The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-11-02

the Halloween parade.
The old log house on West Main
street recently purchased by Charles
Jcffcrs, is being torn down.
The National Bank Of Rising Sun
will observe Election Day. Tuesday. No
vember 9TH, as II legal holiday. Other
banks of the county will also be closed
Last Saturday evening the submarine
boat Holland and the Alvarado. one of
the captured Spanish gun boats, passed
through the Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal, at Chesapeake City.
The Democrats of the Fourth dis
trict, held a mass meeting at Fair Hill,
last Saturday night Addresses were
made by several persons. The Elkton
Cornet Band furnished music.
The members of Colora Lodge, No.
e., Knights of Pythias. attended divine
worship in Il body ut Pcrryvillc NJ. j..
| Church, on Sunday afternoon, and heard
special sermon by Rev. w. L. Green
| field
A black bass weighing nearly five
pounds was recently caught at the mouth
of the Octoraro creek, by Percy Chap
lilli' VI lAiNtliS ''Nll' ~ - N''l' " w l1l'
| largest bass ever caught there by an
angler.
About $40 were realized from the
social held in Mechanics Hall. at Bay
View, last Saturday night under the
auspices of the y. y. \. Club. The play,
'Sons of Mars" was presented in a
crcditahlc manner, aud much appreciated
by the large crowd present.
While driving in Elkton, on Tuesday
evening. Mr.. Collision. a farmer of near
Iron Hill. was thrown from his car
ming into telephone pole. He was
severely bruised but not seriously in
jured. The buggy was demolished.
Yesterday. Frday) the law expired
prohibiting the killing of rabbits, par
tridgcs and wild ducks in Cecil county.
The season for rabbits and cartridges
continues until january 9th. The law
| for killing phcaSantS expired September
9th, and remains open until March 31St
| A number Of improvements are be-
ing made at the Willms fcldspar quar-
ries. in the Sixth district. near Rising
Sun. formerly part of the Tweed estate.
| 1 IL '!I'lliI'N arr l'tIll- 'llIUISf'l anu
modern machinery is being installed so
as the output can be made much greater.
| DIR. \. Douglas McConachic. of Bal
timorc. was elected OculSt and .AuIiSt
of the now Northeastern DiSpcnsary. on
Monumental street. Baltimore. Mrs. Me
Conachic was appointed Il member of
the board of lady managers of the insti-
tuition. Mrs. McCOnachc was formerly
Miss Mollic Drrmncm. of I,lkton.
A literary society with the folowin :,
officers has been organized at Childs =
PRESIDENT T.. l.. Perry: Nicr-p President.
William Glenn: Secretary. 4. II. Abcr-
nathy: Treasurer, ID. ii. McCaulcy. The
society will meet every Saturday even
ing. at $50 o'clock, i'll the Jr o. L. \.
NJ. Hall nj ChildS. All are invited.
John $. Rosscl formerly OF Elkton,
who is I'M interchangeable worker for i
new charter for Wilmington and reform
methods in general. in Il speech Monday
lrvvuu@ before the Eleventh Ward Dem
ocratic League Of Wilmington. urged the
Democrats al that ward not to send any
man to The Legislature. unless he is
pledged To vot" for II new city charter
and for reform.
BY Typographical error, the amount
received by William r. Bomham. for
work on roads in the Third district. rs
per statement ISSUED by the County Com,
miSSiunrrs WAS shown To he Sil1.13
when it should have been only $41.l3
The correction j. duly made in this issue
of tn" Cecil Whi~" rs will be seen 10y
referring to the statement.
- Forrpau@h and Sells circus. which
has been visited by many Cecil countians
got in Il railroad collision Monday night
near HHtrnn Ruu"c. Louisiana. Several
men We're hUrt aud IL number of clc-
phant" cot away. but were caught after
II long chase. -Four cars loaded with
cages containing lions. tigers, leopardS
wolves. and other wild animals were
wrecked, but the animals did not escape"
A ease of interest to parents and
teachers of public schools throughout
the State was tried ut this session OF
court in Kent county. involving the right
Of teacher to punish by whipping II
child who diSobcys ruIcs Of the public
school rs laid down by the teacher. Miss
Ncttir Dean was lined FOR whipping Il
pupil ana took an appeal from the jus.
ticc of the peace who imposed II fine
The ease was submitted to the court and
the magistrates decision was reversed.
The following letter dated Septem
Der 22nd. 1852, was found in n tin bon
near the top of the 92-foot smoke stacl
at the Elktom pulp mill, which is now
being torn down This stack an,
work. are owned Nnd created by vii
liam NJ. Singerly, of Philadelphia. for