The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-11-10

| loose about halt past nine. 1t was found
two O'Clock the next morning lying in II
ditch near Davis Il Keys lumber yard. 1t
had became entaugled ill the harness and
was unable to rise. The vehicle TO which
| it was attached had a shaft broken aud the
harness was damaged.
There will be Il Sunday School enter
tainment consisting of recitations dialogues,
music, etc, held at Ebenezer NJ. +. Church
on Thursday (thankSgiving) evening, Nov.
18th. Proceeds for the benefit of the church.
Admission, % cents children under II
| years, 10 cents. Exercises to commence at
half-past O'Clock p. m. All are invited to
| attend. If Thursday evening should prove
| stormy entertainment will be held the fol-
lowing Tuesday evening, December ith. BY
order OF committee. Novl0t3.
There We're two marriages in Elkton on
Thursday night. Harry ID. Garrett, a pop.
| ular young man of this town employed at
the pulp works, was married to Miss Lucy
| Spittle, also of Elkton. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. j. p. Otis, of Port De-
| post, at the residence on Church street that
the groom had furnished for the reception
of his bride. Mr.. George B;ddle, an EN-
ployee of the pulp works, was married the
same evening to Mrs. Mary Wright, widow
of the late Christopher Wright
Constable James \. McCardle of Perry
vile, brought to Elkton jail on Saturday
last James Smita, colored. lie is charged
1, ~
| ing open the door of the house of VIM.
ShetZline. Smith is said to have been intoX-
icated at tue time. He was con mitted by
Justice Robert Burroughs of Perryville.
Smith was confined in Jail about a year
since on the charge of stealing a carriage
robe from Mr.. Naudaiu residing near Perry
vile. The grand jury failed to indct him.
"A grand bazaar will be held in the Pen
cader Presbyterian Chu. ch, Glasgow, Del !,
on Wedn esdav, Thursday and Friday even
iugs, Nov. Dist, 22i and 23d. A concert will
be held on Wednesday evening commencing
at p. m, at which select quartette from
the Tuesday Club and Choral Club Of Will
| mington, Del, will render excellent music
Prof Ferd. Fullmer will be the accompau-
| ist. Those who have heard Prof. Fullmer
know his power as a musician. He will
render fine selections on the piano. There
will be fancy table, lunch room and candy
booth. Oysters, creams, cakes and other
refreshments will be served
The box at the store of Mr.. Il. d. Bow
land containing predictions of the result in
| York State was opened after tie election 1t
was found to contain forty-six predictions
and as many dimes, that being the price of
| an opportunity to secure the total amount
Tie Nep York Herald of Friday gave the
plurality of Harrison as l., 3S5 From this
il would appear that Chas. f. Hinchlfie is
the winner, his prediction being within 135
of that nun Der or II, 800 for Harrison The
| losers named from % 900 for Cleveland to
| $4,000 for Harrison. Mr.. Hincbliffe made
| the second best prediction in n pool four
years ago on Indiana, in the same store then
kept by Mr.. Charles H. Smith who won the
contents of that box.
The closing exercises at Pearson Grove
Sunday School held las Sunday afternoon
were largely attended. Addresses were de-
livered by Rev. DIR. Osmond, pastor of the
| Elktou Presbyterian Church; Il. +. lamar,
superintendent of the school, and Mr.. Geo.
| Johnston There was appropriate sinling
| by the school. The superni endent was
presented by the school with a handsome
| gold-hea cane. The class of Mr.. George
Johnston presented him with a fine muf,
| tler. Mr.. II. p Fowler received a nicely
bound copy of the Presby terian hymnal
from his class and presented each of his
scholars with an attractive book. The
members of the infant class were presented
with attractive illustrated cards. The
school will reopen next April.
MIS- Samuel Alticb, of Glasgow, Del,
bas in her possession specimen OF money
used in Pennsylvania ia Colonial DAYS L.
is fifteen shilling poie. 1t was issued ac-
| coIdiug TO an act of General Assembly of
| Pennsylvania passed in the Mi Ceeuth year
of the reign of his Majesty Geo, ge the III,
| dated the fifth dag OF October 1888 1t bears
the signatures of Benz. Morgan. L. Ba, ues
| and w. Fisher Jr. On the back of the moi es
are the words "to counter felt is death -
| The same lady has 10 her possession a cop
per piece with lbe inscription j. r. Randall,
Jr., G. & ID. Canal and the date 1925. We
believe that this is one of many pieces use
| to keep count of the plumber of loads of dirt
taken from the canal when it was being
built over Gu years ago by this celebrated
| engineer Each time load of dirt was taken
out the workman received copper piece to
show for it.
"A young lady of Oxford, Pa, won an
| election bet with a young man of North
East Harrisou's elecGiou secures her five
| pounds of best French candies. II I'd Cleve
land been elected she was to present bin
with silk hat. This same young lady made
| laughahle mistake on the night Of the
Democratic paj ade in Ok ford. Having been
| informed it was Republican parade her
parents being abseut-she illamiuated the
residence bg placing lights at the windows
and made quite show. Whilst awaiting
the arrival of the parade's one of her RI .
| pdbicaa friends asked her why she had
| Illuminated for Democratic narade. aud
realizing that she had made a mistake she
| hurriediy changed the aspect of affairs in
that house and climbing up the lamp most
in front e.tingushed that light too, aud
when the Cole aiae club passed 90 its way
| into town few minutes afterwards, the
appearance of that place was as da * and
I forbidding as if coal oil bad never been dis
covered. But this earnest Young Republi-
can made narrow escape from jublaCng
at a Democratic parade and the joke was
against her.