The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-09-03

market.
The grocery store of John s. Lee is being
painted.
The marsh at the south end of the town
is alive with black birds.
The railroad bridge at the East End of
town is favorite bathing resort.
The Epworth League prayer meeting will
commence at 4 As tomorrow evening, instead
Of o'clock.
The Epworth League of the Elkton NJ. f.
Church will hold business meeting on We'd
nesday evening.
Miss Bessie F. Scott, OF Elkton, is or
ganizing her vocal and instrumental music
Glasses. to begin instruction September ~.
The attractiveness Of South street. Elk
ton. is very much added to by the flower
yards Of Mrs Martha Wells and Mrs. ]. Polk
Racine.
"A vessel loaded with shingles has arrived
at the Singerly wharf, Elkton, from North
Carolina, consigned to the Keys and Miller
Lumber Company, Elkton.
John T. Pryor, of near Elkton, left at the
CECIL WING office on saturday Il healthy
specimen of cantaloupe which speaks well
for the adaptability of his farm land for this
crop. The specimen was of the turks cap
variety, weighed fourteen pounds. and
measured a yard in circumference
The thirteenth annual fair of the Talbot
County Fair Association began at Easton on
Tuesday and continued until Friday. The
Montgomery County Agricultural Society
also began their fair at Rockville on Tuesday,
and continued yesterday. This is the forty
fifth year for this fair
While driving d. wn North street Sunday
afternoon. n horse attached to double seat
carriage, belonging to Marks Lieberman,
became frightened and started to run off.
While turning at the corner OF North and
Main streets one wheel broke down and the
carriage was drawn for some distance on
three wheels. Several members of the fam
lily were in the carriage but were not in
jured.
The section Of North East near tho roll
ing mill, which was reported as being in an
unhe althy condition, has been thoroughly
disinfected by the town authorities. The
cause OF the unsanitary conditions was the
residence there of a large number Of Hun
carians and other foreigners, who were en-
gagged in the work of Strengthening the road
bed Of the p. w. & b. Railroad, and who
have now moved away.
The grand jury of the United States
Court will meet next Tuesday in Whining
ton. to consider anything that may be laid
before them by District Attorney Vandegrift
in the Dover bank looting case. 1t has been
reported that tn" Government has found new
evidence against Senator r. r. Kenney. and
that it will be laid before the grand jury for
them to consider whether n new Indictment
should l." returned on the reported new
evidence.
A large reunion of Heptasophs took place
on Monday at Pen. Mar Members Of the
order were present from Maryland. Virginia
Pennsylvania, Delaware and the District of
Columbia, with their families. The pro-
gram included music dancing. oratory and
picnic pleasures in the woods. Patriotic
airs predominated in the music. rendered by
the Fifth Regiment Veteran Corps Band
"Old Glory was uufurlcd at noon and oat"d
over the scene Of enjoyment all day. This
order has done lots of coed since it~ organ
ization in Elkton.
A party of Philadelphia gentlemen are
contemplating building a handsome club
house, along the Elk River. between Plum
and Odneld'- Points. One of the gentlemen
stated that if proper site could be pur-
chased il was tn" aim of the club to erect the
finest building Of its kind in this state.
Magistrate Philip VI. Groves had Joseph
Coyle. who is proprietor Of the Italian barber
hop on Main street, arraiGned before him on
Tuesday, on a warrant sworn ont by Aaron
Ball charging Coyle with assaulting him.
After hearing the evidence Squire Groves
dismissed the case,
"a wa IA n uI