The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-11-01
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Wilmington on Thursday evening last
Mr. I. H. Ceilings of this town who was
attacked by paralysis recently, is still SUIT
fering but is getting better
The dwelling house of Mr. James L.
Ford, near Turkeytown, has just been given
a coat of paint from top to bottom. Geo. a.
Brown OF this town did the work.
-Burnites cider MILL at Turkeytown, in
the Fourth district, turns out from thirty
to forty barrels of cider daily. He charges
one cent per gallon for making it.
Mr. James l.. Ford of the Fourth dis
trict, this week shipped to Wilmington
market, nine head of fine heavy hogs. They
We're shipped alive and sold to butchers.
Rev. c. F. Sheppard will preach at
Crouch Chapel tomorrow Sabbath afternoon
at 80 o'clock. The Sabbath school will
meet as usual at 81 O'clock A full attend
anee is requested.
A company of young Elkton Demo-
cratic orators, brim full of eloquence, WIS.,
tied Conowingo on Tuesday evening to
pleade for the cause of Grover, among the
SuSquehanna hills. With the orators We're
also a number of shouters, to keep up the
racket.
In the Circuit court for Kent county,
at Chestertown last week, the damage
suit of W. II. Purdy of this county against
JOS. Nannort of Kent county, was decided
in favor of the former, the jury awarding
him 81 900. Mr.. Purdy was at one time
tenant on the farm of Mr. Vannort.
W. NJ. Knight, Esq of the First dist. who
came to EIkton on Monday last to take the
cars for Philadelphia, was taken suddenly
ill at the residence of Mrs. Elizabeth
Groome that evening. For some time he
suffered severly but after an hour or two
the physician succeeded in relieving him.
His illuess was an affection of the heart
The IRISH World of November LIST, is one
of the best numbers of this ably edited jour
nal ever issued. 1t is a sixteen sheet paper,
cram full of valuable matter, interesting
alike to the native born as well as the
adopted citizen. The World is doing good
work for Blaine and Logan, and the vigor-
GUS blows delivered by it will leave no I'M
certain marks behind. We commend it to
our readers as one of the best Metropolitan
newspa pers published.
Mrs Hogeland who was injured by be-
ing struck by an engine on the P. w. & B.
railroad near this town, some time ago, and
who has been under treatment at the uni
versity hospital, Philadelphia since, re-
turned home on Sunday morning, the train
taking her there, stopping near her home
at Bacon Hill. Physically Mrs. Hogeland
has recovered but her mind is still seriously
affected, in consequence of the injury to her
head. She is not competent to take charge
of household affairs.
The Elkton colcred cornet band, will
give festival and supper at Union hall, on
Thanksgiving evening for the purpose of
raising funds to defray current expenses of
the organization. The band will give its
first public performance on that occasion.
Under the instruction of Mr.. McCrone leader
of the Elkton cornet baud, this new band is
becoming quite proficient in the art. They
as many older organizations, and give
promise of soon equallng the best. They
have been pr acticing for but three months,
meeting twice week during the past two
months. The first month they had but four
lessons. John Hindman is leader, Thos.
Davis, President and A. J. Bradley bust
ness manager.
A. Pennock fell from the topmost branch
of an apple tree in Lower Oxford, on Mon
day, and was so badly bruised and injured
in the side that it is feared he will not keep.
\. Rambo about the last of the family also
had a severe full from a tree. A boy hap
pened to be present who carried the injured
parties out of the orchard.-Orford Press.
Similar accidents have happened in this
vicinity. A. Pippin, and Belle Flower both
fell from an apple tree in the orchard of
farmer near this town recently, and both
were badly bruised. Miss Flower should
not have tried to climb tree, and she would
not have been hurt. For fear our readers
will not know it, we inform them that this
is COAX,
REV. H. y. johnson, presiding elder of
this district A. NJ. +. church, delivered a
sermon, before the Grand United Order of
Odd Fellows of this town, at Odd Fellows
hall, on Sunday afternoon last. The audi
ence was large and attentive one The
sermon was unusually able, and instructive
In the evening Mr.. Johnson preached at the
same place, taking for his subject "Frater-
nal Unity" this address was also a most ex-
cellent one but the audience was small and
inattentive' so little did they give attention
to the speaker, that at the conclusion of the
sermon, the presiding elder complained of
the constant running in and out kept up by
the young people. To such an extent was
this carried on, that there was scarcely a
moment that there was not some one or
more persons on the floor passing in or out.
Mr.. johnson preached on Monday evening
to good congregation at Bethel A. NJ. E.
church.
-Whitworth's bazaar of everything any
one wants, corner Main and Bridge sire cts,
is filling up for the fall trade. He this
week received very large invoice of car
riage blankets, lap and horse robes, the
| largest by far ever laid in by him, and
prices have been marked down on these
goods. In cutlery he shows a grand stock,
everything new and novel, embracing some
| one hundred and fifty or seventy-five kinds.
His exhibition of fine carvers, ready to take
the breast off of a Thanksgiving turkey, is
something never seen here before, and in
| his stock he has thousand and one other
novel articles. We defy any one to call for
an article in his line that he cannot furnish
He also offers a long line of heating and
cook stoves of the best patterns and the
| Auburn wagon the best vehicle, and
cheapest ever on farm or road Give
him call when in town.
Mr.. Charles S. Foulks, who formerly
| resided on Town Point, in this county. rep-
resenting club of Philadelphia gentleman
has purchased the farm of VIM Kemp,
| located on the North East river, containing
about hundred and a quarter acres, for
the sum of 500 The place, which is ad-
mirabiy located for the purpose, will be
used by the club as a place of resort for
! cunning and fishing. The buildings will
be arranged to suit the purposes of such a
| club, or new ones will be put up, under
the direction of Mr.. Foulks, who is exper-
fenced in such matters. Both Mr.. and Mrs
Foulks were at one time valued contrbut-
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