The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-08-30
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Edwards Stock Company at Elkton
Opera To-day-Matinec and
evening performances.
A Government pension of SD a
month was granted to Stephen Wood
row, of Rowlandville, on Friday.
The Middletown Shirt Factory has
been closed this week, in order to allow
several necessary improvements to be
made.
1t is alleged that persons have been
stealing the lumber purchased for the
new North East Methodist Episcopal
Church.
The apple crop in Cecil county prom
Uses to be very large this fall. All trees
near Elkton are filled with abundance of
the fruit.
Mr. and Mrs. James o. Carson have
removed to Port Deposit, where Mr..
Carson is engaged as agent for the Pru-
dental Insurance Company.
Governor Smith has issued pro-
clamaton calling attention to Labor
Day." on Monday, September LIST. All
banks and public offices will be closed
on that day.
The reunion of the Davis family was
held at FrenchtOwn, on last Thursday,
and was largely attended, over so per-
sons being present. Mr.. Alfred Davis,
of Elkton, looked after the comfort of
the picnckcrs.
The Fifteenth Annual Reunion of
SHOWS Maryland Battery will be held ut
The Secretary, Mr.. Hiram T. Brown of
Liberty Grove, will furnish any infor-
nation desired.
Joseph ID. SINNERS. a farmer of the
Seventh district. met with very pain
full accident one day the past week. by
having Il stone weighing several hundred
pounds, to fall on his foot, breaking sew
eral small bones
e.. "A hearing in the ease of John Strad-
ley, who assaulted James b. Loveess,
both of Chesapeake City. was heard by
Magistrate Philip NJ. Groves. on Non
day. 4 fine Of $50 and costs was i'm
posed upon Stradlcy.
The following appointments of schol-
arShpS were made by the Cecil County
School Board on TueSday:-St. Mary's
Seminary. Ellie Berry: Normal Depart
ment WASHINGTON College. Helen u.
Gillespie; State Normal School. Helen
II. Wells and Anna Il. Stewart
During the storm which passed oven.
the Second district on Sunday afternoon.
lightning struck Il large apple tree in the
yard of w. j. Lake, within Il few feet
of the kitchen door. but no damage re-
suited. The storm center was in the
Second district. as little rain fell in the
First or Third districts
The peach season is at its height.
and the growers in the lower districts
are hard ut work getting the peaches
ready for shipment. EN-Shcriif Ambrose
Price, who bought II small 1.i-acrc prop
crty near ST. Stephens Church, Earle
vile, has already sold 500 worth of
peaches from the orchard on that place.
The subordinate tent. Knights of the
Maccabccs recently organized in Elkton.
under the name of Calvert Tent. has
owing to the prior selection of that name
by another Tent in the State, changed
its name to Big Elk Tent No. II, by
which name it will hcnccfOrth be known
The lodge seems to be in Il Furnishing
condition and bids fair 10 become one of
the leading organizations in the country
The Town Council Of Elkton has
passed resolution rcvoking the fran
chise granted the Cherry Hill, Elkton
and Chesapeake City Electric Railway
Company for the use Of streets of Elk
ton to lay trolley tracks thereon. The
same franchise has been granted the
Kent and Cecil Light. Power and Rail
way Company. The line will connect
Elkton with Newark and Chesapeake
City.
John Jewell. formerly Of Elkton. re-
siding at 731 West Second street. Will
mington, met with Il serious accident at
the plant of the American Car and
Foundry Company in that city, on Mon
day afternoon. He was at work in the
saw MILL when his right hand came in
contact with a circular saw. The mem
Der was badly mangled, and deep cash
was cut in his arm. The injured man
was taken to the Homeopathic Hospital
where it was found necessary to amput-
ate three of his fingers.