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

near Port Deposit. for S11OO
Joseph Cava has opened II pool room
III the RoSSrll building. adjoining Ben
Nets store, on West Main street. Elk
| ton.
The fox hunt which wa, to have
been given at Chesapeake City ON Mon
day was postponed ON account of the in
tense cold weather.
A musical and literary entertain
mcnt was given by the pupils of Oak
Grove School in the Sixth district. on
"Wednesday evening
Robert McNral, who has been en-
ploycd at Morristown. ~ j. is at his
home in Elkton suffering from slight in
JuricS received ly Il fall.
Three members were initiated hy'
Elkton Council. .r. Q. L. A. NJ. ON
Tuesday night. They were Watson
keillog, Walter Dempsey and Jacob
biddlc. Jr.
If You have catarrh. rheumatism.
kidney trouble. or any disease caused by
impurities in the blood. take Rhcuma-
eide. This wonderful remedy destroys
the root Of the disease At Druggists
An entertainment consisting of music
and recitations was given by the Junior
League of the Elkton NJ. Il. Church I'M
der the direction of Miss Lille Alexan-
der. yesterday, Friday afternoon.
An entertainment was held in Hope
well NJ. f. Church. near Woodlawn, on
Thursday evening, by Prof. s. Il. Ford.
1t was largely attended. The proceeds
were for the benefit of the Board of
Trustees.
The Erwood Stock Company will
present the thrilling mclo-drama Jesse
James at the Elkton Opera House. this,
Saturday, evening, High class special
ties between acts. Popular prices-15.
-. 30 and 30 cents
Rev. \. Santmier. pastor of Pleasant
HILL who went to Nincland, y. J., to
| assist III caring for his mother and
brother who were sick with fever was
taken sick and will not be able to preach
or return to his work next Sunday
The County Commissioners, School
Commissioners and Orphans Court for
Cecil county held their regular monthly
meeting mt their offices in EktOn on
Tuesday. Full account of the proceed.
ingS will be found in another column.
AT the annual meeting of the Central
Division p. w. n Il. X. r.. on Mon
day, the old officers We're reelected -
President, III. +. Kcnncy; Capt John =.
Green, \. Parker ShortIidgc, s. Ralston
Dickcy, Samuel ID. Ramsey. Thomas V.
Cooper.
A new telephone line is likely to be
built down the Maryland Peninsula by
the Eastern Telegraph and Telephone
Company, headquarters of which is in
Philadelphia. \ representative of the
company has been on the Peninsula look
ing over the field
The commission appointed to inves-
| tigate the disease in horses known as
| cerebro-spinal meningitis. or Staggcrs,
are anxious to learn of cases affected.
Such information should be tcegraphed
to the secretary. DR.. Samuel s. Buckley,
College Park, Md.
John G. Constable. of Elkton. who
was elected Captain of Company L, NJ.
| \. e., last summer, assumed charge of
| the company last evening. He has been
out of Elkton for several months, during
which time Lieutenant John \. Morgan
| had charge of the company.
A "Novelty Social" under the au-
spices of the Y p. s. c. f.. of Leeds NJ.
| Il. Church, will be held ut the home of
Mrs. Mary l.. McCaulcy. on Wednesday
evening, January 21St. Admission in
| Guiding refreshments 10 cents Come
and have Il pleasant evening
A valuable diamond scarf pin has
| been sent by an unknown person through
the mails from Philadelphia. to Rev. DR..
Louis f.. Barrett. formerly Presiding
| Elder of this district of the Wilmington
Methodist Episcopal Conferences DIR.
| Barrett has been elected Chaplain to the
Delaware Legislature. which is now in
! session.
Orders We're received at the passcn-
| ger car shops of the pennsylvania Rail
| road in Wilmington. Del. on Tuesday
afternoon, calling for all cars turned out
| by the shops to bear the new initials of
the company. r., b. n W.. instead of the
old ones. T., W. X T.. and hereafter all
passenger coaches will u" marked with
the new name.
Motto" has been given that the stock
| holders of the Pennsylvania Railroad
will he asked at the annual meeting on
| March 10Th. to agree To- an issue Of $780,
OOO,nOO of additional stock which will
raise the company'S capital to S5OO.OOO.-
600. The practical alliance of the Penn
sylvania. Baltimore ana Ohio, Reading
and Vanderbilt lines just effected gives
Il united capital of S2.OOO. 100000
The body of the colorrd man which
was found along the tracks of the Bati-
more and Ohio Railroad. between Banks
| dale and Newark, last Friday night. was
identified rs that of thippry Ringold. of
| Oxford. Pa At first it was thought that
he had met with foul play rs there was
n deep wound in the side of his head
1t was learned that Ii" fell from Il freight
train. which he had boarded to steal IL
ride.
| Next Thursday evening, the MEM
bcrs of the degree staff of National