The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-07-21

| Sunday Service report for the Free
| Methodist Church Preaching at 10 80 A. NJ.
bv Rev, Albert G. Terry and at 8 P M. by
Rev. f. A. Perkins, pastor. Rev. A. 6.
Terry will preach at the Pleasant Hill Free
| Methodist Church Sunday evening at 8
o'clock.
| The Sunday School at OFT Chapel,
| Chestnut Hill, Del, will hold a peach festi-
val on Wednesday evening next 18th, inst,
in the grove adjoining the Chapel. Peaches
and cream, ices, confectionery, cake, etc,
for sale. Music will enliven the occasion.
-Rosette and Glenola, the we'll known
runners owned by Mr.. o. P. Clemson and
Col. William May, are at Cape May where
they will participate in the races he.
ginning there next week. Mr.. A. Evans
Taylor will have charge of the horses dur
ing the races
1t was the Farmers Mutual Insurance
Company of Delaware, and not the Della
ware Mutual that the School Commissioners
placed the schoolhouses of the county with
when they decided to withdraw from the
home company. Mr.. IL. c. Hurn Is agent
for the Farmers Mutual.
-Shockley & Smith for VIM. j. JONES'
Esq, trustee, on Tuesday morning sold at
public sale one acre of land belor ging to the
estate of the late Joseph Tbbitt, situated
near E4rlville and improved by dwelling
house and stable. 1t was purchased by
VIM. j. Tlbbitt for 500.
-Thos. Viconte, an Italian who formerly
kept store for his countrymen near North
East is now watchman at the Italian camp
at West junction, near Wilmington on the
B. & o. railroad, so we are informed by y
reporter of the Every Ecening who has been
writing up the Italians in that vicinity.
ing dealer wants the public to know tina. he
sells good articles at the lowest city prices.
Nj. Lieberman has been in business here
for many years and the people know what
to expect of him. He is no unreliable come
and 60 kind of a fellow. See his new adver-
tisement.
Miss Airline Constable, daughter of
Albert Constable, Esq, will sail today from
New York for Europe for the benefit of her
health. She will De accompanied by DIR.
Bromwell and wife of Washington, D. G.,
he latter of whom is her relative. Mr..
Constable accompanied his daughter to
New York.
"A North East base ball club came to
ID los ,.I al, I,,n
for few innings with all Elkton nine. They
were badly worsted and decided to 90 home
before the game was concluded. The um-
pire awarded the game to the Elkton club
An interesting game of nine innings was
then played by two picked mines, the score
being II TO 10.
Mr.. Nelson Boulder. who farms the
Quicksall property, near Iron Hill station
was badly injured on Saturday last. While
driving horse attached to hay rake
through an opening in fence, one of the
wheels struck post and he was thrown out
and sustained injuries about the head and
body. DIR. H. H. Mitchell attended Mr.
Boulder and he is improving.
David Loeb, well known youth who
has clerked in Herman Balls clothing es-
tablishment for number of years severed
his relations with Mr.. Ball at the close of
last week and is said to have gone West to
seek his fortune. Mr.. Ball says Davy"
was an honest and bright youth. He was
years. Good luck to "Davy."
Robert o. Hayes, proprietor of the Park
Hotel, Chesapeake City, for about eight
years past died on Monday after long ILL
ness of consumption. He was a native of
New Castle county, Del, and at one time
kept hotel at st. Georges in that county.
He came to Chesapeake City from Philadel-
phia where he formerly kept the Arch street
hotel. Mr.. Hayes was about 40 years of
age. His mother and a sister lived with
him.
Mary Kennard, youngest child of Mr.
John Wilkinson and Mrs. Annie l.. Wiki
inson, of this place, died on Wednesday
night of cholera infantum aged about twelve
months "Kennie" was an interesting child
and her death brought great sorrow to the
uOuScuOlu Ol WHICH sue was a mem Der. Inc
funeral was held on Friday afternoon at
four o'clock. The interment was at the
Elkton cemetery.
Ezekiel Brown, a colored resident of
Sassafras Neck being partially intoxicated
amused himself one day last week by firing
revolver with human beings AS the target
He pointed the weapon at several persons
and at last shot IA ten year-old colored boy
named Frank Brown. The ball entered Just
above the ribs ON the left side and passed
through the body. The BOY may not die
Brown has not been apprehended.
The board of town commissioners at a
recent meeting decided TO have II new coal
oil lamps placed on the streets of the town
and one gas lamp. The latter will be near
the ice crsa m garden OF Mr.. G; orge Booth.
The reason for having coal oil lamps, and
not gas lamps at the other places is that the
gas mains do not extend to the streets where
they are to be placed. Some of the oil lamps
will be on Maffitt street and Collins street.
Our est. ued contemporary The Cecil
Star publishes AN "Offcial" directory of
Cecil county which needs some revision.
For instance, the name of MIR. WIN. L. West
is given deputy clerk of the court when
he has been dead over IL months and the
position filled for that length of time by Mr..
George NJ. Evans. Mr.. Chas. E Moore is
still county treasurer according to the Stars
directory although he was succeeded in that
Office on July LIST, by Mr.. Thomas B.
Hopper.
The Elkton NJ E Sunday School ex-
cursion to Colchester on Monday last on
the steamer Chester was enjoyed by 400
persons, within ten of the number the
steamer is licensed TO carry There were no
unpleasant features connected with the at
fair. A lady was left at Colchester Tut was
with her daughter who resided in Baltimo' Q
and accompanied her home. A Baltimore
man got on the Chester by mistake and as
brought here where he took the midnight
train for home.
MIR. Stovan K. Valtralsky Bulgarian,
who is preparing to return to his native
land as a missionary, lectured last Sunday
evening in the Elkton NJ. E. Church on
Bulgaria, her people, their customs, and
religion" He based his remarks on the
text "come over into Macedonia and help
u.s. Macedonia he said was now south.
western Bulg ria. He sang two verses of
the hymn Nearer my God to Thee in the
Bulgarian language and appeared in the
custome of Greek priest.
Amanda jackson, CO lored woman of
this town, has Though her attorneys