The Cecil Whig., 1886-05-22

| Nicholas l.. Goldberg, of Wilmington,
who lately frescoei the house of IL. IL.
Brady, Esq, of Chesapeake City, has the
contract for frescoing Zon NJ. f. Church,
! Wilmington.
Owing to the unfavorable weather of
last Saturday the church fair at New Leeds
was postponed till this Saturday, after
noon, at o'clock There are a variety of
nice articles on hand. y
| THE schooner Eddie, with a load of
lumber consigned to 5. G. Rowland, Port
Deposit, had her topmast broken off while
| passing under the new Il. < q. bridge on
4 Thursday of last week.
1 A couple of young men in buggy
drove through town on Tuesday evening at
a very high rate of speed. The officers did
not come mp with them, or they doubtless
would have been arrested for fast driving.
| L/-John c. IIndman, the well known auc+
Itioneer, sold the stock recently advertised
| for the Messrs. Balderstones and Jones, at
| Colora, on Wednesday last. Cows brought
from $40 to 500 and fIeiers from SO to $50
A. p. Shockley, auctioneer for l.. NJ.
IIaines trustee, on Tuesday sold at public
| sale, at the Court House yard, the fine resi-
dence of Mr. Chandler Cruikshank, in Ce
clifton. L. Porter Lusby was the purchaser
at 81 500
Hugh Bolton & Co., Nos. 81 and So Nc
Elderry's wharf, Baltimore, is the oldest
paint and oil house in the State. They have
large assortment of paints of all kinds,as
we'll as oils and everything i'll the line of
this business.
When Paul Reed, one OF the alleged
slayers of ''Billy the JOKER" was being
conducted from the depot 10 the jail yeste1-
day morning local politician of the DEM
ocratic persuasion was heard to say: That's
the only Democratic darkey in the First
district, and now you want to hang him"
\ A new barn in place of the one den
stroyed by fire on the farm of Mr.. William
Whitman, West Nottingham township, last
winter, is being built. Milton Walker, of
Oxford is the contractor, ard the lumber
for the building is now being delivered
from the lumber yard of S Il. Dickey &
Co., of Oxford.
We this week publish the advertise
ment of George o. Stevens, lumber dealer,
II and 10 Light street, Baltimore. Mr..
Stevens deals in building materials of all
kinds. He is an old and established dealer,
and sells at the lowest market prices. For
further particulars, see his card in another
column.
The Middletown NJ. E. Church Sunday
school will have an excursion to Colchester
Beach this summer In order to secure
some part of the expense, paper has been
published called "The Excursionist." About
5000 copies have been issued, and tn
school makes a neat sum by the venture,
the merchants having used its columns
freely for advertising purposes.
The Right Rev. Bishop Lee, of Della
ware, will %. " make the following Wis
itations for confirmation next week: At
st. Marks Chapel, near Perryville, on
Tuesday afternoon, May %; at Port Deposit
on Tuesday night at North East on Wed.
nesday night; at Chesapeake City on Tnurs-
day morning; at Ceciton on Thursday
night, and on Friday morning at Saint
Stephens.
The Oxford Press states that at Lincoln
University, the school for young men in
Chester county, Pa, there are 1S9 students
in attendance; 81 in tie theological depart
ment, 136 in the collegiate and % in the pre-.
paratory departments. OF these students
l10 are candidates for the ministry. Ninety
eight of the entire number are PreSbyte-
rians, II Baptists, 90 MethodistS > EpiSco-
palianS, Campbellite and IS non-proIl
| fessvrs. 81
T A dozen Elktonians last Monday had
| the l:26 y. III. express train north to stop
and take them to Philadelphia to witness
| the game of base ball between the Balti-
more and Athletic clubs. They had in
tended returning on the express train south
passing here about o'clock D. m, but did
not arrive from the game until a few min
uteS after it had left Broad Street Station
compelling them to stop over for the mid
night train. They We're much elated over
the victory Of the Maryland club
Booths ice-cream is known and sold
in all parts of Cecil county. Booth has the
reputation of manufacturing tirst-class
article and there is no better in the market.
lie has all the latest and best appliances.
He uses steam power and therefore is able
| to fill large orders on short notice Anyone
wanting ice-cream by the quantity should
order of Booth, as they are then sure of get
ting a good article. Orders by mail, tele-
graph or telephone from responsible persons
will be promptly filled. See his new ad-
| vertiSement.
Tho Northern Convocation of the bio
cese of ElSton was held in North Sassafrass
parish, Rev. Lewis Wake rector on Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday of last
week. Services We're held in the morning
at St. Stephens Church and in the evening
at the Chapel at Ceclton On Wednesday
evening the services were of missionary
character. All the meetings were well at
tended by the people. Among others pres
) ent and taking part In the exercises were
r Rev. Messrs.i Murphy of Shrewsbury par
ish, Miller of North East, Schouler of Elk
t ton, Roberts of Chestertown, and Dr. II c.
, Mackall of Elkton.
The Rev J. p. O is, pastor of the Elk
! ton NJ. L. Church, was given Il surprise on
Friday evening of last week There Were
probably a hundred and fifty members and
5 friends of his church assembled in the lee.
} ture room of the church on that evening
= from thence they went in a body to the par
y sonage, where very pleasant time wa.
e spent. Many evidences of their visit wer,
a left by the surprisers. This fcsiiies TO til,
I very earnest good feeling existing hetweer
| the pastor and the members % the church
| The Reverend gentleman gives more uni
Z versal satisfaction than any pastor at thi.
D church h rs done for many years. as tn,
v working interest manifested by its mem
: bers plainly shows.
. We call the especial attention of til,
: farmers in this section of the county to tn
lines of agricultural machinery kept OF
3 sale y p. G. Strickland, at his agriculture
4 depot, on North street, in this town. Their
e is no better mechanic in the county THAI
e Mr.. Strickland, and his experience in hand
! ling farmers machinery is Il guarantee tha
n the goods he offers are the best. He is con
: stantly in receipt of all leading implement
h needed by the farmer at this season. II
!. furnishes from stock or to order all dupli
n cate parts and repairs. He offers buyers in
l. ducements il price upon the most advan
o tageous terms, and guarantees satisfaction
e to the purchaser of every implement. Their