The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-09-18
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County Clerk, John S. Rossell returned
on SATURDAY. last from his Northern trip.
Editor William H. DuHamel. of the
Churh Hill Neus, was in Hlktou on We'd
nesday.
The first freight received at one of the
stations in this county of the b. 4 .. rail-
road was two barrels of bottled beer.
Mr.. r. Carter Wilson of the Govern
ment Printing Office, Washington ID. c.
spent day with friends in EIkton this
week.
Wilmer Witworlh, of this town, who,
secured the privilege to sell fruit at our
coming fair also bought the same privilege
at the Easton, Md, and Oxford, Pa, fairs.
1t is reported that DR.. George f. Nor
row, Elkton's dentist, has rented three
rooms in the second story of the May build
ing and will remove there about the first of
the year.
The family of John E. Wilson on the
summit of Red Hill felt the house to shake
as it did on the night OF the great earthquake
bnt less violently, on Friday night of last
week.
The funeral of Mrs. Margaret A. Rose,
wife of Timothy V. Rose who died on We'd
nes1ay at her home near Mechanics Valley
was held on Saturday last Tue interlnent
was at Bay View NJ. p. cemetery.
AT a meeting of the Grand Lod ..e of
the colored Odd Fellows Of Maryland held
in Havre de Grace last week, it was decided
to hold the next session in Elkton on the
first Tuesday in September 1887.
/ Miss Williams, former assistant
teacher of the Elktou Academy, spent Sat
urday in Elkton with her friend Miss Hat
tie Terrill. She has accepted position i'll
a Lutheran school in the South and was on
her way to assume her duties.
Capt. "Billy' Fowler, of the steam
yacht "Aunie," had presented him this
week, handsome hag and streamer for
that popular little vessel by an appreciative
lady OF this town. 1t was well deserved
compliment to an obliging captain.
Two Elkton youths returned to college
this week. Winter Wilson, son of John +.
Wilson, Esq, returned on Monday to Le-
high University at Bethlehem. Pa, where
he, this year, enters the junior class. Will
liam Bratton returned to Princeton college
where he will be in the sophomore class.
-Wanamaker & Brown, the famous
Philadelphia clothing house, has now a
larger stock of clothing than ever before.
Only those who have been through their
place of business can fully comprehend this.
They can suit you in fit, style, material and
price. Read their new advertisement in
another column.
Mr.. Henry Brady, of Chesapeake City,
has growing in his yard two splendid speci-
mems of the well-known lawn plant the
Caladium. popularity known as the ele-
plants ear The leaves of this plant are
enormous, one recently measured by Mr..
Brady being Al = inches long, others being
40, A and i3 inches in length.
The fall campaign has opened with the
leading and popular firm of Wilmington
clothers, the Messrs Mullin 4 Son, whose
new card appears in this issue of THE
WING. We like the plain, direct language
of their advertisement. "It'' they treat you
well, they expect to make a permanent Gus
toner of you. They really needn't have
used that significant little word eff" Every
body who knows this house, knows that it
does treat its customers ''well, - and that is
the reason why it has been so successful.
Call and see them and test the fact for your
self.
The School Commissioners in session
on Tuesday awarded the contract for the
building of new school house at Perry
vile to f. S. Seminar for 81, O75. The other
bids were James d. West, S., 800, and Geo
w. jackson, ST. School Commissioner
Kirt announced that he had contracted on
the part of the board with \. T. Lakeland
for the building of the new school house on
land formerly belonging TO the farm of Jas.
T. Mccullough in Elk Neck, for S675. 1t
will be remem bered that numerous bids for
the erection of this building were rejected
at a meeting month ago and the matter
placed in MIR Kinks hands.
AT one of the finest stores on Eighth
st, Philadelphia, or on any other street in
any other city, the Day Sewed Shoe Com
pany ask the people of Cecil county to call
and see, aud seeing examine, and examining
buy, that celebrated make of artistic cover
ings for the feet. Note their card in today 5
issue of THE WHO. We assert that it will
pay any visitor to Phil adelphia to go aud
see their store even if they don't need shoes
han fh.ru ly isf b,,, a ,st
shoe establishment we have ever visited
and not the least attractive features about
it are the low prices charged for the best
shoes, and the attentive politeness of those
who wait on you.
The annual Harvest Home festival OF
the st. Nary's parish, of which the Rev. f.
X. Miller is rector, will be held at ST
Marks chapel, near Perryville, on Thurs
day, Sept. 23rd. There will be preaching
at 1910 a. H., by the Rev. Sam'l. Il. Miller,
of st. Andrews church, Baltimore. The
chapel will be tastefully decorated with
fruits, etc, as is usual on sdsih occasions.
After the morning service a collation. will
lie served by the ladies' of the parish on
the grounds adjoining the chapel. There
will be addresses delivered in the afternoon
by prominent clergvmcn. among others the
Rev. f. G. Lee, OF Have-de-grdce, and the
Rev. Jacob Miller. of Port Deposit, are ex-
pected.
The low-priced excursion to Atlantic
City given on Tuesday by the Pennsylvania
railroad company was well patronized by
Eiktn and others towns in this vicinity
The excursion train started from Havre-de
Grace where III persons boarded it, A
Perryvllle only 2 persons were taken OF
and at Principle but 4. Charlestowr
showed up well with q ami at North Eas
lO5 got aboard. 81 tickets were sold at Elk
ton and 2 at hon Hill. Between that plac
and Chester, Pa, enough tickets We're sole
to swell the total to 6i9 includiu,
135 at Wilmington. These filled ID cars
The excursion LETT Elkton at Z oclocl
q. IN, and returned at IL o'clock p M. TIL,
excursion was one of the cheapest that eve
went from this place ST. only bein
charged for the round trip.