The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-05-28

on June 8, 8 and 10. See adj in thiS;
issue.
- Harry Purnell joined National
Lodge, No. 81, |. o. o. F., st it's last
regular meeting.
The ladies of Baldwin will hold an
Ice cream festival Monday afternoon and
and evening for the benefit of the hail.
-Anenjoyable and melitorious concert
was given in Providence Hall by the pu-
pills of Elkton Colored School on Thurs
day evening.
Miss Emma Hogs potted flowers
and plants are unusually fine this season
and cam he purchased at her old stand,
Bow and High streets.
-175 Leghom hens owned by john
Bair, on the A. J.Nlearnrs farm at zion.
land over 1000 eggs or am average of
more than IL dozen u day during April
The new NJ. f. Church at New
l-onlon will be dedicated ON Juna 9th.
Rev. Il. l.. Poulson. of the Newark. n.
D., Conference, will preach the sermon.
William B. Davis, minority member
OF the Board Of County Commissioners.
Is confined to bed at his home near Cecil
ton anH is Threatened with I'll tedious
siege Of illness.
-Childs. Riverview and Chesapt axe
City Councils will join Elkton Council
No %, Jr. o. U. A. NJ. i'm union meet
ing and reception to State Councillor c.
w. Webb, ON the evening of June IA.
The Leeds NJ. p Church will hold
a strawberry festival on Thursday even
ing, june ., on the lawn adjoining the
church. If stormy, the next fair even
ing.
The East Finders defeated the West
Finders at base ball on Saturday by the
score of Z to 3. Batteries for the form
err McGoldrick. Denny. Henry King. For
the latter. Sykes and Potts.
A number of local mqrkSmen have
arranged for a blue rock pigeon match
on Turner's wharf, foot of Bridge St.
on Monday afternoon at 3 O'clock Shoot
ers in general are invited to attend.
The pupils of Liberty Grove school
will repeat the operetta "Cmdelpl.,l" in
tNlower.and' in the schoo.1OOm Thursday
the next fair evening
The Wing" has secured Mr.. Elmer
r. Benson, of Wilmington ais foreman
of its composing room John +. Sparklin,
the retiring foreman. BECOMES liErtype
operator. succeeding II. Winfield Lewis.
VIII" enters the Clerks office on We'd
neStlAy.
Contractor VI. +. Mcdowell. Of Port
Deposit, has completed the new stone
dam ut Far' Greek. which MCSs<rS. Davis
N NiliSingGr. of the Head Of Elk Mills.
have had constructed in place of the ONE
washed away last winter. The dam is
Il fire structure ami Should prove a lSat-
ing one.
A strawberry festival will be held at
Appleton on Thursday evening, June %.
Ice cream and ether refreshments fer
he. All cordially invited to Httoal. If
stormy, Will Ire he'd the next fair even
ing. Proceeds for hen; it of U1ion Hos
pitIl. May 2S-3 wks
The Oct0aro Hotel AT Oxford was
sold by the proprietor Arthur McK,cvcr
on Tuesday to JAm@S Ferguson. of
Chrome, Pa. for $4,000. The hotel will
he conducted by thr new owners son.
Waiter Fergu>Tn. and will be remo.lelcd
and put in up-to-dslte order
An excursion Will be rum by the
Kings Daughters of Baltimore ON the
Steamer Emma Giles today to the Silver
Cross Home ut Port DEPOSIT. which has
been greatly improved with electric lights
and s;lliitaly plumbing. and now cam ac-
comm"date thiIty-fve patients.
-Wukeful residents of Elkton were
rendered still more Sleppless on Tuesday
night by the combined canine population
of hunting prociviticr which made "a
double circuit of the town in chase of a
fox or some other 'valmimt" The mu-
sic waS of an intense variety and long
Sustained
Three cars of apaSSen ger train.
nomhhornd. due to leave Wilmington at
p. m. on Wednesday,. jumped the
track near French Street Station. and
the last car toppled over on shifter.
Engineer Murphy of the >hifter was cut
by gItlss but the pasStngcrS1 We're unhnt
though scared considerably.
The Woodlawn "Y" held a due
Social and business meeting at the
home of Lula Thompson on Saturday
evening. There being but few business
matters to discuss most of the evening
was spent socially The Temperance
Standard having new set of editors,
was exceedingly good. 1t was read by
Miss Florence ChalShe who emphasized
the numerous jokes so THAT they were
much appreciated. A bountifu rcpat,t
of cake and ices was served by the host
ess. The next meeting will he with Miss
Rawlings.
The latest applicant for the post Of
State Auditor. now filled by George X.
Ash. cGitnr of the Cecil Democrat. is Mr..
Carlton Sykes. of Howard Governor
Warficld'S home county. Mr.. Sykes is Il
brother of DIR. $. Claude Sykes, of Elk
ton and is strongly backed by home adj
mirrors. 1t is understood THAT the Board
of Public Works will make the appoint
mcnt about June II.