The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-01-17

DR.. r. NJ. Black. of Ccclton, had a
valuable driving mare to die on Satur-
day last
Mrs. G. Hail. of Elkton. is selling
out her millinery stock below cost to
close ont business.
-Gcorge w. BilcS and Son. at l.rovid-
cncc. are receiving shipments of coal
right along now.
1t is said that the Pennsylvania Rail
road has practically gotten control of
TIL" Reading Railroad.
Rowland Clapp and Frank Clapp. of
Port D"pn>it have engaged in the lum-
Der business in baltimore.
Mr.. Thomas o. culhrcth, promi-
n"nt real estate man of Wilmington, Del.
waS in Elkton on Friday.
-hr. Howard Bratton. of ElktOn. at
tended II meeting of the State Board of
Health ut Baltimore. on Wednesday.
The new .Ir. O. l.. 4. NJ. Hall was
formally opened on Wednesday evening.
with the comedy MY Island Prince"
Miller +. Magraw and Fred Wilson.
of Elkton. visited Pontiac Tribe, Red
Men. ut Cccilton, on Monday evening.
john Lotland, Il prominent citizen of
he First district. is reported seriously
i'll with typhoid fever at his home, in
Warwick.
r. Day Cantwell is recovering from
an injured foot. received while at work
for the +. II. X w. Railroad in Viii
mington. Del.
John +. Rattenbury, an aged resident
of the Fifth district, has been taken to
the Aims House by the advice of DIR. +.
Il. llousckcepcr.
Walter Woodal. of the First dis
trict, has removed to the Collins farm,
near Elkton, recently purchased by him
from John Il. Alexander.
-Rivcrvicw Council, Daughters of
Liberty, at Perryville, gave Pink
Tea in the Jr. o. U. A. NJ. Hall of that
town, on Wednesday night.
All stores in Cccilton are being closed
at seven O'Clock, during the continuance
of the revival services in the Methodist
Episcopal Church of that town.
The revival services are still in pro-
grcss in the Elkton NJ. +. Church, under
the direction of Rev. X. X. Stephenson.
Several persons have professcd CONVEX
sion.
Special matinee for ladies and child
rem at the Elkton Opera House. this,
Saturday, afternoon. at $50 o'clock. by
the Erwood Dramatic and Comedy Com
pany.
-Bailtf George Biddlc, of Ekton, this
week, arrested young negro man who
said he was an Australian, for stealing
goods from box car. He was placed
i'll the Elkton Jail.
Charles \. Dickcrson. formerly of
Elkton, who has been dangerously ill
with appendicitis at his home, in Middle
town. Del, has so far recovered as to be
able to leave the house
The ''Problcm," Il weekly paper in
the interest Of the colorcd people, is
now being published in Elkton. Rev
Joseph Gwynn, pastor of the Elkton A.
L. NJ. L. Church, is the Editor
Charles Il. Bilcs, Jr., of Providence.
had an important engagement on January
18th and 18th, being the auctioneer at
the horse sales at Netherlands Palace
Exchange, Broad and Cherry Streets,
Philadelphia.
counterfeit silver dollars are being
circulated on this Peninsula, and it
would be we'll for I'LL persons receiving
silver, to examine it closely. The coins
are well made although the milling is
rather faulty.
"A report from Middctown. Del,
says Revival meetings have been in
progress ut the Methodist Episcopal
Church for week. and the interest is
increasing. Their" have been eight con-
versions to date.