The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-12-30

Inc members OIL the c!aSS OF vi lSUo Ut luo
Cecil County High School, presented Prof
| George A. Steele with handsome umbrella
last Friday.
Samuel Kurtz, OF Octoraro, has returned
home from New York, where he took the
Pa,teur treatment for hydrophobia. He is
pronounced to be alright now.
Trinity Sunday School will hold their
Christmas festival tomorrow, Sunday even
ing, at 7.30 o'clock. Christmas carols will
be sung. All are invited
An interesting fox hunt was given near
North East, by several sportsmen of the Filth
district on Christmas Day. After long
chase Reynard was hoed in Elk Neck.
John Chick who has for many years con-
Quoted the wheelwright business in Ekton,
will shortly remove his family to Philadel-
phia, where he will start in the grocery bust
ness.
The members of Riverview Council, No,
16S, Jr. o. U. A. NJ, of Elk Neck, wish to
express their thanks for the splendid Bible
presented them by Bro. Rev. Ernest Green
field at their last meeting, Dec. 23d.
Randolph Bennett, OF Elkton, was ser
iously injured in Wilmington. Christmas, by
being struck on the head with lamp thrown
by Cornelius Short formerly Of Ekton.
Bennett was taken to hospital to have his
injuries attended to.
Rev J. McEImoye will preach tomorrow
at the Elkton Presbyterian Church as fol-
lows: 10. 30 A. NJ, "The Three Great Danger
Signals; $50 p. M, THE Last Message Of
1s99-the First Greeting of 1900" Everybody
cordially welcome to all our services.
Precedent Harry A. Richardson of the
Diamond State Telephone Company. who
also owns the lines of the Cecil Telephone
AMI Telegraph Company on Tuesday, verefed
the report that consolidation of all the indie
pendent companies doing business on the
Delaware and Maryland peninsula, is about
to be made.
Tho pupils OF West AmwelI Public School
| gave creaitable Christmas entertainment
on Friday evening, Dee. %, under the direc-
ton of their teacher Miss Harriet Evans.
The program consisted Of music recitation
and dialogue and Christmas tree was
! special feature The event was thoroughly
epj lyed.
The Christmas festival of Trinity Sunday
School. Elkton. to include the singing Of
! Christmas carols, will b. held in Trinity
Church, tomorrow, Sunday, evening, at half
past seven. cordial invitation extended 10
all. Service on Monday next, New Years
Day. and the Feast of the Crucinxion Of
| Christ. at 1920 q. m.
-Chids Council, Jr. o. L. A. NJ, has
elected the following officers: Councillor,
Edward Miller; V. c.. George Miller; Rec.
Sec, II. B. Hays: Asst Rec. Sec, J. F. Blake;
Warden, Theo. Willfong; Conductor E. G.
Lynch; Fin. Sec, Person Matthews; Trus-
tees, j. +. Blake, f. G. Lynch, d. II. Nc
@ luley; Rep. to F. b. A., J. F. Harvey.
A public installation OF officers will be
held by Fellowship Lodge, X. of P, of North
East next Monday evening. The exercises
will be held in the G A. II. hall. An address
will be made by Grand Chancellor P. b.
Hopper. Elliott's orchestra of Wilmington,
will be present and furnish music. An enter
tainment will follow the installation Of
officers.
The number Of employs ~ the P. w. Il
b branch of the Pennsylvania railroad to
be put on the pension roll which will 90 into
effect on Monday next, January list, 1900,
will be fifty-nne. There will he many In
excess Of this number when the complete list
is made, as the flfty-nine are only a portion
of about 400 names thus far considered The
Off tials report that they have received
many letters from employees asking not to be
retired.
The supper held in Masonic nall, Chesa
peake City, on Monday, Tuesday and We'd
nesday evenings Of this week, by Bohem' 9
Lodge, l. o. o. F., was success. On We'd
nasday evening the following members o
National Lodge. No. 81, l o. o F., of EIktop
attended the supper: William d. Bratton
Twin Vinsinger. George r. Ash, ]. NJ. Pot
Ricketts, Nelson. Fred II. Letter, J. Will Per
kins, William Vinsineer, X. G. Wells. j. j
Minister. Harry Pippin, Philip NJ. Groves
Elmore Deibert, Charles Jeffers.
The first snow storm Of the winter vsitec
this section on Wednesday evening. TIT
weather during the day had indicated snow
and the weather wise had been making pre-
dictions along that line. Shortly before 81!
o'clock snow began to fall gently, bu
steadily, and in Il short time III" flakes ha,
incrcasra in number until a genuine SNOW
storm was in progress. Tho ground wa
soon covered and walking became slipper
and disasrecable The weather having bee!
cold for some time put the ground in exact
. this right condition for the snow to lay.
-Christmas evening Il runaway accident
by which several persons narrowly esnapet
! serious Injury, occurred at Leslie. Viii,
Mr.. Rollins Rutter was driving from Nortl
! East to his home, his horse became uurnnu
. ag able aud collded with buggy occupied b,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Howell Rutter's bucg
was overturned. he was thrown out and hi
bu ,gy was broken up. The horse escaped
and continued up the road at IA terrific speed
with part of the buggy. 1t next collide,
with a team driven by Miss Rhoda Armour
whose buggy was also broken to pieces Mis-
Armour and the other occupants of tn
buggy-two boys named Letz-were throw
into the side ditch. No one was serious
, injured. The runaway horse after breaking
. loose. continued in its flight until utterl