The Cecil Whig., 1886-07-17

| Mr.. Herman BouChelle, of North East,
and Miss Lille Bradbury, a daughter of
Mr. Frank Bradbury, of Elkton. were mar
ried last week in North East by the Rev. j.
T. Logan. They will reside in Chester, Pa.
While some persons We're standing in
T the basement of the Court House the other
day piece of the wall of the blck building
fell over knocking in the door near where
they We're standing and frightening them
badly.
The Grange excursion goes on the
steamer Chester to Bay Ridge on July 23rd.
The wisdom of choosing the Chester for
long distance was shown last Wednesday
when she walked away from the Pilot Boy
so easily.
An all day meeting will be held
Sunday next in Mr.. j. Gilpin's woods.
There will be an experience meeting ard
preaching. There will be preaching in the
Elkton A. L. NJ. p. Church at night by
VIM. L. Savory, pastor.
There will be meeting of tine surviv-
ing members of the ID Regiment, Delaware
Post "a, Hutchinson and Girard Avenues,
Philadelphia Sunday afternoon, 18th inst.
All are cordially invited to attend.
Carpenters and builders will notice the
advertisement for proposal for tine building
of a county insane asylum on the almshouse
grounds, which we publish in another
column. The building will be of brick with
stone basement and slate roof
The congregation of the Elkton Presby-
terian Church will give an excursion on
Thursday, July Goth, to Colchester Beach
on the Pilot Boy The boat will leave Sim
gerly's wharf and tickets will be so cts The
committee having the excursion in charge
will spare no pains to make it an enjoyable
occasion.
Winter and John Wilson, sons of john
f. Wilson, Esq, on Wednesday last drove
horse of the late Rev. f j. Ways from
\ Baltimore to Elkton. The deceased clergy
man devised the horse, buggy and harness
to Mrs. Wilson who was his niece, as he
did not care to have the horse which was
favorite of his used in the city.
Mr.. Joshua NJ. Ash, of Elkton, had the
misfortune to lose his favorite dog "San-
key" at Colchester Wednesday. The
animal is a small black rat-terrier, and has
not had his ears clipped as is usually done
with this class of dogs. He was very much
priced by Mr.. Ash, who will be thankful
for any information concerning the animal.
"A bush meeting will be held at Cedar
Hill in the grove near Gritfith's A. U. NJ.
| P. church on Sunday, July 18th. The
Rev. +. w. Scott will preach at IL o'clock
=. M, and o'clock p. III. He will also
preach at Reeds \. L. NJ. p. church North
East at o'clock J.. IN. As this is the first
woods meeting held by this church this
season, the pastor C. H. Williams hopes to
meet all of the many friends of the church
-Catharine Thompson, better known as
Kitty Thompson, an aged colored woman
of Elkton, appeared before Magistrate A j..
Scott on Friday afternoon and took oath
that she had been assaulted on the evening
previous by "A colored man bearing the
popular name of Smith. He had choked
her, she said, and struck her on the head
| when some one interfered. The justice is
sued a warrant for the accused
| z Mrs Elizabeth Smith, aged about %
| years, wife of Joseph Smith, who resides
| near Glasgow, about three weeks ago was
kicked in the head by q horse. She suf-
fered considerably from the wound at the
time but it was thought had recovered
at4..n n,, v,,l,,
again taken i'll and died that night from
brain disease brought on by the blow She
was the daughter of the late John Ash
| Magistrate Scott last Saturday at the
sale of the old Court House furniture pur-
chased an ancient looking chair. He states
that it was formerly the property of Noble
| Biddle the father of States Attorney
| Noble Bidile who now resides in California
1t was made in England, and is very very
old. 1t is comfortable however, the large
thick seat having evidently been followed
or gouged out somewhat with a chisel as il
would scarcely have been worn that way
| by service.
| Miss Hattie Lort, who for a number of
| ) 'Si
public school, has rendered her resignation
| to the School Commissioners. Miss Lort is
a very efficient and faithful teacher, as
many uho have been under her instruction
can testify. The commissioners but ex-
pressed the sentiment of our community
| when they stated in the report of their pro-
ceedings published in another column of
this paper that she was one of the best
teachers in the county.
The County missioners were in ses-
sion on Tuesday and Wednesday, engaged
chiefly in the examination of current ac-
counts. Amos II. Rutter was appointed
constable of the 7th district. 1t was de-
cided to hold the Circuit Court in Odd Eel
lows Hall during the work on the Court
House. Contracts for county advertising
were made with the Democrat and WHIG
The statement of the financial conditions of
the county and the levy of 1886 were or
dered 80 be published in all the othe.
county papers.
The "devil" of THE WHIG Office met
with great catastrophe on Wednesday
last. Our ''devil" is good boy Con Sun.
days), and attends Sabbath school regu
l larly, consequently he had reward for his
virtue i'll the shape Of "free blow" on the
excursion. As is well known the "deyil'
2 is very fond of an excursion, even more :,
1 than OF u picnic, ana he accordingly took
the thing in. Tne accident that happened
t to him was that he lost his best piece o
; head gear overheard. We feel thankfu
} that it worse, as it would hlv.. been
e if he had lost his head or gone overboa,
v himself, for IA 'dtviI' is very useful about :
e newspaper office. Th" "ievit'' himself how
+, ever is not i'll thankful state of mind, il
: fact is very gloomy, and wont look at th
matter in that light. The next time h
4 goes on an excursion we wager, he will hav
= his hat by a string.
a Congressman Frank Shaw of our dis
e trict has recovered sufficiently to reSum
y the duties of his office. In conversation
d with reporter tn other day referring t
y his prospects of being renomnated for Con
= gress, MI. Shaw says the outlook is encoul
Ii aging, although he has given the suhj"C
\ but litrle attention during his illness. ii
y is not the least disturbed by the boasts
e. rival candidates, he said, and when tn
q proper time arrives he will lay his claim
n for reelection before his constituents, an
: submit gracefully to their decision. Pc
II sons who assume to he familiar with n
q political stu alton IN the = ,,tI to,.ur.