The Cecil Whig., 1886-05-29
P, W. & B. Branch Penna. Railroad
= Ios'' department.

The Oxford spring fair will be held c
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of ne,
week.
II The trustees of the Cherry Hill publ
school have unanimously reelected Mis-
Martha Biddle teacher of the school for til
next year.
The Elkton NJ. E. Sunday school wi
give an excursion to Colchester Beach o
Wednesday, July Il, on the steamer Pilt
Boy.
II Rev. J. II. Caldwell, ID. D., Presiden
I of Delaware College, will preach in tn
Presbyterian Church tomorrow Sabbath }
both morning and evening, at the usua
hours.
MIR. Alfred Mannon, father of Georg,
II. Mannon, had the misfortune on Satur
day evening last, while getting out of hi
carriage, to break bone in one of his leg
below the knee.
The ladies' of the Mite Society of tn,
Bethel NJ f. Church will have a refresh
ment table for the sale of straw berries, &C,
cream, etc, for tine benefit of the Churci
this Saturday afternoon. Al are cor
daily invited.
The ladies of Zion NJ. E. Church pro
pose to hold strawberry and ice cream
festival on the lawn in front of the churcI
on the afternoon and evening of Wednes
day, June 9th, for the benefit of the church
The public are invited.
iSht 10 anl xleI, b..r Of
an invitation to the closing exercises of
Cedar Hill Seminary, which will be held on
Friday evening, June 4, in Odd Fellows
Hall, Port Deposit. Miss Meina Il Heck
art is the principal of this successful school.
//-Wiliam T. West who is employed as a
recording clerk in the office of the clerk of
the CIRCUIT court was taken suddenly Ill on
Monday morning last aud for a while his
condition was considered serious Medical
aid was summoned and he was soon much
relieved
The storm of Monday was not severe in
Ekton, but in the neighborhood of New
ark, Del, it was Of unusual severity. Say
eral places in that vicinity We're struck by
lightning, including the B. Il p. Railroad
bridge, a large tree south of the town and
several telegraph polls.
I The West Nottingham Academy Base
Ball nine visited Oxford last Saturday and
played the Oxford Junior club on the fair
grounds at that place. The game was
closely contested, and it required ten inn
ings to decide it. The score was: Oxford
Il; West Nottingham, H.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
I Union, Inter State Conference and Temper
ance Training School will be held On July
2s, 29, 30 and 81 at Mountain Lake Park,
Md. Besides the eloquent speeches which
will be delivered, the bracing mountain air
is great consideration. The fare is re-
duced for the occasion
The witnesses for the plaintiff in Il e
case of Jones & Duling VS.. the Philadelphia,
Wilmington 4 Baltimore Railroad went TO
Easton on Wednesday afternoon. Albert
Constable, Esq one of the counsel for the
plaintiffs left at the same time. The wit
nesses and counsel for the defendants went
t. E.ston on Thursday afternoon.
|/-An early freight from Baltimore to
Philadelphia has been arranged to leave
Baltimore at early hour each morning
as to carry the daily papers from that
place in time to connect with the morning
trains from Philadelphia to the different
seashore resorts. The papers for dealers at
places along the line including Elkton are
thrown off the train.
While we are calling the attention of
our readers to the inducements offered to
buyers by so many of our merchants and
tradesmen in our columns, would not
forget to direct you to notice the advertise
ment of that old-establshed mercantile
house of Il. G. Lewis, the "Glass Front"
which always carries i full stock OF season.
able novelties in dress goods, etc, etc.
/ Examinations of persons wishing to
teach in the public schools of Cecil county
were held on Monday at the public school
building in this place and on Tuesday at
Port Deposit. There were 63 ladies and l
gentleman examined in Elkton and 10 ap-
plicants altogether at Port Deposit. Rev.
John Squire and Commissioners Everist
and Kirk constituted the examining board.
living TO the continued illness OF Cnt
lady taking the principal character in the
play Engaged" which the Elkton ANA
teur Dramatic Association was to have rem
dered on Wednesday and Thursday of this
week, the presentation of the play has been
postponed until a future date. Those hav-
ing purchased tickets can have their money
refunded by presenting them at Mitchell's
drug store. The president, Mr.. George Il
Ash, in a card to the public, says Regret
ting our inability to fulfill our promise tc
the public, we crave their kind indulgence
for delay which is unavoidable.
Edwin Reynolds, near Rising Sun, il
this county, recently made separation of
the carp in his ponds in ordor to preven
the small fish from destroying the spawn o
the large ones. He drew off the water from
the large pond and found some 200 smal
fish and only small number of large ones
there being only six of those originally pu
in the pond in 1880 seen. The large fish, .
inches long, which Mr.. Reynolds exhibited
at the Oxford Fair last fall was among the
missing He thinks he has lost large numbe
OF fish by thieves, Who conducted their poach
ing operations at night. The small-size'
carp were placed in a separate pond. MI
Reynolds intends to build other ponds ant
enlarge his business, which he finds is YER
profitable.
"A short time since the verdaut Fresh
man paid visit to that particular object o
his affections residing at C-y II
After enjoying the warmth of the sitting
room for while they were disturbed b
the head of the house who wished to warn
his pedal extremities. After they sutfere
his presence for while like martyrs, tn
young lady suggested that it was in orde
br him to retire, but the old gent, not TO h
youtdone in generosity, proposed that th
Il young couple should adjourn to the kitchen
! The coolness of this request took the cheek
Freshman's breath away and he returne
to school in demoralized condition and
was a long time before he could again mu.
ter courage to visit that part of Cecil coun
ty.-Del. College Recie'c.
A civil-service examination for th
Baltimore custom house was held Satu
day at Baltimore City College. The eau
didates examined numbered l66, of whor
III stood for clerks nine for assistar
weighers, five for chief weigher5 and fo
gauger. The local examiners were T.
Plummer, president of the board, Charl
Wilson secretary. w j. Blair, and Nj