The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-09-16
LOCAL NEWS.

The Harvest Moon was full oll Wed
nesday night.
Delaware College has reoipned with
its largest Freshman Glass.
The Diamond State Telephone line
is to be extended from Providence to
Blake.
II. L. Sullivan. b. x o. signal man
at Singerly. has been transferred to
JoppH.
Company Il, purnell Legion, will
hold ita annual reunion in Wilmington
on Monday.
The Helping Hand Club of Wesley
Chapel will meet at Mrs. j. w. Ar
rants next Wednesday.
The Pennsylvania Railroad has
placed orders for 1900 tons of steel
rails at cost of S5.O00.000.
The f. S. Club met at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel G. Smith. of Bay
View. on Wednesday evening.
The Zion NJ. e. Church will give a
musical ut the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
s. g. England on Wednesday evening.
The new Metho list Episcopal hymn
book will be put in general use in the
Churches throughout the county tenor
row.
A valuable horse of James Holland.
IRIS. of Fair Hill, broke it, back few
days ago 10y getting ontangled in its
halter in the stable
Wilmington WIS in gala dress this
week and gave Il hearty welcome to the
Union Veteran Legion which held its
annual cncampment.
While narrowing few days ago,
Isaac Straholn. of the Fourth district,
was kicked by one Of his horses. and one
of his ribs wAr' broken.
William Workman formerly of Elk
ton lately of Wilmir gton. has returned
here Ms foreman of the Diamond State
Telephone Ccmpany'S linemen, who are
now busy in various sections of the
county.
Justice Boulden on Monday evening
fined Roy Scarborough amd William
AyreS two youthN Of PrCvidencc. 81 and
costs each for Disturbing religious ser-
vices in the Free Methodist Church ut
Pleasant Hill.
Physicians recommend "Pepsimint,"
the new granular. effervescent remedy
for Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Headaches
and Mental Exhaustion. Guaranteed
harmless. Pleasant to take. 10 and
25c. Jul % -Gm
bishop Adams will administer the
Rite ur Confirmation in Trinity Church,
EIkt,n. Oh the morning of Sunday. De-
tob,r LIST. in St. Andrews (Gcl,l~l or
ough Mpmo1iaN Church. Andola. ON the
morning of Saturday. September 30.
The Sunshine Sewing Society will
hold festival in the Mitchell Building
on Friday evening. September -. for
the benefit of the Building Fund of the
lniNn HoSpitHl. Ice cream. can1ly and
cake will he for SHlc The public is
cordially invited to attend
William F. Cherry. of Blake, an old
Union veteran and Il member of Rising
Sun Post q. a. r.. was in Elkton on
Tuesday. Mr.. Cherry enlisted in Shows
Battery on March &. 1862. and reinliSted
on January 90. 1864. The first engage
mcnt in which he took part WIS theBattle
of Cold Harbor, June 5, 1862. He was
at Malvern Hill the second Bull Run,
in July, 1862. He was at Antietam in
September, 1862, Fredericksburg, in De-
cembcr of the same year, New Market
on May Is, 1864. Piedmont June ). 1861
Lynchburg June IS, 1864, Hanging Rod
Gap June 81, 1864. where Shows Bat
terry was captured "a men taken prison
els, 10 of whom died in Andersonville
Prison. Mr.. Cherry went through these
engagements and number of skirmishes
without receiving a severe wound, and
was discharged at Baltimore on July 3,
1860. Jacob McCarlell, of Pleasant Hill
was in the Battery and one of its best
gunners. a reunion of the Battery will
he held nt Perryville on October I. OF
the original officers of the Battery which
was recruited in Cecil county, with AL
ONO Snow, Captain; L. A. c. Gerry and
Theodore Eanneman, First Lieutenants;
James A. Kidd and John Bullock, Sec
ond Lieutenants, James A. Kidd, of
Pleasant Grove, Lancaster county, Pa,
is the only surviving officer of the Bat
terry.