The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-12-11


: We sorry to learn that Mr.. John Cul.
lcny's physician entertaiuS but slight hops
OF his recovery.
Miss Bessie Conrey. Of Chesapeake CRY
Midiletown.
Mr.. w. w. Henderson has been quite
; i'll of congestion of the lungs for some Time,
but is improving.
MIR. Shockey has advanced 4 cent and
offers Is cents per ID for turkeys this week
i'll large ots. NOTICE his advertisement.
We regret to announce the extreme i'll
ness of the Rev. john ID. Eisg, at his home
in SudlersvIlle Queen Anue's county Nd.
Should the weather prove favorable, it
is intended to hold series of extra meet.
ings at Crouchs Chapel, commencing on
Monday evening next.
A young child, one of twins, of Mrs.
Annie Webb of Philadelphia, daughter of
Mr.. Jacob Rambo of this town, died in
Philadelphia the early part of this week OF
diptheria
Il Clothier's, and but suggests the grand
display of Christmas goods this firm dis
plays They will very soon take possession
of Hood II Bonbrlghts large store next
door to them.
DR.. w. II. Noble, Mr.. Samuel c. Row
land, DIR. Howard Hopes, the NJ i,ses Ran
som, Miss Boynton and Mrs. johnson, all
of Port Deposit spent Wednesday with Miss
Mary McIntire at her sisters Mrs. J. A. J
| Creswell's.
| -Messrs. George c. Oldham and John Il.
Bond, of Port Deposit, with an attendant
started for Virginia last week on a hunting
expedition for deer, wild turkeys and other
game. They will remain in the mountains
| several weeks.
-Rav. J' II. Manly, son of Clayton
Manly of this town, has been elected prrsid
ing elder of the North Carolina district f
the Virginia Conference of the \. 1. NJ. i.
church. which held its annual session re-
Gently at Elizabeth City, y. c.
The horse attached to sleigh contain
ing Mr.. Warner McNeal and Mrs. T. W.
Purpell, fell down in front of the residence
of Mr.. Henry K. Torbert on Main street on
Thursday morning. The sleigh was over
turned and the occupants thrown out into
the snow. The young gallant looked rather
startled as he shook the snow from his
curly locks.
"A basket surprise was given Mr.. and
Mrs. John O'Daniel, of Oxford, last We'd
nestlay which day was the 35th anniversary
of their marriage. About - friends from
Oxford, Cecil county, Phialadelphia ami
elsewhere were present and made merry
the event The host and hostess, who we've
| completely surprised, received several pres
ents.- OXFORD Press.
Numerous complaints have been mad
| this week to the clerk of the County Com.
missoners of the negligence of supervisors
| in not opening the roads after the heavy
snow storm. II is the duty of these officers
| to keep the roads clear of all distractions i'll
winter well as summer. Although it is
not expected that they clean all the snow
| away from the road beds, II is their duty 10
| clear enough to make travel safe and easy.
| Mr.. j. Vernon Campbell the CONTRACTOR
for rsnum bering the houses of Baltimor.
city, expects to complete the work the pres
ent month. He says there are about Il, 0uD
| houses in the city, which falls below the
number he expected to find. His first est
mate was that the houses would be any
where from $1,000 to 100, 900, aud heurderr,t
100 900 new numbers. He believes he will
have 80, 600 numbers left over when the re-
numbering is completed.
concerning Miss Imugence Chandler,
the eocutionst, with the Schubert q lart-tre
next Tuesday evening the Philadelphia
Ereniny Bulletin says: "Anything more
thoroughly artistic. wherein art conceals art,
than the reading of Archie Dean by Miss
Imogene Chandler could scarcely be imag
iued She so thoroughly lost her Identity
| in the character of her heroine that she
held the immense audience sp1libouud
through alternate tears and laughter"
ALLEGHENY county is going to follow the
example of Cecil and have county insane
| asylum erected. The com IN issionerS of that
| county this week, after returning from an
inspection tour OF hospitals, adopted the
plan of Frank E. Davis, architect, for IL
county insane asylum to be erected on the
aims house grounds there. The building
will be three stories high, will cost about
81, 900 and will accommodate eighty per
sons. The work will commence early uexC
year.
Mr. II. II. Shippers, who has for several
years filled the position of chief clerk of the
North East works of the Mccullough Iron
company, has rendered his resignation
which took effect on "Wednesday last. Mr..
Shippers takes a position with "a well known
| Philadelphia, Mr.. l. NJ. EkinS, recently
embarked in the manufacture of ~ engines
and gas machinery at Reading, Pa Mr.
Shippers made many friends in this county
during his residence here by his fne traits
of character. He was memher of the board
of town commissioners of North East
An Elkton boy treated countryman
who was sleighing through town on We'd
nesday evening rather roughly. The boy
had an immense chunk of snow in his hands
and was standing on the south side of Main
street in the shadow of a building y couple
of men came along in sleigh and when
they We're opposite the boy he threw the
snow at them. 1t caught one, who was
peacefully smoking cigar and enjoying
the moonlight, on the head. 1t was some
time before the injured party regained his
breath, hut when he did, he made the
neighborhood smell of birthstone and
wanted to clean out the whole town.
A addressed, rather fine looking man
on Saturday last borrowed from citizen of
this town enough money to pay his ftre to
Baltimore. II said he belonged in Column
bus, Ohi0, aud had been on prolonged
spree. While ho was under the influence
of liquor he did not know where he was,
and when he sobered up found himself in
Philadel lhia and without money. His
nearest friends being in Baltimore he start
ed on Friday of last week for that place.
II e reached Wilmington the first day aud
came to Elkton the next. He took the l2:al
A. NJ. train last Sunday morning for Bal
timore.
} The New York star of a recent dat {
contained the following III reference TO Geo
Phoebus of the Wilmington Conference
"a petition for an order to compel George
K. Phoebus, young lawyer who lives il
Brooklyn, TO pay S3l5 to Mrs. Annie f
l