The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-03-31
news IN BRIEF

Herring are now be;ns caught in the
Elk River.
The Ladies Aid Socis:y OF 4he Perry
vile N. L. Church will hold an oyster
supper in the Jr. O. L A. NJ. hall, on
Wednesday and Thursday evenings, April
IS and 10Th
Two cases OF sctI1et fever and che case
of dip.heria are reported among the pupils
of Oak Grove public scho9l near Mechanics
Valley. The health officials visited the
locality but did not deem it necessary to
close thr school
Ed ward L. Ewing, editor o! the Mid
land Journal at Rising Sun, founded and
for time edited the Topeka Kansas
Capital, which the Rev. Mr.. Sheldon has
been cunning for couple OF weeks, as he
thinks daily newspaper should be con-
Quoted
Mrs. Florence n. IEirst Fisher and her
former husband, Samuel G.. Fisher, Of Will
mington, who were divorced about year
ago. will he REMARKED in the near future.
Mr.. Fisher was recently i'll, and aent fer
his former wife, who nuIsed Kim, and
when he recovered he proposed to her
again aud was accepted.
The sill.nct fishermen along the Elk.
North East and Susquehauna Rivers are
now ready for the arrival oF the first run
Of shad and herring. The propretors Of
the Susquahanna floats ore buslv engaged
with large forces Of men tarriug seine.
cleaning mp, aud putting things in ship
shape, and will soon be towed to the fishing
grounds, and the fishing season proper,
abont April 10th, will see its opening.
The United States Torpedo boat
''Strpgham,' built by the Harlan &
HolliDgsworth Company, of Wilmington,
Del, will be brought through the Cnesa-
peaI.c aud Delaware Canal in few days
and on Monday, april 9th, will be given
her tlial trip on the Chesapeake Bay. 1t is
expected that the boat will make at least
30 Knots per hour. Her course will be
from the head Of the bay to the sea- She
will be commanded by Captain Lewis, OF
Baltimore. Her recent builders trial on
the Delaware was very satisfactory.
Rev. F. II. Mullineaux, who for four
years past has been pastor Of the Susque-
hanna Charge OF the Methodist Protestant
Church, has sent in his resignation to his
congregation, to take effect at the end OF
the present year. During Mr.. Mullineaux 8
Passionate the names OF SO new members
have been added 80 the church roll. He
knows not where he will be sent next, and
will probably not know until the close Of
the coming seventy-second session of Mary
land Annual Conference, which will meet
the first Of April at Westminster. The finan-
cial plans for the collection of conference
assessments, which the pastor introduced
in the Quarterly Conference OF Susque-
hanna Charge the first year OF his pastorate
plans and methods Of his own ingenuity
or working out-bave succeeded in bring
ing in 100 per cent. Of the assessments thus
far, and were pronounced by the presi-
dent Of the Annual Conference, Rev. A. D.
Melvin, at the time Of his late visit TO the
charge, in the third Quarterly Conference
Of the year, as being the best in the entire
Conference District, and at which time he
stated that he intended to have the pastor
from Susquehanna Charge explain the
system to the coming Annual Conference
at Westminster for its adoption. Mr..
Mullineaux has been a member of the con-
ference for twenty-seven years.