owned by Robert Smith,
the machinery at the time being in a field
near Elkton, owned by II. c. Lewis. where
Smith was threshing for George Howard,
who farms the place. The engine was
damaged-the miscreants bending the shaft
ing and tearing off whatever parts of the
machinery they could, and carrying off the
betting. To do further and possibly fatal
work they took Off the safety valve and sub
situted another not in working order Sew
eral pieces of iron were secreted in the
sheaves of wheat, and which were not dis
covered until one had passed through the
threshing machine, doing more or less
damage. Had all the iron gotten into the
thresher tie result would have been serious.
1t is not known who the perpetrators were
but the ease is being investigated thoroughly,
Mr.. Smith being determined-if it is possible
to bring them to justice.
1t is reported that similar depredations to
machinery have been made in Elk Neck, this
week.
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RISINGSUN ITEMS.
RIsINGsUN. July 30. 1897.

RlsINGsUN. July 80, 1897.
DR.. H. NJ. Brown, of Philadelphia, is spend
inya few days with his parents near town.
/Mr. Horace NJ. Duyckinck and Lawrence
Martin started on their wheels on Monday for
two weeks trip to New York.
Mr.. Jos. hopper and Miss Louise laramie
were married in st. Agnes Chapel here on
last Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. Dinner
was served afterward to n few friends and
relatives at the home Of J. c. Hindman.
The game OF base ball scheduled to be
played here with Colora on Wednesday after
noon was postponed on account of rain.
Miss Bessie Madison, of Baltimore, is the
guest of Mrs. Eli T. Reynolds.
Mr.. Thomas Kirk and family intend moving
to camp at Woodlawn this week to spend a
few days there before camp meeting opens.
In Il few days the sidewalk in front of the
bank building and Maryland House will be
Strengthened and new flaging put down in
stead of the old board walk.
Risngsun and Oxford will cross bats the
latter place on Saturday afternoon next.
They are old rivals and a good game is ex-
pected. A return game will be played here
on the following Saturday.
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CORNSTALK BORER.
An Insect That Is Doing Very Serious
Damage TO the Corn Crop in Cecil
County

Prot w. G.. johnson, the State Entomolo-
gist, has been in the First district, this
county, called to make an investigation OF an
insect that is doing serious damage to corn.
The principal outbreak is upon the extensive
farm of Messrs. G.. NJ. and T. II. Eldridge
and 25 acres of corn have been completely
ruined. The injury is done by an insect that
cuts into the stalk just at or beneath the sur
face of the ground. A large amount of ma
teral was collected and the parent insect which
produces the worm will be bred in my labora
tory. am of the opinion that the trouble is
caused by the so-called stalk borer. AS soon us
the adult is reared and specific determination
made, remedy will be suggested. The pest
has been very common in sections OF lower
Cecil and upper Kent counties and the far
mers are very apprehensive about the safety
of next years crop. 1t is quite likely that
the attack is local and the farmers in other
sections of the State need not have any very
grave fears from the pest next season.
~ have also just completed a trip through
the tobacco section Of the State, said Prof.
johnson, and find that tho growers are very
much alarmed about the safety of their crop
from the attack of the second brood Of
tobacco or horn worms. The first brood has
been unusually destructive and it is quite
certain that large second brood will appear
in few days. The worms are now In the
ground where they will change to chrysalds.
from which the adult moth or horn caster
will emerge in short time. The immunity
of any field from the attacks of these pests
depends largely upon the destruction of the
first brood and while the tobacco is small.
am now about to begin a series Of expert
ments with various baits ana traps to catch
the parent moths before they begin to deposit
the eggs.
~ will also begin my inspection of the
nurseries of the State, Tuesday Of next week
This work will occupy much of my time to
the middle of September, as there are about
seven million trees to be inspected
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COLORA ITEMS.

CoLoRA, ND, July 80, 1897.
Master Leslie Keene, of Rising Sun is visit
ing his grand parents Mr.. and Mrs. Street
Brown.
Miss Lizzie Thompson, of Philadelphia,
spent to days this week with Miss Reba Bare.
Mr.. Z. d. Grant spent Sunday with his
family in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Samuel Egan left home on Tuesday for
Alaska.
Blackberres are quite plentiful, also the
pickers.
Quite lively fight occurred in our town on
Thursday morning between two young men
Fortunately neither of them was seriously
hurt but one was unfortunate enough to have
his eye glasses broken.
Mrs. Daniel Carter and children, of Will
mington, are the guests of her parents Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Krauss.
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Mrs. Henrietta H. Parker.

