The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-12-25


And sleep in spite of midnight's mare.
DR., f. u. Andrew. of California, den
list bv profession, has opened an office al
the Howard House.
The Presbyterian Sunday School OF
Port Deposit will give grand Christina,
entertainment this evening.
Be sure to attend the entertainment by
the EIkton Dramatic Association on Thurs
day and Friday evenings next
Mr. Joseph z. Gathers residing near
Providence mills, has been very ill of pneu-
monia, but is now reported somewhat i'm
proved.
The Rev L. f. Barrett, pastor of the
! Methodist church at Port Deposit, was con-
| ii ned to bed by illness the early part of this
week
| The confectionery store of j. j. Kelly of
Port Deposit was entered on Sunday night
last through window. There is no clue to
| the perpetrators of the robbery.
The ladie, of Harris NJ. +. church in
Elk Neck will give an entertainment for
the benefit of their church fund on New
Years eve. Admission % cents.
The travel by the P. w. & b. railroad
10 the cities of persons for shopping pur-
pose. is larger at this time than at the same
season of previous years.
-Bailitf King, who had been seriously in
disposed, was able to leave his home the
early part of this week, and has almost en-
tirely recovered from his illness.
The Rev. r. w. Beers volume entitled
"The Mormon Puzzle" will soon be issued
from the press of Dod,t; Mead Il Co., of
New York.
christmas service will be held at Trinity
church today Saturday at 1880 A NJ At
the church OF the Good shepherd, Chesap-
cake City, thi. evening at halt-past seven
The sash factory aud planning mill of
Messrs. Borner x Archer, of Port Deposit,
closed down for the winter on Saturday
evening last. Twenty five TO thirty mon
and boys are thrown out OF employ
The services of iha teams belonging to
ldIiHtIS III me va Ib'
mills that ave been in Use in hauling coal
between Elkton and Providence have been
disposed of. We understand that coal for
Providence mills will hereafter he brought
to Singerly station by tho b Il O. railroad.
The first successful attempt to cross the
Susqu-hanna on the body of tine gorged ice
in the river was made on Monday. Owing
to the Jagged and rugged surface of the lass
the exploit was considered u hazardous and
daring one. A number of pedestrians
crossed and recroIsed to l. spidum the same
day.
AT an election of officers held in the
Masonic II al by Harmony Lodge No 50 on
Friday night of last week the following
gentlemen were chosen to serve for the en-
suing year: j. J. Buck, worshipful master;
Theodore j. Nanneman, senior warden: ID.
T. Wilson, junior warden; l.. A. G. Carey,
secretary; Thomas c. Doui, treasurer; w.
f. A Foster. tyler.
Miss Mary Moore, a sister of the late
Mrs. Jos Il. Brown, of this vicinity, died re-
Gently at her house in Moorestown n j., aged
81 years. In her will she b-queathed four
hundred dollars to each Of her nieces, Mrs
Anna Tut, widow Of the late DR.. X. H.
Tuft, and Mrs. VIM Kershaw. She also
left three hundred dollars to each of Richard
Browns children. of Port Deposit.
If you want heavy overcoat or suit
you can find no better place to buy it than
at Mulln x Sons 9th and Market Whining
ton. They Offering big Inducements to
many goods to carry over. They have
greatly reduced prices in all departments,
and you will save money by trading with
them
Mr.. A p. Shocklev, rs agent for the
firm of Henry Disston Il Sons, the noted
sawmakers of Philadelphia, on Wednesday
purchased and shipped at the Elkton stat
ion 1900 fine turkeys. The Messrs. DlsSton's
have for number of years presented each
of their large unrnbsr of employees with =
turkey az a Christmas gift. The turkies
were furnished Mr.. shockiey by sixty far
mers OF the county.
The Chestertown correspondent Of
Baltimore daily recently wrote that Mr.
Harry c. Layman of Chesterville, Kent
county, has invented an automatic cutoff
and lightning plu. to be used on telephones,
and that Mr. Ltvn4u is becoming An cleo
triciAn of note. Mr.. LayInan formerly han
died the types i'll this Office. He is man
of character and integrity, and deserves the
success which we hope he may achieve,
Concerning Mr.. Bottoms "Polar Expe-
dition from Glasgow" which he will give in
the hall next Wednesday evening, tho
Holyoke (Mass.,) Transcript says: "Mr.
Bolton closed his fine series of entertain
meuts at the Opera House Saturday even
eng with "A Polar Expedition from G!as-
Cow; which by many was considered the
finest of the series. 1t closed with dissolv-
ing view. of extraordinary beauty"
On Wednesday morning last about
O'Clock, a team belonging to Ne. Arthur
Mitchell vas passin. through town, towards
Finsnger's ice pond after ice. Az the team
descended PArtridge's hill the reins broke
and the wagon struck first the porch
in front of Mr.. 3. W. Ceilings provision
store knocking the the two posts from under
il. The sign of the Farmers Hotel was also
knocked noin its iron frame and several
hitching posts We're leveIsd before the run
away horses were stopped 1t is supposed
that the reius had been gnawed by rats.
Mrs. l.. +. Murphy of Port Deposit,
entertained on Friday night Of last week
her many friends and acIuaintances CON-
prisiug the elite Of that town Among
Others present were, H. G. Hopkins, cashier
Of Cecil National Bank, and wife; Rev.
James Conway, pastor of the Presbyterian
church of that place, aud wife; Mr.. l.. a. G.
carey and wife, Mr.. Theodore j. Vanns-
man and wife; Mr.. John r. Bond aud uifs,
DR.. Edward Boynton, nephew Of the hos
tess. Mrs. johnson of II ,rrisburs, Pa, niece
of Mrs. Murphy; DR.. w. II. Noble and
many others.
Mr.. f Twin w. Purnell, of this town,
was on board the steamer Comsl W hich left
New York on the 4th instant for KY West
and encountered few days later \ terrific
gale which lasted for "A day or two. We are
authorized by Mrs PurnelI, wife of Mr..
Purnell, to contradict the statement made
in the mid week papers that her husband
wrote her that many of the passengers were
drowned and that he was himself for a con-
sideIa able period up to his neck in water
The only passenger thar died was an eldery
invalid The vessel arrived safely at Key
West on the 9th instant, but was consider
ably damaged by the storm.