The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-06-13
NEWS IN BRIEF.

The festival held by the Elkton
Junior Mechanics, last week, Melted tn"
Order 500.
The regular June meeting of the
Cecil Farmers Club will he held ut Mr.
Harry MaXwcll's. at Principle, on June
18th.
Ladies clean your kid gloves with
"The Dry Cleaner 1t is not a liquid.
leaves no odor, and can be used while
the glove is on the hand For sale only
by j. Frank Frazer. Druggist. Elkton.
DR.. \. w. Harris. Director of the
Jacob Tome Institute. delivered the add
dress to the Graduates ut the Commence
ment Exercises of Johns Hopkins Uni
verSity. held in the Academy Of Music
Baltimore, on Tuesday.
Mrs James Gaines. of Charlestown.
in this county, while on visit to friends
in Virginia. was thrown from Il carriage
and painfully injured. She has recovered
sufficiently to return to her home, whGr"
she is slowly recovering.
Mr.. G. H. Messck, dealer and manu-
facturer of Southern No. ! Heart Shin
giles. has now one million on the market
for sale, and is cutting $1,000 per day.
Every Shngle is guaranteed. For prices
write to e. ii. MeSSick, CecitOn. Nd.
The Garrett 4 Sons Co.. at Marley
Mill. have projected big improvements
there. They are preparing to put in
new Turbine Water wheel. and other re-
pairs MS they devcope. John W. Miller
of Cherry Hill, is the experimenting mill
wright.
In the Fourth District of this county,
on Wednesday afternoon. storm did
considerable damage to property and live
stock. The lightning was sharp and
number of cattle in the fields were killed.
A heavy downpOur Of rain occurred,
while in Elkton, four miles away, scarce
a drop of water fell.
The Examination of Teachers began
on Wednesday. in the Public School
building. sixty of the Second Grade hav-
ing been examined on that day, and on
Thursday, forty-two of whom were white
teachers and eighteen colored. The eX-
animation of those of the First Grade be-
gan yesterday, and will continue to-day.
While it seems the special preroga-
the shape of spiritual serpents, yet some
times they are forced to fight physical
ones. This was the case recently with
the Rev. |. G. Fosnocht. who with a
friend freed n snake at Magnolia, Del,
which after fight to its finish, measured
~ feet. They killed the snake finally,
but will not soon forget their experience.
The United Stotps (ircuit court of
Appeals ON Thursday, refused to modify
its recent decree, which held that the
Pennsylvania Railroad had legal right
to remove the poles and wires of the
Western Union from along its lines.
The Western Union Company sought to
have the railroad restrained until the
United States Supreme Court had re-
viewed thea elton of the Court of APP
peals in reversing the opinion of the
United States Circuit Court of New Jer-
sey, which granted the injunction against
the railroad.
All the available funds of the Sin
gerly Fire Company having been recent
ly expended upon their steamer. and in
other needed repairs, the Treasury was
not in condition to send its equipment to
Frederick City this week. to participate
in the Volunteer Firemen's Association
Convention. At any other time, Elkton
would have made Il creditable display
at Frederick, but the Elkton "laddes"
did not think it wise to incur a debt
merely to make SHOW" This is why
Elkton was not represented at the Fire
mems Convention.