The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-11-11
Oef1n's Acme Hall
So W. Baltimore ST., adj'g Charles
Baltimore, Mo.

--luhrlGS CtIrttr anu 11tlsleT HISS are Ou II
cunning trip III Virginia.
The forty-flrst annual meeting of the
Local Preachers and Exhorters Association
was held at Newport, yesterday.
Beginning on Monday evening next, the
Elkton Telephone Exchange will be kept
oped until 10 p. M; daily except Sunday.
Miss Anna Coudon, of Aiken, opened
her annual chrysanthemum exhibition on
Wednesday and will continue until the 18th
inst.
Fred c. Strickland has rented the stables
connected with the old Farmers Hotel on
North street and removed his livery business
from Hotel Elkton to that place.
"A Republican meeting was held at Chesa-
peake City last Monday evening. The speak
ers were Postmaster W. J. Smith, Henry NJ.
Mccullough, Esq, and Joshua Clayton, Jr.
A horse belonging to Edward Taylor, of
Elkton, was badly injured while being driven
in the Second district on Saturday last. The
animal stepped OF Il large nail which pcne-
trated the hoof.
The mass meeting held at Perryville last
Saturday evening by the Republicans was ad-
dressed by Henry NJ. Mccullough, Esq, of
Elkton Messrs. Cox and Brrning, Of Balti-
more, and Edward Cole.
"A special program has been arranged for
the closing day at Persons Grove Sunday
School, which will be tomorrow, Sunday,
r
the Elkton Presbyterian Church, will preach.
All are cordially invited.
The sale of live stock etc, of A. Finer.
son Pitt. at Kemblevile, last Monday. and
which was advertised in the CECIL WIG, was
well attended. Shoats sold from - to So
per head, bulls @15 to $50 per head, harness
800 per set, blankets 81 to SO so.
The Republicans of the Fifth district
closed their campaign Friday evening, last
week, with Il mass meeting in G. A. Il. Hall.
North East. Addresses were made by Fred
T. Haines Esd, of Elkton; Messrs. Leon
Greenbaum and William +. Brmuing. OF
Baltimore.
One OF the largest stalks of celery that
we have ever seen raised in this section was
brought to the WHO office this week. 1t
measured feet, 6 inches from the bottom of
the stalk TO the top, and was raised in the
garden of Wesley b. Hart ON West High
street, Elkton.
A number of Elkton young men have or
ganized a minstrel troupe. G. L. Finck is
Smith treasurer. They propose to give "A
performance in the Elkton Opera House in
about six weeks. The entertainment will be
entirely home talent.
The High School football team, Elkton,
wants to hear from clubs averaging not over
800 pounds. The club will play the Chesa-
pcahc City High School on Thanksgiving
Day on the Eiktou grounds. Next Thursday
lAe club plays the Orioio Athletic Club, OF
Elkton, by jim CoppaSe.
AT the annual meeting of the Whining
ton ii. j.. Preachers Association held in
Wilmington on Monday morning the follow
ing officers were elected: President. Rev. v
P Northrnp; yce-president. Rev. W. L.
i''IJ' SN't'tilN lAl'l ti't0hl'l, lAtf' Il. o.
Mace: curators. Kcys. L. p. Harris, O. A.
Grsc and II. /. Watkins. Rev. 4tulph l.
C0urseY read an interesting paper IN
"Prayor.'
"Wednesday evening OF next week, Nov
18Th, will be " Literary Evening with the
Epworth League at the Methodist Episcopal
Church. and u very attractive program il
being arranged for the occasion. There will
be some choice musical selections, and W. T.
Warburton, ESD, Of our town, vii! deliver a
lecture on "Some Things that Threaten U.s.
These entertainments are free to everybody
and the public is cordially invited.
After intense suffering from the burns
received by q gasoline explosion in his store
ut Havre de Grace on October goth Noah
Gotteb, aged 81 years, died at the Johns
Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, on Monday
He had been in the hospital since October
90, and for several days it was thought he
would recover. Five persons were burned at
the time OF the explosion, and this makes the
second death from the accident. coored
man struck match in the cellar close to
escaping gasoline and caused the terrible ex-
plosion.