Mrs. Henrietta H. Parker, widow of the
late William Parker died at the home of her
son-in-law Mr. John H. Mccullough, Bruns-
wick, Ga, Monday, Goth of July, in the 10th
year Of her age She went to Port Deposit
in the tlfties and met Mr.. William Parker at
the home of Col. Edwin Wilmer. They were
married in the fall of 1856. Mr.. Parker was
q widower with four children. Three sons
were born in this union. The remains were
brought to Port Deposit for burial Wednes-
day morning and were taken from the station
to Hopewel Cemetery where she was laid
beside her husband. The bearers were her
sons J. Kos Parker, Leonard, of Brooklyn;
Vim. and Donald Parker, of Brunswick; Ed
ward Parker of the Geological Survey, WASH
ington, and her son-in-faw John H. MeCul-
Tough, of Brunswick. Her children rise up
and call her blessed.
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Arthur Hall.

Arthur Hall aged nineteen years, son OF
William Hall, Of Elkton, who has been suffer-
ing with lock Jaw at the home of his father on
East High street died on Tuesday afternoon
at four O'Clock He passed away during a
convulsion.
The case was Il peculiar one and baffied
medical skill the attending physician Dr.
John H. lamar stating that it was the most
remarkable case of its kind that he had ever
met with i'll his experience.
Young Hall received the injuries from
which lockjaw resulted in jumping from
rapidly moving freight train at Iron Hill two
weeks ago. being bruised and internally
injured by the fall. On Saturday before last
the case developed while he was walking on
Main street and commissions followed imme-
diately and continued frequently until the
end. The boy was Industrious and was in
the employ OF William II. Silk. baker on Main
street.
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FARMINGT0N ITEMS.
FARMINGToN, MD, July 2

FARMINGToN, MD, July 30, 1897.
Very heavy rains have prevailed in this
neighborhood. Corn is looking well. Some
farmers have their oats harvested while others
have not finished cutting on account of so
much wet weather.
Mrs. Ella Scott and children. of Whining
ton, are visiting her parents near this place.
Milton Thompson spent last Sunday at his
home.
Several of our young folks went fishing but
rsturned with not many fish but got good
ducking in the heavy rain. All reached home
safe and sound.
Quite number from here went on the
excursion to Tolchester, on Thursday.
Uncle Dan our ice cream man is kept busy
from day to day. Dan knows how to make
good cream.
Miss Lucy Kirk is improving and able to
be around.
Some folks are making ready to move to
WOodlawn, on Saturday. Camp commences
on Tuesday.
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George M. Thomas.
Special to CECIL WHIG.

Special to CECIL WHIG.
CHESAPEAKE CITY, July 30, 1897.
George NJ. Thomas, brother of Mrs Sarah
Hogge, died at his home on Canal street on
Friday evening after having been sufferer
So years of age, and was born in CharIestown,
Nd, where he lived until quite a young man,
when he came to Chesapeake and resided for
short time, afterward removing to Philadel-
phia, where he remained for great many
years. Having failed in health not being
able to attend to his business affairs he re-.
turned to Chesapeake about fourteen months
ago. His funeral services were held Sunday
evening at 7.30 at his late residence and con-
Quoted by Rev. H. A. G. Westerfleld. The
interment was made in Philadelphia on Mon,
day.
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NORTH EAST NEWS.
NORTH EAST. July 30, 1897.

NOhIh last, July oU, 1887.
Mrs. Amelia Sturgeon and daughter. Miss
Bessie, of Baltimore, were the guests of Mrs.
j. A. Lambert. Of North East. last week.
Among the many visitors here for camp we
notice our old townsman Ex-Squire |. N.
Benjamin.
Although no big haus have been made this
week by the fishermen, they have done well
on the average and have shipped many rock
fish
Our town has already felt the Importance
of the railroad work here and during last
week and this1he empty houses of the Nc
Cullough Iron Company have been rented to
the men as well as several other houses in
the upper part of the town that have been
empty II long time. The managers house of
the iron works is occupied by the head men
and engineers. The contractors, Chas. A.
Simms 4 Co., have fitted up the little store
room opposite the wrench factory for their
Office.
Mr.. Il, G. Paramore. manager for the Cecil
Chemical Co., returned to North East, on
Tuesday, and is still here. He says the firm
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CECILTON ITEMS.

