The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-09-12
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Warm weather on Tuesday last.

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the yards up town.
Soon the anxious exhibitor will begin 10
count the days before the fair.
Bishop a. w. Wayman, of the a. NJ,
L. church, will preach in Wright's church
on Tuesday evening
Mr.. Ned BarroIl has been quite i'll for
few days this week at his home at the How
ard House.
-Elkton has been particularly blest with
summer visitors this year, but their num-
Der is now dwindling down.
Work upon the Presbyterian parsonage
at the eastern end of town has been com
pletetl, and Rev. Mr.. Beers occupied it this
week
Miss Helen NJ. Gay, of Mddlebrook,
Va, arrived on Wednesday last and
sumed her duties as assistant teacher in
Elkton Academy.
Alice E., infant daughter of n. DIV
idson, died on Wednesday evening last Of
cholera-infantum. She was buried yes
terday at Bethel cemetery.
The academy scholars complain of Mr..
Foulk's exaction and strictness. Mr..
Foulk is here to preside over an institution
of learning, not playhouse.
An accident on the New York division
of the Pennsylvania railroad on Wednesday
last caused delay of about two hours in
the mail from the Quaker City due at Elk
ton at 1913 A. NJ.
Several repairs to the fences and a
clearing away of the weeds and tall grass
should first be attended to by those who
are interested in the preparation Of the fair
grounds for the coming exhibition.
Mr.. McCrery's trip to Bar Harbon has
come to an end, and he arrived in Elkton
this week. What with "Buck Boarding"
and railing it up and down Green noun
tains, his visit was far more than enjoyable.
AT last may be abolished from the back
yards of Elkton residences the olninous
signs of blue Monday-numberless lirc'
full of clothes The new steam laundry
opens for business on the 18th inst
Rev Father Lyon, for some time past
connected with the Catholic church in this
town, has been transferred to St. Patricks
church at Wilmington, Del. His place has
not yet been supplied, but will be shortly.
Miss Mamie Haues, who has been
spending vacation of several months at
the home of her parents in this town, re-
sumed her studies at the Darlington Semi
nary, West Chester, Pa, on the 10th inst.
An unusual number of vessels have
been seen at Scott's and Singerly's wharves
this and last week. To stranger viewing
the scene it would appear that Elkton's
shipping interests where mammoth in pre-
portions.
AT last the arrangement for the erection:
of the new church at New Leeds, for the
purpose of which a lot was some time ago
donated by MI. George w. Childs, have
been completed, and the building will soon
be under way.
-"Colonel" Alexander, son of Mr.. John
L. Alexander of this town. is lying very Ill
with typhoid fever at his home on North
street. Colonel is bright boy and
favorite among his companions and we hope
to hear OF his recovery shortly.
Ono night last week thief got into the
cellar of the new Presbyterian parsonage
and after ransacking the place for booty,
carried off good supply of painters ma
terials belonging to Coroner Litzcnberg.
He gained access to the building through
an open window.
What Elkton needs first of all for the
welfare of her pedestrians is an organiza-
ton among her thrifty housewives, with the
point in view of keeping the cutters in
front of their homes free from all obstruc-
tions. Then no Overlooking of them would
occur, as was the case in the heavy rain of
Wednesday.
Mrs. Lucy 1.itzenberg, who has been
visiting in New York for some days, re-
turned home this week. While away she
succeeded in purchasing large addition
to her excellent stock of millinery on the
fall trade, and is now prepared to serve her
customers with the latest and best goods in
her line.
1t is rumorcd that Mr.. +. c. Collins
will shortly erect roller skating rink at
this place. We see no reason why such n
place of amusement should not become n
success in Elkton, considering that it will
be properly managed and the patrons COM
PEELED to conduct themselves as ladies' and
gentlemen should.
1t is proposed by several ladies of this
town to hold q "pink" festival in Odd Eel
lows Hall at an early date. The remark
able feature of an affair of this kind lies in
the fact that the caps and aprons, as we'll as
the cheeks, of the maidens who wait upon
the tables will be standard shade of pink
We hope the efforts of those who have the
matter in charge may prove successful.
Mr.. Frank Mcknight met with severe
I'D painful accident while at work upon
farm, near Elkton, last Tues
day. While repairing some portion of a
harrow he had been using one of the ugly
teeth of the implement penetrated his foot,
making deep, ragged wound. The foot
was carefully dressed and attended too, and
will, we hope, soon heal 1t looks odd to
see Frank walking on crutches.
"A horse attached to a buggy containing
Mr.. Dolphine Price and Mr.. Grayson Ben
nett became frightened in some unknown
way as they were driving through West
Elkton on Wednesday evening last, and in
its plungings completely demolished the
wagon, but its occupants luckily escaped
without injury. The horse darted up Main
street at rapid rate, and was caught at
about 10 o'clock near the Red Line camp
meeting grounds.
The sunset of Wednesday evening u7h-
emn service was held in the two synagosues
in Wilmington. Thursday was styled as
''the First Day." This alone is celebrated
by those Israelites who follow radical Juda-
ism, but among the orthodox the ancient
custom of observing two days is still fol.
lowed. Every able-bodied adult Hebrew
in the community who observes the rules
and ordinances of faith was found in the
synagogue ON Roth IIoshanan, while al
over the world where ten Jews dwell to
gether "the chosen people" assembled and
prayed fervently to be restored to the land
of Palestine. The peculiar ceremony OF
sounding the shofar or cOrnet is observed
on this sacred festival Mr.. Marks Lieber.
man and Mr.. Reiuheimer went to Philadel
phia on Wednesday evening to celebrate
this all-important day.