The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-03-16

"t'N'DS mar" ON saturday night.
Tie Cecil County Medical Society will
hold it, annual meeting in Elkton on April 10
JOHN W. Scott has purchased a fine driv-
ing hossn from Thomas II. Harlan, Of near
Chesapeake City.
The annual town c!c,,iOa will be beid it
North East on Monday next. rhe old board
seeks re election,
-Th' Cedar l1rIIA.r.M T. Church will
hold 'oir, beginning ca Mar 18TH and con
tiuuinc Gntl the2ith
National Lodge OF Obs Fellogs Of Elkton
Initiated Howard Vincent and Harry D. Gar
rett as members on Friday evening
Edward W Taylor sold the handsome
five year old black horse Moody to DR.. T.
V. CAREY, Of Philadelphia, for 9l75.
The Atlantic Refining Company has
moved the headquarters OF its distributing
agency from Newark to Middetown.
The Newark Town Council has passed an
ordinance requiring all dogs running at large
within the town limits to be muzzled.
Annie Benton, colored, of Eikton died
Saturday of pneumonia aged 29 years. In.
terment Tuesday in the colored cemetery.
Rev. j. P. Otis of Wilmington delivered
lecture in the NJ. f. Church on Friday even
ing of this week. Benefit of the West End
Chapel.
Til" entertainment given by the EbcneHer
NJ Z. Church in Butler school house. and in
the Mechanics Hall. Bay View, was a great
success. About $55 were realized.
Mamie Pner, rolored, daughter of Ben
Piper, of Elkton. died in Wilmington Thurs
day, March I. The remains were brough. to
Elkton and inferred in the coIorcd cemetery
| Sunday afternoon.
The parsonage being erected at Leeds by
the NJ. p. Church i nearing completion and
will be- ready for occupancy by the pastor
about the middle Of April. Moore's Chapel
is in tn" circuit with Leeds.
Tie resignation of Dr. Frank H. Mackic,
| delegate from Cecil county as member OF
the Liv" Stock Sanitary Commission, has
been flied in the executive department at
Annapolis. dated March 5lh.
The infant son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred j.
| Mcclure Of Baltimore, formerly of Rising
Sun, Maryland. died last week The body
was brought to Rising Sun for burial on Fri
day. Iutermcnt at Brookvew cemetery
! The pupils of Andora public school will
give an entertainment on the evening OF
March -. TIL" program will he dramas,
music and tableaux, proceeds for the library
fund, If stormy the following evening.
Prof. Cecil I. Lavell will deliver the post
poned lecture Of the University Extension
course in the Elkton Opera House on Satur-
day evening, March Is No tickets will be
required. The class will meet at the School
| Commissioners onlce Saturday afternoon at
$40 O'Clock.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has
| bought enough Of the stock OF the Baltimore
and Ohio to give 1t control OF that system.
Within few DAYS the hoard of directors Of
| the Baltimore and Ohio will be reorganized
so rs to civ" the Pennsylvania railroad inter.
| 'St u ibuI'INN vi Nh' IINulbElS.
Howard NJ wilkinson, who eloped from
Dover last summer with Miss Josephine
Packard. his wfcs sister and who has since
been Conducting drug store in Buffalo y.
\ wrote Il friend at Dover few days ago
that he is now travelling for manufacturer
Of soda fountains and is meeting with much
success.
--Nrs-rs j. KEYS. Henry Deibert Frank
McChesncy, Ricketts, Nelson. D. Warren Will
son, ]. Frank Witworth and ElmOre Deihert
have formed club for the purpose of build
ing n cabin on the farm Of Mr. Peter Ott or
the Elk River. Elmer Hinson began work on
the building on Wednesday. Messrs Deibert
purchased n naptha launch this spring which
the club will have the use of.
Great Prophet Miller +. Magraw. of
Cherry Hill visited the Susuuehanna Tribe
No. 127 l. o Il. NJ. at Colora on Monday even
ing also Grand Sachem George L. Fowler,
of Baltimore, and Brothers Joshua Clayton
of Elkton and o. A. Kelley, Binehampton, n.
Y. A literary program was rendered, fol-
lowed by refreshments served by n party OF
ladies and gentlemen.
Mrs. Charles Biidle Of North East had n
very narrow escape from a serious injury.
While attending to some household duties
up stairs on Monday morning, her son jesse
was in the room below cleaning a gun and
not knowing it had load In it accidentally
touched the trigger. The gun went off, the
load going through the ceiling, and Mrs.
BiddIe barely escaped being shot.
DIR. ], A. Swartz n retired physician Of
McVeytown, Pa died at the residence Of his
son, DR.. j. Ross Swartz, a prominent physi.
clan of Harrisburg, Pa, at the age OF rs. Two
children survive: DIR. j. Ross Swartz and
Mrs. George Mitchell of Salt Lake City, Utah
The deceased was a brother-n-la of the
late James Lewis. OF Ekton, and visited
here frequently The funeral was held from
his late residence at Mcveytown, on Tuesday
March II; interment in the family lot there.
Arthur Jones alias G. c. Leisure, was ar
rested near Havre do Grace on Monday fol
unlawfully riding on the B. & o. Railroad
cars He was taken TO Aberdeen where his
clothing was search and upon him were found
Is gold rings set with different kinds OF val
liable stones. Jones was taken before Jus.
tice James I. Pri;chard who sentenced him
| To civ months in the Eouaa ~ 10