The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-10-19
news IN BRIEF.

Many hogs are reported to b" dying
in Kent county from cholera.
A Sunday School Convention WAS
held in Head of Christiana Presbyterian
Church. on Thursday.
--Rcv. John Taylor died at his home,
near Townsend. Del, last Saturday
afternoon. aged 100 years and six
months.
The oyster supper in Franklin Hall,
Chesapeake City. by Charter Oak Coun-
ell. No. A. will hc continued this, Satur-
day evening.
Presiding Elder Robert +. Watt. of
this district of the Wilmington NJ. f..
Conference. preached in Rising Sun Nj.
L. Church. last Sunday morning. and at
Sylmar in the afternoon.
The Democrats of Cecil county will
open their campaign in Elkton. Tonight.
Saturday. with Il meeting i'll the Opera
House The State candidates are an
nounced to be present and make adj
dresses.
Lewis Ocllcrman, Goshen, Ind: de
Wits Little Early RiScrs never bend
me double like other pills, but do their
work thoroughly and make ne feel like
a boy" Certain, thorough, gentle j.
Frank Frazer, Elkton.
State Entomologist Quaintance has
determined to call congress of fruit
growers to be held at Chestcrtown. to
decide upon some concerted action hav-
ing in view the checking of the ravages
of the San Jose scale
w. 7. WcSSon, Jacksonville, Va.
druggist. writes Your One Minute
Cough Cure gives perfect satisfaction.
Nv customers say it is the best remedy
for coughs. colds, throat and lung
troubles" j. Frank Frazer, Elkton.
The members of North East Lodge,
No. 30 independent Order of Odd Eel
lows. of that town. attended divine wor-
shin in North East NJ. T.. Church, last
Sunday morning. and heard Il special
sermon by til" pastor.
In true democratic fashion, l'reSi'
dent Roosevelt has sent his children to
the Washington public schools He sim.
ply desires that they become good and
patriotic Americans, and has warned
them against frillS of fashion.
Miss Eva Dean. of Elkton, principal
of Cayotts public school in the Second
district. and Miss Ella StaatS. principal
of Charrstown public school. hav" rX'
changed schools mt the consent of the
trustees of the two schools and the Cecil
County School Board.
Alexander Il. Kay. of llarrisviIe
has filed claim with the Spanish Treaty
War Claim Commission for 100000. foi
,f Ia \
WAS employed ON the battlcShip Maine
as machiuiSt. and was killed in Havana
harbor when the battleship was blown
mp.
The following delegates have beer
elected to represent the Bethesda Chap
Ter League of Middletown, Del, ut tho
annual convention of the Epworth Lea
cue of EaSton District Rev l.. f. Bar
rctt. DID. aud Misses Lille NJ. Scott
and EStella &. Suydam, delegates: Miss
Lizzie Shepherd and Miss Anna NJ
Freeman. altcruatcs.
A habuon belonging to John CANA,
created CONSERVATION in Dover, on Satur
day. 1t had managed to free itself from
its chains and made dash for the street
\ negro hoy was the first victim. and h,
fell twice in his efforts to knock off tn,
apc. The animal next attacked Mis-
Met Ornck. who became so frightenc.
that she tainted. The animal was finally
captured.
Perez Smith. II years old, WA.
brought to Wilmington from Philadelphi;
on last Saturday. where he was arreste,
on complaint of Delaware officers
charged with burglary. Some month
ago the youth was sentenced to be whip
ned for larceny. but such Il protest wa
raised nn account Of his age that thu
Board Of parConS RENTED the laShe
and released him from Jail.
In the mattrr of the petition of Kay
mond r. Phillips in the estate of EX
Sheriff j. Ross Conoly. which was hcar
by the Orphans Court. on Wednesday
last week. the Court has announced thci
decision. ordering that the executors o
said deceased pay to said child. intcrcs
on tn" Sl1,m devised by tcstator'S vii
from the date of death of tcstator, an
further that said child stood in loo
PARENTS to said deceased
William II. Elder. of Elkton. is on
of tn" oldest subscribers to the "lubli
Ledger" hHvin@ been IL continuous rcadc
of tn" paper from the date of the LED
gers" first publication in 1896, to tn
prcs"n, day. Mr.. Elder has in his pos
session II copy of the first issue of tn
LEDGER" Notwithstanding his az
vanccd -. 81 years. he is Il remarkabl
active man and on" of tn" most progrcs
svc. lie recently donated TO the tow
several acres of land fronting on tn
Elk river. to he used as a public park
Elkton Correspondent to Philadelphia
Ledger.