The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-05-10

The work of building Il new iron
bridge across the SaSsnfraS river from
Frcdericktown to GrOrgctowr. has about
been completed.
-FOUND.-A poclihook containing i
sum of money. ON the road from Battle
Swamp to Port Deposit.
IL. NJ. SHAW,
Colora. Md.
There will he nineteen students in
the graduating class ut the Cecil County
High Sshool. Elkton this year The com
mcnccmcnt will he held on Saturday,
May 3lSt.
At II meeting of the Press ASsocia-
ton of Delaware College. on Wcdncs-
day. William +. Constable, son of Al
bert Constable. Esq. of flkton, was
elected cditor-in-chcf. Other officers
wer" also elected.
Last Saturday being the first Satur-
day in May. WAS observed as May Day"
nj the fishing shores along the North
East river. Although the weather was
threatening. Il large number visited the
shores during the day to observe the
work of fishing the large nets The lar
gcSt crowd was at Carpenters Point.
whore the only hauling seine on the
river is located.
Tho New Century Tub Of Middle
town. Del. has elected the following otli-
GERS for the rnsuin" year. President,
Mrs. Clara Brady Green: First Vice
President. Mrs. John =. Cochran. Jr.;
Second Nicc-lrcsidcnt. Miss Cornclil
Townsend; Corresponding Secretary,
Miss Mary ShaIcroSS: Recording Sccrr-
tary. Mrs. w. Il. Barnard; Treasurer,
Miss Anna Drrrickson
An exciting runaway occurred in
Port Deposit. on Tuesday morning. \
horse owned by Leslie Rawlings, son of
L. *. Rawlings of the Seventh district,
winch had been hitchcd in front of the
store of Stephenson and Reynolds. fright
cncd mt some object and broke the bride
and ran down the main street. The team
narrowly escaped colliding with NcClcu-
ahan's wagon. The horse WAS caught
near the quarrics. The carriage was de
molishcd.
The recently elected members Of the
Elkton Town Council were sworn in
Office on Wednesday night. \ meeting
of the new board of Councilmcn immcd-
lately followed, which organized hy the
election of William II. MackaI. Scrrc-
tary; II, Winfield Lewis, Treasurer: and
H. G. Thackcry. Attorney. MAYOR Geo.
McQuilkin acts MS President Of tho
Board. George G. Ridulc was reap
pointed Chief of Police for one year. No
contracts We're awarded.
An evening of delicious pleasure viii
he found tonight. Saturday, May 10Th.
at the new Elkton Opera House. when
the new farcial comcly-"AIy Friend
The Count" will hold the boards \
host of clever comedians, pretty girls.
and up-to-dutr sprciatics furnish the
evenings entertainments As for the
play. ii is written by John Sundcrs, and
is ludicrously funny, from start to finish.
Its fun offers no occasion to blush. and
the most skilled in THESE matters. can
find in it no innucmdo. II is a whol,-
some piece of foolcry.
Joe Lee. the Chinaman at Chrsa-
p"ake City. this county, who recently
created such Il great sensation 10y what
was alleged, an attempt to sell his daugh-
ter. Florence, aged about fourteen wears.
to two Cinnamon from Philadelphia has
sold out his laundry business ana moved
away. Since the citizens of Chesapeake
City ran Lees two visitors, whom he
says called for no other purpose than on
Il social call, from the town under whip.
he has been diSguStrd with his surround
ings. He took his daughter Florence,
who was pupil at the Chesapeake City
It,tt l,li sab,