The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-07-22
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E. Chapel, of Elkton, held "A picnic at
Frenchtown, along the Elk river on Thurs
day.
Repairs and Improvements are being
made to the cannery in West Elkton, which
will be operated this year by Mr.. c. W.
Baker, of Hartford county
The officials of the Methodist Episcopal
Church at Rising Sun, have under contem-
plation the Improvement of their church
generally, in the near future. s'--
An ice cream festival was held at Childs,
on Thursday evening. by the NJ E. Sunday
School of that place. Quite a crowd was
present and it was a success.
Miss Mary McNulty, popular singer,
ton at her home in Wilmington, Del, last
Saturday night, aged 30 years
Tomorrow, Sunday evening, the st.
Stephens NJ. E. Choir of Germantown, Pa,
will have charge of the singing in the NJ. E.
Church at Chesapeake City. All are invited.
The Rev. Thomas c. Potter, of Philadel-
delphia, who was recently extended a call to
become pastor of the Presbyterian Church at
Glasgow, has accepted, and it is expected he
will assume charge in short time.
"A number of Elktonians went on the ex-
cursion from Chesapeake City, yesterday. to
COLCHESTER and Annapolis which was given
under the auspices of Chesapeake Council,
Jr. o. L. A. NJ, of Chesapeake City.
Voters take notice to the proclamation
published in another column of this issue of
the CECIL WING, announcing that Il vote will
be taken at the election in November, upon
the proposed increase of the salaries of the
Supreme Bench of Baltimore city.
-Frenchtown. three miles below Ekton,
on the Elk river, is favorite spot for Elk.on
Sunday School picnics. The Episcopalians
spent day there last week and on Saturday
the Presbyterians went down. West End H.
E. Sunday School spent Thursday there.
Richard n. Carrow, of Dover Del. has
succeeded Joseph Hayes, as assistant super
intendent for the Prudential Life Insurance
Company at Elkton. Mr.. Carrow is an ener-
getic worker in the insurance field. He and
John Blanchleld, the other assistant super
intendent make pair of hustlers for the
company here.
Capt Peter Galloway, of Havre de Grace.
| has bought the schooner John McGinnis from
| Capt Robert l.. Riggin, of Bethel. Delaware.
Captain Galloway recently sold the schooner
Eva |. Shenton to Captain Thompson, of
Pensacola, Fla. The McGinnis registers 1870
tons gross. Captain Galloway will use her
in the general bay and coastmg trade.
The Local Preachers and Exhorters'
campmeeting at Leslie, this county, which
will commence next Thursday, July q, and
continue over two Sundays, promises to be
the largest yet held by this association. Over
| sixty tents have so far been engaged, and Il
number of prominent ministers have prom
ised to lend their services.
Charles Anderson, colored better known
as "Oxey,' was arrested Tuesday night, by
| BaiiiI Biddle, for using profane language
and threatening to shoot Philip Brown, with
| a revolver. He was given u hearing before
Magistrate F. NJ. Groves, on Wednesday
evening. and convicted Of both charges, and
| fined So and costs in each case, amounting
| in all, to about 1913.
The proprietor of the Betterton hotel, at
| Betterton, James Z. Crew, in scanning
| the Chesapeake bay on Sunday, during the
| storm, with a glass for some guests of his
| hotel, who had gone out for Il sail, noticed
an overturned boat with five men on her
| bottom, drifting at the mercy of the storm.
Mr.. Crew, accompanied by Mr.. W. A..
Crew, in face of the storm, went to their
rescue and found the party to consist of four
young men from Kent and companion, on
their way from Havre de Grace to Bctterton,
in Il skiff belonging to coored man. One
of the young men was exhausted from the
exposure. When struck by the gale the sail
and mast were carried away, and the rudder
and everything movable in the boat were
washed off, But for the absence Of the Bet
terton guests, the wrecked men would have
drifted hopelessly in the darkness until
forced by exhaustion to relax their hold on
the unsteady bottom of the overturned boat.
The wrecked men reached Betterton, Sunday
night and tho boat was towed in Monday
morning The following are the names of
those on board: Mr.. H. Carney, Mr.. Fl.
Fields Mr.. Archie T. Fields, Mr.. John
Staubnitz, and Mr. John Marshall, of Havre
de Grace. The guests at the Betterton hotel
are arranging to present the Messrs. Crew
beautiful present for their bravery.