The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-05-18
NEWS IN BRIEF.

William H. Mackall is i'll al his home
with typhoid fever.
Robert Marshbank of Elkton, has secured
a position a Baltimore drug store.
john Gilpin is having the rear OF his
property on Partridge's Hill re-roofed.
The young people of Trinity Guild will
hold a festival on Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings, June and 3.
Rev. William F. venables, OF Chesapeake
City, preached in Trinity Church, Sunday
morning and evening last.
The pupils OF Pleasant Hill school will
hold an ice cream festival on Friday night,
Nav "a. Proceeds for the benefit of organ
and library fund.
"A number of citizens from the First dis
,riot appeared before the School Commits
sioners on Tuesday, petitioning for an in
crease of school facilities.
Rev. ]. H. Scott. formerly pastor of
Wrirhts A. NJ. E. Church, Eikton, has been
transferred to a Baltimore charge. Rev.
Joseph Gwynn succeeded Rev. Scott
The Pennsylvania Express, due at Edition
at s. OF was delayed half an hour in its arri-
val here on Thursday morning, due to the
breaking of coupler on rear sleeper.
Appleton public school will hold straw
berry and Ice cream festival on the grounds
adjoining the school on Friday evening, May
"a. Various amusements will be prepared.
A boat containing three hundred cords
of wood for the Elkton Pulp Mill is aground
at Clay's wharf. The tug that had the barge
in tow was also grounded, but when the tide
rose, floated or
The pupils of Center school near Fair
Hill will hold Il strawberry and ice cream fes-
tival at the school-housc on Friday evening
May 25th. If stormy the festival will be held
the following evening.
Tho MARYLAND Society, OF Chicago, COM
posed OF $50 members, formerly OF Maryland,
including several Elktoninns, gave reccp-
ton on Thursday evening last week, at the
Palmer House, Chicago.
The services OF Ebcn L. Pakins. special
master in chancery in the matter OF the de-
tunct Chester Loan Association, Chcstertown,
have been suspended by Judge james Pearco
upon the petition Of the receivers Hope Il.
Barrou and Marion de Kalb Smith. Thomas
W. Eliason, one Of the directors, has pur
chased over IS per cent Of the outstanding
shares OF stock and will settle the affairs Of
the association.
la these vast responsibilities vested in
4, ,rt1
be given to tine necessity Of insuring the life
of the person upon whose health and
life the success of this widespread enter
prize depends. How many stupendou5 I'M
dertakngs involving the investment OF hun
dreds of thousands OF dollars are carried
to a successful end solely through the ener-
gies and ability of one man. To have him
taken away would have meant failure. The
least that can be done to prevent such ca
t astrophy is to insure his life In the interest
Of those who are associated with him. The
same argument, in little different phase,
pertains to the different members OF firm.
when the death of one might mean financial
complications in settling with his estate.
Partnership insurance offers just the protec-
ton needed, and at a nominal cost. Much is
being done in this direction but the advant-
ages and opportunities offered are not yet
fully appreciated by many firms that might
consider the subject If it were properly pre-
sented to them. Judging from the adver-
tisenent Of the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany in this issue, it appears that the people
of Maryland prefer the Mutual to insure In.