The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-12-15

Telephone Co., has distributed poles on Main
street Newark. and will soon erect its line on
that thoroughfare. The poles will be used by
the town for its electric wires.
The County Commits sioners of Hartford
Co. have settled with the Baltimore city banks
for county taxes for the years 1897. 1898 and
1899 upon the same basis rs that accepted by
the city of Baltimore and the other counties.
The Delaware College Young Men Christ.
ian Association has furnished a room in the
college dormitory as a reading and meeting
room. The Association is in a flourishing
condition, and is doing good work among the
students.
The barge Thompson, which was sunk
last month near North Point while bound
from Perryvllo with coal for Washington,
will be raised by her owners, who are treat
ing with the Merritt Wrecking Company to
do the work.
DIR. G. Allen Jarman reports the horse
disease in Kent as practically disappeared.
Even in sections where it was worst, there is
not now Il single case. H. has had a number
of eases in Queen Aune's county lately but
the disease is pretty near its end there also.
The next three weeks we will give all the
energy we possess to the holiday trade. We
wish everyone who wants Il Christmas pre-
sent to write or call on us; no matter what it
is we will get it for you and If there will
be only small margin for us. Il. b. FRAZER.
-Enoch A. Moflett, OF near Lynch Station
Kent comfy, died on Thursday of last week
of typhoid fever and his daughter. Bessie
died later the same day. Miss MofTett had
been in bed with the fever for about four
weeks, and her father had only contracted
the disease week before their death.
Twenty persons were injured Saturday in
an accident on the Philadelphia. Wilmington
and Baltimore railroad at Gray's Ferry Sta
ton, West Philadelphia. An empty box car
jumped the track and damaged several ofthc
passenger coaches on the express train which
had left Washington at II a. N. for New York
The express train was made up of three Pull
man cars Il dining ear and six day coaches.
The following officers have been elected
for the ensuing torn of Excelsior Lodge, |.
o. o. f., Of Rising Sun: Noble Grand, Jos
p. Hunter; Vice Grand. NJ. II. Penrce; Rec
ording Secretary, L. Il. Atkinson: Permanent
Secretary, Benjamin Briscoe: Treasurer, j.
J. Wright; trustees l. r. Taylor. Eugene A.
Reynolds. W. G. Fisher; Representative to
Grand Lodge Benjamin Briscoe; Chaplain,
Samuel p. Ryan.
The following officers were elected by
National Lodge, l. o. OF =, of Elkton, last
Friday night for the ensuing term, beginning
January /, 1901; Noble Grand, Harry Pippin;
Vice Grand. Elmore Deibcrt Recording Sec
rotary, Philip NJ. Groves; Permanent Secrc-
Rotary NJ. Il. G!pin: Treasurer, George Nc
Quilkin; Representatives to Grand Lodge,
Oliver G, Giles; Trustees. b. T. Dunbar,
Ricketts, Nelson and Joshua Witworth
Cecil Lodge No. 2G, A. 0. L. W, Of Elk
ton, has elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: Past Master Workman. Alfred
Davis Master Workman, Joseph II. Sloan;
Foreman. John NJ Terrell; Overseer, A NJ.
Strickland; Financier, John T. Brown; Re-
cordcr, Malcolm Il. Gilpin; Receiver, P. II.
Cleaver; Guide, John H. Terrell; Inside
Waterman, B. B. Dunbar; Medical Examiners
Drs. John W. Cooper and John II. lamar.
A meeting of the "Twententh Century
Young Peoples Club was held in the Chapel
of the EIkton Presbyterian Church on Friday
evening last. The progam as follows-Ad-
dress by w. T. Warburton, Esq. Junior De-
bate, Football as now played should be
abolished" affirmative Robert Frazer, Ethel
Hopkins. Emile MeElmoyle; negative,
Frank Evans. Chas. Blake and Alice Frazer.
"A resolution adopted at the meeting OF
the passenger committee of the trunk lines
including Pennsylvania and B. and o. Rail-
roads last week will likely cause a big sur
prise when it goes into effect. 1t provides
that after January l, 1901, the reduced rates
given by the trunk lines to clergymen, mem
bers of the Salvation Army, missionaries and
members of religious orders shall be with
drawn. The effect of such an agreement by
this committee is far.reaching. 1t means
that full fare will be exacted from this class
of travellers on almost all railroads.
Tho tower of the acid plant just erected
in Elkton by the Scott Fertilizer Co., opens
up panorama view Of the town which has
never been afforded the citizens before. The
tower is eighty feet high and the top floor is
| reached by Il series Of easily graded stair
eases, where one obtains n beautiful view of
EIkton and its environments. Indeed the
town stretches out in good proportions, and
makes most creditable appearance. The
view is worthy the attcntionof photograph
er or artist, and the Cecil Wing hopes soon to
present to its readers a bird 's-eye-view of
Elkton.
Application has been made for insurance
OF 100000 on the famous young Jersey bull,
Merry Maiden son, owned at Hold Farm
Lowell, Mass This is the largest amount Of
insurance ever asked on bull or cow. Merry
Maidens son is believed to be the most ia
nous Jersey bull living, as he is the sou Of
Merry Maiden, the champion swecpstaEe COW
in all three tests combined at tho Worlds
Fair and his sire Is Brown Bessie's son, whose
dam won the 20 days and 80 days tests ut the
Worlds Far.-Thus Merry Maidrn's sou
untcs the blood of the two famous cows, and
great results are expected from his progeny.
s. L. Vivin, Of Landenberg, Pa, has at the
head of his herd bull Of similar breeding
His sire is also by Brown Bessie's son and his
dam sister of Merry Maiden.
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