The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-07-07
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the farm of Mr.. Thomas Drennen in Be
hemia Manor.
Rev. j p. Otis, of Port Deposit who i
visiting in Elklon will preach at the NJ. E
Church ON Sunday morning.
-One million vegetable plants for sale b.
Jos Booth u Son. Tom alto, cabbage, swee
potatoes, egg plant, and peppers. If.
The Church of the Good Shepherd, a
Chesapeake City, Rev. Jacob Miller, rector
has been provided with new bell.
Rev. WIN. q. Nevin, of Sharon, Pa.
will preach in the Elkton Presbyterian
Church next Sunday, IN orning aud evening
The Sunday School of the Elkton VI. E
Church will give an excursion to Colchester
on the steamer Chester on Monday July
10th.
Miss Lucy Clement, of Oxford, Pa, ha'
been visiting Miss Molle Falls of Elktor
and Mrs. John Bowen of Newark Della
ware.
When you visit Baltimore. stop at the
Maltby House, where will be found first
class accommodations and exceedingly low
rates. Mch17tf.
Collector James B. Groome has appoint
ed Mr. Patrick Reedy, of North East, an
assistant weigher at the Baltimore Custom
House at a salary of 81 200.
Joseph Il. Miller, of Port Deposit who
as stated in our last issue, was taken to the
almshouse while mentally deranged having
entirely rec Dvered returned home on Satur.
day last.
A base ball club composed of Elktt u
boys went to North East on Fourth of July
and were vanqnished by a club of that place
composed of older persons by score of %
to l6.
-Shockley and Smith, auctioneers for
Henry NJ. Mccullough trustee, on Tuesday
afternoon sold at putlic sale the Lum pro-
perry on East Main street to DIR. II. FL.
Mitchell for s., $50.
The North East Pleasure Club will give
an excursion during July. The officers of
the club are President, DIR. Thos A. War
rail-; secretary, DIR. X G. Underwood; Treas
urer, Mr. Kinsey Matthews.
George Spal ks, track hand on the P
w. Il B. railroad on Monday morning while
engaged in removing the hand car from Sec
ton house mashed one of his fingers. DIR.
II. G. Wells dressed the wound.
The ladies of the New Leeds NJ. p
Church will hold festival and sian bazai "
in Mr. Daniel Harvey's grove on Saturday
evening July 18th. In case of rain the fes-
tival will be held ON the Monday evenin 9
following.
-Chas E. Moore retired from the county
treasurers Office on Saturday last and Mr..
'Thos. b. Hopper of Chesapeake City took
charge of the finances of the county. Mr..
Moore returned to his farm in the Sixth dis
trct. He made many friends here during
his two years sojourn.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Rankin cele-
DRAFTED the sixty first anniversary of their
marriage on W ednesday last. All but seven
years of this period were spent in Elkton.
Mr.. Rankin. although over 81 years of age
is still able to do good work at his trade,
that of d watch and clock repair er.
-.Joues' Chapel near Elkton will be de-
Dictated tomorrow Sunday afternoon. The
dedication services will be held in the after
noon at p NJ and will be conducted by
the Rev. j. p. Otis OF Port Deposit and the
Rev Chas. Hill of Elkton. As the services
will be of unusual interest all are invited.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cation, mother of Rev.
Irwin L. Caton, formerly pastor of the
Presbyterian Church at Chesapeake City
and now of Lewes, Del died on Friday
June, 10Th last at her home in Champlain,
\. Y. She was the widow of the late Lewis
Cation and had reached her seventy 81 x til
year.
Horses driven by Lewis Brown of this
town run away on Saturday last while cut
ting wheat in the field of John Davidson Oh
the VIM. Taylor farm, about three miles
from Elkton. The driver was thrown il
front OF the machine but fortunately at thai
time several sheaves of wheat fell between
him and the knives. Mr.. Brown escaped
with "a severe cut on the hip.
Henry Bell was ARRESTED on July Att
by Baiiff King for drunkenness and oiso
Sderly conduct He was taken before justice
Scott where three charges were preferred
against him For the Fourth of July spre
he was fined 81 and costs. A previou
scrape some weeks back cost him So 70
reckless driving and 81 for drunkenness
The costs were added in each case.
-Messrs. George w. Cruikshank, Il. f
lamar, George h. Ash, Henry S. Cameron
James A. Lewis and Daniel Bratton atten'
the meeting of the National League of De
mocratic Clubs in Baltimore this week a
delegates from the Third district Clevelan,
and Thurman club. States Attorney WIN
s. Evans, another delegate elected was un
able to attend owing to in6IspositioD.
Among the Cecil CONTAINS who visite
Gettysburg this week were, Jethro T. Nj
Cullough, Joseph Pcgue, j, c. Bird, Fran
Bird, Harvey Garyine, Geo. o. Carey, Rev
+. X. Miller, John o. Grant, Charles
Beatty, Rev. VIM. T. Hammond, l. n. Bel
iamin. Jesse West, Samuel j. Reeder, ia:
: C. Davis, Rudolph Abrams, S. d. McCu
Tough, f. w. Day and DIR. T. A. Worral
Willie Burnley, the four Year-old son {
Mr.. w. W. Burnley, of this place on Satul
day last shortly before noon fell and brok
a small bone of one of his arms between tn
elbow and the wrist. He and another DO
were descending ladder placed against
house in the neighborhood of his home W he
it turned and threw them To the grouno
DIR j. w. Cooper, who was summoned, 81
the limb.
There were two sudden deaths in I'll
Fifth District on Friday of last week. EnoC
q. Garrison a harness maker was taken j
while at work and died in short tim
after being taken home. He was 50 year
old and leaves a widow Samuel Davi
,lored, was found dead in bed the san
morning one mile from North East. A jul
ot ipuuest found that death was from ma
ural causes.
Rev. J. d. Carey, of the Elkton Cath
lie Church, held service in North East f
the first time on Sunday evening last. I'll
service was held in a hall and the choir
the Elkton church rendered excellent must
Father Carey expects to hold service the
every two weeks. He will soon secure ne
quarters or have a church constructed, if
aets with sufficient encourag cement. I
Bects to begin the erection of a tower
the Elkton church To cost $1,000 in about
month.