The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-04-11

II good audience ut Mechanics Hall, on
Thursday evening. The entertainment
WAS excellent.
John Harper. fireman on the F., b.
" w. Railroad. was struck while oiling
| his engine, by II northbound passenger
train. ut Perryvillc, on Thursday, and
seriously injured.
Col. Thomas Fassitt. of Sylmar. was
i'll Elkton yesterday. He looked pleas
ant on the outside, but said he was
aWfully mad on the inside, after driving
| over Cecil county roads.
This evening there will be Il partial
| eclipse of the moon, which will be visible
III the greater part of North America.
The moon enters the shadow about 1890
and energies about 1.52 in the morning.
| Capt. Talbot Stevens Her, who for
| lfty-seven years was connected with the
| Ericsson Line of steamers. and who last
| iall sustained stroke of paralysis at
his home, in Philadelphia. is much i'm
proved.
| The trial of the case of Morgan vs..
Her, an action for wages, took place be-
fore Magistrate Gilpin, yesterday, Albert
Constable, Esq, attorney for plaintiff,
and l.. NJ. IIaines. ESD. attorney for
| defendant.
A SEirmiSh drill by Company L. NJ.
\. g.. Capt. John q. Constable. will be
held on the meadows east of Elkton, to-
day. the members of the Company being
notified To meet ut their .Armory prompt
| lv ut three o'clock.
| Even if You cant get Il shy at EN-,
il is some comfort to you to know that
the state securities are all safe in the
Safe Deposit Company's vaults in Bal
timorc. The Governor. Treasurer and
Comptroller have just completed the
quarterly count of them
| The query agitating the average
female mind of Baltimore. is, whether
since his defeat ut the Primary on Tues
| day. Mayor Thomas G. Hayes is still in
the matrimonial market. he having en-
pressed his intention to marry, if re-
nominated and reelected.
The Elkton Yacht Club is having the
spray reprinted and generally over
hauled. The club has secured the ser
vices of o. X. Chaytor for the season. as
engineer and pilot. He is one of the
best sailors on the river and when the
winds blow he never goes below.
| The annual meeting of the Cecil
County Medical Society will be held in
EIkt"n, on Thursday. April 18th, ut
eleven o'clock Addresses will be made
by the retiring President. Dir. George s.
Dare and Dr. X. III. Smith The election
of officers and annual dinner will be held.
The picrSon Grove Sunday School
will hold II Birthday Soctable" on next
| Tuesday evening. ut the home of Mr.
Robert J. JaQucttc The exercises will
be of II varied and interesting character
Miss Covington May will give rccta-
lions. and the Elkton Young Mems
| Quartet will fill some numbers. Dr.
Stanley Steele will also sing The good
people of the community are all cordially
invited.
Alex. Seminar, Il son of Eli Sent
man, freight engineer on the F., Il. X
w. Railroad, was injured between the
Blue Ball and Red Mill crossings. on
Wednesday, hy jumping from his engine.
in expectation of a collision with another
freight train backing upon Il siding. His
fireman in jumping broke his wrist Had
they staid in their engine neither would
have been hurt. is the train ahead of
them cleared the main track before they
reached it.
| Herman Ball, the head of Balls Oak
Hall Clothing House. opposite the Court
House. right in the heart of Elkton. has
a stock of clothing this season, the like
of which was never seen in this town.
and which he offers ut prices that will
20 straight to your heart if YOU need
clothing Read his Grand Spring Open
ing advertisement in this issue of The
Wing and note the prices displayed.
Think of II gcntvrl suit for Il man ut
$500 and Chidrem'S suits for 10 cents.
We have heard of Eighty couples;
married in balloons. invalid couples in
bed, criminal couples in jail, bucolic
couples at agricultural fairs, aquatic
couples on ship board. romantic couples
at tournaments and runaway couples 1T
roadside inns. but never until Tuesday
of lum0tic couple h"in" married on the
street euro 10y pastor of the N. l..
Church III front of his own parsonage.
Mr.. y. [. Nrwhprry and Miss steele of
Norfolk. Va. carry off this wedding
cake. Next .
In Maryland, "vcryb"dy knows what
April "Showcrs'' are. but out West the
up-tn-datr girl has another kind of
shower. In Michigan, when girl act 3,
with several others as bridesmaids. they
join in giving the bride a luncheon ut
which the presents are showcrcd on her.
and hence are called Showers" so, il
a young lady doesn't happen to have
much pin money. if she is in many
"showcrS' during the season. she grncr-
ally suffers Il long dry spell afterwards.
After my winter here. writes Il Michigan
girl, | am Il perfect wreck.
The changing of the dates for hold
ing the annual Local Preachers and En-
hOrtrrS' tnmpmccting at Leslie. this
county. from August 9th to 10Th. to July
22nd to August 2nd, will prevent CON
llicting dates between that Camp and
| WoOdlHwn Camp. For several years
past there has been some rivalry existing
between the two camps, and every year
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