The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-11-13

WIN. Travis, florist for Hon. j. \. j
Creswell, visited the wonderful Chrysau
themum show in Philadelphia this week.
-Eemen Der the sign of the "Nationa
Clothing Emporium" in the Hollow o
Main street, Elkton Md.
The broken window in Trinity churcl
which made it uncomfortable for part a
the congregation last Sunday has been re
paired.
a DR.. John W. Cooper of Elkton and DIR
came mem bers of the Homeopathic Societ.
of the Peninsula, which met at Dover thi
week in annual session.
Rev. Asbury Burke, pastor of Elk Nscl
charge, proposes to begin a series OF reviva
meetings at Wesley Chapel on Tuesda,
evening next, Rev. J. p. Otis is e1pecte,
to preach on the opening night
The impression i. sal d TO prevail i'll thu
county surrounding this place that thu
diphtheria is epidemic here. We are happy
to inform the people of the county that this
impression is false one.
DR. j. Hare Taylor, dentist of Philad
elphia, will see his patients and those de
string his professional services in Sassafra>
Neck at the residence Of Mr.. Geo. Benson in
CeciltDn on Friday and Saturday of next
week.
The whooping cough i, still prevalent in
this vicinity. A fAvorite cure for the disease
is visit to the gas works where the pa
TENTS lnhale the gases in the purifying
room. Children often visit the works for
that purpose.
| -Overcoats of almost any kind in size or
| quality for man or boy are to be found at
the establishment of j. T. Mullin & Son,
Wilmington, Del, and what should make
it interesting to everybody is the very mod
crate prices for which they sell them.
| -"Jndge, the new court house isn't very
much larger than the old ONE said Cecil
county taxpayer to Judge Stump the other
day? go yes it is said the judge. How
many more will it hold" was the inquiry.
''Just four more" answered the Judge.
Mr.. 7. A. Bordley formerly employed
on the Cecil county -Ne,cS, and lately CORES
pendent for the Wilmington Ersry Erening
at Middletown, left the latter place last
week for Barnwell, South Carolina, where
he has secured position as foreman and
manager Of the Barnwell Sentinel
| The dwelling house of Mr. Geo Booth
1 was moved on Thursday and Friday of this
week from its old site on the Booth farm to
the lot recently purchased by Mr.. Booth
near the Far Creek and adjoining that of
| Mr.. Henry Ninsinger a distance of prob
ably upwards of quarter of mile.
We have heard Beecher, Tilton, and
other noted lecturers, but we consider the
lecture of Rev. c. C. McCabe, d. D., delv-
| cred at Central Hall on Wednesday evening
lof last week, on The Bright Side of Life in
Libby Prison" the grandest thing to which
we haveever listened.-C 'oyilubia Ctr Ind }
| Commercial.
1t i, said that Wyatt who has been do
ing the peninsula with the oratorio of
Queen Esther" for NUN Der of years past
wants to revive that chestnut" in thi.
town 1t is about thine Wyatt was catch
ing on TO something new for it is certain
that Elkton musical talent will have moth.
| ing to do with the old.
Captain William G, Purnell, secretary
| of the Maryland Senate, was confined in
LIBBY Prison about year during the war.
Chaplain McCabe who lectures on Nov. 22d
on ''The Bright Side of Libby Prison WIS
there at the same time, and the two were
acquainted. The captain can tell many en-
tertainiug stories of the prison life
A good lyceum or literary and debatin g
| society would be a good thing for the young
| people of our town and offer entertainment
| for those who are older. Cannot one be or
| gained III Eihton As well as in other towns
The country people in Cecil appear to have a
monopoly of these organizations each win
ter The town lad appears TO he more back
ward than his country cousin.
| IAHigh street is being extended westward
| rs far as Kings brickyard on the Blue Ball
road. John 5. Writ, Esq, attorney for
Mrs Matfit, has had marked out large
number of building lots on both sides of
the extension of the street. This section OF
town is growing in popularity for working
mans houses, mum bers OF such having been
erected there recently.
\ 1t is said that advices received from
friends of Right Rev. DIR. Wingtield, Bishop
of Northern California, who lately declined
the bishopric of the Diocese of Easton, in.
| lip,lta thar tb.. Il,
enced DR.. Wingield in his determination
have been removed, and a strong hope is
entertained that he may yet accept the
office.
Ten cars of a freight train on the Phil
adeiphia extension OF the Baltimore x Ohio
| Railroad jumped the track near Child.
| Station, about four miles from EIkton
early Thursday morning. The accident WAS
caused by a detective wheel, aud the track
was considerably twisted. Trains were de
layed for some time One man is said 10
have been soruewh III jured.
The annual meeting of the association
of public school commissioners will be held
| at the State Normal School on Tuesday aud
| Wednesday, November 23d and 2ith. The
association will be called to order at noon
Tuesday, between the hours of niue and
| twelve of that day. Members and theil
friends invited to visit the several class.
| rooms and witness the ordinary exercises OF
the school.
A large and fashionable audience wit
messed the gymnastic exhibition of the Bal
timore Athletic club on Thursday night
last at the Academy of Music. Among
others present were Governor Lloyd aut
Collector Groome. Mr.. Wil.on l.. Coudou
of Perryville, outreached Malcolm w Ford
E. A. NUM- and j. NJ Dashiell in pole
vaulting. He cleared eight feet six inches
Mr.. Coudon also gave an exhibition of lof. J
tulnbling.
The attention of our readers is direc, ed
to the advertisement of Mum Il Co., patent
solicitors, in another column. Their nam.
| is familiar to pateHtees throughout tn,
country. In connection with the the publ
cation of the Scientific .imerican for III,
past forty years, they have made the draw
inGs and specifications for more than one
httiNA'' Ih'AAoahu III ftl'lpilS1 dUt JDtlT
cilities for obtaining patents were neve
better than now.
Bishop H. w. Warren, after listenin,
to Chaplain McCates lecture delivered il
Leadville, Colorado, on the evening of Sept
l, 1879, thus wrote about it: "Chaplain Nc
Cabe's lecture on The Bright Side of Lift
III Libby Prison is one of the most graph,