The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-02-18

The funeral of Mrs. Catherine NJ. Clul
| wife Of Oliver d. Caulk, who died at d
residence of her son-in-law T. b. Ellison,
New Castle county, five miles from Elkt
! on Thursday of last week, was held
Monday at Glasgow Presbyterian ChuIc
Interment in the adjoining cemetery.
Evan Ainscow, will sell on the o
| Frenchtown Pike, two miles south OF I'll
ton, on February 9th, at l o'clock p.
Forty head of mich cows, fresh cows al
springer: two fine colts, coming 3 yea
| old two good work horses; fine lot
shoats. 2-wks.
The Glasgow Literary Society met
| the residence of Mrs. Jacob b. Cazier, ne
Kirkwood, on Tuesday evening. Miss Car
gave select reading, Maste Ferris a rel
tation and Miss Kate Japvier read an essa
The Society paper was read by Miss Ferri
A number of questions We're referred
members. The society meets every u
| weeks.
Our old friend, Jesse Taylor, of Chez
Hill, who seems TO have IA natural fancy
odd canes Of all sorts showed us a curif
one this week which he received by exp1
from Bismark, Dakota. 1t was made BY
Dakota Indian out of wood known in
far West as Diamond Willow. 1t is car
in true Indian fashion, having fifteen q
monds cut on it, with three movable ri
all cut out of one piece of wood. This c;
is quite an addition to Mr.. Taylor's col
ton.
Rev. George A. PAUL, of Delaw
City, who preached several times in
Elkton Presbyterian Church, has accep
call to the Presbyterian Church at Blo'
field, n. j., at a salary of $1,000. He
sented his resignation of the Delaw
City Church, Of which lie had been pas
for six years, on Sunday last. Mr.. Pa
was prominently mentioned in connect
with the vacant pulpit of the Elkton p,
byterian Church, and it is not improbs
that he would have accepted a call to
church several months earlier.
Every citizen of the town should att
the meeting to be held in Odd Fellows E
on Wednesday evening next at 7.30 o'clo
to consider the report of the COMMITTEES
pointed at a previous meeting. We b
been informed the committee is UNI
mously of the opinion that while the to
should have water works, no bonded
should be incurred in securing them, or
any other purpose. They will, howe
recommend number of radical char
in the town charter, which will doubt
cause an interesting discussion. Again
say every citizen of the town should alta
Rifle shooting was INDUCED in
Gilpin's bridge on Tuesday Gy LieuteD
William A. Wright, Corporal George A
ander, aud privates Richard Draper ]
Sergeant-Major William Meisel, of e
Third Battalion, and Mr.. George w. v
worth, of the Wilmington Rifle Club. e
distance was 100 yards and Lieut.. Writ
took the honors, making score of TIVE
four points out of possible %. Mr.. '
worth was second with a score of % pos.
The same parties also shot at 200 US
range. Out of a possible 30 The follow
scores were made: Lieutenant Wright;
Sergeant-Major Meisel, d. Sergeant A
ander, 81; Private Shivery, IS; Prte
Draper, 10.
The twentieth annual session ofle
Grand Lodge of Maryland, Knightof
Pythias, was begun on Tuesday afteon
at Castle Hall and continued until Thuny
night. The Elkton lodge was represed
by Capt. George r. Ash, and that of Nj
East by Mr.. Patrick Reedy. There aB9
lodges of this order in the State WI a
mem bership of 6,733, with reserve csal
of STA, Ala. "a i'll the treasurers' hands one
various subordinate lodges. Duringhe
past year $685. were expended for TX
benefits, S., 992 for the burial of decd |
brothers, Sl02 for the education of orphs |
and SIS, 200 for other purposes. This sEs |
an increase of 211 members and s., 45O. |
Hon. James b. Groome was amonghe |
prominent members present.