The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-08-28

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has recently received new coat of paint
which adds to the attractiveness of the
building. Thomas Lort and workmen did
the work.
The Westamwell rolling mills are not
in operation They are supplied by material
from North East and the strike at that
place occasioned the closing of the WeStam
we'll works.
The East End Misses social club, held
its regular meeting last Friday evening at
Miss Lucy Ltzenburg's. The girls We're
all as pretty as the boys We're polite and At
tentive.
all over the country. Today We read of
the drouth drying up the ponds in Iowa,
and the catfish are reported Topping about
in the grassy fields hunting water.
Capt. VIM. Really of this town, will
give suit able reward for the return to him
of white and black pig which escaped from
his vessel on Monday evening opposite
Capt. Clay's landing.
The annual festival and supper of Union
NJ E. church will be held this evening in
the grove adjoining the church, Supper
tickets adults - cts children II cts. The
proceeds 90 to the Sabbath school fund.
The depot at Singerly on the new rail
road will not be completed for several
weeks Mr. Chas Il Wells, the agent, went
on duty last Monday. \ temporary ticket
and telegraph office has been erected
Mr.. p. G. Strickland asks farmers in
Cecil county to read the testimonials he
publishes in this issue of THE WING, of the
results attaired by the use of Tygert's Star
Bone Phosphate. They are right to the
point.
The officers and teachers of the Sabbath
school at Boulden's Chapel will hold a fair
and festival at that place, on Saturday Sept.
4th, for the benefit of said school, where ice
cream, cake and other refreshments will be
served. Also supper will he gotten up in
good style. All are invited.
Our old friend VIM. F. Howard whom
his friendS-and they are legion-fami-
iarly call pet" Howard, sent to our office
this week basket of magnificent peaches
grown on his "Randalia" farm. Long life
to you "Pet,' ard may each peach in that
basket mark year in your life.
Mr. Frank NJ Rawlings, left at THE
WING office on Thursday, a splendid peach
of the Orange blossom variety, out of the
orchard of Capt. John Brickley in Elk
ftl T.. tl,.,tL hos,
gone ahead more in the last ten years, we
would like to hear from it.
school year on Monday, Sept. 9th. Prof
w. NJ Foulk continues AZ principal and
has engaged Miss Emma V. Beach assis-
tant. The principal is good teacher and
the academy under his care was last year in
a t1ourishing condition. See his advertise
ment in another column.
On Wednesday afternoon about four
o'clock a five year old son OF Geo. Bedwell,
W no is now employee of Casho X Cos.
machine works in Delaware about five miles
from Elktou, but who once resided in this
Rpace was drowned in the creek near the
works. The boy was in bathing and got
beyond his depth.
The house aud lot of Jesse Stebbng,
situated on the West side of Main street,
Port Deposit and now occupied by William
j. Stebbing was SOLD on Friday at mort
gagee's sale at the Court House by WIN. j.
Jones Esq, trustee. T. f. Williams was
the purchaser for $3.50 Palmer Shockley
was the auctioneer.
Miss Mary King, of Fulton township,
Lancaster county, Pa, reached her Slst
birthday on the 2lst inst, and the occasion
was embraced by one hundred and eight
friends and relatives who came from far
and near to celebrate the event. Among
other interesting features were the reading
of an serostic by Hannah Way, of Cecil
county and an address by William Way,
also of Cecil.
There was special session of the Or
phans Court on Tuesday last for the purpose
of filling the vacant scholarship III Wash
ington College at Chestertown. There were
| five applicants for the place; one from the
| Second district, two from the Third, one
| from the Fifth and one from the Eight. The
| Judges awarded the scholarship to Clarence
| NJ Hanson IA II year old son of Mr. Benz a
min Hanson of the Second district. 1t
! strikes us that the better way to award free
Relationships is by IA competitive exam ina
ton.
| We were shown this week by Mr.. John
l.. Hogg a copy of Atknson's Saturday
evening Post and Bulletin weekly and lit
erary newspaper dated April 10Th, 1888.
| Among the advertisements was offer of
$50 reward for the capture of II runaway ap-
prentice and warning persons not to harbor
| him at their peril. The paper was published
in Philadelphia Mr. Hogg also has one of
the advertising bills of one of the first cir
| cuses that ever exhibited in E.kton. This
was in 1892. II is unnecessary 10 state that
it is vastly different from those published
today.
depressing news for Talbot comes
from Hartford. Mr.. Henry w. Archer and
Treasurer Stevenson Archer have declared
themselves against the Baltimore county
ex-consressman. 1t has been supposed by
Talbott's friends that Hartord's' delegation
in the convention would he for Talbot and
that Stevenson Archer would use his int1u,
ence to that effect. Mr.. Henry w. Archer
said few days ago that the party custom
should be followed and Dr. Shaw given an
other term. Stevenson Archer has ex-
pressed himself, though very guardedly, i'll
a similar strain. The delegation from Har
ford Will probably give Hopkins compli
mentary vote and then wheel around for
DIR. Shaw. Baltimore county seems to be
lost to Talbot, but he will make fight
there nevertheless.
Bishop of EastOn.
The adjourned convention of the Diocese
of Easton convened at Salisbury, Md, OF
Thursday. On the third ballot the Rev
Alex. j. Drysdale was chosen bishop of thu
diocese. The newly elected bishop was borr
in aud IL yaars old an,