CEoLToN. July 80. 1897.
Mrs. T. A. II. O'Brian and children are
visiting Mrs. James A. Pearce.
Miss Celia McKelvey and sister, OF Ian
caster, are visiting relatives in town.
Mr.. Thomas Benson is quite sick at his
home near Earleyile.
Miss Amanda Cruikshank and Ernest Cruik-
shank of Baltimore, are being entertained
by Mr.. and Mrs. David p Davis.
Miss Annie T. Jones is visiting her aunt
Mrs. Simcoe.
William Smith, Of Elkton, is spending some
time with his brother James II. Smith,
Mrs. George A. Ford and friend of Phila-
lelphia. are the guests Of Mrs. Johns near
Sassafras.
Chicken thieves are about. On Sunday
night Mr. Porter Lusby and Wills fred off
their pistols several times at some one who
was trying to get chickens.
DR.. Duncan has so far improved as to be
able to resume his duties. He preached at
St. Stephens on Sunday morning.
Mrs. George W. Lockwood is visiting rela-
tives in California.
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Camp at Leslie,

The fourth annual camp meeting of the
Local Preachers Association opened on Tues
day, but on account of the rain but very few
occupied their tents before Thursday or Fri
day, but now meetings are being held daily
and good crowds are attending. number
OF the preachers are on hand. The rains
have not in any way hurt the grounds AS they
are well drained.
The preachers for Sunday are: Morning,
Lewis Johnson, of Brooklyn; afternoon. G..
W. Fisher, of Camden; evening, S. 7. Sher-
wood of Brooklyn. While the meetings on
Sunday will be interesting and good sermons
will be preached, the weekly meetings are no
less interesting and the program announced
by the WING will be carried out as Published
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Funeral of Miss LOgue.

The funeral of Miss Laura Logue. the vic
tim of the driving accident near Chesapeake
City, on Thursday night of last week, took
place on Sunday afternoon at O'Clock, the
services being held in the Presbyterian Church
of that town. The Rev. s. NJ. Perry. the pastor,
officiated, and the ediace was thronged by the
large number attending. 1t was one of the
largest funerals every held in Chesapeake
City. The remains were laid to rest in Bethel
Cemetery. Edward Hague, Clarence litter,
William Emmons. Edward Alexander, w.
Filligan, and II. Howard were pail bearers.
Henry Vinsinger, OF Elkton, was funeral di-
rector. The deceased was eighteen years of
age. and a daughter Of Mr.. Benjamin. T..
Logue.
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DEATHS OF A WEEK.
Basil SeWall,

