The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-10-24
Iosn' RECRUITMENT.

before it,
1t is generally believed that the Arch
bishop of Baltimore will shortly be made a
Cardinal.
Prime Baltimore oysters are served in
every imaginable way at all times at the
saloon of Mrs. Hall on Main strest.
Tie Rev. VIM Schouler of the Episco-
pal church has several excellent portraits of
the late revered Bishop Lay.
-Curbing for pavement was placed in
position in front of DR.. Buffers drug store
on East Main street this week.
The pair of houses being erected for Mr..
r. b. Frazer in the rear of his residence on
Main street are approaching completion.
Mr.. Daniel Harvey has brought his
new flour mill at New Leeds so near COM
pletion that it will be in running order by
November.
We willingly accord the Nelcs all credit
due it for having been the only mid-week
paper to publish the list of premiums
awarded at the fair.
Mr.. Hiram NJ. Pearce spent a day in
this town this week on his way from st.
Paul, Mimi, to the home of his parents at
Pocomoke City, this state
The farmers have been more than ever
industrious this season in their tasks of
wheat seeding and this work is about fin
ished now over the whole county.
The mother of Mr.. John S. Rossell is
l. I,.l sci, r.
tack of typhoid fever. She has been i'll for
several weeks.
The yards about the new residences of
DR.. II. C. Wells and Il. c. Thackery, Esq,
have been nicely graded and the popular
Port Deposit crushed rock walks laid in
them.
The musical and literary entertainment
held in Rock church last evening proved
very successful. Those who participated
deserve credit for the manner of their per-
formance.
The Rev. J. r. Milligan will beJn stalled
pastor of Rock and Zion Presbyterian
churches next Tuesday the 9th inst Revs.
Squier, Malone and Porter will take part in
the exercises.
The Centreville Record is about right in
stating that Cecil is ga wide-awake, pros
porous county," And it is to be hoped she
will keep her eyes continually open and
her mind ever filled with modern ideas.
The crush ed rock from the qGarries of
Port Deposit is coming into very generaluse
here for paving purposes. 1t packs hard in
a little while is easily graded, and serves its
purpose excellently.
AT meeting of the managers of the
Farmers and Mechanics Mutual Fire In
surance Company, held at Appleton on
Thursday of last week, DIR. Il. c. Cromwell,
of the It'll district, was appointed surveyor.
Interesting religious services have been
held in the Head of Christiana Presbyte-
rian church this week. Sermons We're de-
livered by Rev. DIR. Sagley, of West Not
bingham, and the Rev. w. p. Patterson,
of New Castle.
The managers of the Cecil County Az
ricultural Society met in their rooms at Odd
Fellows Hall yesterday morning at II
o'clock. The business transacted occurred
to late for report in these columns this
week.
There will be services in the Presby
terrain church tomorrow Sunday both
morning and evening by the pastor, Rev.
X. w. Beers. The subject in the morning
will be patience and the evening subject
.'Demas the Renegade"
Mr.. r. &. Lewis added to the beauty of
Mr. VIM. j. Jones newly painted residence
this week by granting the doors and shut
ters of the lower floor in imitation of wal
nut. The work is finely done and reflects
much credit on its executor.
Colonel William McKenny and wife, of
Centreville, have started for Il lesurely car
rage drive to New York, in order to inspect
the farming lands and the modes of farming
in Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
and New York.
"A number of the prominent members of
Elkton society circles organized lawn
tennis club this week, and will indulge in
that pleasant sport at frequent intervals
during the pleasant autumn weather. Their
week.
The Ne,cS states that Miss Bertha Glenn
ont, of Oxford, Pa, who had fine exhibit
ton of paintings a. the recent fair and was
awarded several first premiums, intends to
form a class in Elkton and North East for
the purpose of teaching lustra and Ken
sington painting and etching.
"A literary and musical entertainment
will be given by the sunday school children
in Crouch's Chapel the evening of
tend and enjoy the delightful programme
that has been arranged. The price of ad-
mission has not yet been announced.
The friends in this town of Mr.. William
H. Rutter will be pleased TO learn that he
is now engaged in the commission business
with Emory and Neavitt, of Baltimore. 1t
is one of the best and largest houses of the
kind in the city. THE WHIG had pleas
ant call from Mr.. Rutter during the fair
AT Mr.. John NJ. Terrell's "Red Post
neat and provision store will be found ex
cellent sausage and scraple this week. Sau
and scraple manufactured from the
sweetest flesh of the sweetest hogs raised il
this part of the county. and prepared and
seasoned to point of perfection.
There will be an all day meeting ant
grand rally at Hill Griffty NJ. p. churci
on Sunday October 18th. The Rev. Benja
min Freeman, of Elkton, will preach al
II o'clock in the morning and at I 80 in the
evening. The Rev. G. II. Williams, pas
tor of the church, will otficiate in the after
noon at 3 o'clock.
We desire to correct the statement mad,
in these columns last week to the etfec
that Mr.. John f. Alexander had received
the contract for the placing of a new heate
in the cellar of the Episcopal church. Mr.
Chas. Jamison is the one to whom the con
tract was given, and he has fulfilled it by
furnishing the church with an excellen
Baltimore STANDARD" heater.
The Circuit Court for Kent county be
gan last Monday. The number of case.
docketed was as follows; Is appeals, AZ ap
pearances and 1O3 trials. The session will
be prolonged on account of three rairoa,
cases removed from this county in which
the following counsel appear: Messrs Alex
Evans, VIM. j. JONES' John s. Writ an,
II. Arthur Stump.
Mr. Wilson l.. Couden, the champion
of the Baltimore Athletic Club who reside
at Perryville, has again distinguished him