The Cecil Whig., 1886-07-24

-Heatzig's furniture warerooms look
| lik e "A daisy in their new coat of paint. Mr..
| HeatZig is an enterprising man, and de
serves the success he is meeting with III hi 5
! business.
| Tickets for the fIeSby terrain excursion
| to Colchester on Thursday next can he had
| ON the evening before at Mitchell's and
| Frazer's drug stores. As the tickets are
limited in number it will perhaps be well to
obtain them in that way.
Mr.. John Rambo and Miss Maggie
Strickland, of this town, We're married on
Wednesday evening. The ceremony which
was performed by the Rev. Mr.. Strickland, =,
"a brother of the bride, was celebrated AT
the home of the brides sister, Mrs. Miller.
We wish John and his wife long and
happy life.
The Rev. Mr.. johnson, retired clergy
man of Wilmington, preached very arcep-
tably in the NJ. f. church last Sunday,
morning and evening. The Rev. Alfred L.
Scott of Wilmington will occupy the pulnit
tomorrow at both services. The pastor
Rev. j. p. Otis will be present on the Sun
day following
The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Smith
who died on Wednesday of last week from
the effects of the kick of horse was held
on Saturday last. The services were held
at OFT Christian Chapel, the Rev. r. w.
Beers officiating. q .orge a. Blake, Esq,
superintendent of the Sunday School of
which the deceased was member, made IA
few remarks relating to her.
The Presbyterian excursion to Tolches-
ter on the Pilot Boy or Thursday the 29th
instant will doubtless be very enjoyable as
the persons having the matter in hand will
conduct it in the best possible manner. Sc
cure your tickets early. Adults Scots; chill
dren under II years, 4octs.
-Gouley's excursion from Wilmington,
Newark, Elkton and other stations to Tol-
chester via special trains on the F., w. X B
Railroad to Havre-deGrace and the steamer
Louise from that point to Colchester, was
well patronized. 1t required three trains. 1t
is said that 27O0 in all enjoyed the trip,
about 30 of whom were from this place.
The Grange excursion yesterday from
Elkton to Bay Ridge on the steamer Chester
was not well patronized as it should
have been, owing probably, to many of the
farmers being engaged in pressing work at
this season. 25S persons boarded the boat
at this place and this number was consider
ably added, to at wharves along the river at
which the boat stopped. The projectors
probably paid expenses as tickets We're 81
for adults.
The hearing in the case of the assault of
Augustine Smith colored on Kitty Thomp-
son ar aged colOred woman of Ekton, the
facts of which were given in our last issue,
was held on Friday night of last week be-
fore Magistrate A. j. Scott. After hearing
Charles Daniels and George Brown, colored,
witnesses of the assault, the Justice held
Smith in 5000 bail to appear at court to an
swer the charge of assault aud battery in
default of which he was committed to Jail.
The pastor and congregation of the
cursion to Rockaway Beach last Saturday
on the Pilot Boy. They had very pleas
ant weather, and a crowd sufficiently large
to paw all expenses and leave a small bal |
ance for church purposes. Some of the eX-
cursionists were rather dilatory in reaching
the wharf. a party of four were handed |
over the rail while the boat was leaving the |
wharf, and a woman was put on board |
through a window. After the boat had got |
under headway Laughing John, we'll
known character, was seen stepping it to
wards the wharf in an. alarming style |
Johns friends on board prevailed on the |
captain to back the steamer to the wharf, |
and he was taken The day was pleas
antly spent, no disorder of any kind taking
place on the boat. Tie Elkton Colored Cor
net Band furnished excellent music tor the |