The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-06-09

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prise party last week by the officials and
mem bers of the church at Delaware City,
where he is now stationed. 1t was the &C.
casion of the fftieth anniversary of bis
| birth.
Rev. B. +. Price, VITO when an Elkton
| youth over fitty-two years ago, became a
Methodist preacher is said to have received
more appointments without break than
| any preachers of that denomination now
living. He now leads class-meetiug and
works in the Sunday school every Sunday
besides preaching three times.
The work of putting in patent rollers
at Rock Run mill and making repairs at
the fertilizer works at Colora, having been
completed, j. B. Hunter and workmen who
did the work have gone to Stafford, in Har-
ford county, opposite Canal station, where
they are at work. The old flour and grist
mill at that place is to be turned into a flint
mill.
-Micheal Martoccio and Joseph UBgaro,
the Italian musicians, who have previously
visited our town, returned on Friday even
ing of last week and treated our citizens to
some delightful music between that time
and Tuesday when they left. Martoccio
rendered most exquisite airs on the violion
while Ungaro accompanied him on the harp
in a 10 asterly manner.
A man who got off train here on Tues
day asked the obliging express agent where
Parish Green was. The agent protested ig-
norance but told him that if he meant Paris
Green, to rid his potato vines of bugs, he
could get it at the drug stores. 1t was after
wards discovered that the stranger was in
quirirg for Persons Grove, where he
wanted to attend the festival.
The bond of Mr.. Thomas B. Hopper the
county treasurer-elect, was received at the
Clerks office on Wednesday and recorded.
Mr.. Hopper is required to give bond in the
amount of $4,000 to the county and $4,000
to the State. His bondsmen are HI. Fl.
Brady, Samuel Thompson, VIM. r. Free
man and Wesley Clayton. Mr.. Hopper as
sumes the duties of the Office july LIST.
AT a meeting Of the Board of Managers
of the Cecil County Agricultural Society
held on Monday last, Messrs. John Gilpin
and VIM. j. Jones rendered their resigna-
ton as managers. Messrs. Thomas Dren-
men and John S. Writ were elected to fill
the vacancies. They were also placed on
the executive committee, the other member
of which is Daniel Bratton, Esq.
Mr.. Robert w. Todd, bookkeeper and
discount clerk at the Easton National Bank
and son of the Rev. r. w. Todd of Chester
town, was married ON Wednesday last in
the Easton NJ. Z. Church to Miss Mollie j.
Fountain, of Easton. His father performed
the ceremony assisted by Rev. w. w. w.
Wilson. Revs. John and George Todd,
brothers of the groom acted as ushers.
The Providence Church Lyceum on
Wednesday evening last, debated the ques-
ton, (which has been of greatest service to
the country, the warrior, statesman or poet, !"
Miss Myrtle salisbury argued for the war
rior, Miss Julia Songow for the statesman,
and Rev. w. III. Fax for the poet. The
question was decided by the house in favor
of the poet, by a large majority. The others
also received votes.
The Philadelphia papers failed to reach
Elkton on Sunday last owing to an error in
the Philadelphia postofiice, much to the
annoyance of many of our citizens. This
happens every few months; much too often.
1t appears to us that if Harrity cannot do
better he should be removed but there is
little prospect of his removal until after a
Republican president is inaugurated next
March.
The Elkt on social club has bc IN organ
lied and rented the FArmers' Hotel, recently
occupic by Harry Confer. The objects of
the organization are stated to be to provide
its members with drinks, the sale of which
is in violation of the prohibition law, and a
place for social intercourse and friendly
games. There are said to be over forty mem
bers. The officers of the organization are a
president, secretary and treasurer. an exec
utive committee of five persons and a bar
tender.
LUG obld" pCiiy iOooiNai ~ iCi-
sons Grove on Tuesday evening for the ben
eft of the Sunday School of which Register
of Wills r. E. lamar is superintendent was
largely attended. The cake table was in
charge of Miss Maggie Gilpin and Mrs. r.
E. lamar. The other tables were pre-
E. Pennin gtou, Mrs. Matthew Pierson, Mrs
f. G. Collins and Mrs. IL. p. Fowler. They
were assisted by the schools. The receipts
amounted to forty-three dollars.
Mr.. Manly Drennen's Mystery, driven
by Mr.. II. 7. G. Crouch, won the first heat
in the three minute class at Oxford fair on
Thursday in = 49, and secured second
money in the race. Belle, entered By Tobias
f. Carpenter, of Chesapeake City, did not
start. In the 81 class Live Oak, Mid
dletown horse, was the winner and Gypsy
Girl, belonging to Mr.. John A. Wilson,
Newark, Del, and driven by MIR. r. T. C..
Crouch, took second money.
Eighteen marriage licenses were issued
during the month of May by the Clerk Of
the Circuit Court. Thirteen were issued to
white persons and FIVE to colored. The
record of the granting of one license was ac,
| companied, as required by law in such
cases, with the written consent of the par
ents of a young man who was under age
The licenses granted in May outnumbers
| those granted the previous month by seven,
and exceed the number granted the same
month last year by six.
MIR. S. B. Foard's PAGER Slgwa, with Mr.
r. T. C. Crouch handling the ribbons on
| Monday paced the best mile that he has vet
made on the track at the fair grounds, In ak-
| ing the mile in 1917. Sagwa paced at
Hazel Dell on Friday of last week 100 late
| to be reported in our last issue. lie finished
second in the first two heats and third
| in the last two. Had the horse not struck
with the leading horse, it is thought he
would have won the heat and probably the
race. Mr.. Foard has a promising PAGER in
Sagwa.
| A new time table went into effect on the
p, w. 81 b. railroad on Monday last. The
only changes of interest to travellers at this
place are as. follows: The train formerly
leaving EIkton, northbound, at 1857 A. NJ
noon, leaves at 10 % A. NJ. The train for
merly leaving here at A p. NJ, north bound
also now leaves two minutes earlier. The
train formerly leaving southbound at 5.1f
P. NJ. now leaves one minute earlier. The
request of the citizens residing near Iron
Hill station for additional tr aims to stop N
that place was granted. Five trains each