The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-05-02
NEWS IN BRIEF.

A rpw steamer for the Ericsson Line
will be launched in Wilmington to-day.
The forge at Principle Furnace, has
shut down indefinitely from lack of coal.
\ new fence has been erected in front
of the residence of James f. Dean and
the Misses Strickland, on East Main
street.
Contractor 4. NJ. Strickland is now
engaged adding Il third story to the re-
sidcncc of j. f. Goncc, on East Main
street.
by the falling of a steel rail, an ltal-
ian railroad hand had his foot mashed at
the North Street crossing, Elkton, on
Monday.
Work has been commenced on the
Odessa Middlctown trolley line. The
Tennis Construction Company Of Phila-
dclphia. has the contract.
The Indies of Trinity Church, EIEton,
will hold "Rnmmagc Sale in the Hurn
building. on the afternoon and evenings
Of Thursday. Friday and Saturday, Of
next week, May Tth. Sth and 9th.
Everyone needs IL good blood purifier
in the spring Rhcumacidc is recognized
as the best wherever known. Refuse all
substitutes. Does not injurc the digest
i've organs. \ superb laxative and tonic.
At druggists.
In Fruitlund. a certain farmers pond
is being ruu over with tHd-pOies, and the
correspondent gives it this way : MIR.
s. \. Toadvinc is troubled with one Of
Pharaoh's plaques" After this, who
will say there is nothing in Il name
Mr.. William 0. Gilmour for many
years Foreman of the Cecil Democrat"
now Foreman of the "tmcrican' office,
Baltimore. has had Il handsome monu-
merit erected to the memory Of his father
and nothcr. in the cemetery Of the NJ.
f. Church, at Cherry Hill.
Two half grown horned owls, captur-
ed in the Elk Neck Barrens, west of
Elkton. were brought to town, on Mon
day, by the little sons of Mr.. George
Potts. The raptoral birds We're attract
i've specimens Of their species, and de-
lighted the small hoy. as we'll as the aged
psychologist.
The members Of the Calendar Club
Of Zion Presbyterian Church, held Il
social at Miss Fannie Carhart'S. on Fri
day evening, the 18th inst At this meet
ing Mrs. Austin Carhart was elected
President of the Aid Society, Mrs. Chas.
Miller. Nicc-PrcSidcnt. Miss Florence
Shepherd, Secretary. and Miss Marietta
McarnS, Treasurer.
The twentieth anniversary of the
organization of the Womcn'S Missionary
Society of the Presbyterian Church, of
Chesapeake City, will be celebrated in
the church, on Wednesday evening, May
9TH, at s o'clock. Addresses will he made
by the Prcshytcrial Presidents of both
the Home and Foreign Societies. The
ladies extend "A cordial invitation to the
public.
The representatives Of the Cecil
County High School at the athletic meet
ing at the Tome Institute, on May 10th
will be Relay Il milc) Stanley Evans
Elder Shippers, Frank Icbcy, Robert
Ward 100 and DO yard dashcs-.Johl
Harvey. Running Broad Jump-Scrucf
Kmble. Pole Nault-Edward Molitar
The uniforms will be all white with pur
pie and gold sash or band. the High
School colors.
The contract for the new organ to b,
placed in the Presbyterian Church al
Port Deposit which is now nearing com
pletion, has been awarded to Adam Steir
of Baltimore. The church has been bull
at Il large cost and presented to the con
grcgation by Mr.. J. Ii. Rowland The
organ is the gift of his son. Mrs. ). {
Rowland, who now resides in Baltimore
whore he is President of the American
Lumber Company.