The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-10-09

| from her pocket on the lalf SrpuhuS last
| Wednesday.
Don't forget the temperance meeting at
OTIS Chapel on next Saturday evening. De,
tober 9th. The public are cordially invited.
1.-THE Little Tycoon at the Whining
ton Opera House ON Monday and Tuesday
| evenings next. Excellent railroad facl lities'
For SALE.-A Novelty No Is stove, used
one winter and good az new. Suitable for
Office or parlor. Apply at Cecil Denoctat
office.
Cooper x Conard appear in large new
display card this week They offer an I'M
| usual line of fall and winter wraps. Visit
that popular house the first time you so to
Philadelphia.
There will be services in the Preshy-
terrain Church tomorrow (Sabbath) by the
PASTOR Rev. X. w. Beers. The subject in
the morning will be: "a Plea for Total Alb
stnance," and in the evening: "Gllileo or
Religious Indifference"
There was an accident on the p. w. u b.
at Darby on Wednesday. The local pasSen
ger train northward, was standing on the
| track when it was run into by a fast freight
train. There was great loss to property and
delay to trains. Ole unknown man was
killed.
Farmers in Cecil county should take
note of the fine stock which Mr.. Matsinger
offers tor sal, in this issue. Tue stock can
b, seen on his farm in Elk Neck, and Mr..
Matslngcr can &c addressed directly at
Philadelphia or through Mr.. BENZ amin
Wells at the E1kton railroad station.
Mr.. VIM. p. Howard, better known by
lis numerous friends AS pet" Howard took
the premium at the fair for largest melons.
He had one brought over to the grand stand
and treated his fellow judges the reporters
and others. The melon was as good in
quality as it was great in size.
George Wilson of Philadelphia was ar
rested on Thursday evening charged with
stealing gold watch from j. T. Walker of
Wilmington as he was entering car 1t the
Elkton depot on that evening. Magistrate
A. j. Scott gave him hearing on Friday
morning and committed him in default o;
$1,000 bail.
| Cards are out for the marriage of Mr..
John l.. Moore, of the firm of Hpusekeeper
& Moore, druggists of North East, to Miss
May Williams, daughter of the Rev. I. S.
Williams, and one of North East's most
attractive young ladies. The ceremony
will be performed on Tuesday, October 18th,
in the Methodist Episcopal Church.
John Lewis Sentman, the Is year old
son of Michael Seminar, dairyman
near Delaware City, Del, was struck by
the cars and instantly killed in front OF the
depot at Newark. Young Sentman had
with hers embarked on a Delaware road
train bound for the Cecil county fair which
was laying off at Newark. In crossing the
track in front of the depot he WAS struck
by the Washington and New York express
which was moving north al a rapid rate.
The Preshytery of New Castle, EN-
bracing the Presbyterian Church of the
peninsula, opened its regular session in
Wilmington Tuesday afternoon. The Rev.
NDN'
preached the opening sermon. The Rev.
Irwin l.. Cation, of Chesapeake City, was
chosen moderator, and the Rev J. b. Un
brege, of Newark, Del, and John G. Hig-
gins, of Delaware City, We're elected clerks
Twenty-Five clerical and twenty-one lay
delegate are in attendance.
MIR. Harry II. Alexander died at his
home on Bow street at late hour on + ri
day night of last week after d lingering ILL
ness. He was of the late Andrew
Alexander and a brother of John E. Alex
ander who he assisted in his hardware and
Timing business. He was formerly in the
hardware business on his swn account He
was popular as a citizen and tr.desman.
His funeral took place on Monday after
noon. The Rev. j. p. OILS otficlated. The
deceased was about 80 years of age, and
leaves IA wife and one child.
A female pick-pocket attended Oxford
tair last week and operated to some extent.
Mrs. H. H. Duyckinck, of this county, had
\ her pocketbook containing about Sll IS sto-
Ven, Mrs. John Holmes, of Colera;ne, Lam
caster county, Pa, is minus her purse and
S. On Friday night professional female
pick pocket was arrested III Broad street
station, Philadelphia, as she got off the train
from Oxford. Sue was dressed in mourn
ing and said her name was Rebecca Nc
Nelly. She is suspected OF being the woman
who did the thieving at Oxford fair.
The Warren club of Wilmington Del,
held its fall meeting in Wilmington on
Thursday The program covered twenty-one
events. A special from that place to a Bal
timore daily says "the most interesting fea-
ture of the afternoon was Wilson l.. Cou-
ion's hammer throwing to beat his own re-
cord. He threw nine times and twice made
ninety -nine feet and one inch, which peat
his former record by three. quarters OF an
inch. Mr.. Coudou is the auaruer cham pion
tnrower of A ruerica aud resides at North
East, Cecil county, Md. His hammer weighs
IL pounds and one ounce.
The Baltimore Sun on Wednesday said
edirorilly the Cecil county fair which
opened at Eikton, Md, Yesterday, is one of
the most important of the county exhib-
tions, deriving "a more general character
than some of the others from its proximity
| to the States of Delaware and Pennsy' :
vania, which frequently make important
| conf ribulions, both in exhibits and visitors.
| Cecil county has fine reputation as an
| agricultural community. and its herds of
| blooded cattle, its horses, sheep, hogs and
| farm products always make most credi
table showing.
The last grand jury indicted H lrv,y
| Morrison who resides with his mother and
three sisters on a farm belonging to the es.
tate Of their father, the late Matthew Nor
rison, situated near Rowlandville, in the
Sixth district, for assault on with intent to
kill Jacob Kennard. Kennard is the rentor
of their farm, and the parties quarreled
abeut threshing wheat. There is very bad
feeling between them. Morrison was re-
leased on 5000 bail. Kennard alleging to
be in fear of his life recently swore out a
peace warrant for the arrest of Morrison
before Justice Partridge of this town. The
sheriff being engaged in attending court
placed the warrant in the hands of Con-
stable Paul Waggoner of Rising Sun, who
| on Saturday last accompanied by another
man drove to the Morrison place. He was
+, resisted by Morri>on's sisters who claim
that they did not think he possessed tn,
proper authority. 1t is said they whipped
his horse, and he claims that one struck
him on the back of the head with a stick
Another placed an axe in her brot her.