The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-11-04

Judge Waters drew the jurors for the
NcTember term of Circuit Court for Har-
ford county, OF Saturday last.
Alexander Helper, of Baltimore, adj
dressed the Third District Republican Club
in Elkton, Saturday evening.
A force Of men went to work at the
Elkton Pulp Works on Monday to get the
plant in readiness to resume operations.
Edward Lee, who was burned by the
explosion Of q gas machine in the store of
Noah Gottlicb, of Havre de Grace, died
Saturday from his injuries.
The late George r. Goldsborough, of
Talbot county, left $4,000 to endow free
bed in the Maryland General Hospital for
the white sick poor of that county.
George Vantine, Jr., of New Castle, is
seriously i'll of blood poisoning. While at
the seashore last July he was bitten by a
mosquito, but doctors reduced the swelling,
but lately the swelling again appeared.
Warren ]. Haines, Of Elkton, attended
the tournament ball in the town hall at
Centrevil!e, Thursday night, last week. 1t
was one of the biggest society events that
has been in that town for several years
past.
DR.. X. II. Smith has been appointed
the resident physician of Havre de Grace,
of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Bal
timore Railroad Company, to succeed the
late DR., John Fl. Cochran who had filled
the position for many years.
The convention Of the Epworth League
OF Wilmington district, closed last Friday
| night. Rev. Vaughn S. Collins, President
OF the Conference Academy, delivered an
address, in which he criticised Methodsts
for sending their children to schools and
colleges other than the Conference Acad-
envy. The following officers were elected
President, Rev. Van p. Notthrup, of Will
miugton; Vice Presidents, Fred C. Mccall,
of Wilmington, and Rev. l.. L. Poole, OF
Chesapeake City; Miss Edna Finn, Of
Newport, and Miss Elsie Butchenhart, Of
Port Deposit; Secretary, Miss Annie +.
Bullen, of Wilmington; Treasurer, Harvey
Groves, OF Elk ton
The tentlr annual State Convention Of
the Delaware Christian Endeavor, in SEES
sion at Middletown, closed last Friday
night General Secretary John Willis Baer
Of Boston, addressed the Convention. He
conducted the question box, and said thai
for the first time in ten years it was the first
Convention he had attended where ques
tions were not asked regarding the pro
priety of card playing and dancing. HIT
added that if he had been asked he coulf
not have answered as it was a question
that each individual must answer. eff yot
eau take" said Mr.. Baer, 'the Lord to thu
card table with you, or to the theatre
without thinking it irreverent, then yol
can do 50; but for my part could not do j
and rest contented." Rev. Dewitt NJ. Ben
ham, Of Baltimore, spoke on GLOW t.
Develop the Christian Endeavor Society,
and Rev. c. NJ. Boswell, of Philadelphia
on "Young People and Evangelistic Work.
Rev. John Gordon Baker, of Philadelphia
spoke Interestingly on personal Christian
Effort" The following officers were elected
President, j. II. Burns, Wilmington; Vic
Presidents, Rev. J. p. Otis, Wilmington
Rev. J. c. Pierce, Dover; Rev. f. c. Klein
LAUREL Rev. Caleb Allen, Wilmington
Secretary, Miss d. J. Peacock, Whining
ton; Treasurer, S. J. Horn, Wilmington
Mr.. Burns, the new President has bee
Unidentified with the Christian Endeavo
movement in Delaware since it was frs
started, and is the retiring Secretary, hay
ing filled that Office for five years.