The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-10-27
LOCAL BRIEFS.


) cieties will reorganze for the winter season
early in November.
The new Campbell press putin by the
Bowen Bros. of the Newark Ledger last
week is working very satisfactorily.
John Is. Cough lectured before large
audience, at Oxford, Chester county, Pa, on
Wednesday evening of last week.
Albert II. Disston, of Philadelphia.
brother of Hamilton Disston, Esq, well
known here, died suddenly on Sunday
I last.
Rev. Samuel \. Gayley, of the West
Nottingham Presbyterian Church, has been
made D. ID. by the Trustees of Lafayette
college
A second crop of raspberries, are now
ripe in the garden of Mr.. John T. Brown, on
| however.
Mr.. VIM. T. Giles, of this town SCI t to
the WING office a few days ago, specimens
of the finest oysters we ever saw. This is
the kind he sells.
The stormy weather this week, put an
end to out door work, for the time and
many mechanics will be short several days
time on pay day.
-Rev. DR.. Shermer, who had just closed
a successful revival at Mt. Olivet Church
began series of meetings at Moore's chapel
last Sunday evening.
The ugiest water pitcher in town by a
large majority, may be seen on the Howard
House Bar. A new cooler is however being
bnilt to take its place.
MIR. VIM. Falls, of the Howard House,
is visiting New York City, the guest of Mr..
Burns, of the firm of Burns & Noaks rail-
road contractors, B. 4 o. railroad.
The new curbing and paving on North
street in front of the county Jail property,
is progressing very slowly. 1t will no
doubt be finished after a while.
Wilson d. Piersen, candidate for
| County Commissioner on the Democrat
! ticket, has rendered to the Governor his
resignation of the office of Register of voters.
"A vocal and instrumental concert will
| he given at Pleasant Grove Thursday Nov.
2ud. Proceeds to be applied to the pur-
| chase of an organ for st. Patrick's Church.
A genuine herring was shown by Giles,
| fish dealer, on North street, on Monday
| last. 1t caught in q pound in Elk river
! Iby Mr. Stanley on the Saturday previous.
~ Mr.. X. II. Maxwell, of this town, has
been appointed to a clerkship in the Office
! Of the p, w. & b. Railroad Company, at
| Wilmington, i'll the motive department. He
took up the duties on Tuesday.
Henry Wood, Esq, formerly superin-
tendent of the Baltimore Central Railroad,
has entered upon duty As General Manager
of the Little Rock aud Mississippi Rail
IroadS. This line is 400 miles long
N-Rev. G. w. Biddle, of Cambridge, Mass,
visited his sisters Misses Mary and Martha
Biddle, of this town, during the past week.
| He was on his way to attend the Universal
list Convention, at Washington, D. C.
The Il. & O. Railroad Company and
Mr.. o. p. Clemson, OF this town, have
agreed upon $1,000 as the price to be paid
for the right of way through the farm of the
latter for the company's new Philadelphia
road.
-To-morrow Sunday, is the regular
quarterly meeting occasion at the NJ. L.
| Church Of this town. Love Feast will he
held at 9. A. NJ, aud the Presiding Elder
Rev. Charles Hill will preach at II. 80
O'Clock
-hev. w. w. Heherton, late pastor of the
Elkton Presbyterian Church, will travel
during the winter in the interest of the
Sunday school, Times of Philadelphia He
Will continue to make Elkton his home
where his family will remain.
The new time schedule of the p, w. ~
Il Railroad Company, which went into
effect on Monday last, does not effect the
time of any of the trains that stop at this
station. What changes are made by il, are
in the running time of trains north of Will
mington.
Mr.. 5. Il. Foard, of the Howard House,
met with severe accident on Saturday
last, while using an ice-pick, it slipped and
pierced the fore finger of the right hand,
through and through. The wound was a
dangerous one, but Mr.. Foard has pulled
through safely.
\. The first hamnerless gun ever brought
10 this town, was received by Mr. s. B.
Foar'i. from MesSrs. Grubb * Co., Of Phil
adrlphia this week. 1t is of the Harris &
Moore make, and a handsome piece, though
to sporteIuen accustomed to hammers upon
their guns, it looks strange.
REV. l. n. Keigwin, of Wilmington,
Del, preached, in the Presby terian Church.
of this town, last Sabbath morning and
evening. At the close of the morning ser
vice he declared the pulpit vacant, in con-
sequence of the resignation of Rev. w. w.
Hebertop. The pulpit will be filled to-
morrow, by Rev. Samuel Conn, d. D., of
] Philadelphia.
$-The North East NJ. T. Church is for
| tunate in having many friends. Recently
a check for $500 was presented to the Trus-
tees by DR.. 5. f. Ford, and the daughters
of his brother the late Budd S. Ford, were
| life long members of the church, and life
| long lovers of it as well. and this act was
the outgrowth no doubt OF these as we'll as
! the Doctors o~n regard for the old church.
NJ The Carpet Weaving Establishment of
Mr.. p. Megredy, corner of Main and Church
| streets, shows healthy state of business
| His looms are running day and night, and
he is so crowded by finished orde:s as to be
seriously impeded in his operations. 1t
would be Il favor to him if some of those
who have had carpets made up would re-
move their goods, as they are really in his
| way.
BASS fishing, says the Oxford Press in
the Susquehanna at Fite's Eddy is now at
tracing the attention of anglers. About
100 fine fish We're caught there on Saturday
last. The river is getting in good condition
The deep still water of the Eddy seems to
form Il harbor into which the bass gather
for winter quarters and makes the late
fishing especially good at this place.
Mrs. Ann Hewitt, (Aunty Hewitt) of
this town, ninety-two years of age, is lying
very i'll at the residence of Miss Jane Tor
bert, on Main street, and is not likely to be
mum bcred among the living, great while
longer. Even before this reaches some of our
readers she may have passed away. Aunty
| Hewitt is undoubtedly the oldest person in
this vicinity, and has large acquaintance
and many friends throughout the county.
The establishment of lecture course
for the coming winter has been suggested
by one or two of our citizens, though the
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