The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-04-11

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merit tie good cM Of has customers By has
prompt service and o5liging disposition.
PatroHizs lin.
Brevities.
Encourage home talent next Wednes-
day and Thursday evenings
Rev w. E. Avery, of Crisfeld, was in
Elkton the greater part of this week. lie
came up to attend the funeral OF Doctor H.
i. Tull.
A handsomely bound volume of the
s'People's Encyclopaedia" was received by
the Rev. VIM. Schouer as an Easter re-
membrance from parishioners
Three funerals took place in this town
on Wednesday last. Two of the deaths
were from natural causes, and the third was
caused by accident.
Mrs. George Sterling of this town, is
living seriously i'll of pneumonia at her resi-
dence on Main street, opposite the old ex-
change hotel.
No doubt seems to be entertained of the
fact that Lieut. Mitchell f. lamar I. ).
army. a native of this town will shortly be
promoted to a captaincy.
The schooner Edith w. Scott, cleared
this mort last Thursday loaded with "Sure
Growth" phosphate from the mills OF ID.
Scott s. Bro.
See ga Regular Fix at the Hall on
Wedn esday evening. 1t is one of the most
amusing farces ever presented on the mod
ern stage.
Among those who Were awarded pat
ents by the T. S. patent Office this week
was Mr. c. c. Wright, of this town, who
was granted letters patent upon a thill
coupling.
Mr.. p. C. Strickland, dealer in agricul
tural indictments, on North street is doing
a large business in farm wagons at the
tina He sold as many as three in one day
this week.
Mr.. Isaac Yearsley, of Lancaster county
Pa. and Mr.. Traverse of the evening Star,
Washington ID. c., We're in Elkton on
Wednesday in attendance at the funeral OF
the late DR.. Il. +. Tull.
Miss Maggie McCafferty ami Mr..
Samuel II. King and Miss Della McCatferty
and Mr. Hugh McGready were married at
the Catholic church, in this town, on Mon
day morning last at 6o'clock. Rev. Father
LYON performed the ceremony and cele-
brated the nuptial mass.
A cargo of prime Annapolis oysters
were disposed of at Scott's wharf this week,
The price charged for them was so much
below that at which the salt plants are sold,
that they went off like hot cakes. OF course
they were nothing like as fine as the plants,
still they were passable oysters.
-Wanamaker & Brown and John Wana-
maker, the two leading houses of Philadel-
phia both appear in this issue of THE
WING. in new cards. At the Grand Depot
ANYTHING from needle to an anchor can be
purchased at low prices, and at Wans
maker & Browns the best clothing for thu
money to be found anywhere can be had.
Mr.. C. w. Brooks has taken the Me
chanics' Valley mill, and will furnish flour,
neal feed, ETC., to the residents of TIT
neighborhood, and also grind their girls
in the best and promptest manner. MIR
Brooks is an excellent miller, and the PEG
Pile of the neighborheod are fortunate in Sc
curing his services.
Mr. John Terrell provision dealer, o
This town, has purchased from Mr.. Cameron
near Zion, in this county, six head OF stai
fed steers, which will make beef of jus
about the same quality as that he had OF
sale on Wednesday and Thursday last
which he will serve to his customers
needed The beef he had on sale this weel
could not be excelled in quality anywhere
Henry Brennan, a colored man of abou
forty-tive years of age died in this town o.
sunday last of consumption. He was
single man and had no relatives here G
anywhere else so far as is known. About
week before he died. he drew from the ban
$50. After his death nothing could /
found of the money, and it IS thought
has either been stolen or he buried it.
The prospect for wheat crop this sea
son is frightening daily. AT one time tn
spring it look ed as though there would b
no wheat at all, comparatively speaking, !
Cecil, but SINCE miier weather set in whel
il was thought to be dead, new shoots al
putting up from the roots, and in sou
eases it promises almost an average GRO
In a majority of cases, however, it is not $
promising though everywhere it is muo
better oil than it was thought to be mont
ago.
largo CON was DreSeut at q
Easter service at the Church of the Goo
shepherd, Chesapeake City, on Sunday las
The church was tastefully decorated Wi
flowers, and the spirited rendering of Il
musical portion of the service by the che
added TO the interest of the occasion. L
faithful and efficient organist of the churc
Miss Carrie Harriott, was made the recil
4nt of a gold ring token Of regard al
appreuiation by the congregation and is
pleasant Easter remembrance.
The thief who broke into the dwelling
Suuire John y. Rankin, on east Ma
street, few weeks ago, did not get al
thing of value the save SGuire's meerchau
nine. This article Mr.. Rankin prizes high
as it was the gift of a friend. 1t is pl'
pIpe, almost the shape of common cI
pipe, but larger. If any one meets such
pipe in rgasssession of person whom tt
W, - 10 he not more than the aV
ags~----Iesty they would do Squire II
kin Z @uvor by informing him of it.
All Elkton business man has adopte
cute trick to prevent persons from lean
back in the chairs in his establishment.
has had piece of stout plank attacked
the lower side of the seat, extending dow
wards and backwards at an angle, so t
the lower end nearly touches the floor j
beneath the lower back rung. This pla
- rounded on the end, SO that when a 7
son tits his chair back the weight col
upon the round sud of the plank, and
chair rolls over with its occupant. A fell
never tries to lean back in these chairs
once.
The annual election for Vestrymer
Trinity parish was held at Trinity Gnu
ON Monday last. The board remains
changed, consisting of the following IN
hers: Messrs. l.. I. Roberts, III. P. Les
w. W. Henderson, r. G. Machall, r..
Reese, John Partridge, Alfred Weth'
and John 5. Writ. Immediately before
election report was presented to the {
,.repation of the business transacted by
yestry during the preceding year. On
S assembling of the vestry, choice was III
n of the following gentlemen as officers
q the ensuing year: Wardens, w. W. +
~ derson and Alfred WeatEerill; treasu