The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-07-14
sCL0GAh DEPARTMENT. v

President Cleveland on Monday ap
pointed Frances G. Andrews postm astsr al
Oxford, Pa.
1t was quarterly Sunday among th'
colored people at Iron Hill on Sunday. Tn.
attendance was large.
-One million vegetable plants for sale by
Jos. Booth & Son. Tom alto, cabbage, sweet
potatoes, egg plant. and peppers. tt.
Mrs. Thackery, mother of r. c. Thack
cry, Esq, received severe fall last week
and badly sprained one of her wrists.
-Elkton and North East base ball clubs
will play game of ball this afternoon OH
the Holly Hall grounds near Elkton.
The NJ. E. Sunday School excursion tc
Colchester on Monday next promises to be
enjoyable and should be we'll patronized.
Grabs have made their appearance in
Elk river and the lovers of the sport OF
catching them have commenced operations.
-Wanamaker & Browns new card in
this issue should be read by all. The great
clothing firm offer great inducements to
purchasers.
There will be an ice cream festival at
Asbury NJ. E. Church on Thur sday and
Friday evenings, July 10 and 20. Proceeds
for benefit of the church.
John Hancock, a noted Elktonian was
given tree bath by three young men OF
this town on Saturday morning last. They
threw him into the river
Another of those fine large steers from
Mr.. Singerly's herd is for sale at j. E.
Bradbury & Bros and Capt. William b.
Resley's. Choice cuts Is cents.
The young lads and misses of Dover
are being trained by Philadelphia for the
production of the Little Tycoon" at the
Opera House there at an early date.
When you visit Baltimore. stop at the
Maltby House, where will be found first
class accommodations and exceedingly low
rates. Mch17tf.
A woods meeting will be held in Mr.
Shippers woods near North East for one
week beginning Sunday, July %. All are
invited TO attend. Rev. c. w. Sides, pastor.
M. Z. & G. Z. Kirk, hardware mer-
chants of North Z asst, have new card in
this issue. They mention many articles
which they sell at low prices. Read their
card.
"A large skylight was placed in the roof
of the new addition to the store of Mr.. r.
q Lewis Of of ua
twelve feet long, four feet broad and half
an inch thick.
The NJ. E. Sunday School excursion to
Colchester on Monday next on the steamer
Chester is the only one announced from
this place to that popular resort this season
Tickets IS cents.
DIR. Chas. NJ. Ellis and Mr.. John W.
Mccoy were at Bournemour, Hampshire,
England, June 18th. They had been spend
ing some time at Southampton, Winchester
Within and other points of interest in Eng
land.
Rev. j. d. Carey of Elkton, will hold the
service of his Church in North East, on
Sunday July 18th, at 7.30 p. M. Subject of
the di scourse, confession" Service for
the present will BE- held in the knights Of
Labor hall.
james Irving, who was a witness on
Wednesday in the case against John Nc
Neil for ASSAULT and battery, stated that he
was IS years old and had never before been
sworn as witness. Irving is an inmate of
the almshouse.
The Groorne Guards, Company A. Third
Battalion, National Guards of Maryland,
have received fatigue coats and caps. They
20 into camp at Bay Ridge on July 3Oth.
for week. The company will be taken
there on State steamer.
"A series of Prohibition mass meetings
will be held in Oxford during the week of
July 10th. Among the spea K ers advertised
are Rev. A. e. Kynett, Prof. H. d. Patton,
Rev. A. A. Msinwaring, Rev. n. p. Grouse,
Rev. A. q. Boudwin and others.
Balls full regular made clothing no
shoddy, no humbug no Harrison street
second hand relieved goods, and no bank
rupt stock. He sells good goods for as
little money as any store in the county.
Store opposite Court House in Elkton.
MIR. Emmitt T. White, son of Mr.. Gin
ton j. White, deputy-clerk of the Court,
has secured position as night telegraph
operator at the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road station at Chester, Pa. He assumed
the duties of his position Wednesday even
ing.
AT meeting of the Quarterly Confer
euce oil the Elkton NJ. Z. Church. on Monday
last an unsolicited and Unlimited vacation
was granted Rev. Chas. Hill, pastor. We
understand that Mr.. Hill will only be alb
sent two Sundays. The time of his absence
has not been announced.
All persons who desire days pleasure
should read the advertisement of the grand
church excursion over the b. & o. Railroad
to Philadelphia on Wednesday, July 18th.
Tickets for the famous cyclorama of Jerusa-
lem can be procured on the excursion train
for % cents, half price.
Rev. j. p. Otis, of Port Deposit, who
had teen spending several days in Elkton,
preached last Sunday morning ana evening
at the Elkton NJ. E. Church and at Jones'
Chapel the same afternoon. Mr.. Otis has
been granted a months vacation and with
his family will visit his father in Virginia
Rev. w. &. Nevin who filled the pull.
pit of the Ekton Presby terrain Church last
Sunday morning and evening, is the abest
Clergyman that has preached there since
Rev. w. Beers severed his connection
with the church. We understand that he is
not IA candidate. He was the guest of Hon.
j. \. j. CreswelI.
There are said to be nine persons re-
siding in Elkton who voted for president at
the election of 1870 when General Harrison
and Marlin Van Buren, were the candidates
Seven voted for the former and two for the
latter. The grandson of TIppicanoe will
receive the votes of the same number OF
these as did his grandfather.
MFR. Samuel b. Foard of the Howard
House, left Elkton for Frederick, Md, on
Saturday last To obtain team belonging to
the Howard House stables left there by an
agent who hired it from Mr. Falls over a
=. month since. Mr.. Foard drove from Fred
Derrick to Baltimore where he shipped the
team to Chesapeake City and reached here
Wednesday evening.