The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-11-20


was so heavy at this place quite light
is some parts of the Fourth district.
Mrs John l.. Moore, nee May Williams,
daughter of Rev T. S. Williams of North
East, has been visiting Miss Sue Quigg, OF
Symrna
On Thanksgiving there will he a union
service i'll the Presbyterian church at II
o'clock \. NJ. The Rev. J. p. Otis will
| preach.
The Rev. John s. Foulks, of Garrett
Memorial church, Oakland, Md. will preach
i'll the Presbyterian church of this town to-
morrow morning.
DIR. j. II. lamar on Thursday joined the
committee of Pennsylvania physicians APP
pointed to inves tigate the insane asylum
Burn Bray near Media.
-Messrs. c. Frank Kirk, Lewis II. Kirk
and Josiah F. Kirk, who have been drawn
as jurors for the December term of court,
are brothers and all reside near Rising Sun.
| Bishop Curtis, of the Roman Catholic
church, who was consecrated i'll Baltimore
on Sunday last, Will be installed tomorrow
! III w lllnIuSIoH. Inc IeN JOuH A i-y onS
Will assist in the exercises.
| The Prohibition Committee called to
meet on Tuesday next is the committee
composed of three members from each dis
trict as now organized We state this to
correct any misrepresentation as to what
| committee is meant in the call
| Hermann Shredder and Jack Jones en-
gagged in fight in an Elkton restaurant one
| day this week in which the former came
out second best. a warrant Was issued for
the arrest of Jones, who is said to have been
the aggressor, but he has not yet been APP
pretended
We acknowledge the receipt of the rst
number of the Collector a little monthly
journal devoted to the interests of stamps
and coin collectors. 1t is published at Eas-
ton, Md, by c. Haddaway. Some of the
E!kton boys should subscribe for it, 1t only
costs 20 cents per year.
Mrs. Edwin Purnell received on We'd
nesday night a telegram from Washington
informing her of the illness of young Budd
Burton, son of the late Darius Burton, at
one time resident of this town, and we'll
known merchant here. Mrs. Purnell started
for Washington on Thursday.
Mr. H. j. Schultz, who is a candidate
for the office of local steamboat inspector at
Baltimore and who Gov. Groome prefers, is
native of Chesapeake City. He is nephew
of the late Capt Perry Chopper, and whose
father was for number of years au engi-
neer on the Chesapeake 4 TIdewater steam
boat line.
AS will be remem bered by our readers
Cristield was selected by the members of
the Wilmington conference as the place of
holding their next session. The bishops OF
the NJ. Z. church met in Philadelphia last
week and selected dates and presiding Off
GERS for the different conferences. The Will
mington conference will be held on March
18th and will be presided over by Bishop H.
w. Warren.
Read Levy Bros, new bulletin in an
other column, and if you want to be aston
ished at the difference between Eighth
street and Chestnut street prices call at
their store the first time you go to Philadel-
phia. Winter underwear is in season now
just note their prices for both mems and
women merino goods.
The farm known as ''Unon Plains"
SITUATED! in Sassatras Neck, containing 800
acres, was sold at public sale at the court
house door on Tuesday morning by John S.
Writ Esq, trustee. The property was sold
to James NJ. Budd of Philadelphia at Sl1 600.
1t was the third time that it had been of
fersd.
-Four trains moving each way on the
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad will hereafter stop on Sunday at
Sikton station, as one new will Re
added tomorrow. This state of atflrs does
not carry out very well the statement by
certain religious newspapers that the
''Pensy" had decided to give up Sunday
traffic.
The Baltimore Amerjcan of Monday
contained list of men appointed by Col
lector Groome to positions in the Baltimore
Custom House which contains good historic
names. Among these we noticed that Of
our friend Thomas Jefferson Scott. The
Turkey Point instead of Turksytown. An
drew Jackson Pennington, a former Cecil
countian, was also on the list.
-Ex-Sheriff VIM. j. Smith, auctioneer
for George A. Blake, Esq, trustee for the
heirs of the late Jane Thompson on Tuesday
morning sold at public sale at the court
house door their farm located in the Sixth
district on the road leading from West
Nottingham to Port Deposit, and about two
miles from Colora. The property contains
1Oi acres and is improved by two-story
dwelling house, two barns &c. Samuel ID.
Fisher was the purchaser for $500.
-EX-Sheritf Smith, auctioneer for Daniel
Bratten, Esq, attorney, on Tuesday morn
ing sold at mortgages sale at the court
house door the farm of John r Adams sit
uated IN the Eighth election district near
Piottown, and containing 20 acres The
improvements consist of two and-a-haf-
story stone house, with slate roof, recently
built, a new barn and a canning house.
The property was sold for $1,000 to Charles
G. Crothers Esq.
for some time as track hand ON the =. w
Il b. railroad, has been appointed watch
man at the crossing of the railroad and the
public road which leads from Chestnut Hill
to the Wilmington turnpike. This is one of
the crossings at which the county commits
sioners passed an order last week COMPEL
ing the company to place Waterman. The
crossing is said to be a dangerous one, but
comparatively little used.
Rose Bank Sabbath school, uudenomi-
national, located at Calvert, Md, and mum
berlng more than one hundred scholars,
held Its closing exercises on Sabbath Nov.
II. pleasant feature of the exercises was
the lstribution of premiums for memoriz-
ing scripture verses, as follows: FIRST to
Hannah Rale, who had a record of more
than eight hundred verses; second, third
and fourth to Lulu Berriker, Joseph Mar
tindell and Jehu Churchman, respectively.
The energetic and beloved superintendent.
Mr.. L. Is. Carhart, was presented with
fine steel engraving handsomely framed
Mr.. j. Limerick and Joshua l.. Well.
of Philadelphia spent Monday night with
our telow-townsman, Mr.. Joseph Wells,
and on Tuesday morning drove down and
took look at Town Point farm, the prop
erty of the heirs of the late James L. Craig.
We don't know what inpressi n the prop