The Cecil Whig., 1886-07-03
1osnI department..

Presiding Elder Hill preached in the
NJ. E. Church last Sunday evening.
The grandest scenery ever exhibited in
Elkton will be used in Engaged
Mrs. John S. Writ left Elkton on Sat
inrday last on a visit to her parents, in Po-
comoke City, Md
Bishop Mallalieu is announced % preach
at the Brandywne Summit camp meeting
on opening day, Tuesday, August 10.
Don't forget the drama Engaged" on
Wednesday and Thursday evenings next,
at odd Fellows Hall, by the Elkton Dra-
matte Association.
DR.. John 5. Sites, formerly of Elktcn,
but now residing in New York, has been
visiting his relatives and friends In Elkton
this week.
/-The degree of Master of Science was
conferred on p. L. Tome a nephew of Hon.
Jacob Tome, on Wednesday by Lafayette
College.
-The Rev. Mr.. Galloway, of Mount
Pleasant Circuit, is holding revival meet
ings i'll Il large tent erected for the purpose
in grove between Charleston and North
East. The meetings are nightly attended
by large crowds of people.
Take a look at that expensive new
scenery, painted expressly for the Ekton
Dramatic Associations presentation of
Engaged" on Wednesday and Thursday
evenings next. Prof. Ritchie's famous or
hos al haar, SeCtIr.J
-On Monday a large iron safe belonging
to the Reinhart estate was taken from the
ruins of the Reynolds Bros, building. The
books papers and Il considerable amount of
money in notes We're found to be only
slightly injured and no loss on them is sus-
tanned.
Edwin +. Wells, son of Joseph Wells
and a prominent Republican of Philadel-
pima, was delegate to the state convention
at Harrisburg on Wednesday which norni-
mated General Beaver for governor. Mr.
Wells represented the Twenty first ward of
Philadelphia.
The Ioof of the kitchen of f. A Fos-
ter's dwelling house, in North East, caught
fire on Sunday afternoon last while the
family We're eating dinner. Luckily the
snes were discovered and extinguished
before they gained much headway. A de-
tective ttue was the cause of the fire.
Mr.. Price w. Smith, former resident
of Elkton and vicinity and well and favor
ably known, was married on June SO in
Philadelphia to Miss Annie Hase of that
-. 10 l.
Rev. Wayland Ioyt. The newly marri,
couple are now visiting Mrs. F. f. Penning-
ton, sister of the groom, near this place
Mr.. II. II. Haines, well known cti-
zen of Rising Sun, accompanied by his
wife, will start on tour to the Pacific
coast about the latter part of July. They
will visit Denver, Colorado Springs, Salt
Lake City, and, after reaching California,
will sail for Alaska or Portland, taking in
the Columbia river and will return via the
Northern Pacific Railroad, stopping at Hell
ena and Butte City, Montana, Yellowstone
National Park, st. Paul and Minneapolis.
-George H. Mason, of Chrome, East
Nottingham. says the Oxford Press, hauled
Il load of baled hay to North East, Cecil
county, one day last week. While unload
ing it, Il hook he had thrust into one of the
bundles slipped and Mr.. Mason fell back
ward to the ground, a distance of several
feet He alighted on his shoulders and
head and was hurt so badly he lay uncon-
Scious for nearly half an hour. Mr.. Mason
was taken To his home where he is recover
ing.
The weave mill on the Big Elk creek
about three miles north of Elkton, belong
ing to the Elk Mills Company and leased
by George t. Boynton, shut down last Sat
urday. Six weeks wages are due the EN-
plnyees who were engaged in manutactur-
ing cotton fabrics. Boynton came here
several years ago from New York or the
East He is said to manage another mill
near Baltimore. There is some talk of the
mill resuming operations at least until the
stock on hand is worked up.
-Congressm an Frank r. Shaw has been
at his home in Westminster since Satur-
day, June 10, and is confined to his bed
a very sick man. Drs. j. Howell Billings
lea and WIN. II. Martin are both attending
him, and he has no: been allowed to see
visitors. He was quite sick several days in
Washington be ore coming home, and has
not been out of the house since, and the
greater part of the time has been confined
to his bed. ON Saturday he was feeling
better, but on Tuesday was not nearly SC
well.
the Etkton base ball club will play
two games on the fifth of July in the
meadow beyond Ninsinger's mill. The
first will be in the morning with the Glas-
gov nine, and the other in the afternoon
with nine from Newark AS these clubs
have shown in previous games that they
are evenly matched, interesting contests
and good playing are expected. The Elk,
ton club has also made arrangements tc
play The CheSter:own club at COLCHESTER
Beach on the day of the NJ. L. Sunday
school excursion to that place
Among other special premiums offered
by the Cecil County Agricultural Society
at their fall fair are the special premiums OF
~ a. Woodbridge & Co., importers, Ga Buch.
anan's wharf Baltimore, importers of the
orchilla Guano, who offer the following
special premiums for " heat and corn grown
with Orchilla Guano, and to be exhibited at
the fair of 1887. For the best bushel OF
wheat-preniium bags of Orchilla Guano
for the second best bushel of wheat, 3 bags
OF prchiila Guaho; for the third best bushe
OF wheat, bags of guano. They also offer
the same prizes for the first, second and
third best ten stalks of corn grown will
prchilla Guano.
The managers of the Cecil County Agri
cultural Society have made several impor
tant changes in the rates and rules of ad
mission to the October fair. Hereafter all
male competitors, not stockholders, will be
required to pay 81 30 and all female compe
utorS, not stockholders, 81 for season
tickets. The price of season tickets will bt
-. Holders of season tickets hereafter will
have all privileges of Stockholders, beinl
allowed to pass on and off the grounds a
pleasure, but not admitted to the CRANE
stand. Admission to the grand stand will
be as formerly 2jcts. No passes will be is
sued. Single admission tickets to the
grounds will continue at 30 cents for al
persons over II years of age and 2jcts 70
all under. No charge will he made for ex
hibitors under II years of age but an entr.
by such exhibitor does not entitle to a ticke
of admission 2jcts will be charged for ad
mission to the grounds for saddl! horse