Basil Sewall, former resident of Cecil
county, died at his late residence in Philadel-
phia, on Friday afternoon, July 16, in the
SSth year of his age. Mr.. Scwall was born
in Baltimore, Nd, Jan. 7th. 1870 and for a
large part of his life was resident of Cecil
county. He was the youngest of three sons
OF the late William Elliott and Frances (Rus-
selD Sewall, and the last survivor of their
seven children. He was u pupil of the late
Rev. VIM. Duke, and in his younger man.
hood, clerk in the office of his uncle, the
late General James Sewall, Clerk of Cecil
County Court for many years, when that
position was Il Gubernatorial appointment.
The records for the time are ia evidence of
young Basils neat, clear, round penmanship.
He was afterwards engaged in merchantile
business for brief season in Elkton and
subsequently did clerical service in the office
of the Messrs. Grubb, Conveyancers, in Phila-
delphia, and in the Franklin Institute of the
same city. His wife, lady of fine culture
and beautiful character, n daughter of the
late Col Wm. Hasett, died nearly Al years
ago.
MIR. Sewall was n gentleman of strictcst
probity, unvarying industry, and most kindly
heart. He was devout Christian. con-
sstent and earnest communicate member of
the Protestant Episcopal Church. The last
nine years he has been an inmate of the Old
Mems Home, Philadelphia, and his funeral
obsequies were held there Monday afternoon
the 18th inst Revs. Furey and Latimer of the
Protestant Episcopal Church, and Bros. 7.
Snowdon Thomas and w. l.. Boswell. (his
nephews) officiating. Subsequently his body
was inferred in Cedar Grove Cemetery near
Gloucester City. n. j., beside that of his
beloved wife, in accordance with his special
request. The late DR.. Thomas Il. Sewall was
an elder brother.
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will operate the rks and that the men will
get the money due them and they expect to
get the affairs Of the company Strengthened
out soon. Mr.. and Mrs. Paramore while here
made many friends and it is hoped they
will be able to remain among us and operate
the works.
The Calvert and North East base ball clubs
will play here Saturday, and Appleton on the
following Saturday.
The recent heavy rains in this neighbor-
hood, while perhaps damaging the wheat
that was in the shock and the oats, will not
be as serious as at first supposed. Corn and
vegetables are doing well and the fruit will
be an average crop.
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DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Thomas A. Smith, of Caroline, and j.
Frank Ford, of St. Mary'S County
Nominated for Comptroller ami
Clerk of the Court of
Appeals.

The Democratic State Convention, met at
Baltimore, on Wednesday, and made the
above nominations, Cecil county being repre-
sented on the Committee on Credentials by
Mr.. John Banks, and Mr.. VIM. $. Evans on
Resolutions. of which committee Senator A.
P. German was chairman. The resolutions
adopted contain sweeping denunciations OF
all the Republicans have done for the past two
years, and make "a "straddle' on the currency
question by declaring for internationai
bimetgism. On the new State Central Com
mittee, Messrs. John Banks, 5. G. Rowland
and DIR. f. II. Mackie were selected for Cecil.
Mr.. Murray Vandiver will be chairman OF the
committee.
The Cecil delegates to the convention were:
w. S. Evans. John Banks, W. w. McGugan.
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John NJ. Clayton.

John NJ. Clayton, a prominent young farmer
cousin Of Mrs. James L. Lewis. of Elkton,
died on Tuesday at his home near Middle
town, Delaware, after a two weeks illness Of
typhoid fever. He was thirty years of age,
was well known in Cecil county, especially in
the First and Second districts. Joshua Clay
ton. a brother of the deceased is now in the
Hanneman Hospital, Philadelphia, suffering
with the same disease. The remains were
inferred in Bethel Cemetery on Thursday.
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Mrs. Rebecca A. Morgan.

Speclal TO CECIL w IIIG.
CHESAPEAKE CITY. July 80, 1897.
Mrs, Rebecca A. Morgan, wife of the late
James Morgan, died at her residence on
Canal street on Friday evening, at o'clock,
after lengthy Illness She was in the 10Th
year of her age. Mrs. Morgan was an old
resident OF the First district, having lived in
Chesapeake City only ten years. She was of
lovable disposition and fond and tender
parent. Two daughters and four sons have
been left to mourn her loss-Mrs. Milcha
Lusby, OF Cecilton; Miss Emma Morgan,
Harry and John Morgan, who reside here;
James Morgan, Of Earevlle, and Arthur
Morgan of the New York steamer "Octoraro."
Her funeral was held on Monday afternoon
at 2 o'clock from her late residence. Rev.
w. b. Stehl conducted the service, her re-
mains were taken to st. Stephens Church
near Earlevile. Those who acted as bearers
were James Boulden. James Johnson, James
Cummons, Eli Foard, Fred Egee, and l. G.
Griffith.
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Mill Improvement.

The SingerIy Pulp Works, Elkton, resumed
operations on Monday after stoppage of two
weeks during which number of important
repairs were made, including the putting in
OF new vat, repairing the dynamo, sinking
Il new well for supplying the boilers, extend
ing tho dry room ten feet, building ventator
on roof Of engine room. General repairs
We're made to the machinery.
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PERRYVILLE ITEMS.

