The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-06-07
PORT DEPOSIT BRANCH.
LOCAL NEWS.
BrevitieS.

bv ROBERT L. STEBBINs. Robert IS a"
industrious and enterprising boy, amt tc''
merit the good aciU Of his customers 6y ms
,pronapt service and o5li9ing dtspos't'0@'
aPatronize him.
Strawberry festivals are now thoroughly
ripe. The crop is large and there Is some
fear of glut in the market.
Mr.. James Matfitt and family, OF
Boston, Mass, are visiting Mrs. j. p. Brad
bury. of Mechanics Valley, in this county.
Rev. William Schouler will hold service
at Baidwin,s Chapel, Elk Mills, on Tuesday
evening of next week, June 10th, Mt half
past seven. All are invited. =
Rev. Walter E. Avery and wife, of Christ
field, Maryland, visited Elkton this week,
to attend the funeral of Mrs William Jones
] Mrs. Averys grandmother.
The following pupils of school No. :,
district No 5, We're in attendance every day
of the term commencing April 10 and end
ing Nav %: Amelia Pennington and Can
mie Mccullough.
Oak Hall neither SAUNDERS nor sleeps,
but constantly pours out stream oil cloth
ing, while stream of new goods is almost
daily going in. This is the place for bar
gains, and this is the time to get them.
"A strange man, whose name we failed
to get, passed through this town on Satur-
day last in search of a truant son. lie eS-
pected to find him here, but failed in this, and
left going in the direction of Wilmington.
A strawberry festival for the benefit Of
the new church enterprise will be held IN
Mr.. Daniel Harvey's grove, New Leeds, on
Thursday evening, June II. If thursday
evening proves unfavorable it will be held
the next evening
Among the finest brands of flour in the
market, are "Snow Flake anu "Cham-
pion," made by Cooch Bros, Cooches mills,
Delaware Those of our readers who have
not done so should try it. See their card
in another column.
We surrender this week much OF our
mace both editorial and local, to the poiti-
cal news of the day. For this we make no
apology to our readers, as, of al! news at
this time this is generally bought to be the
most important.
Jacob Eambo, builder, of this town, is
erecting small frame house for Mr. Isaac
Thomas on the lot adjoining his carpenter
shop, in rear of the Hurn Block, on Main
street. The building will be plain ana
small, as he lives alone and needs room for
himself only.
"A game of base ball WAS played on Sat
urlay afternoon last between the Glasgow,
: Del, club and the Academy nine Of this
town, resulting in victory for the visitors
by score of 23 to the Elkton boys 81. They
played on McIntire's meadow, near Head
of Elk Mills.
The Sabbath School of Bethel Methodist
Episcopal Church will hold strawberry
festival on Tuesday and Wednesday even
;ngs June 10th and 18th; proceeds for bell
eft of the school, All kinds of refreshments
will be furnished with Queen strawberries
at the lead, of course. This vii lbe one of
the best of the season.
In our advertising columns will be
found offered for sale a very desirable lot
and dwelling house located in the village of
Rising Sun, in this county. Tie property
is centrally situated, about in tie heart Of
the village, and is as desirable a lot rs is in
the place. Anyone desiring such n prop
erty would do well to take a look a: it. l.
Mr. William V. Phelps, who las been
manager of Megargee's Spring Lawn Paper
Mill, near Lewisville, for seven years past
has severed his connection with that estah-
lishment and will remove in n few weeks to
Atlanta, Georgia. Mr.. Phelps has pur-
chased an interest in a large paper mill
near Atlanta, and will have the general
management of it,
The School of Union NJ. L. Church. will
hold n trawberry festival, in the grove ad
joining the church building on Tuesday
afternoon and evening next, June 10Th.
Strawberries, ice cream, water ices, cakes,
confectionery and everything good will be
supplied in abundance. All the citizens of
the neighborhood and good many strang-
ers are expected 10 be present.
"A correspondent of the Baltimore morn
Ing Herald writing from Chicago, mentions
Maryland headquarters, that of Mr.. O. T.
Lyon one of the delegates from Texas. Mr.
Lyon is "a son of Andrew Lyon, Esq, of
Port Deposit, former judge of the Orphans
Court for this county. He went to Texas
number of years ago and is now ideEt-
fed with large business interests in the lone
star State. He is largely interested in cat
;Sir apl 1a linn bar hing
The Board of Directors of the Mutual
Fire Insurance Company of Cecil County,
met on Tuesday last, and elected Jacob
Tome president to fill the place made vacant
by the death of the late President William
Torbert. The vacancy IN the board caused
by the death of Mr.. Torbert was not filed
The position Of president it was necessary
to fill at once, as the business of the com
pany could not go on without head. Pres
ident Tome signed ten policies after the
adjournment of the board, his first official
act.
Judging -. e interest taken in tho
coming excursion from - TT Deposit to
Washington on the 18th inst, it will be 4
very large one and as we presume the tick"
7 cts will be limited to a fixed number, all
8 who desire to avail themselves of the oppor-
Il tInity to visit tie capital had better secure
their pasteboard early. Whether there is
any limit to the number of tickets or not
il is always better to secure them in adj
vance, as the crowd is usually great at
the time of starting on such trips and buy
ing tickets is attended with annoyance and
discomfort.
The remains of the llto John Miller,
who died at Minneapolis, Mimi, last week,
were forwarded to his old place o.. residence,
Newark, Del, and buried there on Sun
day last Mr.. Miller was at one time a
leading citizen of Newark, and in quite
affIuent circumstances and respected hy the
entire community. He was for many years
cashier of the bank in that To II. Eeverses
of fortune overlook him and he became
moor and removed TO the west with the hope
of building up his shattered fortune. In
this so far as we have been able TO learn he
had but little success.
The Fourteenth Spring Fair OF the OK
ford Agricultural Society will be held al
oxford, Chester county, IA, on Wednes,
day, Thursday and Friday, june ii, II and
70. 1884. Machinery, Mu.ical, Flcral and
Horticultural Departments, Live Stock,