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

The semi-annual changes in the time
effect at u 05 o'clock Sunday morning May
2Gth
The Kent County Board of School Com
missioncrs has abandoned the system of wo-
men school trustees after trial of several
years.
Miss Adeline Hasson, public school
teacher of Cecil county, while driving near
Pennington was thrown from her carriage
and severely injured.
Glass No. of the Charlestown NJ. L.
Sunday School, will hold a tea in the base
ment of the church Saturday evening, May
18 proceeds for benefit of church.
The Maryland Public Health Association
will hold a meeting and election of officers
at Baltimore next Wednesday and Thursday.
DR.. Howard Bratton of Elkton, is president
of the association.
The Womans Exchange, held by the Lad
les Aid Society of the Elkton, Presbyterian
Church, was quite a success on Saturday af
ternoon. This exchange will be held every
Saturday afternoon.
"A report says. the gold fever has broken
out a-fresh in the upper sections of Cecil
county, and the effect is to put up the price
of land. A mining plant, it is said will be
put up near Conowingo
Three negros were arrested on Tuesday
night by detective W. I. Jones, at Perryville,
charged with robbing freight cars. They
were lodged in Elkton Jail, and given hear
ing on Wednesday evening.
The Trustees of the Poor and In
sane for Cecil county have asked the
County Commissioners for an appro-
priation of $1,000, together with the
proceeds of the farm, for 1901.
Miss Sophie Miller, of Mechanics Valley,
a student at the Elkton High School. received
slight bruises Oh Tuesday. Just as she at
tempted to get into the wagon the horse
started, causing her to make msstep.
Charles W. Cox, Amos b. Cox and V. b.
Algard. of Elk Neck, who were charged with
violation OF the fishing laws were given
hearing in the office of Magistrate Gilpin on
Tuesday afternoon. The case was postpon.
ed.
Laura Craig Garrett, a colored woman |
Of Elkton, is to be congratulated upon her |
honesty. David Gilpin, of near Elkton, lost |
q pocketbook, containing about thirty dol
lars, which the woman found and hunted up |
the owner.
At the meeting of the Commissioners in |
ted the Delaware Telephone line from New
ark, Del, to Perryville this county. Offices
will be established in Elkton and North East.
for long distance use.
The members of Leeds NJ. =. Church |
will hold strawberry and ice cream |
festival, i'll the grove, adjoining the |
church. on Thursday evening, May 23d. |
Proceeds for benefit of parsonage fund. |
If stormy. the following evening.
Rev Henry A. Grubb was installed as pas !
tor Of the Presbyterian Church at Havre de |
Grace last Wednesday night. Rev. r. +. |
Sterling preached, Rev. Dewitt NJ. Benham
delivered the charge to the pastor and Rev.
DR.. John P. Campbell the charge to the peo-
pie.
The contract for the electric lighting and |
power house to be constructed on the Jacob |
Tome Institute plateau has been awarded |
to Herman Probst of New York. This
building will be modern and up 10 date in all !
its appointments and will cost about 500,
600 wher completed.
John ~ Steele, of Baltimore, has been
appointed one of the board Of law examiners
to succeed Mr.. Arthur G. Brown. The board |
met Thursday. last week, at t he Office Of Mr..
Steele and elected him president; John S.
Writ, of Elkton. secretary, and Benjamin a.
Richmond, treasurer.
M. Lipman, Of Philadelphia opens his
new clothing store in tine Torhert Building,
East Main street, to-day saturday.. lie has
an excellent stock. and is Il very clever bust
ness man. His advertisement appears On the
fifth page OF this issue, and will be seen regu-
larly in the CEyu. WuIG. He will, no doubt |
build mp quite large business here.
The National Bank of Elkton will issue
drafts to its customers intending TO visit the
Buffalo Exposition. which they can have
cashed at the Bank of Buffalo, without charge |
Such drafts must be applied for by the per-
son intending to use them, and will be issued |
only to those personally known ut the Ma
tional Bank Of Eikton, or, who are satisfac-
torily identified.
Rev. w. +. Spraguc of Kalgan,
near Vckin. China. who has resided |
there since IA. delivered an address in |
the Methodist Episcopal Church. mt |
Ilavrc de Grace. on Sunday night. He |
and his wife escaped in Il marvellous
manner by | 900 miles flight across the
desert into Russia, thence TO st. Peters
burg. London and America. The large |
was crowded to hear the |
address.
The Kent County Railroad is now
in the hands of the Pennsylvania, and
important improvements will be inau-
gurated at once. Mr. Kenny. presi-
dent of the Delaware Division, says an
order for 5000 tons Of steel rails will
he given. Two trains a day will be put
on in one weeks time, and Chestertown
will then have better and earlier mail