The Cecil Whig., 1886-03-13

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active operations for the season at their
granite qaarries, near Port Deposit Tues
day morning.
The house and lot situated i'll Little
Elk belonging to Mrs. Sarah Thackery was
sold at pnblic sale at the court house yard
on Saturday to Frank Suter ST., for 500.
Mr. Andrew Mason, formerly Il resi-
dent of Elkton but who has been living in
Lewes, Del, for several years, spent few
days duriug conference with friends in this
town.
An E!ktou youngster was heard to say
the other day, 81 want those dogged' on
preachers to get ont of this town. I'm
tired of sleeping on that old hard bed mp in
the cold sarret.
Prof. S. +. Ford, an elocutionist OF
Wilmington, entertained scme preachers
and others in the lecture room of the Metho-
dist church, the evening of the day that
conference adjourned
| Rev. VIM. Schouler will hold service
in ST. Augustine church, bohemia Manor,
Oh Friday next, March 10th, at 3 p. M,
and on all Fridays during Lent until further
notice at the same hour. All are invited
John S. Writ, Esq, lectured on Mon
! day evening in West Nottingham Academy
on Educational Tests for Admission to
| the Civil Service. The lecture was both
| instructive and entertaining and was lis
| tened to with attention by large audience.
Mrs. John Straughn. who had been
| visiting her sister Mrs. James b, Groome,
returned to her home in Eiston on Satur-
day last. Mrs. John j. Black, of New Cas-
tie, who had been spending a few days with
her mother, Mrs +. B. Groome, left Elkton
| on the same day.
An agent of Stock \ Knight, gas and
water engineers of Philadelphia, was in
Elkton on Thursday. The firm are bull
ders and contractors tor the erection of gas
and water works, and the agent was here to
J see whether there was any possibility of
water works being built at this place.
Some of our timiu citizens refused TO
stay in the Methodist church on Sunday
night last when there was an immense
crowd in the edice. one of these was an
| experienced builder of the town who was
| acquainted with the construction OF the
| building.
-Rev Dr. Thomas l.. Poulson, we'll
known in Cecil county, and who at one
| time was pastor of the Methodist church at
North East, has been transferred from the
baltimore to the New York Western Con
ference Resolutions expressing regret at
his departure We're passed at the session OF
the Baltimore conference.
-Dwing TO mistake in copying the
local option bill last week it was errone-
ously stated that the amount of $500 was
required to be paid for licenses for hotels,
instead of 500 which is the sum stated in
the law As sent to Annapolis The sum OF
500 is required to be paid for license by
al! persons other than hotel keepers.
The engine at Singerlys pulp works
broke down about three o'clock on Tuesday
morning and the works were not in running
order until six o'clock the same evening. A
workman from Wetherill's Engine Works,
Chester after considerable time was
spent in inspection of the engine found the
cause of the trouble and remedied it.
The Rev. William r. Wilson, of the
Me hodist Protestant church, at one time
a resident of Cecil county, died at his home
in East Liverpool Ohio, on February 24th
His death was caused by typhoid pneu
monia after an illness of but three days.
He leaves wife and several children to
mourn his loss, and also many relatives i'll
Delaware and Maryland. He was greatly
beloved in the town in which he resided
and will be sadly missed
Mrs. John NJ. Thackery OF this town
was this week the recipient of handsome
legacy left her by relative of her mothers.
Mrs. Thackery is daughter of the late
George Buchanan who formerly owned
property at Frenchtown now owned by
Townsend Poole Mr. Tenant, the deceased
relative from whom the legacy descends,
was bachelor living in Yorkshire England
where he died He made a number of be-
quests to his relatives in this country.
Christopher Tenant. now living in Kansas,
and all ext Mon soldier receiving the bull,
o. the estate
Thomas II. Denny, prominent citi-
zen of Dover, was found dead in bed on
Wednesday morning. His death is said to
have been caused by aporlexy. He had
been IN failing health for a long time and
for several weeks confined to his house, but
was no worse on the day proceeding his
death than formerly. Mr. Denney took an
active part in Delaware politics and served
in the Senate and House of Delegates of
that State. He was Il cousin of the late
William Torbert of Elkton, and it is said
clerked in his store many years ago.
--Dr II. Fl. Mitchell has begun the build
ing of an addition to the rear of his drug
store. Messrs. Willis and Hughes will do
the work on the building which will extend
back 20 feet. The same workmen will on
the 10Th If March commence extensive i'm
provements to the houses now occupied by
Mrs. Litzenherg and Nolney Cloud. 1t is
| proposed to make one large storeroom ot
| the front rooms of the two houses to be
used by Mrs. Litzenberg, leaving a private
entrance at one end. Tne store will pre-
sent glass front OF 2S feet. The panes of
glass will be 6x9 feet, and liree-eights of an
inch thick.
j. fchard Boyle, ID. ID. pastor of
Grace church, Wilmington, will deliver
the last lecture of The Young Mems Course
on Tuesday evening March 23rd. His sub
iect will be william, The Conqueror; a
historical study" Dr. Boyle was removed
at the session of the conference just held to
! the New Jersey conference. Grace was
| the only church in the conference of sutfi-
cient Importance to acquire his services
He has the reputation of being brilliant
| and scholarly lecturer and the managers of
the course are to be congratulated on secur-
| ing his services. Tickets for the lecture
will be placed at the same low rate as Of
the previous ones, namely twenty five cents
The young men of Elkton gave a hop in
MaxweIls Hall On Monday night Ritchie $
orchestra of Wilmington furnished excel
lent music for the occasion. Among those
present were the following ladies': Miss Ella
| Todd, of Newark, Miss Lou Simcoe of
North East, Misses Alice Constable, Mollie
Drenneu, Mary Strickland, Alice Bouden,
Lizzie Hutton, Elva Gilpin, Annie j. Smith,
Laura Maxwell, Maud Price, Emma Max
well, Florence Hall and Sallie Manly. The
gentlem EN- in attendance were Henry NJ.
Mccullough, Heister Hess, Chas. c.
| CrOthers Daniel Bratton Geo l. Ash