The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-11-15

ed principal of School No. 3. Fourth dis
| trict, to take effect ON Monday next
The annual Sunday School Conven-
ton of New Castle county. was held in
the VI. +. Church. ut Summit Bridge. on
Thursday.
An oyster supper will be held in the
| Mechanics Hall. lakewood. next Thurs
day night for the benefit of the church
at that place.
We are Informed that the demand for
tn" graduates of GoIdcy College is much
greater than the supply. See advertise
m"nt in this paper.
A "Mrasuring Party" will be held in
the Chapel of the Elkton Presbyterian
Church. by the Pastors Aid Society. ON
next Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Caroline Hall has received her
fail stock of fine millinery, hats, bonnets,
feathers, ribbons. etc, which will be
sold at moderate prices. I'm.
Belle Pierce. wife of Joseph Pierce.
colorcd, died ut her home, near WcStam-
well, on Friday. after an illness of CON
sumption, aged 20 years.
The Red Men of Chesapeake City.
are making arrangements to hold fair
and supper for three nights, commencing
Thursday evening. November 9th.
The Managers of the Oxford .Agr-
cultural Society lost about S14OO on their
last exhibition. The weather was the
most mfavorahlr in the history of the
society.
The County Commissioners for Kent
county. have passed resolution fixing
the salary of the States Attorney ut
$500 per annum in lieu of fees as ut
present.
-Wifrrd NJ. Wilson, a farmer of Kent
county, dropped dead last Sunday. ut his
home. near Eastern Neck Island bridge
He was - years old, and leaves widow
and four children.
Tn" thirteenth annual rally of the
Christian Endcavor Union of Cecil
county. was held last evening in Leeds
Methodist Protestant Church. Services
began at 80 o'clock.
Reuben w. Gibson was arrested ut
Pcrryvillc, on Saturday night. for dis
orderly conduct and drawing Il revolver
He was given Il hearing and fined ST, in
default of which he was sent to Jail.
Ladies clean your kid gloves with
"Thc Dry Cleaner" 1t is not Il liquid,
leaves no odor, and can be used while
the glove is on the hand. For sale only
by j. Frank Frazer, Druggist, Elkton.
hn inf o.
Howard AhrahamS. died it, Brooklyn. y.
y, ON Saturday. Mr.. and Mrs. Abra-
hams ar" formerly of this county. The
remains were brought to North East for
ntcrmcnt.
-EX-Init"d States Senator Anthony
Higgins. Judge William T. Lyman. of
Delaware. Joshua Clayton and Albert
Constable. .Ir.. of Elkton. were cunning
for ducks with Capt Harry Barnes. of
CharlcStown. ON the Susquchanna flats.
Friday.
Professor Samuel Dickcy. of Lincoln
University. near Oxford. Pa. has ac-
ccptcd II position offered him in the Me
tormick Seminary. Chicago. ILL., He will
remain as Professor of Greek and New
Testament in Lincoln University the bal
anc" Of this year.
a position as transitman on the
Southern Hallway. with Headquarters at
birmingham. Alabama has been accept
ed by Harry c. Evans. son of William
:. Evans. of Elkton. He has been en-
ployrl in an engineer corps of the Penn
Sylvania Railroad.
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Elkton. has decided to hold weekly meet
ingS and discuss different subjects. which
will be announced later. The first TO-
gular meeting of the class was held F.i-
day evening. at $50 o'clock. in the
School Commissioners room. Subject
The Coal Strike
The annual meeting of the Associa-
ton Of School Commissioners of Mary
land, will be held in the State Normal
School Building. Carrolton and Lafay-
cite Avenues. Baltimore. beginning ON
Thursday morning. December 18th. at 10
O'Clock, and continuing two days. School
Examiner George Biddle. of Cecil county
is President of the Association.
The stockholders of the Eastern
Texas, Gas and Oil Company. of which
Col Samuel b. Foard, of Elkton. is the
Treasurer. was held in Wilmington. Del.
on Saturday. The company's superin-
tendent i'll Texas submitted Il report
showing that the well is down 100 feet,
and that both gas and oil had been
found. He expressed the opinion that
oil in paying quantities will be struck mt
Il depth of 1900 feet.
John :. Owens, the genial proprietor
of the Chesapeake House, ut Betterton.
where many Cecil countians stop during
the summer months. met with painful
accident on Monday last. In company
with Il friend Mr.. Owens was out sailing
in his gasoline launch. Mr.. Owens was
attending the engine and accidentally got
his right foot caught in the machinery.
1h" large toe was torn and lacerated and
the foot painfully bruised.
Judge James A. Walters, of Belair.
took the oath of office for the fourth con-
secutive time as Associate Judge of the
Hartford County Court. Judge Walters
first qualified in November, 1871. He
served until 1886, and was re-appointed
until the following election, when he sue