The Cecil Whig., 1884-12-20

St-hursday evening and con-
Sc first of January.
Wv. Feberton, former pastor
vtsrian church of this town now
,lrb.a with Mrs. Heberton, at
e iuaeral of Rev James McIntire
Eh'.-s'!ay last.
-tsr!y meeting will be held at Cedar
Hill A. NJ. P. Church tomorrow. Love
feast will ne held at 10 A. NJ; preaching at
IL A. M, = aud P. NJ. The Sacrament of
the Lords Supper will be administered after
the sermon in the afternoon.
A pavement has been laid in front of
the block of houses on Cathedral street oc-
cupied by Mr. Chas. H. Smith and others,
much to the improvement of the neighbor-
hood. The town put down the curbiug and
the property owners the pavement.
The best piece of roadway ever built in
Elkton is just about completed, on Bow
street, between High and the railroad. 1t
is made of a bed of Gray's Hill iron stone,
covered with fine gravel and ashes, and i.
already almost as smooth and hard as a
billiard table.
Philip Goodman has leased a store
house in Middletown, Del, to which he
will in March 25th next remove his stock
now in the house occupied by him on Main
street, in this town. Mr.. A. Newmire who
formerly managed his business here will
conduct the Middletown establishment
While little boy son of Mr.. James
Moore of this town was standing in the door
way at the public school builulng on Tues
day last, a companion closed the door sud-
denly, and the lads fingers were caught be-
tween it and the jam, mashing them terri
bly,. DR.. Mitchell dressed the hurt, the lit
tie fellow suffering terribly meanwhile.
The Rev. Henry Colclazer minister of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, we'll
known in this community, died in Phila-
delphia at five o'clock on last Thursday
morning. Mr. Colclazer was at one time a
prominent mic .ster in the church, holding
for one or 1nore terms the position of Pre-
siding Elder.
The first week Of the new copper wire
of the o. l.. Telephone and Telegraph COM
pany between .his town and Port Deposit
shows large Increase of business This is
- the only direct communication between the
two towns, 80 estern Union having to
send rs via Philadelphia.
~9o' hairs belonging in the
>''' ken to the Democratic
Ag"" ler of Main and Bow
,ree'e :. "a, was fitted up last fall
- III !" eral of them not
returned. ohis is true we do not
know, we {, it as we heard it,
The mt of Bay View NJ. p church
will bold sival on Christmas eve in the
basement of re church. The tables will be
supplied " all the different luxuries OBJ
tainable at us season. All lovers of the
banana, oy; -c", etc, are invited to come and
partake. ceeds to be used in defray in &
I church ex ,ses.
Herman iall proprietor of Oak Hall
Rclothing honSe on Main street, will extond
y bis borders on March 25th next. He has
( leased the tae large store house adoning q
n the hall, nov occupied by p. Goodman as q
s clothing store, and will after the time
81 named carry on both establishments, adding
Isl the marcia Mt tailoring branch to his busi-
81 ness. Ball IS an enterprsing man and
~ bound to Saccsed.
n Day, SIX year old son of Mr.. James
81 Moore, of this town, met with serious ac-
q cdent on Tuesday last. He was playing
Ith some companions at his home in rear
IA Vt the Democrat Office on North street, and
~ 5 he was running from one room to another
. struck his head against the latch of the
III door, cutting cash four inches long on
ss the left side. He taken to DR.. Mitchell
III who sewed up the wound. The skull was
4 not broken though the iron latch cut into
gS and scraped it. little harder blow would
~ have fractured il.