The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-04-07

Mis- Hnnnah Ford, relict of the late
mouia after ten days illness, al the residence
| of her son David near q la cow, Del, aged
| 10 wears. She leaves SIX grown children,
| three sons aud three daughters. She was "A
member ut the Glasgow Presbyterian Church
| for many years Her fuuera. was held on
| Thursday afternoon from the house. Inter
ment i'll the Glasgow Presbyter cemetery
We neglected last week to give local
| notice of the new card OF Charles G. Wells
| & Company, cigar manufacturers of this
town, but the readers of THE WING did
not fail to notice both the wording and at
JracLiveness of the advertisement. At least
| some of those most interested saw it as y
| member OF the firm informs us that they
received orders from towns i'll the county
! this week attributable to the ad. i'll The
WING.
| The lyceum of Providence 4 L. NJ. Z.
| Church OF this town met on Wednesday
| evening las and elected the following Off
GERS: President, Rev. W. Ii. Fax; vic' pres
ident, John y. Scarr; recording secretary,
Chas. Daniels; treasurer, Miss Annie Hart
| ley; corresponding secretary, Miss Myrtlo
| Nj. salisbury; critic, Miss Julia |. Sougow;
lecturer, G. 5. Flanders. Tue society made
| rapid progress under the presidency OF Mr..
Daniels. A literary reception sill be head
| on the 11thiust.
MIR. Harry ID Henry, well-known
| young man of ElkUon, received notice Oh
Thursday from Superintendent OF the Mails
jackson, OF his appointment To a position
as railway postal clerk between New York
| and Washington. He will assume the
duties OF his position in =, few days. Mr..
| Henry was appointed TO fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation OF Mr.. Jobu I.
Bennett, or rather by the promotions that
followed his resignation. The salary MIR.
! Henry will receive at first is $500.
The twelve ladies of the Eiktou NJ. E.
| Church who are canvassing the town and
vicinity for funds for the purchase of the
lot from the Lort heirs wherein to build
parsonage, are: Mrs. john E. Alexander,
Mrs B b. Dunbar, Mrs. S. j. Keys, Miss
Fannie Jones, Miss Sadie Strickland, Miss
Jane Torbert, Mrs. William q. Mercy,
Miss Mary Harvey, Miss Berthe Miller, Miss
Annie Brown, Miss Bessie Terrell, and
Miss Mary Walmsley. Each Is expected
to raise so of the 5000 paid for the ground.
MIR and Mrs Martin, Sunny South"
| were registered at the Howard House on
| Monday, April I'd. TIE entry was in the
chirography of Samuel B., the genial clerk
of the hotel, who, with the attention to duty
proverbial with him, notes each year the
date of the martius arrival Tuey appeared
| this season ten days in advance of last,
| while two springs since they appeared one
| day later. Three male members of the fam
| lily arrived at first aud inspected their quar-
| ters and afterwards returned with female
| martins.
The annua election of vestrymen of
| Trinity Church, Elktou, was held on Easter
Monday. The following We're elected, DIR.
II. C Mackall, Lewis T. Roberts, Alfred
| Wetherill Juo. Partridge, Jno S. Writ, w.
Hollngsworth Mackall, Geo. McQuilkin
and Geo. NJ Reese. The last two named
are new members, filling vacancies caused
| by the death of X. G.. Reese and II. p. Les
lie. At :, meeting of the vestry, held after
the election, Alfred Wetharill was chosen
Senior Warden, Lewis L. Roberts, Junior
Warden, John 5. Writ, treasurer and John
Partridge Registrar. DIR. Il. G. Mackall
was chosen Lay Delegate to the approach
| ing Diocesan Convention and Lewis L.
| Roberts, alternate.