The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-11-20

near Elkton.
"A reading circle has been started In Elk
ton by number of young ladies.
| Thomas P. Dale has removed his family
to Baldwins this county, from Philadelphia
| The young Men OF Chesapeake City will
give dance in franklin Hall, on Wednesday
evening, Nov. "a.
William d. Smith, OF Elkton Post Office
Inspector, has been assigned to the Washing
ton Division, OF the service.
The revival services at the Leeds NJ. P.
| Church closed on Tuesday evening, several
having professed conversion.
job Gallagher. Of near Sylmar 10 making
| preparation to build a barn on the site of tho
one recently destroyed by fire.
Captain Sejelkin can be seen at the bridge
where he has a fine lot Of prime oysters, to
| be sold either shucked or in the shell.
Two wells were recently sunk at Rock
| Springs by Howard Bradley. One Of them
| now has depth CT water OF 20 feet, the
| other So feet.
Captain William A. Wright had his foot
crushed at the pull mill last week, an iron
roller falling upon it. He is ableto walk now
| with a cane.
-Drs. Karsner, o'Chesapeake City. and
| Cooper. OF Elktor, attended the meeting Of
the Homeopathic Society, Of Delaware, in
| Wilmington this week.
| The Sixth district Is still enjoying black
berry crop. The other day William L. Taylor
picked handful from husband they were
large and Of an excellent flavor.
| The ladies of the Elkton Presbyterian
Church expect to give a supper on the even
ings OF December 7th and 9th in the Marsh
bank building, recently purchased by Henry
vinsinger.
! -Ex-member Of the Legislature William
Sidney Wilson, the we'll known Eastern Shore
| politician, committed suicide on Sunday by
shooting himself with revolver at his home
in Snow Hill.
Mrs. Wright, II representative from the
Wilmington Childrens Home came to Elkton,
on Saturday. and made her annual visit to
the homes In this neighborhood where chill
dren have been placed from the Wilmington
| Home.
| The Jr. American Mechanics will attend
Divine service in the Elkton Presbyterian
J Church. tomorrow. Sunday morning. All
members of the Order are requested to meet
at the Council Room at 10 O'Clock, sharp and
bring their badges.
John H. Hopkins, a resident Of Havre de
Grace, died on Saturday OF consumption,
after lingering illness, aged 81 years. He
served in the late war in Company G, Second
Maryland Volunteers. and was a member of
John Rogers Post, No. 2s, G.. A. R.
Tickets will be sold at Elkton, tomorrow.
Sunday. over the P. W. & B. r. r for Batl-
more and return for so cents. Good on
special leaving Elkton ut 25 m. and regu-
lar trains at 1851 and u 49,; returning leave
Baltimore at $40, 6 As and II. So p. m.
AT the sale of stock owned by George W.
Padley, on the Freeman farm in Sassafras
Neck, on Tuesday, good prices were realized.
Cows sold from S35 to S55. Mules brought
! from 1925 to S247 per pair. Shocklcy and
Smith, of Elkton, were the auctioneers.
AT the Philanthropc meeting held AT
Calvert on Sunday on of the speakers made
the suggestion that the State Legislature be
! petitioned to pass law prohibiting the sale
of Intoxicating liquors on all State and
National holidays as is now the law on cleo
ton day. The suggestion was received with
favor by the large number present.
DR.. John II. lamar, Of Elktor, will lead
the discussion upon the subject of County
Care of the Poor at the Tuesday evening
| November 23J session of the Maryland Con-
ference OF Charities aud Correction at the
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore DR..
lamar is one OF the vice presidents Of the As
ISOLATION.
R. B. Frazer, Main street, is gaining n
wide reputation as an interior decorator in
wall papering This week he completed =
contract re papering the residence Of S. D..
Mccullough in North East. One of his pres
ent contracts is at Klrkwood Del, where his
workmer are engaged in papering and paint
ing the interior of Thomas H. McCoy's large
residence. The display OF wall papers now
seen at Frazer's new store is attracting much
attention.
As Mrs. Reuben E. lamar was preparing
to retire on Wednesday evening she was
startled to see the face Of man appear look
ing through the Stats Of the shutters OF her
bedroom, on the second floor. She called to
Mr.. lamar who quickly returning with his
gun fired both barrels in the direction the
scoundrel took getting away in the darkness.
The shots, however, did not take effect-as
they should have done and the peeping Tom
made good his escape. An investigation
showed that the man-who Mrs. lamar thinks
was a mulatto-had placed ladder against
the side Of tho building and thus reached
balcony upon which he stood when looking
into the room.
Rev. G. A. Grise, of Chestertown, has
brought suit against J. Miller Thomas, we'll
known here, on charge Of false pretense.
Thomas was indicted by the Grand Jury on
Tuesday at Wilmington. Thomas was for
merly the proprietor OF the Peninsula Metho-
dist, and sold it out to a syndicate Of Metho-
dist ministers of the Wilmington Conference,
Of which Mr.. Grise is treasurer. Mr.. Grise