The Cecil Whig., 1886-07-10
Iosnl department.
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Church of the Good Shepherd Chesapeake
City is now p. NJ.
Don't forget the NJ. f. Sunday School
excursion to Colchester on next Wednes-
day, the l4th inst.
We are indebted to Senator f. X. Will
son for copy of the report of the depart
ment of agriculture for 1850.
1t is said the Elkton baseball club has
won game. Well, there's nothing strange
about that. accidents will happen some
times.
Quarterly meeting next Sunday at
Wright's A. NJ. E. Church, the Rev. p.
H. Green, of Havre deGrace, will assist the
pastor all day.
Presiding Elder France has been elected
by the ministerial trustees to fill the va
cancy on the board caused by the death of
the Rev. A. w. Milby.
Moses McCabe, colored, will have
house built on Milburn street, Elkton.
Calvin Merritt has contracted to do the
work.
Robert Carter, son of |. ID. Carter,
notice of whose sailing for Europe we pub
lished some months since, has returned to
his native shore.
1t is expected that there will be preach
ing each Sabbath at the NJ. +. Church dur
ing the the absence of the pastor. The Rev.
Vaughn Smith will occupy the pulpit on
the pulpit on Sunday next.
The wife of William Moore who resides
near Johnson's school house, in Elk Neck
had the misfortune to fall while chasing
turkeys on Friday of last week breaking
one OF her legs in two places.
MIR. George n. Gray was taken sud
denly i'll on Sunday morning last. 1t was
at first thought that his illness was of SER
ious nature but we understand that he is
now better.
"A young stallion attached to a snlky got
away from its owner, Barney Moore, near
Scott's mill on Tuesday morning. The
sulky passed over Mr. Moore and the ami
NAL ran through Main street towards Della
ware.
George Bordey, a colored man, said to
be about 80 years of age, who resides in
Back Creek Neck, was found on Monday,
lying in a swamp near the place on where
he lives. 1t was at first thought that he
was dead, but he afterwards recovered.
The Ekton NJ. E. Sunday schools an
nual excursion to COLCHESTER Beach will
take place on next Wednesday on the Pilot
Boy, leaving Singerly's wharf at S o'clock.
Returning the boat will leave Colchester at
o'clock.
A large can of cream was upset on the
platform at the depot where it was standing
ready to be shipped into the city. 1t was
run down by truck and the cream was all
spilled out, entailing a considerable loss to
somebody.
The Rev. VIM. Schouer of Trinity
Church Elkton and the Rev +. X. Miller
of St. Mary's Church. North East will ex-
change pulpits next Sunday. The Rev.
Mr.. Miller will also preach at the Church
of the Good Shepherd, Chesapeake City in
the evening.
The little village of Cherry Hill hadN
the honor this week to entertain two of the |
four presiding elders of the Wilmington
Conference of the NJ. f. Church, Reverend
Messrs Chas Hill and John France. The
former visited his son, Rev. Chas A. Hill,
while the latter spent a day or two with
one of his old parishioners.
Giles is the man who should be visited
by all persons wanting good eatables. He
has on hand all the good things of the sea-
son. For vegetables and fruits his is the
place to 60. He has every thing in season,
if it can be had. He daily receives fresh
oysters from Jersey and soft crabs from the
lower part of the peninsula.
John w. Martin, of Port Deposit, tor
several years past Night Inspectsr i'll the
Custom House, was removed this week by
Collector Groome. John is one of our most
reliable and worthy colored men of the
Seventh District. He must take his re-
moval in good temper. His turn will come
again befors long, as it will for all true Re-
publicans.
The Rev. j. =. Otis of the Elk ton NJ
f. Church was very agreeably surprised
on Monday last to receive purse of So
from the members of his congregation, to
defray the expense of his vacation tour.
This Reverand gentleman is very popular
with his congregation and our citizens gen
orally. 1t was only last Christmas that he
was donated a handsome gold watch.
Capt John Clay has just the boat for
fishing and excursion parties down the
bay. The Clara is a good sailer with cabin
accommodations for twelve persons. She
is first class, first rate sailor. In length
she is forty feet, and the right size for easy
handling in the bay. Capt Clay always
accompanies her and will look to the com
fort and safety of those to whom he char
ters her.
The Rev. j. =. Otis, wife and children
left town on Wednesday for Fairfax county,
Virginia, where they expect to spend sew
eral weeks. The father of Mr. Otis lives in
that section and, as do also, other relatives
The country is very agreeable one for
summer residence, and is much visited by
WashlngtonanS. 1t is on the borders OF
the Piedmont county and the famous farm
"A Cecil county calfcaused the detention
of the market train here eleven minutes on
Tuesday. While the door of the stock car
was open to load on more calves at our sta
tion, the Marylander made break for lib
erty, ran Oft the platform and away up
Fourth street. 1t was captured after IA
warn chase and brought back to the train,
which waited the above mentioned time for
the hunt to end. - Orford Press.
I Besides the NJ. f Sunday School excurA
sion which takes place next Wednesday the
/nly other excursion to Colchester Beach
yet announced for this season is the one
to be given by the congregation of the
Presbyterian church on Thursday July %
on the Pilot Boy. 1t will be for the benefit
of the Presbyterian Manse fund The fol-
lowing gentlemen have consented to act as
a committee: John A. j. Creswell, James
T. Mccullough, Chas. b. Finley, James H.
Frazer, John II. lamar, WIN. S. Evans
George A. Blake, George Johnston, John
Wilkinson, Robert G. Lewis, John Frazer,
p. Fl. Cleaver, John Gilpin, Thomas Dren-
men, Daniel Bratton, Clarence G. Strck-
land, n. p. Manly, Robert Frazer, Henry
II. Gilpin, f. G. Collins, John f. Wilson,
f. f. Pennington, II. y. Fowler, Morris
Dunbar, James +. Jackson aud Il. +.
lamar