The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-05-22
Repairs are being made at the Principle
forge of the Whitaker Iron Comnany

Two large barges were launched at the
! Deibert boatyards. Elkton, this week.
Bay View Council. o. U. A. NJ, celebrated
its third anniversary on Monday evening.
Governor Lowndes has been asked to
make legal holiday of Decoration Day, May
31st
The Royal Wheel Club, of Elkton, took II
run to Chesapeake City, on Wednesday after
noon.
The annual commencement at West Not
tingham Academy will be held on Thursday,
June 10.
DR.. Stanley Steele, of Chesapeake City,
graduate Of the dental department of the
Maryland University, will soon open dental
parlors in Elkton in tho Rudulph building,
Main street.
The hauling seines at Red Point and Car
penter's Point on the North East river were
cut out for the season on Wednesday. This
season has been the most successful for
several years.
The beauty of Gilpin's Rocks in the Ninth
district, this county, is already attracting
picnic parties. On Wednesday the pupils of
Chestnut Grove pnblic school, Lower Oxford,
Pa. spent several pleasant hours there.
The Elkview Homing Club of Elkton flew
a number of birds on Sunday from Covesvile,
Va, to Elkton distance of 200 miles. The
birds were liberated in the morning at 7.05
the first one reaching home at 137 time of
six hours and thirtytwo minutes.
The Hon j. Willis, ex-Member of Con-
gress from Delaware will deliver the Grafton
on Memorial Day, May 81 at l o'clock p. M,
at Calvert. All comrades of Post IL and
others are requested to assemble at Post Hall.
Rsingsun, May 30, in full dress, at / O'Clock
for Divine worship.
The County Commissioners were in ses-
sion this week sitting us Board of Review
to hear appeals from the new assessment just
completed in the Seventh district There
were but few appeals made. The work OF
assessment has now bo n completed in all
the districts and the books are now being
made w.
The Delaware Railroad Company has
don" away with the old water-tank at Middle
town and is now using the town water. The
town receives yearly sum of $1,000 for the
water service, but the railroad company saves
money by paying even that amount. 1t saves
the wear and tear on tank and machinery
and the wages OF two men to run the pumps.
1t is likely that Il similar arrangement will be
made at Clayton by having the Smyrna peo
pie extend their water pipes to Clayton.
4 number of Elktonians who happened
to be at the Elkton station on Saturday even
ing, rs the Colonial express stopped at 1927,
had the pleasure Of receiving Il courteous
bow from President Mckinley, who was en-
route to Washington by that train from Phila-
delphia where he had been that day attend
lug the exercises of the unveling of the
Washington Monument. As soon as the
President was seen in one Of the Pullman
cars those at the station made grand rush
in that direction. which the President per-
ceiving, made bow of recognition to the
crowd.
Those popular and very clever Southern
uIllf'l dIllSlS' Hucllcl anu l'IthtIS, hpp'di'u
with their refined minstrels in the Ekton
Opera House on Tuesday evening, under the
management Of Thomas II. Collins. who is
proprietor of the organization. The program
Included II number OF strikingly good parts,
Shelter and Blakely in their sketch bringing
down the house, as they have done on their
former appearances in Elkton. Buck Shelf
fers singing of that comic song, made up as
typical Southern nanny, martha Jane
Green" was the best, and Blakely's dancing
was of high order. The first part was Of
the usual minstrel order. among the best
numbers being the songs 1.-The Blow Almost
Killed Father by Tom Peasley, and The
Black Sheep" by Shelter 1t concluded with
that laughabe finale, "a Good joke in
which Shelter, Bakely, Peasley and Hart
took part. In the olio Tom Peasley did
some clever black face monologue work
and singing, us did a quartet composed
of Hart, Evans, Pryor and Chatham.
Shelter and Blakely introduced a real live
little "coon," who sang and danced like
the little OZARK" full of song and steps down
on the lcvee. Howard the acrobat did scien-
tlIc balancing on one hand and was warmly
opplaudcd. The organization carries full
orchestra and gave II street parade They
are now touring down the Maryland and
Delaware peninsula, and will continue ap-
peuring late into the summer.