The Cecil Whig., 1886-06-12
{ osn' Department.

Il -Alonzo Brown has commenced the erec.
tion of 4 new dwelling at Calvert.
Mrs. Sarah \. Tha wley, of Crntreville,
Md, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. w. j.
Wilmington, on North street.
Mr.. Harry Stewart, wife and son, of
Philadelphia, are at the Howard House,
and it is said will spend the sum:her there.
A Fair Hill, Md, man is wanted at j.
Andrew Irwin's carriage shop, oxford, to
claim some carriage curtains and blankets
he left there last week.
The Rev |. L. Cation, pastor of the
Chesapeake City Presbyterian Church, will
read a paper before the Sunday school con-
vention TO be held shortly at salisbury,
Maryland.
A straw berry festival will be held in
the new VI. p. church at New Leeds on
Tuesday evening, June 18th. If the wea-
ther be unfavorable it will be held the next
evening. a large attendance is solicited.
Giles, on North street, next door to the
postotlce, receives daily fresh crabs, oys-
ters aud clans. He shows the largest and
hest ass prtment of fresh fruits and vegeta-
be~, and invites buyers to come and see for
themselves that what he says is true
Montgomery Union Sunday School will
hold 4 strawberry festival on Friday even
ing, june 18th, at the usual place, Milers
Lawn. Should the weather prove unfav
oraDle it will be held on the following NJ IN
day evening.
-chiliren's Day viii b, observe in the
VI. L. church, Chesapeake City, Jane Il.
Special services rs will b, h I'D III ,Tnng,
afternoon aud evening. The sacrtm mt of
baptism will b. al niuist.re in conn .c.i)
with the m prnins services.
The Rev. MIR. Foulk, the Presbyterian
minister, whose church at Oakland, Md,
near Deer Park, was the first one attended
by the President aud his bride after their
marriage, is the father of Prof Wilson NJ.
Foulk, principal of the Elkton academy.
Harry NJ. Davis, son ofCol. l. d. Davis,
of near E,kton, and a member of the class
of 81 at Delaware College, has been electe
editor chief of the Delurare College Re
rie,c for the ensuing year to succeed VIM.
Dullamel who graduates this month.
We notice that the Chestertown and
Centrevile base ball clubs were to play at
Colchester this week. Would it not be
well for the Elkton club to try to secure
game with the Chestertown nine at Toll
chester on the date of the VI. +. excursion
to that place.
The Christiana Presbyterian Sunday
sch ol Will give an excursion to Cape May
on June - on the steamer Republic. a
train will be run from Newark and possible
from Elkton on that morning. Fare for
the round tip from Newark about Sl.50.
Further particulars will be given next week.
Improvements are being made to the
NJ. f. Church at EastCn, Md, which will
cost about $1,000. Rev. II. 5. Thompson,
formerly pastor of the Elkton church, is
stationed at E,ston. The NJ. +. Church at
ST. MchaelS, in the same county Cralbot),
of which the Rev. j. o. Sypherd is pastor,
is also closed for repairs.
The Rev. Charles p Mallery, of New
York, formerly pastor of the Presbyterian
church, of Chesapeake City, preached to
another former congregation of his at
o,ivet Presbyterian church, Wilmington,
on Sunday morning last. During the after
noon the Olivet Sunday school presented
him with fine gold pen and pencil and Il
handsome writing desk
1t takes no less thtn ten persons to
manage ami edit the Delaware College Re-
ricm. This seems like Il large force to con-
duet the aft tirs of little monthly like the
RccieT but notwithstanding this the fac
ulty, which consists of five professors, want
to take hand in the management. While
il takes all these persons to run the RerteU,
one, or two men ut the most, can manage
and edit good paper, published once
week, containing much more matter.
Go to w. b. IIrltzig when You want to
puy good and cheap furniture. iou will
he surprised to see how large a stock he
keeps on hand. and all Of his own manu-
facture. In addition to his rooms on the
first floor he has four other upper rooms all
filled, with chamber sets, parlor sets. chairs,
lounges, mattresses, dining room furniture
all made by himself, and which he sells for
net cash upon the inStallment plan. Call
and see hin before buying. lie will treat
you right.
/-Nrssrs. Daniel Harvey, WIN. J. Jones, ),
Z WIN. +. Miller, II. II Mitchell and Henry
5. Coudon E,q's., commissioners for the
superintending Of the Improvements to the
court house met on Tuesday morning in the
grand jury room of that building. They
accepted the designs of Levi @. Cameron,
and decided TO advertise for proposals The
commissioners will meet again today (Sat-
ulday) at the almshuuse grounds to decide
on Il site for the new insane asylum, and to
taxi steps towards its erection.
Miss laines, aged % years, was stolen
from her parents in Elkton, Md, while a
child by man named Crawford and taken
to Richmond, where she lived ever since
Just before his death, few weeks ago he
revealed the secret of the young woman 5
birth. a correspondence between her and
the woman said to be her mother estab-
lShed the truth of his story, and the two
are now reunited. FHHnieiph;d Record.
oar contemporary doubtless has things Il
little mixed. 1t is probably some other of
the dozen or more EIktons in the United
States that is meant.
The roof of the old c.lrri =. shop in the
hollow, now occupied by the + klun steam
lluuiry, took tire on Saturday last shortly
after noom The fire was caused by spark.
ntr"m the engine. By hard WORK on the
part If those in the neighborhnOd armed
with buckets, sufficient water was thrown
B. On fire To eXtinguish it, not, however,
rye hole Ii td been burned in thn
- { ringing of the Court House bell
s a good sized crowd to the scene
fire waS under control. This build.
ESCAPED consunmation at the time
: ss~n.-.---.~-S adjoining were burned many
wears ago. Had the fire gained headway it
would probably have spread to other buiId.
followed.
Two men whose movements indicated
that they did not wish to be observed landed
at the head of Long Creek on the farm o
Mr.. Wesley Clayton over two weeks ago, it
heavy yawl boat They stayed in th'
wood, on Mr.. Clayton's property for sorn'
days, and finally disappeared, abandonin!
the yawl boat. Mr.. Clayton finally tool
possession of the boat which was heav,
one, and evidently belonged to some sea
going vessel. In connection with this, abou
the time they appeared at Mr.. Clayton
place he story of the escape of some sailor