The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-07-14
NEWS IN BRIEF.

yield is fairly good in this section.
Not marriage license was granted at
the Clerks office during the past week.
Armstrong and Sparks have placed fine
gold leaf sign in front OF the Hotel Elkton.
-Children's Day services will be held in
Trinity Church, Pleasant Hill, Sunday
July Is.
Charles Queck has had wharf built on
the Realey property for his naptha launch
Cecilia"
Trinity Sunday School, OF Elkton held its
annual picnic on Wednesday, at Frenchtown
on the Elk River.
The children's service OF Porters Grove
NJ. P. Church, will be held July TO- at eight
O'Clock In the evening.
George Wilson, n respected colored man,
residing on East High street, was overcome
by the heat on Saturday.
Frank Bradbury is having his residence
on West Main street reprinted. Merry and
Thompson are doing the work.
The Ericsson Line is about to establish
new freight line, through the canals between
New Haven, CT, and Baltimore.
The first local peaches were seen In the
Elkton market on Tuesday, having been
grown by Hugh Thompson of near town.
While Benjamin Wells was driving down
North street, Tuesday afternoon, the horse
attached to the express wagon fell and broke
Il shaft.
Col. Thomas K. Rich, brother of Rev.
Edward n. Rich, archdeacon Of the Diocese
of Easton died in Baltimore Sunday, after
prolonged illness.
Rev. W. H. Laning, OF Philadelphia, will
preach at Pleasant Hill Church Sunday
morning and evening, July Is. A cordial
invitation is extended to all.
A frame building will be erected by the
town commissioners In the rear of odd Eel
lows hail in a short time. They will use the
building for storage purposes.
Rev. A. S. Mowbray, of Port Deposit,
preached thoughtful and helpful sermon to
an appreciative audience in the M. ?. Church,
Oakwood, Sunday afternoon last.
An ice cream festival will be held at ST.
Johns Church, Lewsvile. Wednesday eve,
July IS. II stormy it will be postponed until
the next evening. Proceeds for the benefit
of the church.
The card Of the Friends School. Will
mington, appears today in the educational
column OF the CECIL WING. This is a high
standing institution which has had number
OF students from Cecil county.
DIR. W. b. Ashbrook, who conducts a
branch office of the American Dental Parlors,
of Wilmington here left on Wednesday for
ten days stay at Saratoga Springs. and will not
be in his Elkton Office until next Saturday,
July 81,
An excursion from Chesapeake City to
dorchester, will take place on Thursday.
August 9 number of Elktonians have
been in the habit Of going on this excursion
every year, and this year they are assured as
good time rs ever.
Captain W. A. Wright is now selling at
his store at High and Bow street, Elkton, a
new brand OF nickle cigar, called Company
L. First Maryland Regiment in honor OF the
Elktop soldier boys. Capt Billy brags on
l. Marshall Haines, ESD, attended Il
meeting of the directors of the Maryland
House of Correction, of which board he is a
member, on Thursday He was named Il
member of committee to take an inventory
of supplies and equipment of the institution.
The Elkton Roming Association flew
pigeons On Wednesday, from Charlestown to
Elkton. distance OF miles. A bird owned
by Allan Price came in llrst; Ben May took
second and bird owned by Frank Frazer
and Dudley Frazer, third Evans Dunbar,
fourth.
The Woodlnwn Young Woman : Christian
Temperance Union will hold a festival on
Mrs. John Cullon's lawn, Saturday evening,
July q, forthe benefit Of the Hopewel I'm
provement Fund. Music will be rendered
during the evening. Come out and help US
in the good work.
General L. Allison Wilmer has been APP
pointed to collect and recover the ba lance OF
the claim of the State Of Maryland against
the United States Government growing out
of the furnishing and equipping Of Maryland
troops in the Spanish-Amerlcan war. The
balance due is in the naghborhood OF $50, 600.
Elk Sheriff Morris Dunbar, who had his
law broken by being kicked by horse in a
driving accident about two weeks, was taken
to the Hahnemann Hospital. Philadelphia,
on Monday. The surgeons at that institu-
ton thought that the case was progressing
favorably and would result in complete
recovery.
1--WE have sold many different cough rem
edies but none has given better satisfaction
than Chamberlain's" says Mr.. Charles
Holzhauer. Druggist, Newark, N. j. ut is
perfectly safe and can be relied upon in all
cases of coughs, colds or hoarseness. Sold by