The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-07-02

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men and \ lady ut Warburtou's mil, las
sabbath, AT . p. NJ. Although there ha
been no public announcement there was
large crowd present to witness the cere
monies.
Notice changes in hours of service 70
ST. Mary's Parish, North East: Sundays
St. John in Wilderness, Q 4. NJ. instead o
j p. NJ. st. Mary's, II A. NJ, instead of
L. Nj. ST. Marks, near Perryville, 40 p
NJ, instead of 10 A. NJ.
t Reuben Haines, Esq, and his daughter
! Stella, and W. 5. Evans, Esq, of this town
( attended the commencement exercises o
| Laytayettee college 1T Easton. Pa, rhi
week Messrs. Haines and Evans are grad
! yates of that institution.
, We are pleased to learn that Mrs. VI
F. Clayton, of Delaware. who was stricken
J with paralysis, TWO weeks ago, is getrin!
better, and her recovery is now confidently
looked for. Mrs. Clayton is Il sister of MIR
W. X. Lockwood his county.
-Ottar of roses and balm of Thousand
flowers are no where alongside of the fou
mud puddles and drains in some parts o.
town. How we escape malarial fevers %
all kinds is the wonder. Let us have reform
in this particular before it is too late.
AS it has always been the custom o.
Carhart " Co., of Zion, to close their store
on the ith of July, and still wishing to con
tinue the same rule, they will close theil
store on Monday next, July 4th, excepting
an hour or so at mail time for the listribu.
fion of the mail
A coal oil lamp in Booths ice cream
Saloon fell from the hands of the young LADY
handling it, on Saturday evening aud strik-
ing the floor, broke into u hundred pieces
scattering oil in every direction. Fortunate,
ly, something was wrong with the wick and
the flame had gone ont
Strange as it may seem. investigation
shows that there is one man in Elkton who
does not want and would not accept, any
office which might be offered to him. No
other town in the county can show the like
Cecil Ners.-Don't be so modest Doctor
own up that you re the man.
Excursion tickets will be sold at our
depot to-day, and Monday, good until Tues
day, 9TH inst. between this and any other
station on the road, ct two-third rates. At
this ratio round trip ticket to Philadelphia
will cost Sl.66, and to Baltimore 81, and to
all other stations in the same ratio.
The line of the new railroad between
Baltimore and Philadelphia will run in Il
straight line from Watson's Island, in the
Susquehanna river, to Newark, Delaware.
1t will touch very closely to the residences
on both the wilma and Dunot properties,
cutting both farms 10 a greater or less eN-
tent.
Mrs. Rebecca Young, Of this town, met
with an accident on Sunday evening, which
though but of a slight character might have
resulted seriously. She went into the back
yard in the dark and stepped upon some
thing which threw her and she fell heavily
to the ground. Fortunately, she escaped
serious injury.
copies of the catalogue of the Second An
nual Exhibition of the Cecil County Agri-
cultural Society from the office of Tie Wig
has been completed and are now ready for
distribution. They have been delivered to
the Directors of the Society, who have them
for circulation.
Somebody is going to get hurt sure.
An unusually large number of new suits
were docketed by our justices, this week,
to say nothing of a large batch of judg-
ments revived by scirc tocios. These are
turbulent times, and all on account of the
planets being in perihelion and getting
scorched by old Sol.
Mrs. Elizabeth -. Wanamaker. the
mother of John Wanamaker, died in Phila-
delphia on Monday. She leaves six children
including four sons, VINO are at the head of
the two largest clothing houses and the
greatest dry goods establishment in Phila-
delphia. All their places of business were
closed from Monday until yesterday.
1t is said that the local option law is
tlltll It's duNo Clstlluett IL sil
North East. An intoxicated man is seldom
seen ON the streets and instead of driving
business away from the town, as the hotel
keepers claimed it would, we are informed
by the reliable business men that they are
doing better business than ever before.
Mr. Isaac c. Cleaver died at the resi-
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miugton, early yesterday morning. Mr.. c.
had been suffering for number of years
from an incurable spinal affection. He will
be buried from the residence of his sister,
Miss Caroline Cleaver, High street, this
town next Tuesday afternoon, at 2lla o'clock
The congregation OF the Presbyterian
Church of this town will give an excursion
to Colchester, on the steamer Chester on
Thursday, August 4th. This excursion will
start from, and in the evening return to,
SCOTS wharf, thus saving the journey of a
mile to and from the Landing, necessary
when that is the starting point This will
be great improvement on old methods.
The water of several wells around town
that has been tested is pronounced by the
physicians to be impure and unfit for drink
ing purposes. No doubt many other wells
besides these examined are in bad condi-
ton. These matters should be looked into
especially where the we'll is SO located as to
be at all liable to be affected by drainage
from stables or other outhouses
Mrs. Elizabeth G. Stidham, wife of l..
w. Stidham, the auctioneer, Of Whining
ton, Delaware, who died in that town this
week, was we'll known in this town, having
resided here for several years. Her husband
at one time was landlord of the hotel on
North street, now known as the Temperance
House. Mrs. Stidham died of Paralysis
Her remains were inferred OH Wednesday
-ExcursionS-SocialC Club next Wednes-
day, to Colchester, leaving the Landing at
$ o'clock. North East excursion to same
place, OH Thursday next. Crouch's Chapel,
to same place, July 18th. The Masons to
same. July 10Th. G.. A. H., to Atlantic
City. July 23rd. The Changers, Cherry
Hill Lodge OF Red Men, and several other
Sabbath schools and societies, to he an
nounced hereafter.
The erection of the new factory of the
Warning Fertilizer Company, at Colora, is
being pushed rapidly forward. 1t will be
two stories in height and n great improve
ment over the old building. The latest
new machinery will be introduced and
every improvement i'll the manufacture Of
their products will be awaited Of in the con