The Cecil Whig., 1886-03-13
Iotn' department.


will preach in the NJ +. church at -: p. Nj.
Rev. j. T. Logan will preach at the
Free Methodist church tomorrow at 1870
and 80.
The March term of court will convene
next Monday. There are no criminal cases
of great Importance to be tried.
Mr.. j ames F. Barroll has been con,
fined to his room for several days from a
severe cold which threatened to turn into
pneumonia.
Paramount, to which the Rev Walter
Z. Avery, was appointed by the bishop is
the home of his childhood and where his
parents still reside.
-Leuten services will be held at Trinity
church daily during the coming week at
/ 30 Z. NJ, excepting on Friday, when the
hour will be 10 T. NJ. All are welcome.
Patrick Rranuan, for number of years
a resident of the vicinity of Mechanics
Valley, died of old age on Tuesday of this
week His rema MS We're inferred in the
Catholic cemetery at Elkton on Thursday.
The singing by the Elktou choir led by
Prof Robinson, of Baltimore, at the va.ious
anniversaries held during conference was
very fine. Asher A. Scott and Edwin V.
Hinchitfe relieved each other at the organ.
The annual examination of the Cherry
Hill Public School, of which Miss Martha
Biddle is principal, will begin on Monday
AL
The patrons and all interested in the school
are invited to attend.
The collection taken on the last day of
the conference for he sexton of the NJ. r.
church in consideration of his services dur
ing the session was a very liberal one, but
none too much when the great amount
of labor and attention that WAS req1ired
of him is considered.
There will be services in the Presby
teriln church tomorrow (Sabhath) as
usual. The pastor, Rev. L. W. Beers will
preach in the morning, his subject being;
"A Delnsion DiSpellel.' Rev. J. p. Otis,
pastor of the NJ. f. church, will preach in
the evening. All are invited.
ne DuUIlc safe Oh W. - LAKE. uehi
Back Creek Mills, which was to have taken
place on Monday, March Sth, was post
poued on account of stormy weather until
Tuesday, March 10th, at 70 o'clock sharp,
when the property will be sold rain or
stormy.
Services will be leld in the church of
the Good Shepherd, Chesapeake City, by
the rector, on Wednesday evening next,
and on all Wednesday evenings during the
Lenteu season at 80 =. NJ. The public are
cordially invited. Service on sundays at
$50 P. NJ.
Bishop Mallalieu left Elktou the even
ing of the day conference adjourned. He
,ent Tuesday night with Captain Kelly in
Wilmington and left the next day for the
Central Pennsylvania conference which
met in Harrisburg IN Thursday. He will
also preside over the Philadelphia confer
ence.
Any information of the whereabouts
of Mary j. RodenZer will be thankfully
received at the office of the Duncaunon,
Pa. Record She left Duncannon about %
years ago and went to live with John
Mitchell's family in Cecil county. Since
that time no information has been received
by her brother who desires to correspond
with her
This will be the third and last year of
the pastorship of the Rev. T. \. II. OBrien
at Chesapeake City, and of the Rev. Chas.
A. Hill at Cherry Hill. /: will be the
second year of the work of the Rev. l.. +.
Bl-ritt, at Port Deposit; of the Rev. {. f.
Sheppard, at Zion; Of the Rev 7. = Will
liams, at North East: and Of the Rev. j. =.
Otis, ot Elkton.
AT the first meeting Of the new board
of town commissioners Tuesday night John
X. Bond was reelected president; H. c.
Hopkins, treasurer; DR.. W. c. Carson,
secretary, and George Alexander Elm
wachter, chief engineer of the fire depart
ment. John NJ. Creswel was elected bailitf,
vice J. Walter Paxton, who had held the
position for nine years.
The Philadelphia Ledger of Thursday
among notes on political affairs in that city
has the following in regard to Edwin +.
Wells son of Joseph Wells, of Elkton.
"In the twenty first representative district
(twenty first and twenty eight wards) Ed
win +. Wells is announced as a candidate
for delegate to the Republican State Con.
vention and it is said, will be opposed by
the police.
Miss PAMELA Bolton died on Sunday
10, he, of nip' "a
in Elkton, aged II years, from complica'
ton of diseases She had resided with the
Gilpin family for over half century, and
had been in feeble health for long time
She was kind and useful to all around her
The Rev. j. = Otis conducted the funcra
services which were held on Wednesday
afternoon. The interment was in the Elk
ton cemetery.
We CLEAN from st. Michaels letter il
an Easton paper that 'ten fine chicken:
were lifted from the coop of Rev. j. o
Sypherd on Thursday night last" Th,
thief probably relieved his conscience by
the thought that the reverend gentema'
would eat enough chickens while in Elktor
attending conference to do him for a Ion,
while. 1t is more likely however that h
took them during his absence to save al
risk of ministerial shot.
Walter II. Thompson, wealthy mer
chant of Easton who attended the confer
ence, took trip TO Philadelphia on Satur
day last. While in Broad street station h
was robbed of a watch valued at $50, will
chain attached said to have cost S35, an,
Masonic badge worth $40. Mr.. Thomp
son put the matter in the hands of tn
Philadelphia police after discovering hi
loss, which was but a short time after tn
articles were stolen.
While Elkton Methodists are compll
menting those who contributed to the sue
cess of the anniversaries held during tn
recent session of the conference in thi
town, the valuable services of Prof. .Joh
q. Robinson, the popular musical director
must not be overlooked. The singing
congregational and otherwise was featu-
of the services referred to in leading whic
the Professor is a master. His home Will
in Elkton was with his son-in-law, tn
popular dentist, DR.. Morrow.
Mr.. Folger McKinsey for over 81
months past associate editor of The VIII
severed his connection with this jonrnal o
Friday of last week. He resigned bis pt
sition on THE WHTG to assume the editor
ship of III, Daily NerS of Frederick. Mary
land He no doubt " i'll di SDlay in IN