The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-05-31
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Elkton markets.
A dog said To have been Suffcrn:
with the rabies. bit several dogs and
horse on West High street. Elkton. las
Saturday afternoon.
John IT, Hartnett, son Of jaime.
Hartnctt. of Childs, has secured posi-
ton as assistant agent at Newark, Del.
on the Il. X o. Il. X. We wish him sue
cess in his new field of labor.
Miss Anna X. Williams has tcndrrc,
her resignation to the trustees of Chest
nut Grove public school, near Woodlawn
The trustees of Rising Sun public schoo
have re-appointed Miss NJ. Emma Haines
for next school year.
William Waite, the colorcd prisoner
in Georgetown Jail suspected of the muir
der of Mrs. Elmer Collins. near Laurel
Del, has become SO violent that Sheriff
Hart has put him in irons to prevent
trouble with the other prisoners.
The work of tearing down the Norti
East Methodist Episcopal Church wa,
begun on Monday. Plans have abon
been completed for the new church
which, when completed will have Il seat
ing capacity for nearly six hundred PEG
pie.
The Eureka Mining and Operating
Company. of Trenton. y. j.. has LEASED
from John &. Campbell. of this county
his spar land in West Nottingham Town
ship, Pa. Mr.. Campbell is to receive Il
royalty of 10 cents per ton on all span
mined
The young men who compose tn,
UsherS' Union of the North East NJ. +
Church. expect to make the Fourth OF
July celebration and festival. which they
will hold, Il great success. They are now
at work making arrangements for tn,
affair.
WANTS OTHERS TO KNOW.-"l
have used DeWitt'S Little Early Riser,
for constipation and torpid liver and they
are all right. am glad to indorSe them
for think when we find Il good thing
we ought to let others know it" write,
Alfred Hcinzc, Quincy. Ill. They never
grippe or distress. Sure. safe pills. j
Frank Frazer, Elkton, Md.
The woods in the vicinity of Elktol
are swarming with the seventeen veal
locustS. The effects of the rgg-layinl
have not vet been noticed. but il vii
take Il week or two to discover where
the little twigS have been killed. Every
where on the bushes the lOcuStS can be-
seen and the birds have already had Il
Surfcit of rich food.
The Horse Show at Wilmington. this
year promises to he more successful than
that of last year and the committee il
charge says every thing in connection
with ii is moving along in II satisfactory
manner. Great improvements have beer
made to the grounds. and the ring has
been enlarged and covered with tanhark
Some entries will probably he made from
Cecil county this year.
-DANGEROUS If NEGLECTED
Burns, cuts and other wounds often fa
to heal properly if neglected and bccom,
troublesome sores. DeWitt'S Witcl
Hazel Salvc prevents such SonScuucnC g.
Even where delay has aggravated the in
jury DcWitt's Witch Hazel Snlvr effects
a cure. Il had running sore on my lr4
thirty years says ii. G. Hartly. Yam
kectown. Ind. ".lftcr using many RENE
dies | tried DcWitt'S Witch Haze
Salve. A few boxes healed the sore.
Cures all skin diseases. Piles yield to il
at once. Beware of countcrfcitS. J
Frank Frazer, Elkton. Md.
Judge William II. Martin. II few days
ago called attention of the Talbot Crane
Jury, to the disturbance of the meeting
pf tbn roll ,r,,is ,i,,p,rninnt in, En.+,,,,
known as the Holiness People. Judge
Martin said THE excuse given for III
attack on these people was an intcmpcr
ate and indecent criticism of the men anI
women of the town by one of thcil
preachers. If he did say what he is al
legged to have said, he is unfit to occupy
any pulpit, and there is II legal and pro
per way to reach him. His people, who
were present, insist that he made no at
tack whatever on the people of the tow
and did not use the language attributed
to him. but even if he did. it does not
Justify either the manner or matter OF
assault, and every one who participated
in it or gave countcnancc to it is guilty
of gross violation of law. An attack
under cover of darkness is cowardly il
the extreme. and the use of eggs is tn,
lowest order of inStrumentaity. and on,
which is usually reSorted to by dpviiSl
and thOughtlcSS boys. We cannot believe
that such an attack did receive the ap
prevail of any one who has reached tn,
years of discretion. You will please
gentlemen, investigate this matter, anc
if the guilty ones can he asccrtaincd
they will be promptly and severely pun
ished. We would like also to notify tn,
officers to permit no REPETITION of thi,
conduct. If the town officers cannot pre-
vent it, the county officers must. They
all know their duty and they must per
form it,