The Cecil Whig., 1886-05-08

ought 10 nave every farmer > uaLle III the
State on his list.
The National Stdnlard of Salem, y. j.,
one of our most welcome exchanges, notices
the visit to that city of a well known Cecil
cDuntian, thus Joseph T. Stout, for many
years one OF Slem's leading merchants,
hut now resident of North East, Md.
spent several days in this city last week. )"
Rev. A. w. Milby, Presiding Elder of
the Dover District, who was attacked with
paralysis a few weeks ago, is gradually con-
valescing, but it is feared that he will not
be able to discharge the duties of his posi-
tion during the coming year. 1t is said that
Rev. WIN. +. England is spoken of as his
successor.
blanche Curtisse, supported by New
<York company. rendered "Only a Farmers
Daughter n Odd Fellows II al on Tues
day evening last before a rather small au-
dience. The parts were mostly well taken,
and the costumes much better than those
usually worn by troupes visiting small
places. Those who were present were
general wei! pleased with the performance.
GILES, the caterer and green grocer, on
North street, next to The WHIG office, has
been doing big trade this week. lou can
get of hin all the early vegetables i'll the
market: Asparagus, new cabbage, pota-
toes, lettuce spinach, kyle, squashes. His
fish supply is excellent. Fresh CLANS and
oysters ready for his customers, and
promptly delivered free of cost. Call and
see his attractive market.
We publish this week for the first time
the summer announcement of Carhart \
Co., of Zion. This Old and reliable firm has
the energy and push of a new one. They
have large stock ard variety of dress
goods suitable for the season. They also
tions and hosiery, and, in fact, everything
that first-class, prosperous country store
deals in. n
The annual town election at Chesapeake
sioners took place on Monday afternoon.
The vote was as follows: j. Polk Steele III,
j. w. Johnson 106, George S. Woolley %,
Joseph H. Foulks ~, John j. Hagar 96,
Henry Pencil 81, Jacob Netts %, George
Queck 50, j. NJ. Peterson SS and John W.
Cavender 81. The five receiving the high
est number of votes were declared elected.
Miss Jennie Gilpin, the youngest daugf
ter of the late Henry Gilpin, died at the
Gilpin homestead near Elkto6 at an early
hour on Friday morning after :. lingering
illness of consumption. Size was an ami
able young lady and loved and respected
from the Cecil County Fair of year before
last, when she caught heavy cold while
sitting in a carriage. Her funeral will
take place from her late residence on Mon
day afternoon at two O'Clock
The thirty-sixth Annual Conference of
the Maryland District of the \. L. NJ i.
Church will convene in Tyson A. U. NJ F.
Church on the 10Th instant, at 10 o'clock A.
dent, Rev. L. w. Scott. The Conference
includes all the churches of this religious
persuasion in Maryland and the District of
Columbia. There are 10 churches and mis-
sions in all. The \. l. NJ. =. Church is
the Oldest Church of the colorel people in
the United States, having been organized
in 1905. -
The annual election for veStryman of
st. Mary's parish was held in ST. Mary's
p. E. church on Tuesday afternoon. The
following persons We're elected: Samuel W.
Day, William Craig, Wilson l.. Coudon,
Frank w. Jones, Joseph Coudon, Samuel
l.. Chamberlaine, Henry 5. Coudon and
George p. Whitaker. Samuel l.. Chamber
laine was selected senior warden, and
Samuel w. Day Junior warden. Henry S.
Coudon was elected delegate to the do-
cesan convention which meets in Elkton
to choose bishop on June 2d. Samuel l..
Chamberlaine was chosen As alternate. The
election was to have been held on Easter
Monday, but was put off on account OF the
absence of Rev. e. X. Miller the rector.
The season of summer thunder storms
is at hand and we think the time auspi-
cious to call the attention of farmers to the
special feature of insurance offered by that
solid and popular Mutual company the
farmers of York Pa. Read their new ad-
in this issue, and in doing so
notice the fact that your barn or building
may be damaged by lighting and yet not
be burned. We know of case in this coun
ty where barn was struck and as a Wes-
tern manwouldsay was knocked"cat vest
The sheathing was torn off, and the frame
badly shattered. Not a splinter W rs burned
In the York company the loss was paid
AS it advertises, it insures against do0tugc
by fire and lightning.
Mr. John II. Shannon died at his resi-
dence, near Battle Swamp, Cecil county, on
Friday morning of last week, aged about
sixty years. Mr.. Shannon was formerly
proprietor of the Depot Hotel, Port De-
posit, and afterwards conducted the Far
mer's Hotel, in Belair, Nd. He had many
acquaintance and friends through Cecil
and Hartford counties. About two years
ago failing health from consumption com
PEELED Mr.. shannon to retire from the hotel
business, and he returned to his farm in
Cecil. He leaves widow and five daugh-
ters. The interment took place on Sunday
at West Nottingham cemetery.
The Elkton boys will no longer have to
resort for gambling purposes to pitching
and matching pennies. \ man on We'd
nesday night stood around on Main street
in front of the prominent stores distributing
of nj. l., ,I.
The news i'll short time reach nearly all
the boys i'll town, and they were each soon
showing their packs. The secret of the fell
lows great generosity was that each of the
% cards composing each of the many packs
distributed had on its back the advertise
ment of j. Lprillard5, '"Splen,lid' tobacco
The small boys are getting the larger ones
to show them now to use them, and the
Elkton youngster who doesn't know how
to play "sevenup' will be scarce article
in very few days.
Frank kerr'+ tailoring establishment
is one of the best known places in Elkton.
For years Mr.. Kerr has been carrying on
his business in this town, and his trade has
been increasing steadily al the time. This
increasing prosperity is the best of evidence
of his fair dealing and ability to please his
customers for his is business in which
bad workmanship and poor material show
very plainly and very quickly. The man
who is cheated in the quality of the goods
or misftted once will not return again.
But Mr. kerr'S customers have returned
year after year, and brought others with
them LIE hog clnt ntLnl tho falhnrs anl