The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-10-18
NEWS IN BRIEF.

nuhir schools in Kent county, have n"t
been SUCCESSIVE
The Wood Valley school hnusr IL
thn Sixth district. WAS burned 10 the
GROUND last Friday afternoon
The Nccdlo Work Guild Of ilkt"u'
has rrorgaui2pd for it, winter Worh.
Liberal contributions t" tn" same are
requested.
a Council of the Daughters of lab
crtv will shortly he organized in Elkton.
mis- is the ladies branch of til" Ir ..
L. y. NJ
All the Elkton Catholic Church, on
Sunday. - boys and girls received tn"
communion of the Holy Eucharist for tn"
first time.
C. IL. Mc~<ick. contractor and builder
of Cccilton. has sold four building lots
in that town. aud contracted t" erect
buildings on same.
On Saturday. at Newark, the Della
ware College foot ball team defeated the
WASHINGTON College team of Chester
town. by the score Of - to o.
Hon, Thomas Parran, Of Calvert
county. will speak ut Il Republican Mass
Meeting to he held at Elkton, on We'd
ncSday. October 18th, at p. III.
Any foot ball team wishing to get
gnmrs with the SuSuuchnnna team of
IInyrc dc Grace. is invited to correspond
with the Manager. Herbert l." Osborne,
Hayrc de Grace. Md.
The members of Company II. flrSl
MARYLAND Regiment presented flrSt
Lieutenant .Jno. \. Morgan with hand
some sword and belt III the Elkton ARM
Dry, last Friday night.
The students of Delaware College
have rc-organiZcd their Mask and WIG
Club. and will give several minstrel
shows during the winter. The troupe
will number thirty students.
The postponed Rally Day Cclcbra-
tion of Persons Grove Sunday School,
will be held tomorrow at 30 p. m
Rev. John McElmoylc will deliver and
address with special program by the
children.
Bethel NJ. f. Church near Chesa-
pcake City, will be re-opencd tomorrow,
Sunday. The rc-opcning was to have
taken place Sunday. October 9th, but it
was postponed on account of the lncle-
mcnt weather
A total eclipse of the moon took place
at midnight, Thursday night, and was
visible in this State. The eclipse from
beginning to end lasted more than two
hours. totality occurring ut 1.lo O'Clock
yesterday morning.
Extra services will be held i'll the
Elkton NJ L. Church, tomorrow, SUM
day. as folows:-9.30 Il. m, testimony
service in the Lecture room; 1880 a. m,
preaching by the Pastor; 1.3O p. ~,
Evangelistic service.
Arrangements are being made by
Methodsts of this Peninsula, to celebrate
the one hundred and twenty-second ami
yersary of Barrett's Chapel, near Fred
ericka, the Cradle Of Methodism IN
America on Sunday, October 10Th.
The Jacob Tome Institute foot ball
team opened the season at Port Deposit
last Saturday, with game with the
Franklin--Marshall Academy team. Two
l5-minute halves We're played, ana the
Tome boys won by the score of u to U.
Postmaster Jesse w. Hambleton ut
Rising Sun, met with severe accident
while attending the q. \. X. National
Encampment at Washington, ID. c.. last
week. He fell down IL flight of stairs ut
his boarding house, and was badly bruis-
ed and shaken up, but escaped without
any broken bones.
The Democrats have arranged to hold
mass meetings at Elkton and Port De
post, next Wednesday and thursday
evenings. Mr.. James e. Ellcgood, the
Democratic candidate for Congress Will
address the meetings. The meeting ut
Elkton will be Wednesday night, and ut
Port Deposit on Thursday night.
L. L. Dirckson, of Berlin, Md, who
is interested in the proposed National
Bank to be located in North East, met Il
number of the leading citizens and bust
ness men of that town and vicinity, yes
terday Friday afternoon, i'll the North
East G.. A. r. Hall, and discussed the
project. As the "Nhig" went to press
the meeting was still in progress.
The cornerstone of the Jackson Me
mortal Hospital at Salisbury, was laid
with Masonic ceremonies vi -lohhds
afternoon. Over twenty lodges of Ma
sons were present and participated i'll the
ceremonies. The hospital will be one of
the handsomest public buildings in the
State, costing about $4,000, and is be-
ing built by Congressman William IL.
Jackson, as II gift to the Eastern Shore.
-Conroy and Mack's comedians have
been pleasing large audiences during
their stay in Elkton. This the last day
of their appearance, they will give
a special matinee this afternoon for
ladies' and children, at 2.15 O'Clock, at
10 and 20 cents. and the regular night
performance ut SD. There are special
ties between each act, to-night's attrac-
ton being the strong play "ln Dixie
Land" Prices 10, 20, 30 and 30 cents.
They have strong company, and you
will miss treat if you do not see them.
On Sunday last, Bethesda Methodist
Episcopal Church at Middletown, Del,
was re-opened, with special services.
During the past few months, number