The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-10-16

with load of fine oysters which he is sell
ing at the lowest market price.
Mrs. Pancoast, sister-in-law OF Mrs
A. J. Scott, of this town, died on Friday
last in Philadelphia.
Mr.. VIM. Terrell, of this place, has
been appointed to position in govern,
ment building at Washington, d. c.
Read Frank Prices new advertisement
He calls especial attention to his large stock
of shoes and canton flannels.
Read the new fall bulletin of Levy
Bros, & Company of Philadelphia. They
offer many things at astonishingly low
prices.
Mrs. Ltzenberg is continually increas-
ing her large stock of millinery and dress
goods. She wants all the ladies of the
county to inspect them. Read her new
card.
The Rev. j. T. Van Burkalew will
mon tomorrow (Sabhath) at Bethel NJ. E.
church, and also at Glasgow in the after
noon at 3 o'clock.
WIN. Price, of Warwick, has bought
the home of w. Scott Way, on South Broad
street, Mildletown, and will take posses
sion of the same about the middle of No
vember next.
| Mrs. Emma Purnell, with her two
| children arrived here on Thursday from
California, on visit to her parents, DIR. j.
Dnnott and Mrs. Dunott who reside near
Elkton.
| The foundation is being laid on the lot
recently purchased by George Booth on
Main street, near the Far Creek, for the re-
ception Of his house which will be moved
| there from its present site on the Booth farm.
Miss Lena Norris who resided with Der
mother on the farm of Thomas Conrey near
Chesapeake City, died on Sunday last of
lockjaw, caused by nail being run into
her foot about ten days before,
There is not a more conscientious or
fair dealing firm in Cecil county than Car
hart & Co., OF Zion. They have built up
fine trade among the people of the upper
districts. Notice their fall and winter an
| nouncement in another column.
Collector Groome has purchased house
on Preston street, Baltimore, and will move
there in few days. Deputy Collector VIM.
NJ. Knight, has taken house on Charles
street above Chase, and expects to move to
Baltimore about November 1st
There will be services in the Presby-
oh,
usual by the pastor, Rev. R. w. Beers.
His subject in the morning will be "Seeing
| through glass darby" The evening sub
ject will be 1.-The Christian Boycott" All
are welcome.
! A destitute soldier OF the late war
sought refuge at the Aims House, near
Cherry Hill last Saturday and died shortly
afterwards. A soldiers discharge was found
on his person. He was buried by the Elkton
| post OF the G. A. K. The dead man had
belonged to Company X log regiment, n.
Y. Volunteers.
Il Gov. Henry Lloyd will be married to
Miss Staplefort, of Dorchester county, at
Christ church, Cam bridge, on MondA ~, Oc-
eooCi ioIu. uO VI iuol panty Will taAO q
wedding trip north, and then return to
Cambridge. Governor and Mrs. Lloyd and
the governors sisters, will occupy the gov
eminent house at Annapolis next winter.
h "A large number of Elkton people at
tended the performances of the Little Ty-
4 coon" at the Opera House. Wilmington, the
early part of this week. On Tuesday even
ing alone there were about 20 ladies and
gentlemen present from this place, all of
whom as far as heard from were well
pleased with the opera. Nanon at the Opera
House on Monday and Tuesday next de-
serves a like attendance.
The tenant house on the farm of Mrs
| DR.. Julian Ward, situated in the First dis
trlct, WAS consumed by fire about 3 o'clock
on Thursday morning. Joseph Tucker, the
occupant with his wife and several chill
dren, escaped in their nightclothes. The
| fire is supposed to have been caused by the
explosion of lamp. The house was valued
at about $4OO and insured in the Cecil Mu-
tual Fire Insurance Company for 81 so. Mr..
| Tucker lost all his household furniture
which was probably worth from $50 to $20C'
! Thomas Davidson, proprietor of the
Delaware steam marble and granite works
at the corner of 9Th and King streets, Will
mington, Del, has just completed some
fine work in the Elkton cemetery. He has
erected a tomb to the memory of Mr.. Bur-
bage Brock and enclosed the lot with heavy
galvanized bars, ornaments, and marble
posts. He has also made monument for
Mr.. Joseph Bedwel's lot in this cemetery.
| He shipped last week tomb for Mrs. John
B. Arrison and one for child of Lewis L..
McClintock both to be erected in Brick
Meeting House cemetery.
We are glad to inform our readers that
Mrs. s. 7. Rorer, of Philadelphia, has de-
| termined to deliver one of her practical de-
monstration lectures on cooking and house,
hold economy in Elkton. The date of her
proposed lecture has not been positively
fixed, but she writes that she expects to be
here about the 2SLh instant AS principal
of the Philadelphia cooking school Mrs.
Rorer has made wide reputation, as a
teacher of household economics, and her
publication in the shape of the already pop.
ular Philadelphia Cook Book has largely
increased her reputation. Wecongratulate
the ladies of this community upon the pros
pect of having her, and the favorable per-
sonal impression Mrs. Rorer has 10 de upon
those who have met her, will doubtless Sc
cure her large and appreciative audience
| A good story is told in which Collector
Groome and persistent office seeker figure
| 1t seems that one of Cecil county's residents
who wanted good fat place, with a nice
salary and not much to do, persistently wor-
ried the collector by his appeals. The col
lector offered him, a place worth about
81, 500 per year, but this did not suit the gen.
tlenan, as he wanted place worth about
$500. The collector, finally worried out of
| all patience said to him after the usual
SkquestiOn: "Have you found that place."
Eyes, sir, have found it at last" With a
beaming face the applicant inquired what it
was and when he must take charge. "Well,
Mr. B, said the collector, at is the vacant
bishopric of the Diocese Of Easton, worth
81, 800 per annum. with house rent free, and
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