The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-11-17
-GL0GAL DEPARTMENT. "

its next meeting on Thursday Novembe
22d,
The ladies of the Rock Presbyterian
Church gave turkey-oyster supper on Fri
day evening last.
Calvert w. C T. U. will meet on Sat
urday, November 18th, at the residence o
Jonathan Pickering.
Mrs. Mary Aiken, wife OF John Aiken
died at her home near Colora, Nd, on Wed
nesday of last week.
Miss Sarah Lotiand, daughter of Henry
and Isabel Lotiand died on Wednesday O
last week, aged about 16 years.
Services will be held next Sunday might
at the Marion schoolhouse att 80 O'Clock by
Rev. E. X. Miller. of North East.
Rev. Z. c. Atkins of Cecilton officiated
at the laying of the corner stone of the
Galena NJ. E. Chapel on Sunday last.
Miss Josephine R. Evans. of Bel Air
Hartford County, is visiting her sister, Mrs
w. III. Mackall, on West High street, Elk
ton.
spects to Mr.. Harry d. Garrett and bride al
their residence on Church street Monday
evening.
The store of Carhart & Co.. at Zion will
Nov. 18th, except an hour at noon for de.
livery of the mail.
Revival services are in progress at Mt.
Pleasant Church, Vinegar Hill. Rev. Geo.
w. Bounds of Dorchester county assisted
the pastor this week.
DR. A. C. Crothers, of Rowlandville, is
attending the University of Pennsylvania
where he is taking a special course on the
diseases of women and children.
Willie Giles, the young son of Mr.. VIM.
T. Giles, the North street merchant, carries
one of his arms in a sling He fell on Mon
day and sustained a severe srrain.
in sermon to young men last Sunday said
there are 2, 400 saloons, 20 gambling dens,
1876 houses of ill fame and Is dives IN that
city.
-lHC kAiu opClcOy vi JUG Clhbuu
NJ. E. Church will give a supper in Odd
Fellows Hall on Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings next. Proceeds for the parsonage
fund.
Prof. David D. Delinger, now located
at Irving Institute. Carroll County, Md. is
in his fiftieth year of teaching and claims
to be the old est teacher in Pennsylvania or
Maryland.
The Methodists and Presbyterians of
Elkton will unite in holding a Thanksgiv-
ing service in the Presbyterian Church on
Thursday, Nov. GOTH, at 10. 30 .. m. Sermon
by DIR. Osmond.
The revival service at Jones' Chapel
closed Sunday night last after being in
progress four weeks. There were fifteen
conversions. Service will be held there to-
morrow Sunday night
Miss Dollie Miller of Cherry Hill this
week assisted in the w. C. T. U. bazaar in
Baltimore for the purpose of erecting a
memorial to Mrs. j. Carey Thomas, the
late president of the Association.
Jacob Collins, of Manor township, Lam
caster county, has leased the fine farm of
George w. Poist in the Seventh district and
will take possession next spring. Mr.. Poist
retires from the farming business.
"A prominent Elk Neck farmer who does
not reside hundred miles from Turkey
Point lighthouse lost fifty dollars on Cleve-
land. It was won by q coIored man who
staked his horse against the money.
"A young man from this Fourth district
suffering from melancholia was recently
admitted to the county insane asylum on
the certificate Of two physicians, Trustee
(. w. Janney granting the permit.
The young ladies of St. Marks Sunday
School will give an Oyster supper at the
residence of Mr.. Amos Moore on Wednes.
day evening Nov. 2lst Proceeds for Sun
day School library. Tickets 80 cents
Vote of Thanks.-The Harrison and
Morton Club of Zion wish to extend a vote
Of thanks to the ladies who assisted in the
preparation of banners for the club.
WIN. D. HADDoCg, President.
Mr.. r. T. c. Crouch, manager of the
Elkton Stock Farm recently received fine
English mastiff from the Berkshire kennels
Hinesdale, Mass. The animal is eight
months old and weighs one hundred pounds
The next term of the Melmar Academy
of Zion, Md. Rev. and Mrs j. K. Milligan
principals will open Tuesday 10Th inst
Parents will please enter their children or
the opening day or as soon thereafter as
possible
Revival meetings are in progress al
Cherry Hill NJ. E. Church, Rev. T. A. II
O'Brien, pastor in charge. Rev. James c.
Hume, pastor of the Presbyterian Church
at Babylon, Long Island, preached last
Sunday night.
Mr.. Thos. +. Hsnlon, an insuranc,
agent Of Wilmington, Del, was in Elktor
and Chesapeake City this week in the inter
est of the Northwestern Life Insurance
Company. We understand that he me
with considerable success.
The many friends of Mr.. s. Newmayer
formerly in the clothing business in thi
town, were pleased to see him in Elkton oil
Thursday. Mr.. Newmayer is connecte'
with the firm of Lazarus Mayer, importe
of wines and liquors, Phil .delphia.
The Salt River parade which our friends
the enemy, who met their " Waterloo a
our hands last week, arranged to have oil
Thursday night, did not come off. Tn,
muddy streets are ascribed as the cause. w
are informed that it will not take place.
Cecil Lodge, Ancient Order of Unite
Workmen, of this town will entertain
number of their friends on Wednesday even
ing Novembe 28th. Members of Industr
Lodge, Wilmington, will be present an
perhaps the Select Knights. Invitations Wi
shortly be issued for the occasion.
Charles +. Alexander for a number c
wears a coInpositor on The Cecil Count
News on Monday severed his connectio
with that paper and took position on til
typographical corps of the Baltimore Ame,
lean, with which Mr.. VIM. o. Gilmour, fol
nerly of this town, is also connected.
The Annual meeting of the Associatio
of Public School Com missioners will
held at the State Normal School on the SIT
of Novem Der. The meeting will be calle
to order at noon, Tuesday 9th. All Schot
Commissioners of the City of Baltimore an
the several Counties, City Superintendent
County School examiners, Presidents an
Professors of colleges receiving appropris
ton by the State are ex-officers members {
the Association.