The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-07-15
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Principal George A. Steele, of the Cecil
County High School, has been elected mem
Der of the State Teachers Association.
Thieves entered the hen house of Mrs.
Susan Bratton, on Thursday night last, and
stole about two dozen chickens.
The grocery and variety store of Martin
Hutchinson. on Main street. Elkton, was
closed by the sheriff on Thursday on distraint
for rent.
Miss Mary Pierce, daughter Of Mr.'P. f.
Pierce, Of Galena, died on July /, aged 10
years. She had been sick about three
ing young lady.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has
arranged for railroad excursion to Toll
chester Beach on July 81. The excursion
will go as far as Pelryvile by rail, thence by
steamer. The train will be due at Elkton at
S.33 a. IN. and the fare rs cents.
"A fine barn is being erected on the farm
of James Ford near Barksdale, the contractor
being George II. Shippers, of Iron Hill. The
structure is 42x5G fect-20 feet to the square.
1t will contain 5000 feet Of lumber, mostly
white oak, and which was cut on the place.
AT the next meeting of the School Com
missioners, which will be on August g. a
secretary-treasurer and examiner will be
chosen. and also counsel for the ensuing
year. These positions are now held by Geo.
Biddle and Henry NJ. Mccullough, ESD, re-
spectively.
Several OF those interested in baseball
here have secured field belonging to Geo.
Howard, in West ElEton. near the railroad
and have laid out and scraped diamond
The first game to be played there will be
between Elkton and North East this after
noon at 3 o'clock.
The Board of School Commissioners for
Cecil county at their meeting in Elkton on
Monday ordered another examination to be
held in the Cecil County High School at
Elkton on Tuesday, July %. for those teach
ers whose certificates have expired, and those
who have been or may be notified.
AT the Democratic county convention of
Hartford county, held in Belair, on Tuesday,
the delegates selected to the State convention
to be held in Baltimore on Wednesday,
August 2, were those picked out by Hon.
Murray Nandiver, Of Havre de Grace who is
a candidate for the Democratic Gubernatorial
nomination.
Thirteen head of fat cattle, Cecil county
fed, were brought to Oxford Wednesday.
Twelve We're fed by Taylor Reynolds, near
Blueball. they averaging 1l55 pounds each.
The other one was fed by ]. Z. Grove, near
Zion, and weighed ITO pounds. They were
sold to W. S. Turner. Mr.. Reynolds has
eight more to deliver to Mr.. Turner Oxford
Press.
There will be grand rally on July 1G,
1892 in Providence A. L. NJ. p Church. Elk
ton, 1870 Il. m, preaching by the pastor;
$50 p. m, Sunday School; 8 O'clock, preach
ing by Rev. DR.. Williams, d. D., of North
East. Each member is expected to give
dollar. Come one. Come all, and listen to
the Rev. Dr. Williams. Rev. 5. II. Jones,
pastor.
The Rev. |. l.. Wood, Pin. D., of Middle
town, Del, will read Il paper on The For
nation of the Scripture Canon in the Cecil
ton NJ. L. Church, Wednesday evening, July
10, ut 8 o'clock. Special music will be fur
nished by the Epworth League. and general
discussion of the paper will be participated
in, ,y,r T
clergymen. To these exercises the public are
most cordially invited.
The members of Chesapeake City Coun-
ell No o. Jr o. L. A. NJ, are making great
preparations for their annual excursion from
that town to Colchester and Annapolis, on
Friday next, July Dist, and the new steamer
"Susquehanna' that day will doubtless carry
out one of the largest crowds ever taken
from Chesapeake. The boat leaves the wharf
at O'Clock, Il. M, and stops at Town Point,
Reynolds and Betterton. There will be plenty
of music on board
AT recent meeting of the trustees of the
Elkton Academy the committee appointed to
consider the disposition Of the Elkton Acad-
envy made its report recommending that the
academy be continued as before, that the
appropriation Of $500 from the State be used,
300 to the teacher and 800 for repairs; that
Miss Matte Frost, Of Virginia. be appointed
teacher, that no tuition be charged and that
the number of pupils be limited to thirty and
that none be received under 10 years Of age.