The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-01-06
NEWS IN BRIEF.
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Rev. joel Gillian will preach at Jackson
Hall, tomorrow, Sunday, nj pm.
George V. Metzel widely known as the
founder of the Improved Order OF Hepta-
sophs, died at his homo nj Stewartstown, Pa.
= John NJ. Tucker has made extensive i'm.
pavement to his Gray's Valley farm, near
Elkton on the Glasgow road, including
repairs to house, new barn and granary,
fencing, etc.
On Saturday, while driving two horses
attached to a wagon, from Rising Sun, to his
home at College Green, George Smith was
painfully injured by being thrown out. He
was rendered unconscious and badly bruised.
Mrs. Hannah Leo Archer has entered
suit in the Circuit Court for Hartford county,
praying for divorce from her hurband,
Henry Archer, son Of the late Henry W.
Archer, of Beair Cruelty is the ground
upon which The suit is brought.
~ a wiring Of Havre de Grace. for the
installation of the electric light plant has
beer completed some days, and the boiler
and ,other necessary machinery is being set
It is probable that the current will be turned
on for street-ightng about the 18th inst
An entertainment will be held at Chapel
schoolhOuse near Woodlawn, Friday evening,
January 18th. If that evening should be
stormy come the next evening. General
Admission 10 cents. The proceeds are for
the benefit OF Hopewell Church Improve
ment Fund.
The revival services at the Elkton NJ. E.
Church during the week have been attended
with a good degree of interest, and the pas
tor and people are looking for gracious
revival as the result Of the meeting. Every
body regardless Of denomination, is cordially
and earnestly invited to attend and partici-
pate in these services.
Secretary OF State Hughes. of Delaware,
has compiled the corporation business that
mas been transacted since the General Incor-
poration law went into effect on May l last
Charters have been granted to 396 companies
having an aggregate capital stock of :47i.-
600 .OOO and the fees paid into the State Trea-
sury amount to $4,000
Mrs. George S. Fox and her two daugh-
tiers, Miss Agnes Fox and Miss Helen b. Fox.
of Rising Sun, were the winners of two
prizes at recent contest OF pansies held in
Minneapolis, MINI. Mrs. Fox won a $40
prize and her daughters SO prize for the
greatest number Of colors shown in an
exhibit Of pansies. Mrs. Fox won prize of
50 in Il similar contest three years ago.
Samuel Johnson, colored, who was serv-
ine life sentence in the Eastern Penitentiary
for the murder of John Sharpless, near
Media, some years ago, was found dead in
his cell on Monday. After being convicted
of the crime and sentenced to be hanged,
johnson was repeatedly respited, and in
May, 1893, the sentence was committed to
life Imprisonment. johnson was raised
near Elkton, and was better known here as
"Sam Cuff"
The services at the Elkton NJ. F.. Church
tomorrow, Sunday, will be as follows:
Preaching at 10. 30 A. M, by the pastor, sub
iect "Gideon's Three Hundred" Sabbath
School at p. m. At 7.30 p. M, preaching
followed by revival services. The subject of
the evening sermon will be "Moody and
Ingersoll, a Comparison The young men
of Elkton and vicinity are especially invited
to hear the discussion Of this subject. A
cordial invitation is extended to all to attend
all the services of the church.
The rules governing the pension depart
ment of the Pennsylvania railroad were pro-
mulgated on Monday, and about seventy en-
ployes of the Maryland Division of the P. W.
Il B. railroad were placed on the retired list
1t was with regret that many of the old EN-
ployes left the service. Hereafter, unless
under special ruling, no person more than So
years of age will be taken into the railroad
company's service Provision Is made, how
ever, for engaging for a specified time en-
ployes above 35 years of age to meet any con-
tingency that may arise. This will permit
= the temporary employment of professional
men whenever needed. Employees pensioned
are to receive for every year of their past
service one per cent. OF their average
monthly wages during the past ten years
To Ill vacancies that were caused by the
pension rule several promotions were made