The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-08-12

mashed NJ the ElktOn DOatyard tuesday.
Harry o. George, OF Elk Neck, was in
iured by being kicked by horse Monday.
L NJ Haines has purchased from Frank
Kerr. double house on Wing street, Elkton.
The fence around the Elkton Academy is
being repaired. Amos Piersou is doing the
work.
Rev. f. E. Williams, of Baltimore,
preached in the Elkton Presbyterian Church.
Sunday.
A COW owned by Webster White, OF Cal
vert. died from what appeared to be hydro
phobia.
Frank Suffers. OF Elkton has secured tho
position of running the dye-house engine at
the print works at Trainer, Pa.
-Linemen of the new Cecil telephone
system, are erecting new poles between Eli
ton and Chesapeake City also between Elk
ton and North East.
william T. Davis, of this town, will fiji the
pulpit of the Elkton NJ. f. Church, both
morning and evening, tomorrow Sunday.
Lawrence Meredith Of Elkton. and G.
W. Tasker, of North East, who enlisted for
army service in the Philippines were turned
down having failed in the physical examina-
ton at Camp Meade, Pa.
The committee of Chesapeake City young
men who give an annual excursion from
that town were again successful this year.
The trip last week to Annapolis and Toll
chester made them a profit of $3SG.60.
Jackson Sunday Schoo. picnic will be
held in the grove adjoining Jackson hall
near Cowentown, on Thursday afternoon and
ance will be for SALE If stormy the picnic
will be held on Friday. August as.
The ladies of st. Andrews Church, near
Fair Hill will hold peach festival on Mr.
Henry Hess lawn, Fair Hill, on Wednesday
evening, August 23rd The public is cordially
invited. II the weather is unfavorable, it
will be held on Thursday evening.
Milton Heidelbaugh has purchased 100
acres of timber on the McCrone farm, near
Ogletown, and moved his saw mill there on
Wednesday from the George Carr farm, near
Newark. The greater part of the lumber
will be shipped to the Deibert boat yards at
Elk Landing.
Several dogs were bitten recently in
Newark, by dog supposed to have been
mad. One of the animals was locked up by
DR.. A. 7. Neale. and Monday it exhibited
| symptoms of the rabies. With one exception,
a canine which has disappeared, all the dogs
bitten have been killed.
Mr.. William c. Palmer travelling agent of
the Henry Watson Home for friendless child
rem in Baltimore, was in Elkton on Wednes-
| day, and has been spending some time in the
county in the interest of this charity. A
| communication from him on the subject will
appear in next weeks CECIL WING.
1t is expected that Postmaster William
| H. Smith. of Newark, will be relieved of duty
| as, through bad bookkeeping, his accounts
| have become tangled. Postonice Inspector
Maxwelps investigation finds nothing i'm
peaching Smiths integrity. however, and the
Government is not owed anything.
School Examiner Bddle conducted com.
petitive examinations on Thursday for the
awarding of scholarships Mt the Maryland
Agricultural College, st. Johns College and
State Normal School. The Board will pass
upon the matter August 20. Other scholar
ships are open at the State Normal School.
Capt. W. G. Eliason, President of the
COLCHESTER Steamboat Company said that
despite the reduced rates on excursions to
Betterton by the Ericsson Line, his company
was doing very fine business. ''As far as |
know" continued the Captain, 1--WE shall not
reduce our rates. The people that patronize
Us seem to know a good thing when they see
it,
The annual celebration on September
| 18th, by the Junior Order United American
Mechanics, of the State will be held mt Toll
chester Beach. The general committee con-
sists of one representative from each of the
1876 subordinate councils. the State Coun-
cilor, DR.. j. r. Waltemyer, as chairman;
David Heller, assistant chairman, and State
Council Secretary Charles S. Davis, secre-
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