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

The Colchester steamboat Company
began running the steamer "Susquehanna,'
on her spring schedule last saturday
The Boards of County Commissioners,
School Commissioners and Orphans Court
of Cecil county. held meetings in Elktop. on
Tuesday.
-CaEtain Andrew Wooda,l, of George
town, has had handsome new pleasure
yacht built for use on the Sassafras river and
upper Chesapeake bay.
During the pas week the attendance at
.he North East public school decreased
over one third on account Of the outbreak of
measles and scarlet fever.
When you are bilious. use those famous
little pills known as DeWiu's Little Ear!y
Ri-ers to cleanse t." liver and bowels. They
never grippe. Frank Frazer, Elkton, Nd
Walter r. Mcintyre. of Galena. has been
awarded the contract by the trustees OF tho
Kent County Almshou~". for erecting wind
mil aud putting in water piping at the aims
house.
The entertainment and social held by the
at the home of Mr.. Warrior, in that town.
Last Friday night. was largely attended.
About 5l2 was realized.
The Kent County School Commissioners
rejected al! the bids for the new school
building at ChestertOwu, and decided upon
IA number OF radical changes. The school
will be erected at a cost of about 900.
The Farmers aud Merchants Steamboat
Company, OF Chestertown. which for the past
year ran Il line of steamers and other boats
on the Chester River route, has discontinued
business and disposed OF nearly all their
property.
--Counterfeits of DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve are liable to cause blood poisoning.
Leave them alone. The original has the
name DeWitt's upon the box and wrapper.
1t is harmless and healing salve for skin
diseases. UnequalIed for piles. j. Frank
Frazer. Eikton. Md.
The town tax rate in Aberdeen. for the
ensuing year has been fixed at IS cents
on the 500, an increase over that of former
years. caused by the extra outlay incurred
by the town in defending the suit of George
Bradford for alleged diyerting of II stream
Of water from his farm
superintendent William A. Barnard OF
the Maryland Division Of the Philadelphia.
Wilmington and Baltimore railroad, has
issued a letter congratulating the employees
Of the division upon the successful handling
of the Inauguration business, and expressing
his qualification at the personal interest
shown 10y them.
The new Methodist Episcopal Church at
Masseys was dedicated Sunday with appro-
pirate ceremonies. The services were In
charge Of Rev. II. S Delaney. pastor of Mil.
iington NJ. Z Church, through whose efforts
the church was built. He was assisted by
several prominent ministers of the Whining
:on NJ. L. Conference.
Like Oliver Twist, children ask for more
when given One Minute Cough Cure
Mothers endorse it highly for Group 1t
quickly cures all coughs aud colds and every
throat and lung trouble. 1t is Il specific for
grippe and asthma and has long been a well
known remedy for whooping cough. J.
Frank Frazer Elkton Md.
The trustees of the Maryland Agrcul-
rural College have authorized President Sill
vester TO select place for the encampment
Of the cadets during the week before the
commencement. which will be held on June
10 h. The Colchester Company has offered
as an inducement to get the boys, free trans
portation of the entire body and all of their
luggage.
A strange disease, strongly resembling
nydrophobia, has broken out among four
calves owned by John Moore. a farmer Of
near Appleton, In the Fourth district. Two
Of the animals were killed last week by Mr.
Moore. who was satisfied that they were suf-
fering from hydrophObia, and two others
with like symptoms have been fastened up
away from other stock. A mad dog recently
invaded that part of Cecil county, and Mr..
Moore is of the opinion that the dog got
among the cattle and succeeded in biting the
calves.
The comic drama, "Old Maids Conven-
tion,n was reproduced last evening in the
\ nth East G.. A. r. Hall, under the auspices
0 the W. c. T. [. The following was the cast
OF characters:-Matid a Jane Greene Pres.-
dent, Mrs. J. A. Lambert; RoseIla Abigail
Hodge, Secretary, Miss Lille McCracken;
Tiny Short. hostess, Miss Minnie Alexander;
Cal unity Jane Higgins, Miss Nellie Anderson;
Rachel Rebecca Sharp Miss Emma Mearns;
Jeru7ha Matilda Sprssins, Miss Jennie Mat
thew-; Patience Dearie Mann, Miss Nettie
Lynch; Sophia Stuckupp. Miss Ella Haines:
Betsey Bobbitt, by Mabel Matthews: Charity
Longftce, by Miss Evelyn Foard; Cleopatra
Bell Brown, by Mrs. Mutt; Penelope, by Mrs
FocRleri Polly Jane Spratt, by Mrs. b. NJ.
Mahoney; Violette Ann Ruggles, by Miss
Annie Beatty; Prof. Makeover, by John F..
Davis; assistant, b. NJ. Mahoney; Makeovers,
Irene Foster, Reba McCracken, Mrs. Rose.
Margaret Rambo. Alice Underwood, Melvin
Thompson, Emily Moore, Miss Haines, Mary
Thompson, j. Ed Davis.