The Cecil Whig., 1886-08-07

- House at lakeland Florida.
w. w. Shippers highly re>pectahl,
10 | citizen, residing i'll the fifth district neal
I Union NJ. +. church died on Thursday
night of last week aged eightytNo years.
The catalogue of the Cecil County Fail
for 1856 was issued from the WnIG Press
N N this week. We will not be accused of Vail
Nj boasting when we say il is the finest one yet
NJ NJ issued.
X -MesSrs. Richard Reese ard John Baker,
Elkton lawn tennis players visited Port
Deposit on Monday where they met Messrs.
!. Rowland and Steele of the Port Deposit
/. club. The Elkton youths were vauquished
losing the first and third of series of three
sets.
It The heirs of the late Dare Bratton
(" have disposed of two lots on Stockton street
Elkton. One on the north side % feet bv
l04 feet was purchased by Joseph Sloan for
NJ SloO. The other, is the south side and
the dimensions are 40 feet by 19S feet. VIM.
N Eambo, jr., was the purchaser for 500.
VIM Green. son of Thomas w. Green
of Eikton, who has been working in the
Edgemoor Iron Works for several months
past had the misfortune to have a small
part of one Of his fingers cut off by
being caught in machine, one day last
week
Last week We used the word hand
some " in referring to the amount received
by Philip Duling from the Z. w. Il B. Il.
! H.. h1 ii h,t h,
ceived only 500, and the word in question
was used under the impression that he re-
ceived much larger sum.
-Thos. Il. Freema u, of the firm of Rerse
n Freeman has taken the position in the
general store of the firm lately held by Geo
NJ. Reese who left this weel: to assume his
duties in the Baltimore Custom House.
Charles Freeman has taken charge of the
provision store over which Thomas Freeman
formerly presided.
| A woods meeting is being held in the
grove on the Brock farm in Ell Neck, Ser
vices are being held each evening On Tues
day evening the Rev. j. p. Otis preached
and on Wednesday evening the Revs. As
bury Burke and j. +. Otis conducted the
services. The meetings are fairly we'll at
tended by i:lkton people and residents of Elk
| Neck.
We We're shown at the Jail the other day
bucket of string beans raised behind the
| high stone walls by James Andrews one of |
the inmates, who has spent his winters and
| summers in Jail, excepting two short periods |
| when he broke out, for about Is years The |
| only diversions jim has is TO raise vege-
tables, write letters to the President and |
Governor requesting to be released and beg |
coins from visitors.
The meeting of the W c. I. L. of Calver,
on Thursday evening of last week was large.
ly attended. Hon. T. X. Stubs of Penn
sylvana delivered IA torcible and effective aG-
dress on temperance. Several persons who
had not previously been identified with the
movement signed the pledge and new men,
bers werc added to the Union 1t is said
that the ladies are greatly pleased with the
success of their first meeting and will ar
range for another 1T an early date.
The ladies of Glasgow Delaware, will
give musical and literary entertainment
Church on the lawn of Mr.. Edwin S. ARM
strong near Coochs Bridge and about =
miles tron Glasgow on Wednesday evening
August l1th. In case of rain the entertain
ment will be held the next fair evening.
There will be solos and duets rendered in
excellent manner by good vocalists as we'll
AS pathetic and comic readings Fruits,
ttE M L.
lawn. The gates will open at > o'clock and
the entertainment will commence at ~
o'clock. Admission 25cts children under
10 years of age, ljcts.
-Messr> b G. Bbb K Son. stove foup-
ders. 80 and II Light street. have lust pub
Wished their new catalogue, which is being
distributed 10 the trade 1t is one of the
handsomeSt we have ever seen. This firm
and heating Stoves which are finely repre-
seuted in this new book. They have num-
Der of new goods to offer to the trade this
season, the most important of which is the
Calvert range which combines all the fea-
lures Of the very best ranges known. to-
gether with an arrangement for heating up
per rooms as effectually as fireplace heaters, ,
and without any extra consumption of fuel ,
This new departure Gan invention of tie
tirm) has met with such favor from arch-
tects and builders that the demand is al
ready greater than their ability to supply.
While Baltimore is celebrated for It's oyS-
ter packing industry, it is nc less well
known as the birthplace of fireplace heat
ers The demand for these heaters has great.
ly increas sed of late years, principally be-
cause architects and builders have found
them to be the most desirable and economi-
cal means of heating medium sized dwell
a great degree owing to the enterprise of
MesSrS B. G. Bihb X Son, who have for
sterling reputation of their goods has ever
extended to her lands, aud owing to the
numerous il quiries from abroad in regard
to their fireplace heaters, they have recent
ly established agencies for their sale at
Liverpool, Glasgow, Havre and Antwerp.
The Second Grand Pic Mic at the Plat
| form about one mile west of Elkton on the
| North East TOAD, will take placeneX We'd
| neslav evening. Good music and plenty
of light. Ii rain the next evening.
ii. G.. McCrsNE.