The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-04-10


T. Scott, on Delaware avenur.
The horse and wagon stolen from join
Cameron, near Pennington, March -, la'
not been recovered at latest accounts.
1t is reported that the knights of I.Ibo
have an organization among the workiuei
of the paper and cotton mills, near f.ihton
There has already been a match gam
of bas,. ball between the Academy and Co!
lege clnhs at Newark. The score was no
published.
1T will he remembered that 10y vote o
the Wilmington NJ. f. Conference, the pub
LEGATION of "fliStory of Peninsula Metho
disin" by Rev. K. W. Todd was requested
The book Is now IN press.
Mrs I.itl.nberg will on May LIT oreI
dress making department. The lady WHIT
will take charge of il is sent her by Prof
u. ChriStDer, the well-knowu French tailor
She is now ut the Conservatory of Modes.
We publish this week a new advertise
ment of Wanamaker X Brown : Oak Hal
clothing store. 1t is hardly necessary t.
add that this is one of the best known ant
most f., qrentcd stores in Philadelphia.
TITS heavy rains of the first If NE weel
cause! many cellars in the town To become
flooded, and thus greatly iuc3uvenienceC
many p"r..a!rs. The water was 50 high i'll
the ce, OF The j Ill as to PIT eat the fires
Mr. William Falls, of The Howard
House, on Saturday sold at auction som'
furniture and other articles at the OLD
Farmt rs Iiutel, of which he is the proprie
tor MIR Falls intends to vastly inprov,
the old huiding.
The GIRL .rcrrir" Rctormcr for April
commenting on the candidacy of our eN
Congressman g.. +. c. Talbott) for District
Attorney of the United States for Mary,
land. speaks of him as Il "notoriously an
trustworthy and jliSreputable lawyer.
We were this week shown some orange
blossoms sent to a friend in Elkton by lia
Nicols, who is at present in lie Graude, Fla.
1t is reported that he vii, soon return to his
native town. his engagement at L. t;rande
having expired.
An Elkton young fellow who has been
wanting for long years to get married, but
was prevented Ivy the lack of the cash u
procure marriage license, it is said, nov
that the fee has been lowered TO one dollar,
proposes to we'd, provided some one ,,'ili
loan him the dollar.
James ORourick, a well known farmer
residing for IA number of years on 4 farm on
Iron Hill, died on Monday evening last At
the residence of his daughter, Mrs. James
Halves, on Main street. The deceased had
suffered for some time from consumption,
and was 50 years of age The funeral took
place on Thursday morning. Interment in
the Elktou Catholic Cemetery.
The Centrevile Rccoid, edited by VI.
Scott Roberts, appeared last week in Il new
dress, and enlarged by the addition OF a
column to each page, making it now the
LEGATION has been changed from Thursday
to Saturday. The Recnrd is one of IL,
brightest papers on the Peninsula, and We
are glad 20 note the above mark of its pros
perity and improvement.
Mrs. Noulker, a very aged uluIr, y he
resided on Gray's Hill with her husband,
who is said to have been eXi!ed frCm hi
native land on account of political reasons,
where she had been since last fall. Her re.
mains were saved from the Potter'> Field
by the kindness OF Mrs. J. y. j. CreSweil
who bore the expense of The interinent il
the Elkton Cemetery. TkH Rev. L. W
b erS ctiicidtei.
1t was voted at the .ssiu, of tIc VII
mingtou NJ. +, Conference iat"iy heId here
that one hundred copies of the Minutes OF
the Conference he distributed in EIkfon
The Rev j. =. Otis has accordingly, sent q
copy to each family in the town thai aided
in the entertainment of the ciergynrn. The
pamphlet i, very useful to Mel iot'i,t trni
lies, containing fall information allow; ii,
churchts and pastors Of the Wilmington
Conference"
Annie, Emily and Daisy Carer, dan .l.tcr.
Of |. ID. Carter, Esq, proprietor of HE reci
Paper Mills, and manager of Marley Mills
were out driving unattended, with on;
horse to the carriage. When near pfovi
denCe Mills they attempted to pass through
Il shortcut road, when a heel of the cral
carriage in which they were driving struck
Il pump trough. This caused a shat; t,
break and the horse TO run away. The car
riage was overturned and its occupants
thrown out. Miss Daisy, the . oungeSt, " c
fell on her head, WAS Thought to be ba,ily
hurt. She was taken To a house near by
bat afterwards +, moved to her home. iIel
irj-rleS, il is said, We're not, Is was iirs
reported Of Il serious nature.
The members of the E.kton Amateur
Dramatic Association, after long delibera
ton, have decided on Engaged for thei
next play, and will begin at once to prepar,
it. II is well-known comedy in tire
acts by w. $. Gilbert, who, as is well known
wrote the words of "Pinafore,' "Mikado'
and other operas. The play is not new
one hut has Witnessed great revival thi
season. We CLEAN from the dramatic note
of Il cotcmporary that "Mr. Palmer is d.
ing it at the New York Madison Square
Mrs. Drew is getting it ready for a tour
one of the FrOhmans is playing it in Chica
go, and there are six or eight small c0mpa
MES giving it on the Western circuits.
This paper neglects to state that Louis
Pomeroy and a good company are render
it at ForepaIph's theatre in Philadelphia
-Four of the male members of the EiktUl
Association witnessed this latter cOmpan,
perform it on Tuesday night, and wer
greatly pleased with their selection. Their
are but ten characters in the play Civ
males and five tcmales). 1t is a burle.uu
comedy, acted in Il serious vein. This pla
company, and the best members of it onl,
will be in the cast, which has not yet bee
made. The play is of a very different na
ture from those previously given by til
\ ssoCiation, but no one who has witnesse
them in the many plays they have rtndere
will doubt that they will play II in yer
acceptable manner. We quote from a crit
icisIn of the play the following: This
one Of the very best of plays produced b
this talented author. The characters al
all thoroughly selfish and mercenary, an
| the ndirete with which they act and sl2ea
their natures, toget her with the lofty sent
| meutS which they affect form 4 Curiou
medley which is truly irresistible. Tn
sarcasm is good natureG, however, an
the dialogue is 50 pointed and witty tna
the audience is kept in ripple of .htet