PERRYvILLE. July 80, 1897.
Mr.. George Boyd made flyind trip to Bal
timore on Friday last.
Mr.. Will Mask, of Wilmington, is the guest
OF Clint Kane.
Mr.. Orville England Of Risingsun, was in
town last Thursday.
Mrs. Vividine Owens has returned homo
after visit of several weeks in Philadelphia.
Miss Mary Fisher, OF Port Deposit, spent
Sunday with friends in town.
Mrs. w. IL. Holar and son Wilson, OF
Frederick City, visited friends in town last
week.
Mr.. Clarence Cole was in Baltimore on
business Tuesday.
on Monday night the Perryville kmericus
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-07-31

The dates of agricultural fairs to be held
in Maryland in 1897 are as follows: Upper
Marlboro, August 17-20; Rockville, August
81 3l-September 3; August 81 September 8:
Hagerstown, October 12-l5; Frederick, Octc-
ber19 %. Timonium, September 14-17; Elk
ton, September TO; Belair, September 2s-
October /.
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DR.. John W. Cooper, Of Elkton; DR.. s. L.
Roman, of Rowlandville and DR.. I. A. Wor-
rail-, OF North East, were notified on Thurs
day by the Pension Department at Washing
ton. of their appointment as pension exami-
ners for Cecil county The retiring board is
Drs. lamar and Ellis, of Elkton, and DR..
Wallace, of Chesapeake City.
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Edna Mcdaniel.

Edna Mcdaniel, aged nine years, daughter
of Frank Mcdaniel. of Elkton, died on Sun
day afternoon after an illness of meningitis.
The 'enains were Inferred in the Likton
Cemetery on Wednesday afternoon, services
being held at tho home of her parents at two
O'Clock.
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RAILROAD WORK.
Strengthening the Line Between Bacon
Hill and CharleStOwn.

Everything is now a scene of hustle and
activity along the P. W. Il b. railroad from
BIron Hill to Charlestown, the arrangements
b ing completed for tho beginning of the
work of strengthening the tracks-or taking
out the cu ,vrs on the line between these
points. The headquarters of the contractors,
Charles A. Simms q Co.. of Philadelphia, is
located at North East. and where the majority
of the engineers and men in charge Of the
work will he located. Over three hundred
men will he employed in the work and which
Is expected to consume over six months.
Steam shovels, dirt cars, donkey engines,
d"rricks, and the other apparatus has now all
about been gotten together for the work and
tool houses and the other buildings of II
railtond camp thrown up. At present most
ot the men are located at Bacon Hill and the
force will work in the direction of Charles
town. A number Of Cecil county men have
obtained work
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Boy Drowned.

Howard Pyle. aged sixteen years, son of
John NJ. Pyle, OF Wilmington, was drowned
on Sunday in Dayett's mill pond, at Glasgow.
The boy was washing wagon along the
pond when making a msstep he fell into the
water and sank before assistance could reach
him.
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Owing to the death of Robert Marshbank
the stock of furniture OF the firm Of Marsh
bank Il Son, on Main street, is being sold off
at reduced prices by the administrators L..
NJ. Haines, Esq, and H. G. Wells. H. H..
Gilpin is conducting the sale at the store.
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In another column OF to-day's issue of the
CECIL WING is published Governor Lowndes
proclamation issued Jaly 1, calling upon the
people TO vote on the Civil Service question
on the second day of November next
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On the Water.

William ID. Summers
and family, Of Philadel-
phia, are at their sum-
mer place "White Hall"
on the Elk river. three
miles below Elkton, for
the summer.
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by Minnie Russell, owned bv w. s. Gracev;
235 class. won by Orphan Boy, owned by
Thomas Farley; $50 class, won by Tom Of the
Palace stables; 3 minute class. won by Frank,
owned by P. j. Morrison.
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the Cherry Hill battery, Price striking out IS
men. The score:
Cherry Hill. 3 5 5 p 6 0 2-26
Leeds Independents . 0 0 0 0 0 p
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The Cherry Hill Junior
Base Ball team with the
assistance Of three mem
bers of the Leeds Junior
Base Ball team easily de-
icated the Leeds Inde-
pendents on Saturday
last The feature OF the
unnnn una tho nlnninn nf
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A party Of twelve ladies and gentlemen
from Mahoney City, Pa, are camping along
Elk River
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States Attorney Wm.

s. Evans has bought a 16-foot sail boat for
service on the Elk River.