The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-03-24
MEMS IN Brief.

A Telephone was placed in the residence
of Henry C. Wells on Tuesday.
The Farmers Club met on Wednesday at
the home Of Fl. H. Kirk near Principle.
"A large band of gypsieg arc now camped
ing HollinGsworths woods north Of Elkton.
Charles Mc1utire vas kicked in the
stomach by horse on Monday and severely
injured.
john O'Rourke was arrested last Satur-
day and placed in Elkton Jail for being
drunk and dsorderly.
The exchange Office OF the Cecil Tele-
phone Company will be kept open all night
beginning the first of April.
Thomas II. Harlan has purchased pair
Of fine bay driving horses from j. y. Spencer
of H0vre dc Grace, for $500.
The barber shop in the Howard House,
belonging to Theodore Smith has been pur-
chased by G. Jones Of Wilmington.
Samuel G Bye, of Fair Hill, has been
appointed q general District Agent for n
Baltimore building and loan association.
About $3.50 were cleared by the Mission
Tea given by the ladies Of the Elkton proshy.
terrain Church in the chapel. Friday night.
last week.
-Earloville public school will hold a
"Pie Social in the Jr. o. L. A. NJ. hall, this,
Saturday, evening. Proceeds for the benefit
of the school library.
The Milford Chronicle says the story
about contracts being made for the killing OF
10000 birds for New York mllincrs, is n fake
originated hy space writers.
The members Of the Jr. o. U. A. NJ, Of
Chesapeake City, attended the Presbyterian
Church Of that town last Sunday evening and
listened 10 an able sermon by the Rev. S. II.
Perry.
---Supt. George L holland picked up a per-
feetly preserved deer skin with head and
feet still on tse bay shore at Tolchcstcr. The
skin came down with ice and debris from
tho Susquehanna.
-"Napleg", was the subject of the fourth
lecture by Prof Griggs, In tho Ekton
Opera House, Wednesday evening, Tn, SO
lectures arc given by the University E4ten-
sisn Glass Of Elkton.
Harry Dixon, the little white boy OF the
First district, who was shot several weeks
ago, while on his way homo from school, by
companion, is recovering but it is likely he
will lose the sight OF both eyes.
William Z. Taylor, colored. of Port De-
post who was arrested last week, charged
with wife beating. has been acquitted Of the
abr hut ball fnr bn ohm
OF non-support.
Gamble Latrobe, supervisor Of the
Washington Division Of the Philadelphia,
Wilmington and Baltimore railroad, has been
transferred to the Wilmington Division, be.
tween Perryville and Wilmington, to succeed
the late Albert H. Tinges.
The Chestertown Ladies' Improvement
Society has resumed its work OF identifying
the square in the business center of the town.
The plan as now outlined includes the grad
ing of another square, drinking fountain
for persons and horses and a sprinkler for
the streets.
1t was the wish Of the late Mr. Moody
that his biography should be written by his
son. Mr.. W. r. Moody, who has In his
possession all of his fathers papers and is
preparing very complete life Of the great
preacher, has consented to write especially
for the Saturday Evening Post a series Of
anecdotal papers on his fathers life and
work, profusely illustrated with hitherto I'M
published photographs. The first of these
papers, entitled Moody as Boy and Business
Man, will appear in the April Z number OF
The Saturday Evening Post.