The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-04-14
LOCAL DEPARTMENT. y

vile, Nd, was in town this week.
Miss Carrie E. Hurn is visiting her
brother, Mr. H. C. Hurn, of this place.
Mr.. B. B. Dunbar on Thursday pre-
scented his wife with a handsome piano.
Edward Jones, of Baltimore, visited
this week.
MIR. William S. Potter, of the Balti-
more Custom House, was in Elkton ON
Thursday.
-Ex-Delegate William Ward, who now
lives in Wilmington, Del, was in Elkton
on Thursday.
Miss Alice Constable has returned from
Baltimore where she bad been visiting for
several weeks.
Mr. Chas. q. Wells, Yesterday placed
an electric burglar alarm in the store of
Frank p Price.
Rev. Father Lyons, of Wilmi ngton,
visited Rev. J. D. Carey. of Elkton, on
Wednesday last.
Mrs. James c. Morrow, of Wilmington,
Del, visited her sister, Mrs. John S. Writ,
in Elkton this week.
-CarharS & Bro, at Zion, are doing q
driving business this spring. Look for their
new card next week.
John Denver, postmaster at Iron Hill
has resigned the position. He recommends
VIM. B. Walton as his successor.
Judge Stump has recovered from his
late illness. He expects to open court in
one of the lower counties on Monday.
Wanted reliable man to engage in
a paying business. No capital required.
Apply at once to Il. Eason, FELTON, House.
MFR. w. Holiingsworth Mackall moved
to town this week, taking up his residence
in the house of the Thorpe heirs on High
street.
Miss Matte Nicols has secured the use
of tie w. C. I. U. reading-room in the
Hurn building during the day for her
school.
H. A Brake has moved from Main to
Bow streets. Notice the advertisement of
his milk and coal oil business in another
column.
Rev. Edison A. Lowe, of Lebanon, Pa,
will preach at the Elkton Presbyterian
Church tomorrow Sunday morning and
evening.
"A peculiarly constructed road cart for
use in training Mr.. Singerly's standard
bred horses, arrived here on Thursday from
kentucky.
If you want to rent an S-room brick
house on Main street, near the centre of the
town, you can secure one by applying to
W. II. Elder.
MIR. William R. Freeman, of the Second
district, is indisposed. He was unable to
attend the wedding of his daughter on We'd
nesday evening.
The Sunday School at Johnson's school
house opened last Sunday afternoon. The
matter of choosing a superintendent for the
school was postponed.
-Wanamaker & Brown, the famous
Philadelphia clothiers, have an attractive
new card in THE WING of this issue which
should be read by all.
John Denver, of Iron Hill, has sold his
storehouse, stock and good will to Charles
Walton & Son, of that place, who recently
started in business there
Henry NJ. Mccullough, Esq, trustee,
advertises at public sale on May 9Th, the
real estate of which his father the late Jas.
T. Mccullough, died seized.
billy Morrill, ten-month- old "WilL
low Switch" colt belonging to Mr.. William
Falls was severely injured on Saturday last
by contact with barbed-w wire fence.
Mrs. Hall has another fresh supply of
the latest style of hats and novelties for
trimming. The styles are much prettier
this season, 2wks.
When you visit Baltimore. stop at the
Maltby House, where will be found first
class accommodations and exceedingly low
rates. Mch17tf.
Three schooners and the same number
of barges loaded with oyer 900 cords of
wood for the pulp works have arrived at
Mr.. Singerly's whsrvas during the past two
weeks.
MFR. Edward B. Frazer has taken the
position of night operator at the block tele
graph office in Elkton, until recently held
by Mr.. Charles Cooper, who is now a
Especial"
The Elkuou Lawn Tennis Club has
rented of Dr. J. H. lamar ''the green" on
the corner of Bridge and Main streets oppo-
site Trinity Church. for the purpose of a
play ground.
Hon. j. A. J. Creswell and family came
to Elkton from Washington, D. c.. on
Thursday of last week, and returned to that
CITY on Wednesday, where they will remain
two months longer.
Don't fail to attend the apron bazaar in
the room of the w. G. T. u, in the Hurn
building over Prettyman's store on Tuesday
- and Wednesday evenings next. Proceeds
for the NJ. E. parsonage fund.
Harry Elder, son of Quincy Elder, of
the railway postal service, and former
resident of Elkton, visited his native town
this week in the interest of the New York
Press, with which he is connected
Persons wanting electric door bells
fire or burglar alarms, medical batteries or
anything in the electric line should call on
Chas G. Wells, opposite the Court House,
who will make estimate of cost of work.
Mr.. c. S. Garrett, the new proprietor of
Marley Mills, is having the works put in
thorough repair and preparation for the
manufacture of paper. He will expend
between $4,000 and $4,000 in improve
ments.
Teams driven by Ringgold Grason, OF
Rising Sun, and George Montgomery col,
Kded on Saturday evening on Third street,
oxford, Pa. The latter was thrown out,
,ut no serious damage was done to teams or
rivers.
I'm the retirement of DIR. J. H. lamar
,om\the position of physician to the Jail,
hich\he had faithfully filled for number
years the county loses public spirited
icer, and the prisoners an attentive and
nd physician.
An Elkton young man with lady
md who is visiting in this town, one day
sweek walked from Elkton to Newark
then to &he P. W. & B. station, a mile
the latter place, from whence they
rned by rail.
Mrs. M. A, Nelson, the enterprising
liner, has a large and varied stock OF
land bonnets ,of every shape which she
ling at low hroices. Each dollar pur'
OR is presented with box of candy
her new card pext week.
rouch Chapel Sabbath School will be