The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-02-04
GLOgAL DEPARTMENT. "

Prof T. l.. Graham, was in Elkton on
Friday attending the funeral of +. G. Reese.
For muslins, calicses, dress goods and
dress trimmings, go to Benefits.
Rev. Father Scott Of Queenstown, vis-
ted his sister, Mrs. Lucy 81. Litzenberg, this
week.
The Missionary Anniversary of the
Ikton NJ f. Sunday School will be held
Y ebruar, 18th.
fine line of Queensware, consisting Of
sed china and glassware dinner and
J, etc., at Benefits.
drsday was Ground Hog Day. We
70 much faith in the sign, but if there
tthing in it there will be six more
Is of wintry weather.
yThs final meeting of the retiring board
trustees of the poor was held at the
$ lshosse on Saturday last. The new
: Ard organizes on Monday.
sChaplain McCabe will be on Eastern
= soil again next week. He will con-
"a public Missionary Convention in the
n NJ. E. Church, on Tuesday next.
The Mite Society, members and friends
hesapeake City Methodist Episcopal
Sch, will hold asupper i'll Masonic Hall,
February 22nd for the benefit of the
- oh.
asst Sunday was celebrated as Mis-
kry Day at Crouch Chapel. Rev j. P.
preached in the afternoon, aud Edwin
aiuchliffe addressed the congregation at
Sevening service
Wanamaker 81 Brown the great Phila-
bhia clothing house advertises in this
Is of our paper great clearing sale. 1t
Apay you to visit their sore at this sea
eof the year. The prices are astonish-
low.
fIr John Everist, overseer of the aims
d, hs. recently killed some heavy hogs,
Gu will keep the paupers in pork Tor
gghe time. One lot of fourteen averaged
27O pounds and another lot of nine averaged
A25 pounds.
EHermau Ball, the Elktop elothier has 4
king new card in our issue Of this week
zch all should read. Ball has marked
@ IS down to bottom prices and will sell a
"a article for very little money. Call ard
Spine the goods.
svil.iam n. Harrison, of Principle,
letting to move to Oxford in the spring,
y sold his house and lot in Principle to
lephen Lynch for $3.50. Mr.. Harrison has
"a building lot i'll Oxford, and contemplates
erecting house thereon.
The quarterly convention of the w. c.
T. U. of Cecil county will be held about the
LIST of March in the Elkton NJ. E. Church.
A temperance mass meeting will be held at
night at which Mrs. n. White, prominent
lady in temperance work, will lecture.
The supper at Capt. Washington Fos-
ter's, in Elk Neck, on Wednesday night, for
the benefit OF Wesley Chapel, tinan-
- ciar success. The exact amount made We
were unable to learn. Captain John Brick
lev alone sold 20 tickets at SO cents each.
The total eclipse of the moon early on
Saturday evening last was witnessed by
millions of people all over the earth. The
heavens were cloudiess and the sight a
grand one. Another eclipse of the moon
will take place at midnight on July 22d.
A number of Ektonians have been con
Tued to their homes this week by illness,
amoag them William Falls, James Hogge,
Capt. Cozzens. John r. Hosg and Frank r.
Witworth. John A. Rankin. Elkton' Oldest
resident who has been very i'll with pneu-
monia is improving.
There are 165 students in Lincoln Uni
versity Oxford, Pa; AZ in Theological de-
partment, 90 in collegiate and 81 in prepara-
tory. Professors of religion 146; non-pro-
lessons 10. Candidates tor ministry ia:
Presbyterian ~, Methodist %, Baptist y,
Episcopalian 4, Congregationalist l.
A, 81. animal ,naatin0 and election of
Oxford Agricultural Society on Saturday
last Isaac Acker WAS elected president, and
Msssr.. B. S. Patterson, j. T. Reynolds
and H. Fl. Duyekiuck vice-presidents. ID.
E. Boynton elected corresponding
secretary, ana John f. McKissick treasurer
The celebration of the first anniversary
of the Young Peoples Association of the
Elkton NJ. E. Church, on Wednesday even
ing next, promises to be an enjoyable occa-
sien There will be solos, duets and quar-
tettes rendered by the mem bers, an essay by
William j. Jones. Esq, and an address by
Rev. J. P. Otis.
Some of the friends of Rev. w. L. S.
Murray, Presiding Elder of the Wilmington
District of the NJ. E. Church, surprised
him on Wednesday night by unexpected
visit to the district parsonage, No. 3O7 West
Seventh street, Wilmington. The company
was composed Of members of the various
congregations of Wilmington.
The Scott Fertilizer Company has issued
A calender which is admitted by all who
have had the pleasure of receiving copy
TO be the most attractive one that has reached
them this season. 1t is Ger family very taste
full and pretty The epgravings on eacl
monthly leaflet represent young children
and are perfect gems of the engfaver's art
The typographical d distortions of county
news in city papers was well illustrated
this week in one of the Baltimore sailies as
the following shows:
VIM j. Jones. trustee for Jacob Toms,
sold Yesterday the farm of Thomas Gruff
three hundred and seventeen acres neal
Pilottown, in the Eighth district OF Ceci
county, for 81, 900. 1t was purchased by Mr.
Forne
The horse disease that was so fatal last
fall, it is believed, has broken out IN the
-neighborhood again. Mr.. John FeIton,
who lost nun Der of horses by the disease
last fall, lost another last week. Messis.
Frank Burns andS amuel Yocurn each los.
a horse last week, it is supposed, of the SAM
disease. Parker i. George, last week, lost a
valuable four-year-old colt.
We publish this week the card of rev
Elkton firm, j. e. Bradbury 81 Brother
succeeding F. E. Bradbury h Son. Mr.
Joseph Bradbury has retired from the cart
ing business and he and his brother Franz
will devote their attention exclusively to thu
meat and provision trade. They are ener
getic young men and we predict success fo
the new firm. Give them a call.
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