The Cecil Whig., 1886-07-24

of Chestertown contemplate erecting a
handsome church building.
The night train north, leaves Elkton at
9:l2 on Sundays we'll as week days and
not at 9:47 on Sunday as was wrongfully
stated in our issue of last week.
The Rev. Mr.. Nice, a Baptist clergy
man of Baltimore, and the representative of
the Maryland Sabbath Association will
preach in the Presbyterian Church to-
morrow, both morning and evening.
The only excursion announced for this
season to Colchester is that of the Presby-
terians next Thursday. All who desire to
spend pleasant day at Colchester, should
not tail to secure tickets at once.
Rev. DIR Phoebus, formerly pastor of
the Elktnn NJ. +. church, occupied the
pulpit of the Ciistield NJ. f. church on Sun
day evening last. His friends will be glad
to hear this evidence of his improving
health.
Mr. VIM. T. Lee on the johnson farm,
Elk Neck, has an excellent prospect for
peaches this year. From present appear
ances about the middle of August the first
fruit will he ripe. The yield promises to be
equal to the best season.
H. b. Wright, of Newark, has trans
frrred his steam yacht Bessie from White
Clay creek to Elk river. 1t will he used as
pleasure boat by its owner. The boat is
about Is feet long and the engine is said to
be run by coal OIL
Mr. VIM. Boomer, of Back Creek, left
at our office this week box of the finest
black cap raspberries we have seen this sea-
son. Some of them We're two inches in cir
cumference. They We're raised on his place
near Freemau's Mills.
collector Groome has appointed John
Straughn, of Talbot county, and Thomas
Jones, of Carroll county, examiners of mer-
chandise in the Baltimore Custom House.
The former will receive a salary of $500
year and the latter Sl400
DAVIS Keys & Co. have contracted with
fjMr. Talley, contractor for the Court House,
to furnish the Lumber needed in the remod
ellng of that building. They The
lowest of a number of bidders.
Several suits for divorces have recently
been instituted IN the Cecil County Circuit
Court. They are as follows: Adrian Dun
more VS. William Dunmore; William T.
Lynch VS. Edith Lynch; Elizabeth Jane
Riley W. John Riley.
DR.. c. w. Chancellor, secretary of the
State Board of Health, who visited Elkton
after the epidemic of typhoid fever at this
place to ascertain its cause, is now making
tour of MARYLAND TOWNS inuuirinp into
their sanitary condition.
The Baldwin's Mill Base Ball club
which was defeated on July 9TH by the
Elkton club by score of 45 to - played a
return game on the grounds of the last
named club in Elkton on Saturday last.
The game resulted in another defeat for the
visitors by = score of 36 to 10.
The Snow Hill NeSSenge: says James n.
Todd, Esq of the 1mericon Union. and
Caroline bar; Mr.. Robert NJ. Todd, of the
Easton National Bank; Rev john Il. Todd
of Dickinson College, and Mr.. George Todd,
of Drew Theological Seminary are visiting
their father Rev. Il. w. Todd in Snow Hill.
The Rev. j. A. b Wilson, presiding
elder of the Salisbury district, and formerly
stationed in this county, has purchased the
residence of the late DR. Woodruff located
near the town of Princess Anne for the sum
of $1,000. The place is known as "Olney,"
and is improved by large and commodious
brick house.
"A resident of Westminster, Md, re-
Gently caught young bird the size of an
English sparrow and resem bling one in
every way except the color which is pure
white. Its eyes are red and legs white
yellow. 1t was placed in cage and the
English sparrows come to the cage and feed
it. 1t is supposed to be a white sparrow as
it twtters exactly like the English sparrow
Tie Rev. w. w. w. Wilson and family
of Crisiied were made very sick recently by
eating ice-cream of their own make. The
ice-cream favored with essence of
lemon, and it is thought that the action of
the acid on the zinc III the freezer poisoned
and proper medical assistance being rem
dered the sick recovered.
Camp meetings are announced as fol-
lows: Chester Heights, July 20 to 29th;
Federalsherg, Caroline comfy, July 18th;
Camden Union, Kent county, Del, August
4th to 11th; Brandywine Summit, New
Castle county, Del, August 9th to 18th
Woodlawn, Cecil county, August 10th;
Deals Island, Somerset county, August 9th
to 10th.
Alta meeting of the Dover Distrt
Preachers Association, held recently a
service was held in memory of the late
Rev Arthur w. Milby, the presiding elder
of the district 1t determined to erec,
monument over his grave in the Barrett,
Chapel graveyard, and Rev. w. S. Robin
son, Rev. John Warthman and Rev
Vaughn Smith Collins were appointed ;
committee for that purpose.
/ The Rev. Benjamin Freeman, a well.
/ known local preacher of Elkton, died on
! Tuesday last at his home in this town in his
9th year. He had been suffering for a long
time from dropsy and asthma, and which
finally terminated his life He leaves wife
and two children. II was an influential
man among his people, and his funeral
which will take place tomorrow at 3 O'CLOCK
p. m, will doubtless be largely attended
The Rev. w. T. Savoy will deliver his fu-
neral sermon.
There was some commntion around tn,
Court House on Wednesday when the re-
~ circulated tnat the roof of the buildin.
was sinking and about to fall. Only a few
workmen We're in the building at the tim
and they were ordered ont and the conirac
tor, who was absent, telrgraphed for. On,
of the wOrkinen kept on at his labors refnsin
to leave the bHilding When the coutracto
arrived he stated that the roof was th
same when he began the work and oper
lions were resumed.
Considerable excitement is still felt i,
Belair, Hartford county, over the storie
which have been in circulation some tim
about IA fortune said to have been discovere
by Alexander Wilson i'll a box in the garde
of an old house belonging to John StumI
deceased, at Stafford about 10 miles mort
OF Hayre de Grace. The amount was sal
to be in gold, and some statements place
as high as $4,000. Mr. Wilson is said
b.. somew here in the West. Many person
in the neighborhood believe that WilsC
found box with money in it, but no OF
knows the amount. IL is said that he III
tried to buy he farm offering to pay cas-
for it. Colonel Herman Stump, grandSC
of Ioh ohp ha /,