The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-05-28
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Cherry Hill Council, No, 10, Q. U. A. NJ. ,
will attend Divine service in a body at Cherry
Hill N. L. Church on Sunday morning, May
Goth at 1890 o'clock.
The Elkton Pulp Works were compelled
to shut down on Wednesday for several days
because of the muddy condition of the water
in the river and which is used in washing
pulp.
There will be an ice cream and straw
berry festival held on the church lawn at
EbeneHer NJ. i. Church, Thursday evening
June 2. If stormy next fair evening. Pro-
ceeds for benefit of church.
The ladies of st. Andrews Memorial
Church, Andora, will hold a strawberry and
ice cream festival this evening, May 2Sth, on
the church grounds. Should thare be rain
the festival will be held Monday evening.
Harry Lang has returned to Elkton. hav-
ing served nearly fifteen years in the United
States Army. most Of which time he was
stationed at Western posts. He was COM
PEELED to retire because of being a sufferer
from rheumatism.
The teachers and scholars OF Persons
Grove Sunday School will hold a strawberry
and ice cream festival on Saturda evening
June A. on the school grounds. Should there
lie rain, the festival will be held Monday
evening, June 6. The public are cordially
invited.
Mr. Thos. b. williams, formerly of this
county, was in Elkton on Tuesday, in the
interest OF the Hotel Strand, Ocean and Nir-
ginia avenues, Atlantic City. Mr.. Williams
is ono of the proprietors OF this popular
hostelry, and in speaking OF the coming sum-
mer business says Atlantic City will never
have had more prosperous season than the
one near at hand.
The following Resolution has been I'M
amiously adopted by Colora Council No. Ga
Jr. o. U. A. M. Resolved, That this Coun-
Gil shall pay the benefits and shall keep its
members in good standing who have enlisted
or shell enlist in the services of the United
States during our disturbances with Spain.
Brother c. X. Brown OF this Council has en-
listed in the 5th Maryland Regiment.
D. Warren Wilson, Ricketts, Nelson,
Edwin vinsinger. Charles Alexander and
Andrew D. Dean will represent the Singerly
Fire Company Mt the meeting State Firemens'
Association in Salibury on June 8, 8 and 10.
The Water Witch Fire Company, Of Port De-
post, will also be represented. The local
firemen are looking forward to capital time
on this outing. The convention will open
with q grand banquet, On the last day an
excursion will be enjoyed to Ocean City.
A colored man late Tuesday night at
tempted to assault Gate Bangedorf, "A
domestic employed by Mrs A. L. Kelley, in
Newark, while she was on her way home.
He grasped the young woman by the throat
and attempted to choke her, hut she screamed
and made such desperate resistance that the
negro attempted to escape. The girl held
him tightly until he struck her violently in
the face with his fist. The young woman was
considerably bruised and badly frightened.
The State convention OF the prohibition
party will be held at Glyndon, July 20. OFF,
GERS will be elected for the ensuing year and
members of the State central committee will!
be chosen. 1t is also intended to hold the
conventions Of the six congressional districts
at the same time and place, unless the dis
will address the convention on the opening
day. Mr.. Robert Ireland. the secretary of
the prohibition party organization, issued n
call yesterday for the convention.
An attempt was made the other night to
rob the carpenter shop Of J. Frank Willis. on
Cleveland avenue, Newark, Del. The shop
is close to Mr.. Willis's home and during the
l.. l;,.l1 IL, tLa ,l1,,
She notified her father who saw a man
walking about the interior of the building
with lantern. Mr.. Willis fastened to secure
assistance. but before help arrived the man
escaped through a side window. Several
tools were missed, but all were found a short
distance from the shop the next morning
with the exception Of a saw.
The Maryland Democratic Editors Asso-
citation will hold its annual meeting
at the Carrollton Hotel in Baltimore
on Tuesday afternoon, June 7, at 2 p. IN,
The same evening the Association will start
on trip to the Southern Maryland counties
as the guests of Mr. Henry Williams, presi-
dent OF the Weems Steamship Line. The trip
will last two days. At Leonardtown the
Association VIII De entertained at dinner by
Mr.. Francis V. King, editor OF the st. Marys
Beacon. On their return to Baltimore on
Thursday the editors will be the guests OF
the Journalists Club at the clubhouse on
Saratoga street at an entertainment gotten up
especially in their honor.
The will case Of John Pritchard against
Albert b. McVey, executor, which was re-
moved to Hartford county from the Cecil
county court for trial, was begun at Belair,
on Thursday. This is the second time this
case has come up for trial in the Hartford
court, the first time being last November,
when the jury disagreed. The case involves
a contest over the will OF Caroline G. Pritch-
ard, of Cecil county who died in February,
1896, leaving to her ilegtimate son, Henry
Henderson, her property. A large number
of witnesses have been summoned and the
case is likely to continue week or ten days.
Messrs. Constable and Son and James j..
Archer are attorneys for the plaintiffs, and
Messrs. Writ and Evans, OF Elkton, and
Thomas II. Robinson, OF Beair, appear for
the 1pfnndantl