The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-04-07

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The EaIuuteer Hose Co. o. MiddIetown
has secured q new hose cart
| The Newark Tennis Club Is putting lis
court il shape for the seasons playing.
The Govrrnmont pension OF AlouH1 c.
Brown, OF Rising Sun, has been Increased
from to 10 per month.
-Perryvi!le is about to enjoy Il buildins
| b'om. Fifteen new houses will be erscted
there this spring and summer.
Tho residence occupied by II. u. Bow
| land on East Main street is being reprinted.
William Mercy, OF Elkton, has the contract
The Newark town election will 30 held
next Tuesday Three Coupcilmen one from
each district will be elected for term of
two years
Next Friday being "Good friday the
National Banks will be closed. DON'T forget
that the banks now close ut 70 o'clock on
Saturdays.
| The annual meeting OF tho Woman's
| Home ana Foreign Missionary Societies of
the New Castle Presbytory will be held at
Elkton April 11th,
Next Thursday afternoon at two O'Clock
the American Mechanics, of Rising Sun. will
raise flag over Chestnut Grove School
| House near Woodlawn.
-iiryor Thomas C Hayes. Of Baltimore,
fell Iowa flight II stairs NJ his home, 1901
st. Paul street, Saturday night and fractured
his left leg near the thigh.
BY slipping on the board walk in Port
Deposit, Monday morning, DR.. James Nc
Kenzie, director of the Jacob Tome Institute
severely sprained his ankle.
There will be service in St. Andrews
| (Goldshorough MemoriaD Church. Ardora,
on Friday of next week Good Friday at 4
p. m. A cordial invitation Is extended to all.
The Preshytery of New Castle meets at
Smyrna, Delaware, on April II. The Presby-
terry includes the Presbyterian churches OF
the Eastern shore of Maryland and Della
| ware.
The April session OF the Court OF Appeals
at Annapolis has one case scheduled from
Cecil county: "No. 10, Cowen and Murray,
receivers B. and o. Railroad, Va. Clinton
Watson.
An apron social will be hold at the home
OF Howard Scott, near Cowentown, next
Friday evening, by the Christian Endeavor
Society OF Jackson Hall. A silver offering
will be taken.
| "A meeting Of the University Extension
Glass, of Elkton, was held in the Office of the
School Commissioners, Wednesday evening
The subject discussed was, Life in Florence
as described in Romola."
The immense poplar tree on which the
negro Harris was hanged in Belair last woek
| by lynchers has been cut down. The tree
was struck by lightning and killed some time
| ago and was in rotten condition for the AK.
Judge Frederick Stump, who has been
confined to his home at Perry Point, Cecil
county, on account of illness, and who was
unable to attend the March term of Circuit
| Court for Cecil county, is improving and Is
| now able to be out.
Deputy Register Of Wills Rufus D. Bow
| land, exhibited in Elkton on Monday O
White Pekin duck egg, which weighed four
and hall ounces Mr.. Rowland has quite Il
large flock OF those fine ducks at his poultry
yards in East Elkton.
H. II. Reynolds. OF Rising Sun, joins the
| list of Cecil Wing advertisers this week. He
10 agent for the Walter A. Wood harvesting
AMI other farming machinery and sells lots
| O them too. The Walter A. Wood COMPANY
is good one and Mr.. Reynolds is hustling
agent, and does right by his patrons.
Bay Ridge, that popular pleasure resort
along the Chesapeake Bay which is visited
| by many Cecil county people each season,
will shortly be sold to an association of
persons principally from Philadelphia and
Sw fillmore, Pa, known as the Chesapeake
Caautauqua Assembly. The name of the
resort will be changed from Bay Ridge to
Brighton.
Rev. DR.. Campbell, of Glen Riddle, Pa.
will deliver his lecture illustrated by stere-
optIcan views, in Rock Presbyterian Church
on Thursday evening, April ~, and In Zion
Presbyterian Church on Friday evening,
| April, 10; at p. M, Subject of both lectures
is India, its Christian Missions, monu.
ments, tombs and curiosities. Admissions
adults rs cents, children Is cents
"A meeting OF the farmers OF Elk Neck
| will be held in Magistrate P. NJ Groves
fflee on North street, this afternoon at two
o'clock. for the purpose OF comforting with
Mr.. Charles II. Cook, of Trenton, N. j.,
owner and manager OF the celebrated Belle
Mead Creamery, in regard to locating a
| creamery in that section of Cecil county II
a sufficient number OF cows can be guaran-
teed and the proper interest shown in this
project the creamery will be started.
Several prominent officials OF the Phila-
delphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
Company visited Perryville on Monday, in
regard to the location Of new passenger
depot which the company purposes to build
in that town. The citizens petitioned the
officials to have the new depot erected
several hundred yards further north, so IL
will not be necessary to cross over the side
tracks in order to get to the depot. COM
mittee met the delegation and expressed the