The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-08-07

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master at Summit Bridge.
The Elkton Creamery is turning out from
a 1000 to 1900 pounds of butter per week
The Principle cornet band gave dance
at Happy Valley on Friday evening, last
week.
An infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Hathaway. of near lakewood, died on Sat
urday.
Grand Lecturer Graham Dukehart paid
a visit to the Elkton Masons at their regular
meeting on Tuesday night.
store on East Main street, in the building
adjoining the Groome property.
The flint mill of b. Gipin Smith at Como
wingo, which has been idle for some time, is
expected to soon resume operations.
The new pension examining board, Drs.
Cooper Worrall and Roman, will organize
and be on duty Wednesday, August IS.
1t has been decided to hold the Kent
county democratic nominating convention
September IA and the primaries September II.
John Crutten, a Hungarian laborer work
ing on the railroad cutoff at Bacon Hill,
was badly injured on Monday, tree falling
upon him.
Henry L. Scott and Sterling Evans have
formed n partnership for the breeding Of
fancy pigeons and have their loft on North
street. They purpose making an exhibit at
the Elkton Fai-
The farmers report that the wheat was
not damaged as much by the wet spell as was
feared. The average yield in the county is
about 25 bushels to the acre. The average
last year was about IS.
-Eutry books for the Elkton Fair Septem-
her T. s, 9 and 10 will be opened on and after
August q, until September 81 inclusive. ut
the Office of the society in Elkton, and moth
ing will he entered for competition after that
time
The steamer Forest City, carried two
excursions out Of Elktou this week to Tu
chester Beach. Tuesday the Elkton NJ T..
sunday School, numbering 225, and WcIn.s-
day the Elkton Rec. Men, numbering 139 The
Pennsylvania Railroad excursion to the beach
ON Thursday took 81 people from EIkton.
Marriage licenses have been issued MS
follows the past week by the Clerk Of the
Court for Cecil county: q. Harry Davidson
and lola Near, OF Chesapeake City; Richard
b. Foster and Mary L. Golfer, OF Chesapeake
City; Benjamin L. Evans and Rosa T.. Moore,
OF EIAton; Samuel b. Foard and Mary E..
Falls, of Ekton.
A. P. shockley and Eugene Pearce agy hts
for Cecil county, for the Monarch Fire En-
iiuguisher on Saturday night on the lot in the
rear of Falls Hotel. A box containing shay
ings and paper was saturated with coal oil
and fired. When the blaze was ut its height
the eXtinguisher was applied and the flames
were put out in five seconds.
The Young Business Mems excursion from
Elkton to Colchester Beach on Tuesday next
August l0th, is proving Il popular affair, and
the Forest City that day will have Il large
and jolly crowd aboard. The committee re-
ports that tickets are selling at good rate,
and that the success of the day is assured.
The boat leaves at niEe II. m, from Singerly's
wharf, and returns by moonlight.
While driving near Lewisvi!s en- Monday
night. on a visit to Il patient DR.. G. NJ. Ellis.
OF Elkton, met with driving accident from
which both he and Daniel Terrell, "A c.erk in
Wells drug store, Elkton, who was accom-
panying him. fortunately escaped with but
slight bruises. The carriage went overa high
enibankment; ut that part of the road, both
being thrown out. The horse ran away and
was caught on the farm Of George Biles, near
Fair Hill.
County Treasurer Manly Drennen in an
other column OF this issue of the CECIL WING
gives notice of his August sittings for the
collections of the State, County and Dog
taxes for 1897. By paying taxes at these sit
tings, property owners arc allowed discount
of percent on all State and County Taxes.
Taxes are due and payable on Sept. 1. and on
all bills unpaid on January l. interest will be
charged and collected from September /.
The August sittings begin on Tuesday of next
week, August 10 the first ono being at Cecil
ton. Read the notice on the fifth page of this
issue.