The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-03-10


Mrs. Delaware Clark died on Saturday. at
their home near Glasgow.
Additional machinery was added this
week to the modern plant of Davis ~ Vim
singers Touring mill, Elkton.
BY falling from scaffod at Deibert's
boat yard Monday morning, Edward Plum
mer. received severe cut on his head.
The Orphans Court for Cecil county was
il special session on Wednesday. number
of orders in various estates were passed.
w. Arthur Mitchell will hold sale OF
surplus stock on his farm near Elkton, on
Tuesday next See advertisement in another
column
William +. Taylor, colored, of Port De-
post, was arrested on Monday and conilned
in the Elkton jail on the charge Of wife
beating.
Charles Howell, of Charlestown, will
shortly remove his family to Elkton, having
secured employment in the boat yard at Elk
Landing
The Elkton Opera House will be ablazo
with fun and music on Wednesday evening,
next week March II, when Gorton's famous
MINISTRIES will he seen here.
Mrs Howard Titus, formerly OF Elkton.
has been paid benefit of S2,O0Oby the Grand
Lodge Of Delaware, Ancient Order of United
Workmen, upon the death of her husband.
james Z. Dean, of Elkton, was driving
near town the other day when the rein broke
| and the horse started off on run. MI. Dean
jumped out severely spraining his left ankle.
The students of the Cecil County High
School at Elkton, are making arrangements
to hold an interesting series of field sports
some time during next month The boys
are now training.
An entertainment will be given in Friends
School, Calvert, Nd, by the pupils and
patrons of White Oak School on Wednesday
evening, March 14th. Admission Is cents.
Doors open at 80.
An entertainment was held in Chapel
schoolhouse near Woodawn, last evening,
under the auspices of the Young Woman's
Temperance Union for the benefit of Hope
well Improvement Fund.
VENICE was the subject of the fourth
lecture by Prof. Griggs. under the auspices
of the Elkton University Extension Class, in
the Elkton Opera House Wednesday evening.
A large number enjoyed the treat.
Harry r. Boulder, Il practical plumber,
timer, heater and range worker, has rented
the store building on Main street in the
"hollow' lately occupied by James N. Jones,
tobacconist and will engage in business here.
The time required by the United States
Coast Survey schooner Matchless, to sail
from the Capes to San Juan, Puerto Rico,
| was fourteen days. She was engaged in
making a resurvey of Elk river last sum-
mer and fall.
The annual missionary anniversary of
the North East NJ. Z. Sunday School, was
held Sunday evening. The church was
crowded and the exercises were much en-
ioyed. The collections from the classes, ETC.,
amounted to $40.
The pupils of Andora School will give
an entertainment in the school house on
| Friday evening March 10th, beginning at
7 30 o'clock, p. M, consisting of dialogues,
recitations, tableauX, music. etc Admission
10 cents. Proceeds for library. If stormy
will be held next evening.
| "A largely attended meeting of Elkton
business men was held on Monday evening
to hear the report of Mr.. Frank Il. Scott re-
garding his trip to New York relative to the
location of n mill here by the Liberty Silk
Company. The meeting was not final in any
sense and no action has as yet been taken in
matter.
The block signal station OF the Delaware
railroad at Mt. Pleasant was destroyed by
fire Monday night. An exploding lamp
started the blaze and Operator William
Wright quickly got out of danger The con-
tents of the little house were destroyed,
together with Wrights overcoat. The
burned structure was replaced Tuesday
morning.
"A stringed orchestra has been organized
| in Elkton and which will be increased in size
as players can he secured. The following ex-
| perenced players are members-C Il. Fink.
| leader, violin and flute; John Dunbar. cor
net; Justus Dunbar, violin and trombone:
| Victor r. Bennett, trombone: Harry Garrett
violin and bass violin; John Evans and Nell
son Finnan, piano; G. Elliott Brown, violin;
Ben Wilson, drums. The orchestra will soon
| make public appearance.
Educate Your Bowels with Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
10c, 25c If G. G. c. fail, druggists refund money
1t is expected that the public schoo! at
| Appleton, this county, which has been closed
| for three weeks, owing to the outbreak of
| scarlet fever in that vicinity, will reopen on
Monday. There were Is cases of scarlet
| fever and scarlatina in that vicinity at one
| time, but none of them resulted fatally. By
the advice of the health authorities the
School Commissioners have had number
Of trees cut that shaded the building and
kept it damp, and have had the school house
thoroughly cleaned and whitewashed. This
school is near the Pennsylvania and Della
ware lines and eight cases of the disease had
occurred before the doctors of those states
reported to the Cecil authorities, they not
being familiar with the Maryland laws.