The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-04-03
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a band otGypsies spent few days re-
Gently on Grays Hill.
Person Grove Sunday school will be
gin its session on Sunday next.
The opening meeting of the OFT SUNDAY
School will be held on Sunday afternoon at
Oft Chapel, Chestnut Hill.
The Rev. L. w. Told, well-known in
Cecil county was given warrl welcome on
his return to his church AZ Snow Hill.
The new novel by The Duchess, entitled
Lady BraukSmere, is to be had in Low
ellis Library at Hinchitie's for 20 cents.
A carriage left standing near the sta
bles in> the rear of the stores i'll the Hollow
was mutilated by some person ON saturday
night, the curtains being cut by a knife.
We CLEAN from the Wilmington Nort-
ing Ners that Miss Annie Pierson and sis
ter, of Elkton, are visiting Mrs. Il. j. Wat
son, of No Cos West Third street, Whining
ton, Del.
The works OF the Mccullough Iron
Company at North East, Which We're shut
down last week, owing to inability To Sc
cure a supply of coal, resumed operations
on Monday morning.
There are no new developen' uts i'll the
late murder case at Chesapeake City. The
affair will probably soon be classei with
the mysterious murders of other days.
which are past finding out
The committee of the Elkton Amateur
Dramatic Association having the matter of
selecting tue next drama in hand, has not
vet decided which one they will render
Several popular dram Is are spoken of
Only ST. 900 is needed. to mike up the
sum of SD, 900 which the promoters Of the
Easton Fair desire to secure. y solicitor
has been appointed and the money will
probably he subscribed within Il few days. /
REV. y. Il. Miller, OF Philipsburg, y. |
Y, preached in the Elkton Free Ne hodist |
church last hight, and will preach again !
tonight. Tomorrow preaching at 1880: /
Sacrament and love feast at 30 sermon at /
40 p. NJ.
The Improvements TO the building ur-
curied by Mrs. Litzenberg's millinery store |
are progressing rapidly. The goods of the
store are in the rear rooms OF the ballding |
where they will be gladly exhibited to all .
desiring to see them.
Rev. Jonathan ). Wills, who made
such a favorable i'm 2ression on orr citizens |
by his bright talk at the conference aud |
who retired from active ministerial life at
b,t ,i,pa prpuiua,,rl,- az, Of ,- ',u-
gress from Della ware to succeed Mr. Lore.
John Sewers, father of A'eNamder Soy
ers GAY MONDAY wry-c5n,iderably injured
while being placed in Il carriage on High
street. The horse started suddenly and the
wheel struck Mr.. Sewers head. Mr.. Sow
ers is 81 years of age, and has been para
lvtic for five years.
-"All Fools Day pissed Oft without
any striking practical Jokes beng played.
There were the usual number of small sur
prises among the young folks, who tried to
tell their companions rs many times As pos
sible that they We're April fools, and must
wash their faces and 60 to school.
We are informed that the statement in
our last issue that Mr.. Benz amin Campbell
had removed the goods from III store kept
by him in Rock Springs 10 his store in Elk
ton, is not correct. The stock and fixtures
of the store at Rock Springs were purchased
by VIM. NJ. Campbell, brother Of Hcuil-
min Campbell, who now carries on thu bus
iness.
Rev. j. f. Smith, formerly Il member
of the Wilmington NJ. +. Conference, but
now connected with the Swedenborgian
Church, is to deliver a course of lectures in
the Court House ut ElSton, Md, next week.
Mr.. Smith, it will be remembered deiiv-
cred an address at n missionary meeting at
the NJ. f.. Church in EIkton some years
ago, and is a pleasing and forcihle speaker
A military organization, 20 he known
rs the Kent Guards, is about To he formed
in Chestertown. Harrison Nickers has
been asked to take the command, and loht.
Calder will he first lieutenant and Frank
Dryer second lieutenant. Some 20 or -
members are already enrolled. An appH
cation to the ldiutant general for arms and
equipments has been made - Eolfo. >,,i
There will be services us usual in the
Presbyterian Church tomorrow (Sabbath)
by the pastor Rev L. w Beers The sub
ject in tho morning will be "Intercessory
Prayer" in the evening the subject will be
THE Biblical Doctrine of Prayer" with
special reference to the objections that are
commonly made to it. This sermon is the
third in his series Of ductrinal discourseS
The article published in the Whining
ton ReIUblicda seine time ago headed \
Ministerial Lockout" which was copied by
many Peninsula papers, is denounced a.
false by Mr.. John f. Mowbray, whom it
showed in an evil light. Mr.. Now bray is
substantiated in his statement that the
Frederick parsonage was at the service Of
the Rev. Mr.. Haynes, who was appointed
to that charge, by published letter of that
gentleman.
John Crow, who lives with his son-iu-
law, James Laws, near Appleton, Cecil
county, is in his 95th year, and what is
quite remarkable, he can read fine print
without the aid of glasses; has an excellent
appetite; suffers from no aches or pains,
and during his long hold on life never had
the headache. Mr.. Grow rises early, and
his movements are sprightly, and would
lead one to believe that he was Il man but
little past middle age Dciar0rc Leiycr
Rapid progress is being made in plac-
ing glass front to Frank kerr's tailoring
establishment. The windows are being eN-
tended outward several feet, and when COM
pleted will be an excellent place to display
goods. Geo \. Lee is doing he work. The
improvements to the May building, now
owned by John Frazer, are also progressing
and the new store room will probably be
ready for occupancy by VIM. j. Alrirh in
few weeks
President Taggart and Manager Ella
son, of tie Colchester Steamboat Company,
have made a visit OF inspection to Tolches-
ter Beach. The company have decided to
erect a building over the entire end of the
wharf with seats, and to have covered
passageway from the wharf to the hotel, so
that excursiunists will be sheltered from
the sun as well As sudden showers II was
also decided to bnild "A novel natatoriu m,
open on all sides and connected with the
bath houses.
Horace johnson, Il we.l-kuovu and
popular young man of Elkton, died on
Saturday afternoon last after an lingering