The Cecil Whig., 1886-06-05

| SuCCttucu ny HIS Sun MI teolSe VI i.7eSo
The Ladies Aid Society, of the Presby-
terian church, gave strawberry festival
last night in Odd Fellows Hall. The festi
val will also be held tonight.
The ladies of Charlestown NJ. E. church
will hold straw berry festival in the base
ment of the church on Friday and Satur-
| day, June 1lth and 18th. All are invited.
Miss Helen Gay, assistant teacher of
the Elkton Academy who has been very i'll
of rheumatic fever at the residence of Mr..
Henry c. Wells, where she was visiting, is
impro wing.
The family of Mr.. Joseph l.. Wells, OF
| the Baltimore Custom House, returned to
| Elkton this week and took possession of
their home, on Howard street, recently oc-
cupied by John Hughes.
Mr. A w. Stehman, of the wel,-known
| firm of b. G. Bibb & Son, Baltimore, accom-
panied by his wife, is now in attendance at
the National Stove Founders Convention
at Cleveland, Chic.
Grant Post No. 10 G. y. r., of Elkton,
observed decoration day by decorating the
graves of their fallen comrades in the diff
ferent cemeteries of the town. About 20
| of the members were in line.
The last of the Delaware College Review
lecture course will take place on Saturday,
June 18th, when the following will appear;
the ladies Kampa Orchestra, Austin IL.
Merrill elocutionists, and Gertrude b. Har-
low impersonator.
The undersigned would gratefully ac-
knowledge, i'll behalf of himself and the
congregation of Trinity Church. the hospi-
tality 50 kindly rendered by the citizens Of
Elkton and vicinity to the members of the
recent Diocesan Convention.
WM. SCHoULER, Rector.
"A swarm of bees quietly took posses
sion of one Mrs. H.. ID. Gardy's bedrooms
one day last week, and now have esconsed
themselves in between the weather-boarding
and the laths, flying in and out through sew
eral knot holes while engaged in the manu-
facture of honey. The boarders when in
their stocking feet walk on tiptoe, and in
variably retire by lamplight.- >tar.
Copies of The Etcarsionist, an adver
tising sheet issued by the excursion COM
mlttee OF the NJ. f. Sunday school of Mid
dletown, Del, in the interest of their Tol
chester excursion, which starts from Chesa-
peake City on Wednesday, the 9th inst,
were distributed in this town this week.
1t is an attractive little paper and was
printed at the .Ner Era office OF Middetown.
Mrs. George w. Bouchelle, of Chesa-
peake City, died very suddenly on Monday
evening last She was in her usual
health on that day until shortly after sup
per when she complained of difficulty III
breathing, and before a physician arrived,
died of strangulation. She was lady of
good qualities and will be greatly missed
by her friends. Her funeral took place on
Thursday afternoon. The nterment being
at st. Augustine.
"A change was made in the time of sew
eral trains on the p, w. II B. Il. f., on
Sunday last. The train formerly moving
south from Elkton at S.07 a. m, now leaves
five minutes later and is direct from Phila-
delpha, leaving that city at $50 a. III.
The express train formerly leaving Elkton,
moving southwark at n p. M, now
leaves at 12.5i p. III. The express train
north in the evening, will hereafter stop at
North East at 6.2j and Elkton at 6 30.
Charles \. Bryan died at his residence,
on Main street, Elkton. on Tuesday last.
[ He was 6l years of age, having been born
on Bohemia Manor in 1922. He lived most
of his life in the Second district of this
county. and was at one time extensively
engaged in business at Chesapeake City.
He had been in i'll health for about year
and his death was caused by Bright dis
ease. He was man of many good traits
of character, and leaves wife and five
children 10 mourn his loss. His funeral took
place yesterday (Friday) morning, the SER
vices being held at Bethel NJ. E. Church
and the interment in the cemetery adioin-
ing that church.
Dora Fisher, a six year-old grandchild
of Henry Bruninger, a well known farmer,
was shot on Tuesday last at Castleton near
Conowingo by Jefferson Solomon, a boy of
about Is years. The boy, it is reported,
got possession of loaded revolver and
while displaying it in the presence of sew
eral children, the weapon was discharged,
the ball taking effect in the head of the
girl At last accounts the physicians had
not been able to extract the ball, and it is
feared the girl is fatally injured. The
shooting was supposed to have been acci-
be held to await developments and an ex-
animation into the affair.