The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-03-10

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since the fall races TO the charge OF Mr. Il
| L. G. Crouch, of Elkton, who. Is preparing
the animal for the spring races. Mir Cr"Hfi
also has in training his horse NeloN an'
Mr.. :. b. Foard's PAGER, Sagwa.
The fifth annual examination of th'
public school at Cherry Hill will begii
March 18th and continue through the week
Owing TO sickness in the school the Literary
exercises of Friday afternoon will b
omitted A spelling match and writer
examiuatio for small prizes will be tn,
programme. All interested in education
are invited.
w. I. Lyman. agent for Mrs. E. S. Gil
mour, of Newark, Del, has sold her house
and lot in Newark, to the Puneroy " New
ark railroad tor $500. 1t is highly proba
BILE that the p w. & B Il. R. Company Of
which the n. q p. r. Il. is branch will
erect depot IN the los and will virtually
abandon the present depot except fol
through traffic.
Our fellow townsman Mr.. Samuel I.
Shippers who for the past year has been in
business on Main street opposite the Old
Exchange Hotel, has purchased IA lot of Mr..
Tyson Mt Siugerly Station on the b. Il Q.
and expects TO begin tn erection OF a store
house aud dwelling uu it this spring. We
wish him success in bis new enterprise, al
though sorry to see him leave ElkJou
Mr.. VIM. . Gilmour, for numb OF
years, and until January LIST, foreman of the
Cecil Democrat and part of the time bust
ness manager of the same paper, this week
received notice that he had b-an appointed
a railway postal clerk between New York
and Washington. His many friends
throughout the county aud elsewhere will
be pleased to hear of his appointment
The many friends of Mr. John p. Mer-
rift, son of Mr. Jas. P. Merritt, of this town
will be pleased TO learn that he has left the
office of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany in Philadelphia and taken much
more remunerative position as operator for
the p w. & B. r. r. Company at Broad
street staff on. Mr. Merritt is an efficient
operator and will doubtless rise much
higher in his chosen employment.
A young girl from Philadelphia, visit
ing MIR. Clarence Cameron at Red Mill, near
town, while sitting in dearborn which is
used for the delivery of -four, on Monday
afternoon was participated backwards from
the seat TO the ground by tn" abrupt start
IS ha ha,l t,,f no yahipla n
front of Bennett's store in the Hollow"
She was rendered inssnsible for time by
the fall but sustained no serious iuj uries.
A series of special services will be held
ia Trinity Church during the week follow
ing Sunday March 18th The Rev. Thorn" S
Duncan D. D., of St. Stephens North SIS
safras Parish, will preach on the first funr
evenings, and the Rev. Jacob Miller, of
Chesapeake City, at the closing service on
Friday evening. L@nteu services will he
held during the coming week rs usual at
4 30 p NJ and OF Friday evening at 80 z.
NJ. All are invited.
The Oxford, Pa, Press of this week
contains tie following concerning curious
accident: A needle in the front of Miss
Alice Watterson's dress was almost entirely
driven into her stomach Saturday night
when she accidentally walked against n
door in the dark. Two physicians extracted
it after the lady bad been chloroformed.
Miss Watterson, who lives on Oak street,
had, as is the habit with many women,
placed the needle in her gown after sewing
The funeral of Michael Hartnett, was
held on Saturday morning last at the Elk
ton Catholic Church and was largely attend
ed by The friends of tine deceased. The Re
uuiem Mass was celebrated bc Rev. j. d.
Carey. Rev. Father Dallard, of ST. AIMS
Church, Wilmington, and formerly of Elk
Rev. Father Flynn of St. Mary's Church,
Wilmington, read the service at the grave.
The interment was made in the cemetery
adjoining the church.
Mr.. Pennsli G. Poulson, a son of the
Rev. Thos. l.. Pouis0n, who has a wide
qGaintauce in this county and who is now
stationed at Flushing, Long Island, \. Y,
has assumed the duties of division road
master on the Long Island Railroad,
spousibls position to which he was recently
appointed. He is Il graduate of the Peni..
sylvania Military Academy at Chester, and
is by profession civil engineer with con-
siderable experience in railroadIng. From
what we know personally of Pennell he
ought to make d progressive road officer
and we wish him success.
AT the meeting of the Lyceum of tie
Elkton Providence Church on Wednesday
evening last an interesting lecture was de-
livered by Rev. W. II. Fax. The question
RESOLVED, That City Lite is Preferable to
That of the Country" was ably debated by
Sommerfield Cotton and Robert Gibson in
the affirmative, and George w. Gordon and
Mr.. Groce in the negative. 1t was decided
to give reception Or entertainment at au
early date. An Invitation to entertain the
Leap Year party at the Wright A. Nj. f.
Church by debate and sir ging was accepted.
George w. Milturu was appointed cnurster.
The singing by Miss Julia Songow WAS very
pleasing, and he ex -rcises Ca Ken a. II Whole
very crediJable.