The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-10-16

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with load of fine oysters which he is sell
ing at the lowest market price.
Mrs. Pancoast, sister-in-law of Mrs
A. J. Scott of this town, died on Frida.
last in Philadelphia.
Mr. VIM. Terrell, of this place, has
been appointed to position in ii govern
ment building at VAS ington, d. c.
| Read Frank Prices new advertisement
He calls especial attention to his large STOCK
of shoes and canton flannels.
Read the new fall bulletin of Levy
Bros, 4 Company of Philadelphia. They
offer many things at astonishingly low
prices.
Mrs. Litzenberg is continually increas
ing her large stock of millinery and dress
county to inspect them. Read her ne"
card.
The Rev. j. T. Van Burkalew will
make Temperance" the subject of his ser
mon tomorrow (Sabhatb) at Bethel NJ. E.
church, and also at Glasgow in the after
noon at 3 o'clock.
VIM. Price, of Warwick, has bought
the home of w. Scott Way, on South Broad
street, Miidletown, and will take posses
sion of the same about the middle of No
vember next.
Mrs. Emma Purnell, with her two
children arrived here on Thursday from
California, on visit to her parents, DR.. j.
Dunott and Mrs. Dunott who reside near
Elkton.
Z The foundation is being laid on the lot
recently purchased by George Booth on
Main street, near the Far Creek, for the re-
ception Of his house which will be moved
there from its present site on the Booth farm.
Miss Lena Norris who resided with her
mother on the farm of Thomas Conrey near
Chesapeake City, died on Sunday last OF
lockjaw, caused by nail being run into
her foot about ten days before.
There is not a more conscientious or
fair dealing firm in Cecil county than Car
hart 4 Co., OF Zion. They have built up a
fine trade among the people of the upper
districts. Notice their fall and winter an.
nouncement in another column.
Collector Groome has purchased house
on Preston street, Baltimore, and will move
there in a few days. Deputy Collector VIM.
NJ. Knight, has taken house on Charles
street above Chase, and expects to move to
Baltimore about November LIST.
There will be services in the Presby-
terrain church tomorrow (Sabbath) as
usual by the pastor, Rev. r. w. Beers.
His subject in the m orping will be "Seeing
through glass darby" The evening sub
ject will be 1.-THE Christian Boycott" All
are welcome.
A destitute soldier of the late wal
sought refuge at the Aims House, near
Cherry Hill last Saturday and died shortly
afterwards. A soldiers discharge was found
on his person. He was buried by the Elkton
post OF the G. A. X. The dead man lad
belonged to Company X. LOG regiment, n,
Y. Volunteers.
Il Gov. Henry Lloyd will be married tc
Miss Staplefort, of Dorchester county, a,
Christ church, Cam bridge, on Mond ~, DC
tober 18th. The bridal party will take q
wedding trip north, and then return tc
Cambridge. Governor and Mrs. Lloyd and
| the governors sisters, will occupy the gov
eminent house at Annapolis next winter.
n "A large number of Elkton people at
tended the performances of the "Litte Ty
1 coon" at the Opera House, Wilmington, the
early part of this week. On Tuesday even
ing alone there were about 20 ladies ant
| gentlemen present from this place, all o
whom as far as heard from were wei
pleased with the opera. Nanon at the Opera
| House on Monday and Tuesday next de
| serves like attendance.
The tenant house on the farm of Mrs
| DR.. Julian Ward, situated in the First dis
trlct, Was consumed by fire about O'Clock
on Thursday morning. Joseph Tucker, the
| occupant with his wife and several chill
dren, escaped in their nightclothes. Th
| fire is supposed to have been caused by the
explosion of lamp. The house was valued
at about S40O and insured in the Cecil Mu
tual Fire Insurance Company for 81 so. Mr.
which was probably worth from $3.50 to soc
Thomas Davidson, proprietor of tn,
Delaware steam marble and granite work.
at the corner of 9th and King streets, Viii
mington, Del, has just completed som
fine work in the ElEton cemetery He ha.
erected a tomb to the memory of Mr.. Bur
,bage Brock and enclosed the lot with heav,
galvanized bars, ornaments, and marble
posts. He has also made monument fol
Mr.. Joseph Bed wells lot in this cemetery
! He shipped last week tomb for Mrs. job,
\ B. Arrison and one for a child of Lewis l.
McClintock both to be erected in Bricl
Meeting House cemetery.
| We are glad to inform our readers tina
Mrs. S. 7. Rorer, of Philadelphia, has de
termined to deliver one of her practical de
monstration lectures on cooking and house
hold economy in Elkton. The date of he
proposed lecture has not been positivel,
| fixed, but she writes that she expects to b.
here about the 2Sth instant. AS prlucipa
of the Philadelphia cooking school Mrs
Rorer has made a wide reputation, as
teacher of household economics, and heI
publication in the shape of the already pop
ular Philadelphia Cook Book has largel,
increased her reputation. Wecongratulat
the ladies of this community upon the pros
pect of having her, and the favorable per
| oil h,,a
those who have met her, will doubtless Sc
cure her large and appreciative audience
Groome and a persistent office seeker figure
1t seems that one of Cecil county $ resident
who wanted good fat place" with mic
salary and not much to do, persistently wor
ried the collector by his appeals. The col
lector offered him, place worth abou
81, 500 per year, but this did not suit the gen
tleman, as he wanted place worth abou
81, 800. The collector, finally worried out G
all patience, said to him after the usua
Il question: "Have you found that place?
"Yes, sir, l have found it at last" With
beaming face the apple ant inquired what
was and when he must take charge well
Mr.. B, said the collector, at is the vacan
bishopric of the Diocese Of Easton, wort
s., 500 per annum, with house rent free, an
l certainly hope that you will accept" Th
collector has not been troubled by this pa,
ticular applicant lately. CentreciHe Obse,
rer.
Temperance at Nottingham,
The Rev. Madison c. Peters, who ha