The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-06-16
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day night. realized about 545.
Miss Ellen Barroll is having her resi-
dence on East Main street, reprinted.
Elmer L. Hinson has a position in New
York State setting up binders for the Deer
ing Machine Company.
The contractors for the new station at
Perryville, have finished the foundation and
are rapidly pushing tho brick work.
Mrs. Savannah McKenney has removed
from East Main street to the house on Bow
street, recently vacated by George T. King.
Miss Mabel Marrett, of Leeds, passed the
State examination for senior students of the
West Chester, Pa, State Normal School, last
week.
In the United States Court Tuesday Isaac
S. Fredd, of Newark, who was recently adj
ured bankrupt, was discharged from the
rule Of the court
Over fifty dollars We're realized by the
festival held at Rowandvillc, last Friday and
Saturday evenings. A large crowd Of people
were present both evenings.
Mr.. Jehoiakim Brickley, of Sylmar, and
Mr.. Alfred Anderson, of Principle were
relieved of their pocketbooks while attending
the Oxford Spring Fair last week
Rev. W. II. Lauing, Of Philadelphia.
will preach at the Pleasant Hill Church, to-
morrow, Sunday, morning and evening. A
cordial invitation is extended to all.
Rev. A. S. Mowbray, of Port Deposit,
read an interesting paper on the General
Conference at the meeting OF the Whining
ton ~ L. Preachers Association on Mon
day,
In attempting to cross the old fcriing
below Davis u Vinsineer's mill, Monday
afternoon, Constable r. Emory Lee of
Cherry HILL got his horse mired i'll the mud.
Some boys went to his assistance
The School Board has accepted the resig-
nations Of Miss Hannah \. Griffith, Carrie
NJ. Vausant, and Maud Brown. They have
also confirmed the following; Miss Matte
Warner, Elizabeth j. Reese and Ellie IIusfelt.
The following officers have been elected
directors Of West Nottingham Academy for
the ensuing year: President. S. W. Mahau:
Secretary, c. c. Cameron; Treasurer. J. II.
iarkos; Trustees, S. r, Lee, W. r. Steele and
A. J. Norris,
Tho committee having il charge the col
lection Of "a fund in Ellton to be forwarded in
aid OF the famine stricken people Of India,
were successful in raising :2O1 which has
been sent 10 the central committee il New
York TO be forwarded.
The Northeastern District Junior Christ.
ian EAdeayor viii hold their annual con
vcntion at Chestnut Grove, Sweet Air. Bal
timoro county, Oh june 20 and q The CON
yention vii! open at ?. M. on the Goth.
and close $50 p. M, on the Dist.
The twcnty-sixth annual commencement
+ the Friends Normal Institute, Rising Sun
was held last evening The graduating
class consists Of Misses Emily L. Duyckinck,
Mabel Duyckinck Il. Maude Kirk. Helen
Phillips of Rising sun and Margaret Boyd Of
Nottingham, Pa.
Harry Dixon, OF EGrleyiIle, who was
shot in the face by @ companion and severely
injured, about four months ago has returned
home from Il hospital in Baltimore where he
has been since the accident. He has fully
recovered from his injuries except his sight
which is badly damaged.
The State bicyle meet of the Maryland
Division, League Of American Whoelmen
will be held in Havre de Grace, on July and
4, and already the local wheelmen are having
apr whit 81 work urYnnDipfs IN
bicycle clu with a membership of fifty has
just been organized at Havre de Grace.
The weekly crop bulletin issued by the
weather bureau, for this week, reports that
peaches continue to drop in all districts
thinning the crop badly in portions of Cecil
county, but elsewhere the result has been
simply to relieve the trees OF the imperfect
fruit In Cecil ard Kent counties straw
berries were reported plentiful.
"A fatal disease has prevailed among the
young calves Of farmers living in the vicinity
of Rising Sun. The disease was thought to
be the ordinary 'scour," but doctoring for
this proved Intellectual. Edwin H. Reynolds,
of Rising SUM- wrote to the Department of
Agriculture and received the answer that
as far as they could Judge from the symp-
toms the disease was diarrhoea.
Belle Boyd, the noted woman Confeder-
ate Spy, died on Monday in Kilbourne, Wis
consin. Several years ago she lectured In
Elkton and Rising Sun, giving her exper-
fences during the war. The life and death
OF this noted woman was OF interest to a
number OF Cecil countians because of the
fact that in her girlhood she attended Mt.
Washington Female College, near Baltimore.
At this time DR.. J. Fl. lamar, OF Elkton DR..
John L. Owens OF Chicago, and the late Ex-
Governor Jas. b. Groome and J. G. Groome.
were school boys from Cecil county at Rugby
Institute which was at Mt. Washington,
almost adjacent to the institution at which
Miss Boyd was pupil. friendship natE-
ally sprung up between Miss Boyd and the
Cecil county school boys.
John E. Alexander & Son, Elkton
have taken the agency for the Deering