The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-05-24

| on Sunday morning, May 18th, al 10 " ct"'
and ST. Mary'S, North Etst, "n SUNDAY
night at half past seven o'clock.
The ladies of the Church OF the GOOD
| Shepherd, will hold a strawberry festival
for the benefit of the church, at Chesapeake
/ City grove, on Thursday and Friday OF
next week, May 10Th and 3Oth. The pltro-
mage of the public is respectfully solicited.
-Jugurtha Hall, Il prominent citizen OF
the Ninth district, died on Friday the 18th,
and was buried at Flopewell huryiug ground
on Sunday last. Mr. Hall WAS useful
citizen, aud Il man nf sterling character.
| He has large family connection though
he never married. During the existence oi
the Wing party, he was AN earnest adNo
| cate of its principles and afterwards atliii-
ated with the Democratic party.
! This is the time to buy spring clothing.
The backward spring has made trade dull
| and prices have come down. At oak Hall,
the figures have been marked Il way down,
and such figures in fine SeaSomahl", yij>h
| clothing was never known before Don't
| fail to go there before purchasing. If you
do you will miss more than you have any
| idea of. Make it point to see the goods
and prices there, before you allow any one
to induce you to buy.
The Methodist and Presbyterian sab
bath Schools, of Port Deposit, contemplate
| repeating their excursion of Last year t.
Washington, on the 18th of June, leaving
| Port at 7.45 \. NJ. due IN Washington AT
| 10 30 A. NJ. Leave W aShinHtun n / 10 T.. NJ.
ri:ng at Port about go T.. NJ. Congress
will be in session at thar time and it will Ia
good opportunity for persons who have
never been to the capitol to get look At the
Government buildings and onr law makers.
This was one Of the most enjoyable cXcHr-
sions of last season.
Port Deposit people are taking great i'll
terest in the fire department festival to he
held there on the evenings of "Wednesday
and Thursday, June 4th and 9TH, and will
no doubt make it Il success. The managers
are working enthusiastically and will use
every means to make it one of the most
enjoyable entertainments of the season.
The ladies' are ably supporting them. and
what the managers cannot accomplish they
will do for them. We expect to see such
crowds present each evening as were never
seen before.
A stir was created here one day this
week by the announcements that :: certain
mysterious lady who had ,iu~r stepped from!
the train was here to claim rs her lawful
husband one of our citizens who has repre-
sented himself as an unmarried man. Till,
rumor spread like wild fire, ard the Il told
you SOS, and 81 always thought there was,
something wrong about him." and other
kindred expressions began 10 lily thick aud
fast, until almost everyone became con-
WINGED that the ma~ was guilty, but when
it was discovered that the whole thing was
hoax, they hung their heads and looked
cheap.
Our readers should scan attentivclv the
advertisement OF the Quick Meal Napur
Stove i'll another column. 1t is without
the shadow ola doubt the best gasoline stove
i'll existence, having several important inn
ptevements over the best of the other makes
This stove will not only save lis cost in coal
to houSekeeper during the warm season,
but 1t is a grea: comfort, Kidding the house
OF the heat of an ordinary stove. 1t ballrs
far more satisfactorily than any coal stul t.
we ever say and in less time In fact it
will do anything any other stove will ,lu and
in Il better manner. NJ house sholld he
without it.
The town of Port Deposit is now the
owner of a splendid steam fire ciiyiur in
fact, of two of these useful machines
(though we understand that they will re
tain but one of them) with Il suitable
bouse in which 20 keep them, while other
towns equally able, content themselves
with old dilapidated antrdiluvian hand
squirts, without equipments, stored away
in old tumble down shantics not tit for de-
cent swine to inhahit The value of the
steamer was shown NJ Il recent iir. il, Port.
when large portion of the business part
OF the town was saved from destruction
by it.
We clip the following from the G,,:-n-
vile Co. Sundoy Conricr, of May Is: "A
quiet wedding took place. ut the residence.
OF MIR. Stephen ltyland, this place, last
Tuesday evening, being that Of hi. daugh-
ter Miss Lizzie to Mr.. L. II. Nlalott, agent
at the Pan Handle depot Erv. j. NJ. Craw-
ford performed the ceremony. They look :.
little tour South, going to New OrsluS
We believe. Mr.. iiyland is all.know! in
Elktnn, leinu nltiIu pf tn.
he was al one time engaged in cuisines, IN
this town, in the Gallagher store house 81
joining Mitchell's drug store lie is Related
to the Howard and Tuite families of Elltn,f.
The burial of the rrmainSaf M:S l. lr,iui
Hindman, which took place at West \nt.
tingham Presbyterian church cemetery on
tbs 18th Instant, was said to have been nj.
tended by a larger number Of persons .hnn
have been known at a funeral IN that yicin-
ity for long time, ANA nne-half of the per-
sons in the procession were relatives and
family connections of the deceased Mrs
Hindman was widely related aud known in
upper Cecil. She was not merely an csIi-
mabe lady, but prominently Il Christian,
kind and sympathetic as :. :..ignbor and
faithful az a ,r!en,i. she had endearct her
salf to very large circle of acquaintance
The Philadelphia district of the New
York Conference in the Free Methodist
Church will hold camp meeting from July
9th to the, 10th inclusive. Mr.. Samuel NJ
Johnson's woods, one and a-half les from
North East, on the READ leading to Bay
View, has leen secured for the purpose All
persons desiring to tent on the ground can
secure tents through Rev. J. j. Haviland,
of this town, at a reasonable price. Rev
VIM. Gould will be in charge % ;l}2 sect
ing \ number CT iEin,s.C.. and helper, in
the GOSPEL from abroad will be in attend
ance. Camp meeting service in the Free
Methodist Church Of this town every sun
day evening.
John w. Brown who died near CilveTt,
in this county, on saturday, May lGth
was the father OF Mr.. Barclay Brown, well
known as baggage master on The -, W.
z d. Railroad. Mr. Grown WAS !. native
a Oec,l, and was seventy years of age and
one OF the best known and most highly re-
spected citizens OF the community in which
he resided. lie leaves surviving him. beside
his son Barclay just mentioned, six dargh-
tiers, all Of whom are married aud well set
tied in life. The cause of his death was
pneumonia. His funera! was i, ,l.a.-, OK
tha Eadsp 81 ,{nia nss ~ sytn.as Of Zion. 4
nuinber Of whom followed iin 10 tie grave
with largo conooUrSe OF citizens