The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-06-30

George Reason, coored. of the First dis
trict, died suddenly last Saturday at the age
of 1902 years.
Miss Ella Stats has been appointed
teacher at the Charlestown public school by
the trustees.
The annual camp meeting of the Metho-
dist Protestants will be held in Johnson's
Grove, near Bay View, July Sd, to 22d.
Willard F. Mcdowell, of Port Deposit
has sold a fine young driving horse to Joseph
E. Spencer, Lapidum, Hartford county.
The Elkton Town Council will enforce
the ordinance this year prohibiting the set
ting off OF fire works within the town limits.
Rev. J. G. Gilhllan will preach at Jack
son Hall, near Cowcntown, on Sunday next
at s p. m. A cordial invitation is extended
to all.
Rev. W. r. Mowbray, pastor of Zion NJ.
E. Church, assisted at the reopening services
of Severnson's Church, at Smyrna, Del, on
Sunday.
Scott Green, formerly clerk in the whole.
sale house Of H. V. Manlove, has purchased
a horse and wagon and gone into the junk
business.
The barber shop of d. Warren Wilson,
corner Of North and High streets, is being
improved by repapering. A new tile floor is
also being laid.
While loading n cable on a ear at the
Frntyht tnti Jrtl D,,r
nell, had his little finger mashed by catching
it in the cog Of II crane which he was using.
On Thursday afternoon, Sheriff +. Am
brose Price sold at sheriff. sale, the stock in
the Main street store recently conducted 10y
Slater Mckinney. +. j. Henry was the aur-
tioneer.
Census enumerator, John Il. Mahoney,
has completed the work for Elkton. 1t
is expected that the population will show
a gain of more than 400 over the census OF
1890, which will bring the population up to
nearly 5000.
1t is reported that sufficient capital has
been subscribed to construct the new rail
road from the Pennsylvania coal fields to
desirable place in this county. Aiken and
Carpenters Point have both been spoken OF
rs the terminus in this county.
On Monday Mr. John d. Henderson, OF
Manchester, Conn.,. assumed the superinten-
dency of the Providence Paper Mills owned
by the Jessup & Moore Co., of Wilmington
Mr.. j. l.. Marsters, Of Wilmington also took
,Io Of bn
Harry C. Evans, son of States Attorney
william S. Evans, left this week for Phila-
delphia, where he will join the electrical
engineering corps Of the Pennsylvania rail.
road. He will remain with the corps unit
fall when he will resume his duties at Della.
ware College.
On Sunday last jackson c. L. Society
near Cowentown elected the following
officers: President Robert Cook; vice presi
dent, Clement Egner; recording secretary
Miss Anna Hinchman; treasurer, Miss Agatha
Scott; organist, Miss Evelyn Kimbe ant
Miss Edith Scott.
w. T. Slicer, John Watson, william
Beck and Nelson Donuhoe were in Elkton
yesterday and petitioned the School Com
missioners to furnish teacher for schoo
at Frenchtown, Seventh district The matter
will be fully considered by the board ant
acted upon Mt their next regular meeting.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of the I1lkto.
Presbyterian Church held an ice cream
festival on the church lawn. Tuesday an,
Wednesday evenings. The attendance wa
large and about $40 were realized. The Lawn
was lighted by electric globes, but the seconC
night because of the dampnCss the table
were set in the chapel
John Gregg Of Lewisvile Pa, was load
! ing bone on = car ut the ELkton Station OF
Thursday afternoon, when the horses ran of
He ran after the team and seized one of thu
traces in his attempt to reach the horse
head, when he was thrown violently to th
ground. the wagon passing over his body. fl
was painfully but not seriously injured.
Tho Fifth Annual Camp Meeting main
tanned 10y the local preachers of the lIntho
dist Church will he held at Delaware Waite
Gap commencing Thursday, July ~. in,
closing Monday, July %. Rev. S. T. Shet
wood who is well known in this county,
spiritual Director of the Camp. Il. B. Kclle
is Secretary, Stroudsburg, Penna. In thci
cordial invitation to the public Will
these camp grounds are owned by the repre-
sentatives OF the local preachers of tn
Methodist Church, yet our invitation is tn
broadest possible to every preacher, evan
galist. exhorter and layman of all denomiua
tions who are lovers Of the Lord Jesus Christ
to come with us and unite in these services
Our aim is to extend the Kingdom. preac
the good news of Salvation, and urge upo
all the necessity of accepting ClEist as per
sonal Saviour, and an opportunity will b
given to all who desire to work towards thi
end. Everything possible shall be done t.
make your presence helpful to yourselve
and to your families, and we can conceive O
no greater blessing that can come to an
family than to spend ten days h the wood
during July, in this Beulah Land, singing tn
songs Of Zion, and enjoying the worship O
God.