The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-06-16

The pension of John II. Davis, OF Port
Deposit has been increased to 80
-Chlldrens Day services will be held at
100
The salary of the post master ut Rising
Sun has been decreased from $1,000 to 81 100
per year.
The wood work of the Second National
Bank is being reprinted. Charles s. Parker is
doing the work.
While working at Perryville, on Friday,
ErGstus Ruttcr, of North East, was over
como by the heat. He was removed to his
home on saturday.
Tho entire pavement in front of the
National Bank of Elllton, on East Main
street, is being relah in asphaltum. L. o.
Cameron is contractor.
The ladies of the Elkton Presbyterian
Church will hold festival on tho lawn, in
front of the church, on Tuesday and Wednes-
day evenings. June 10Th and Goth.
Miss Marion Clark. of Ceciton, a mem
Der of the class of '9S, Cecil County High
School, received gold medal at Western
Maryland College, on Wednesday.
The board OF trustees OF the Tome
Memorial Church, Port Deposit, have de-
cided to raise the salary OF their pastor,
Rev. A. S. Mowbray, from $1,000 to II, 200
per year.
Sheriff I. Ambrose Price has seized the
stock in the store on East High street, Elk
ton, recently occupied by William H. Silk,
and will sell same on Tuesday next, June 49,.
Silk has left town.
Rev. Frank E. Williams. of the Boundary
Avenue Presbyterian Church, Baltimore,
will exchange pulpits tomorrow, morning
and evening with Rev. John McElmoyle. of
the Ekton Presbyterian Church.
Tho Pleasant Hill Young Peoples So
ciety of Christian Endeavor will hold u
strawberry and ice cream festival this, Sat
unday evening, In Mrs. Emma Smiths grove.
Proceeds for the benefit of the suffering peo-
pie in India.
Rock Presbyterian Church, of which
Rev. william Fit2Slmon is pastor, is being re
modelled and a number Of handsome i'm
provements made to the interior under the
direction o. architect William L. Plack, Of
Philadelphia. A heating plant is being
placed in.
Harry b. Boulder of near North East,
was arrested by Deputy Sheriff McAllister
on Tuesday afternoon and brought before
Magistrate p. III. Groves who held him in
81 900 bond in each of four eases for his
appearance at court on the charge of abluct-
ing his children after they had been com.
mitted TO a home.
-Paymastcr Martin, OF the United States
Navy, who is a graduate of Delaware Col
lese, and participated in the battle when
Admiral Dewey captured the Spanish feet
at MHnila will made an address before the
Historical Society Of Delaware, next Monday
evening. He will tell what he saw Of the
battle, part OF which he was.
That well.kncwn clothing firm James
7. Mu,in Il Sons, OF Wilmington. Is doing
It good thing for their customers in the
nearby towns and country on the occasion
! OF tho EMS Carnival week Of June Is to %.
lii0 lll4 i'Nl4Il4 'st -! IkiIDt tl'htl 10
! those making purchases provided the cost Of
ticket does not exceed 10 per cent Of the
amount Of cash purchase. Note their adver-
tisemeGt in another column.
Tic annua! spring fair OF the oxford
Agricultural Society, held last week, was well
attended, the crowd on Friday being espcn-
tally large There were large exhibits of
horses, farm machinery, flowers, straw
berries, etc. The trottIne was Il great attrac-
ton. number OF Cecil county horses win
Philadelphia, by John Wanamaker, was pre-
| vented from giving satisfactory exhibition
Of speed by the rain. The receipts Of the
fair were about $1,000.
Two horses belonging to Richard l..
Naudoin, a farmer living near Middletown,
escaped from the pasture on Tuesday night
and wandered on the canal draw.bridge at
Summit Bridge. The bridge tender was
| siglacd by IN approaching vessel to open
the draw, when he discovered the horses and
drove them of the bridge, but before he
could open the draw they stepped back upon
the moving structure. They wandered from
ond to end of the bridge while the ,lraw was
open but did not attempt to jump of. As
soon rs the vessel had passed through the
bridge tender turned turned the bridge back
AMI the horses were out Of danger. This is
certainly another argument in favor OF hav-
ing safety gates placed across the road ut
this place
The Baltimore Business University.
Rwhose advertisement appears in another part
of this paper has adopted rev and unique
plan which puts the art of bookkeeping.
Shorthand and Penmanship within easy
reach of all. They are teaching these three
branches which are so necessary in the bust,
ness world OF day by mail. and their sys-
TEN ia said TO be the most thorough and is
meeting with success everywhere it is intro
duced. Everyone should know something
about bookkeeping asst will be found the
| greatest assistance. even about ones own
home. and with matters made as simple as
the Baltimore Business University make it
| there Is no reason for anyone being without
the knowledge We are glad to see such
| enterprise as this with its homo In MARYLAND,
| 0VMNASTIc UNION AND FESTIVAL (TURh-
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