The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-12-25

A club has been formed at Delaware
College for the smdy Of the Bible.
Probably the first shad Of the season was
caught on Tuesday, at Rock Hail. Kent
county.
The college has club named the Val
landigham Club, in honor of the professor of
literature.
-Elkton Grange No. 145, P. Of H.. has
surrendered its charter. owing to the lack of
attendance ard interest.
- Superintendent E. d. Spear, of the Provi-
dence Paper Mill. has rendered his resigna-
ton to take effect January l.
The Paramount Social will give its second
annual masquerade ball in the Elkton Opera
House, on Friday evening. New Years Eve.
December 81.
The Singerly Pulp Works closed down
last night until Monday morning, to allow
of the men taking Christmas day. The MILL
never runs on Sunday.
james E. Dean has bought the store
house in which he conducts the grocery bust
ness on Main Street, Elkton, from W. L.
Veach. OF Caroline county.
-Proesfsor W. A. Pratt will shortly de-
liver an illustrated lecture on the Klondike
in the Delaware College oratory. The pro-
lessor took the views on his recent trip there.
This week in the local markets the
Christmas turkey, duck and chicken were
found in abundance. Turkeys brought 16
cents per pound and chickens and ducks 1917
cents per pound.
The Providence Paper Mills are new run
ming mp to their full capacity, turning out
over one hundred thousand pounds OF paper
daily. The now rotary boiler which has been
nut in will soon be started up.
Henry ynsnger is making number o.
decided improvements to the Marshbank
store property. on Main street, which he re-
GENTLY purchased. one being the placing in Of
large plate glass show windows.
Miss Emma Hogg. who is agent for
Shivpler and Staggers, the we'll known tloris'a,
of Newark has hal building erected on
West High street, at the corner OF Bow street,
whore flowers will be kept on sale.
Supervisor A. Fl. Tinges, of the P. W. Il
p. railroad, who has been seriously i'll OF
typhoid and pneumonia, has greatly i'm
proved. Under the care of DR.. H. ]. Stubs.
he is on tho road to recovery. AT one time
his life was despaired Of
Editor George r. Ash, OF the Cecil Demo-
crat, who is Il member of the organization
committee OF the Maryland Public Health
Associations has been appointed organizer
for Cecil County He proposes to form a
chapter here mt an early date.
The annual meeting OF the stockholders
OF the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Balti-
more Railroad Company will be held at the
offices of the company in Wilmington at
noon on Monday, January 10, 1898, at which
time directors will be elected to serve during
the ensuing year
Edward Henley, bridge carpenter,
while working on the P. W. & B. railroad
bridge over the Susquehanna river at Perry
viie fell on Monday from the draw span to
the break water below, and received serious
injuries. He was taken to his home in Havre
de Grace by his fellow workmen.
Two Cecil county cases are on the Court
of Appeals docket for the January term com
mencing January IL, and which cases are
assigned for the first day. They are: The
jacob Tome Institute, of Port Deposit, Ceci
county. vs. Crothers and Warburton, admrs.
and Graham and others vs.. Writ and Cald
well, extrs, etc. from Cecil county.
james Alagia moved his family this week
from the Eder house, East Main street, tc
his new house Just finished in West Elkton
Samuel Kilmon, will move 10 the house va
Gated 10y Mr.. Alagia, and will also move his
provision store from the Groome building a
the corner of Groome's lane and Main street
to the Eder house. Mr.. Alagia's shoe shop il
now located adjoining the Elder property.
As Miss Maggie Gilpin and Miss Ella
Eaton, OF near Elkton, were driving up Norti
Street on Wednesday afternoon past Gile
North Street Market House, the horse Mt
tached to Giles delivery wagon, started off
and colided with the carriage occupied b,
the ladies. The rear wheel of their carriage
was dished, but they escaped any injury
Giles horse broke loose from its harness anC
ran to its stable several blocks distant.
A Mystery Tea will be held on New Year
night, Saturday, Jan. 1st, 1898, instead o
Tuesday evening, Dec. %, in the G. A. r
Hail. Perryvile, under the auspices of the W
C.TU. A short literary and musical pro
gram will be given. after which all will b.
privileged to partake OF the mystery. An ad
mission fee of Is cents will be charged
which will enttle the holder to five shares o
the "mystery." Proceeds for the benefit o
the deserving poor.
The farmers OF this section of Ceci
county generally report that wheat islookint
exceedingly well, for this time Of year, anc
that if the weather is not too severe, it will
able to stand ar adverse spring, and be ap
to turn out big crop. The weather OF thi
week has not been damaging the wheat grow
ing, and if no freezing weather comes within
the next week. it is thought the wheat will
have covered the ground sufficiently, so as t.
be able to protect itself further along in tn
winter. The past weather has also beel
favorable for the scarlet clover that has beel
sown on corn ground.
The latest development in the case o
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