The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-10-25

been granted an increase of Government
pension to SIS.
Cecil Paper Mills. near Octoraro,
shut down Saturday night, on account of
being out of wood pulp.
| f. NJ. Hunt. of Rising Sun, is having
Il iinc'two-story brick dwelling erected on
South Queen street, of that town.
A driving horse belonging to Fred
Strickland of Providence. died Satur-
day night, ut the livery yard of Edward
W. Taylor.
Mrs. Caroline Hall has received her
fall stock of fine millinery, hats. bonnets,
feathers, ribbons, etc, which will be
sold ut moderate prices. I'm.
Worthless dogs are killing many
sheep for farmers in Kent county. $. +.
Cooper lost 81 sheep this month by hav-
Ing them killed by dogs.
There is Il movement on foot in
llavrc dc Grace, to have a large spinning
mill TO locate there, to be used in conncc-
ton with the Cambria Textile Works.
w. T.. Douglas, who has been Il
member of the faculty of Goldcy College
for several years, has been elected Prin-
cpal of the Commercial Department Of
the College.
Prince I<uScr," the fine standard
bred stallion. owned by William NJ. Ty-
son and y. III. Tyson, of the Sixth dis
trict has been purchased by J. Il. Tyson
and George Tyson, of Woodlawn.
Spencer Lee, IL negro, at Newark,
tempted to kill his wife by shooting her,
and also threatened the life of James
Pennington. by whom Lee was employ
ed. He was arrested and held for trial.
Charles j. Stcscr has been in Elkton
this week, increasing the membership of
the local station of the Tabard Inn Lib
rary. which is located at the drug store
of ii. G.. Wells. There are now about
&C. members in Elkton who are supplied
with the latest and best publications.
AS special attraction during the
session of the Cecil County Teachers In
stitutc in Elkton, the Elkton Opera
House will present the high class comedy
The Man From Mexico" on Tuesday
night. October 2Sth. 1t is by one of the
we'll known Perkins Companys with Il
strong cast.
A team belonging to Clayton Ella
son. of the Second district, which had
been hitchcd in front of the residence of
Mr.. |. G. Griffith, in Chesapeake City,
last Saturday night, was driven off by
some unknown person. The team was
later found along the public road leading
to Warwick. An ovcrcoat which had
1.r Al,
| The Epworh League of Chesapeake
City held its regular business meeting on
Tuesday evening. The officers elected
First Vice President, John Allen; Sec
ond Nicc-Presidcnt Miss Maggie Tat
man; Third Nice-President, Miss Fannie
Brooks: Fourth Nice-Prcsidcnt, Miss
Sadie Tatman: Secretary, Miss Susie Fill
|lingamc; Treasurer Mrs. Alice Price.
The dance mt Chesapeake City. Fri
day night. last week. was attended by
several young people from Elkton. Dur
ing the progress of the dance. Il horse
belonging to Edward w. Taylor and
driven from Elkton by Dr. Howard
Watson. got loose from where it had
been hitchcd and ran down an cmbank-
mcnt, upSctting the carriage and COM
plctcly dcmolishing it.
AT their meeting Monday morning,
the Wilmington Methodist Episcopal
Preachers Association discussed the
growing evil of cigarette smoking, and
considered the beginning of crusade to
try to check the tendency. Rev. DIR. w.
l.. $. Murray declared that So per cent
of the boys in that city now smoke cigar
cites. despite the law prohibiting the sale
of the cigarettes to minors.
The suit of DIR. James G. Mackenzie
vs.. the Board of Trustees of the Jacob
Tome Institute, Port Deposit. for $780,.
600. for alleged brcach-of-contract. re.
moved to the Kent county Circuit Court
will likely he put on trial ut ChcStcrtowI
next Tuesday or Wednesday. John s.
Writ and Albert Constable, Esqs.. are
counsel for the plaintiff, while Austin L.
Crothcrs ESD, will represent the Tome
Institute.
Before the thirteenth annual session
of the Wilmington District Epwol1l
League. held in Rising Sun NJ. Il. Church
on Thursday and Friday, last week, ad
journed. the following officers We're elect
ed for the ensuing ycar:-Rcv. II. X
Stephenson, President: Miss Ella $
Stradley. Secretary; II. c. Downward
Treasurer, and Miss Amy Wcldin. Junior
Superintendent. The newly elected Off
GERS were installed by Presiding Elder
Watt.
Edgar A. Tennis. of Philadelphia
who is interested in the trolley develop
ment in Cecil county, is Il leading mem
Der of the Masonic Order and as Grand
Master. will call to order the scSqui-
centennial of the initiation of George
Washington as Il member of the Masonic
Order which will be held in Philadel
phia. November 9Th. Mr.. Tennis vii
use the gavel with which Washington
presided ut the laying of the corner stone
of the United States Capitol ut Wash
ington. ON September 18th, 1893.
Bids were opened ut noon on Thurs
day, at the Office Of Col. Jared A. Smith
Wilmington, for all of the river and har
Dor improvements on the Eastern Shore
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