The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-02-20

Miss MOllle Bremen returned To hti
home in Elkton tins week from a pleasant
visit to Washington.
Mr.. WIN. u. Eratton spent a fey day,
in Elktou this week He is a student Al
| Princeton.
Mrs. Hart and company, of Whining
ton paid a pleasant visit To the family ui
| Mr.. James T. Merritt, Of this town, tins
! week
Mr.. Horace Heaton, a brother Of the
Rev. William Schouler, has been spending
the week at the Episcopal parsonage IN
| EIkton lie resides at Syracuse, y. Y.
Through the kindness of the Hon. i. Il.
Groome and DIR. {. NJ. Ellis the Elkton
Amateur Dramatic Association enjoyed the
privilege OF the use Of old Fellows Hall
on Wednesday evening last without cost.
Colonel James Wallace, Dorchester 5
heaviest peach grower, who Is regarded as
good authority on such matters, gives it his
decided opinion that the crop will be very
short, if not entirely destroyed in porcneS-
ter county.
The Rev Chauucy c. Williams, who
was recently elected Bishop by the Easton
Diocese has not yet accepted, but We learn
from reliable authority that he will at an
early day issue his letter of acceptance,
says our Easton exchange.
The Court of Appeals has adjourned
until March 9. There were O. cases on the
4, 81, a. t,Ea ,f which
We're continued by request of counsel, 10
were dismissed, - argued and decided, and
1t argued and not decided.
In last weeks issue OF the Middetown
Ner Era we observed favorable comment
on the E.ktOu Amateur Dramatic ASS0cia-
tons performance of Hazel kirke accom-
panied by an invitation for them to come to
Middletown, and intimating that they
would be well received.
"A young man, whose name we could
not learn, employed on farm near Elkton,
has on exhibition at Mitcheil's drug store
miniature vessel which he made with a pen
knife, using no other tool in its coustruc-
ton. 1t is a model of the ship in which he
SIOSSfd Illt b'frlII, anu - Il WI ingenious
piece of work. He offers il for sale at Il low
figure.
The news of the selection 10y President
Cleveland of the Hon James Black Groome
as Collector of the Port OF Baltimore was
received in town here with general ap
proval. In the afternoon of "Wednesday
ongratulatory kilograms poured in upon
him from all points, but he exhibited no
undue eXctem NJ throughout il all, rather
maintaining his usual calnnrSa and dig
nifty
The managers of the Hnc;rr lecture
course havefot been heard from for some
time, but at last have come again to the |
front to announce an entertainment in the |
College oratory at Newark on the evening
OF Feb. 24th, by the great Boston Star Con |
combination entertainment organizations |
in the county ana a great deal may be ex- |
pected from it. The entertainment will be |
gwen for the benefit of the Delta Phi Dciety |
Of Delaware College. Tickets 30 cents Re |
served seats - cents, OF Mr.. DufIamel, |
->c"'il ~, Lei vi 1T Jay = uTus store. hoSe /
who desire to attend the performance from |
Elkton will be rendered every accommoda- |
ton by the managers of the entertainment /
and we can assure ali who 90 a most enjoy /
able evening.
In speaking of Bishop Mallalieu and the |
of the conference our Wilmington |
says: The Bishop is not person. |
ally known by many of the members of the |
Contere nee; is not distinguished as Il great
but bears the reputation of being |
a very pleasant gentleman and good pre-
siding officer ard the preachers will not be !
held under the iron rule of two years ago.
No preachers have died since the last ses-
sion of Conference at Snow Hill. The |
health of the preachers has mostly been
good and with few exceptions they have
been enabled to prosecute their work Wig
Orously aud with SucceSS.-'rhe case of j
Z. Now bray is the only one rs yet up for
investigation and what direction it will .
take is uncertain. II is understood that |
there has been some fixing and that tho .
Bishop will be relieved of part of his work
BY arrangements entered into by church .
committees and preachers