The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-06-22
Samuel Alrich has been appointed post
master at Glasgow.

EIkton, 80, have been renewed.
The commencement exercises OF the
Tome Institute will he held In the Memorial
NJ, L. Church, Port Deposit, on Tuesday next
June %.
Attention IS CALLED to tho summer sched-
ulc of the SassGfrus River ami Port Deposit
steamboat lines shown 10y advertisement in
another column.
\ strawberry and fee cream festival is
being held in the Mechanics Hall, Oakwood
June u and %, in the interest Of the Beth
esd NJ. P. Church OF that place.
Dr. John $. Fulton, Secretary ofthe State
Board OF Health, and Dr.. Howard Bratton,
OF Elkton. were in Port Deposit, on Monday,
and inspected the sanitary condition Of that
town.
An annual scholarship in the Columbian
University is available for some student Of
West Nottingham Academy. 1t will be re-
newed from year to year If the student is ap-
proved by the principal of the Academy and
the faculty of the University.
Prof. William A. Pratt Of Dralwarc Col
lesc, accompanied by two of his students,
Alexander NJ. Taylor add Henry Maier, both
Delaware boys, will leave for the northern
and western section of Alaska in few days
where they will prospect for gold
June % having been appointed lnterna-
tional Day for the Chesapeake City Branch
of the Sunshine Society. the ladies will hold
an Apron Bazaar on the evening OF that date
on Mrs. G. 5. WoOley, lawn. lee cream and
cake will be on sale. All are invited. Ad-
mission five cents,
Friday last bein:; the l24 anniversary Of
the birth of the Stars aud stripes Of the Unit
ed States. the people Of Chestertown took
that day for the formal presentation of the
beautiful emblem Of freedom, presented lay
Mrs Harriet /. Wescott Hill OF Baltimore.
The pole was douated by tine Diamond Stat"
Telephone Company. and was erected in the
square opposite the Chestertown court honsc.
William j. Nannort, president of the Town
Commissioners received it in behalf OF the
Ladies Improvement association Oi the town.
The Maryland Court Of Appeals in its de-
cision on the Berry will case. made the fol-
lowing observation-Thc tendency to assai
last wills, upon the ground Of mental iucapa-
city and by frivolous and iucouclusive evil
dence, chiefly Of Il speculative character
whenever the testatcr has not disposed If
his property in Il way to suit disappointed
and often distant and distastcful relations
has grown to such an alarming proportion in
late years that it is the plain duty Of the
courts to give them no encouragement when
the assaults are groundless.
AT Hickory, in Hartford county, three
miles from Belair, John Z. kennedy, the
storekeeper there. killed himself with lauda-
mum. 1t is supposed he took his life while
suffering from meancholia, caused by dis
ease He had been i'll for two weeks, but
somewhat recovered, and told his family
Monday morning that he was going into the
field to work Not returning at the usual
dinner hour, search was instituted, and
his body was found in a cornlield. Along
side of him was found a bottle containing a
small quantity OF laudanum, which had been
purchased from Belair druggist Appear
ances seemed to indicate that he had been
dead for some time. He was Go years old
and leaves widow and three grown child
rem.
John Lampey night track walker on
the Pennsylvania Railroad, was shot Mon
day morning at 2 o'clock, while on duty
| about mile from Aberdeen. The bullet
which came from a revolver, lodged In Mr..
Lampleys right leg and caused him great
pain and considerable loss of blood. Who
| his assailaut is unknown as he made his
escape in the darkness so rapidly that he
was not seen at all. NJ. Lampley reached his
home unassisted in an hours time after the
| shooting, and DR.. Charles II. Kriete, OF Aber-
deem, probed for the bullet, but was unable
to locate it. This is not the first time Mr.
Mr.. Lampley has been accossed during his
nightly walks, as sometsmc ago he had his
lantern broken by someone who threw a
brick at him.
Rev. W. T. Hammond spent few
hours in Elkton, on Saturday morning
on his return to Newark, Delaware, from
| l4''Nlit' NlI'lN l' nav 'N'A SHNLbihS S'NNlhI
| days experimenting extensive improvements
| being made on the Leslie Local Preachers
camp grounds. lIr. Hammond has beer
identified with this camp since its establish
ment eight years ago, and has the satisfac
ton of seeing Il steady increase il attendance
from year to year. The camp opens this sea
son on July II. continuing unit. the goth
The improvements on the ground this yeal
comprise new tabernacle, 30xj0 feet. Il feet
to the square, which Is being built by the Rev
John L. Wright, OF Washington, d. c., Pres
dent Of the Association, il memory Of his
wife. Mrs. q. Maria Wright, and Mrs Anna
w. Hammond. the departed wife OF Rev. W
| T. Hammond. This tabernacle has seating
capacity OF four hundred people. The
grounds are fenced in by four thousand siA
hundred feet Of fencing, six feet high. A
charge of five cents admission will be made
on Sunday. This is done for the purpose Of
dcfraying the expenses of the camp meeting
without taking public collection on Sun.
day. Water will be distributed throughout