The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-04-17
Iosnr Department.

order.
-Keeley, the motor man, still hveth.
He gave a private exhibition of his invisi-
bic motor on Monday.
The Elkton Amateur Lawn Tennis Club
is making preparations for the season 5
play.
Earl Russell, literary English noble
man, visited Walt Whitman on Sunday at
his home in Camden.
Mrs. Kate Lloyd, the mother of Gov.
Lloyd, has been critically i'll at Cambridge
for several days.
On Monday H. f. Shippers was appoint
ed postmaster at Mechanics Valley, Cecil
county, vice John Dunlap, removed.
Many citizens of Newark saw the bap-
tisrn of d Campbellite, who was immersed
in White Clay creek Sunday afternoon.
The Elkton boys fish with large dip
nets at the dam near Farr Creek bridge.
They catch numbers of herring and other
fish.
charles IL. Collins, of Elkton, has &C
copied a position as travelling agent for a
grocery and tobacco firm. Mr.. Collins will
frequently be in Elkton.
On las: Sunday morning in the West
Nottingham Presbyterian church Mr.
Stoyan L. Natralsky, a Bulgarian evangel-
ist lectured on missionary work in Bulgaria.
Miss Martha Finley, the celebrated au-
thoress of Elkton, has completed y new
novel entitled "The Thorn il the Nest 1t
will be issued during this month by the
Dodd, Mead * Co publishers.
In Newark, Rising Sun and other places
base ball is said to be already the rage.
Why is the Eikton youth so backward in the
matter this season Are they discouraged
at only scoring one game last year.
cards are out for the wedding of Miss
Annie l.. Conrey, daughter of Thomas Con-
rey, of Chesapeake City, and Marion NJ
fiarcaStle, of Middletown, Del. Thursday,
the I'D instant, is the date of the ceremony
The Rev. J. billiard Ranger, assistant
minister in the church of the Heavenly
Rest, New York city, has been invited to
take the place of assistant minister at Trim
ity Cathedral, Etston.
Frank Conley, the funny man who
appeared here with the kickapoo Indians, is
III liking a tour of towns in this vicinity.
He appeared in Middletown on Tuesday
and Newark on Wednesday.
Sunday after next will be the last of the
conference year in the a. NJ. f. church.
The Rev. l.. H. Jackson, who will at that
time conclude the first year of his pastorage
at this place, will probably be returned for
another year.
Mayor Rhoais, of Wilmington, who has
been critically i'll for long time, is SO much
improved that lie is able to walk around
the house. His condition is generally good
and he will doubtless entirely recover in a
few more days.
A party of Philadelphians, including
one of the Drexels, visited Marley and Pro-
violence Paper Mills on Monday, and we're
also shown through the Pulp Works at this
place. Mr.. George w. Childs was to have
been one of party, but was prevented from
coming.
Henry Fredericks, of Elkton who his
been for some years in the employ of the
p. w. X b. railroad, has been appoiu ted to
position on the Baltimore police force
Mr.. Fredericks is man of splendid
physique, and has been employed often in
this town as special officer.
Mr.. George u. Ward die. at hi, resi-
dence in Baltimore on Tuesday, aged "a
years, of Il complication of diseases. He
was native of Cecil county, went to Bal
tmore when II years of age and became
wealthy and prominent. He was related
to Ex-tiov. Groome and other Cecil conn
tians.
An Eastern Sho:eman who emigrated
to tina West writes to the Cambridge Era
and says that people who leave Maryland
to seek their fortunes in the West. are very
foolish 1t takes more money aud more
work to yield less returns out there than in
this state. Most Marylandars he has III let, ,
he says, regret that they ever lett their ma
tive state.
The "cup" has left Ekton. On Friday,
March 20, Capt. i honas Todd, of Bishops
Head, Dorchester county, Md, went to
Baltimore to hunt wife The next morn
ing he met his friend J. W. Megary, a
butcher, to whom he stated the purpose of
his visit Megary suggested that Mrs.
Tate, widowed customer of his about 80
years of age, would probably "fll the bill. -
Mrs. Tate was soon visited by Todd and his
butcher friend, and before night she had
become Mrs. Todd. For fast time this will
beat Elkton wldowers
On Friday, night of last week, Mr.. II.
Nicols, who is employed by the railroad
company to sell tickets for the midniyh
train, turned out a tramp when he left the
building about one o'clock. The tramp's
:. lothing Was wet and he desired to stay
along side of the stove all night which wa.
, against Mr.. Nicols' orders In the morn
ing it was found that pane of glass in one
of the windows of the ladies' room had
been knocked out, and from the appearance
of things around the stove it was Judged
that some one had been in the room As
the space occupied by the pane OF glass was
but II by 10 inches the fellow doubtless had
light squeeze getting in and out.
Rev. H. w. Todd's new book, "Metho,
dism of the Peninsula" will be issued about
May. The manuscript is now in the hand,
of the printer The hook will be l2-mo
small plea type, of about 800 pages, neatl
bound in cloth, with an attractive and very
suggestive stamp or cover, designated 10y
the author. Mr. Todd's reputation as
racy and entertaining writer is a sufficient
guarantee of the excellence of this forth
coming volume. A peep at the manuscript
will show Mr.. Todd's adaptability for sucl
a work. One noted Methodist author say.
of the work: The Characterization of what
is remarkable and humorous in the history
of Methodism, and the men who planted
and fostered it, exceeds in racness anything
have met with"
On Monday several men, claiming to bs
committee appointed by the knights o
Labor, waited apon Bowen s. Brother, o
the Newark Ledger, and ordered them no
To say anything further about the knights
They took ofiense at a phrase in the Lelgs
of the Eth inst, which referred to Crane
Master Workman Powderly rs the "higl
monkey monk" The gentleman explained
that they misunderstood the expression
which was only meant that Powderly wa
would not use Pov,derley's name in connec
with the STRIKES but refused to accede t.
the demand of the COMMITTEE" to refrain