The Cecil Whig., 1886-03-20

this week.
Mr. A. W. Eder has become the E!kton
correspondent of the Baltimore Herald.
st. Patrick Day was about as decent
a one as could be reasonably expected OF
the old saint.
The members of the Elkton lawn tennis
club are contemplating soon commencing to
play their favorte game.
Miss Lizzie j. Merritt of this place, on
Thursday last left to visit her friend Miss
Kate Jones, of y. Gilmor street, Baltimore.
Mr.. Folger McKinsey has written 10
friends in Elkton expressing great satiStAc-
ton with his new position Is editor Of the
Frederick Daily Ncr<-
The young people of krnnett Square,
Pa, will render the drama Hazel kirke"
in the hall at that place saturday evening
March 2Oth.
Now that Lent has arrived fresh fish
are in demand. William Giles at his stand
on North street keeps a large supply ana
variety of these on hand.
Mr. John C. Lleaver IN tie employ nj
Davis Keys Il Co., met with painful acci-
dent on Tuesday afternoon his left eye being
&C dently struck by board.
The Elkton small boy having hunted
up the stick that he used last year for a
base ball bat and dubbed his pennies With
those of other youngsters ani bousht five
cent ball, is ready for active operations.
The Rev. Walter L. Avery, who had
been spending few davS after conference
with his father-in-law, VIM. !. Jones, Esq,
left Elkton on Monday. Mrs. Avery and
child still remain with Mr.. Jones.
The Elktou Amateur Dramatic As$o-
citation has not yet decided what play to
render next, although meeting, have been
held to that end. Whatever drama j. de
cided on. will not he rend red until after
Lent.
The lecture of R-v. !. Richard Boyle,
d. D., on next Tuesday evening vii, prob.
ably be the last lecture in Elkton this sea
son. No one should lose this opportunity
OF hearing the gifted Clergyman, as be will
shortly remove to the New Jersey confer
tncP.
-Dau't forget the time of Dr. BoyI':'s
lecture. 1t is on Tuesday evening next
Subject William the Silent" No one
should fail to hear this vivid description OF
Il most remarkable historical character.
Tickets, p cents; for sale at Mitchell's ,iru-
store and at the hall the night OF the leo
ture.
The door OF the stove in Ward X Davis
store was left closed on Monday night by
the clerk. The stove consequently became
red hot and some passers by becoming
alarmed went and aroused the clerk, but
before he arrived the store WAS entered
through tie adjoining store of Mr. John Z.
Alexander and the danger avertel.
The mail delivery 10 the new po,tuitire
at New Leads, or Leeds, rs the pGStuilice de
partment has dubbed it. has been chan gcd.
1t was first arranged that it should b- taken
ly carrier from Cherry Hill to New Leeds
but was afterwards changed to ha taken
from Elkton postotiice. Willard Wood has
been appointed carri r.
Officer Crow on Saturday arrested a
man named Hardy for dSorderly conduct.
Haldy, who was intoxicated, persisted
in entering the house Of Levi Boulden con-
trary to the latter's wishes. B"uldrn kept
him out by force. Magistrate john Far
fridge before whom the parties We're br"ught
fined Hardy 81 and costs, upon the payment
of which by a friend he was released.
1T was rumored this week that livery
men would soon be excluded from the Elk
ton deport and vicinity by orders OF the
rail road company offeial' Invr,tigl-
ton failed to Substantive the ru
NOR which probably grew ont of
the fact that orders have been issued to
keep the hackmtn at Newark off the ground,
attached to the station at that place.
The Baltimore Conference Of the VI. +.
church, recently in session at WaShiLg gton,
adopted a resolution declaring that sit is
fitting that a statue or monument of John
Wesley, the founder OF Methodisin, shon!d
be erected in this the capital of the nation;
and, as it is fitting that this conference
the cldest-should take the initiative steps,
that the bishop appoint a committee TO con-
slider location, plans, cost, Ne"
The Rev. Waldo Alessaros will lecture
on "Old Maids" i'll the oratory of Delaware
College at Newark on the evening Of March
18th, for the benefit of one of the societies
of the college. We notice that tickets for
the lecture cost 50 cts. The people Of Elk
ton had the pleasure of hearing this lecture
a: much lower rate, namely, the holders
ofselson tickets at 20 cts, and others at
- cts.
Some of our neishboring towns who
have for years been depending for the light
ing of their houses and their streets on
coal oil or gasoline, have decided to adopt
some more modern method. CheStertown
is likely to have gas works while the people
of Middletown seriously think of taking
from Pocomoke Guy the honor of
being the only place on the Peninsula that
is lighted by electric light.
-Abbey's "Uncle Toms Cabin" Com
pany came to Elkton on Tuesday and pa
raded the streets with two brass bands, one
composed of white and the other of colored
men. Their attractive street parade caused
one Of the largest audiences in the hall for
some time to assemble to hear them. The
play was not very well rendered, being dis
connected, some parts being left ont. The
acting was by no means up TO the standard
of our amateur dramatic association.
-Bateman EittenhouSe who formerly
resided in Elktou, died at Colts Station,
Kent county, Maryland, ,on Thursday of Last
week. He belonged to the 9th Maryland
regiment during the late war and was
wounded at Cold larbor in the same chargc
that Joshua ". Ash of Elktou was badly
wounded. His upper and lower jaw bones
were both broken. 1t was found necessary
to take out part of the lower jaw bone and
put metal plate in its place
A young Elkton merchant apd a friend
started Monday morning for a walk up the
railroad. Feeling in a walking mood they
soon found themselves at the Newark sta.
tion, from whence they went to the bed o!
of the Philadelphia extension of the Balti.
more x Ohio, which they followed to vii.
mington arriving there early in the even.
ing They returned to town on the mid.
night train Their friends were much
mystitied as to what had become OF them in
the interval.
The Jurors in cases Of persons on tia
for vi0latio- of the local option law ar,
sotnptiups 40 prrinUicpd as to make ;ht