The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-10-27
GL0GAL DEPARTMENT. "

nington is about to be converted into a
hotel.
Mr.. William McCrery of Towson, Bal
timore county, visited friends in Elkton on
Thursday.
r. T. c. Crouch rcceived fine dog
Thursday from the Associated Fanciers,
Philadelphia.
-Zimri Taylor, an old resident of the
Ninth district, died on Friday of last week
aged about rs years.
q There has been remarkable fatality re-
GENTLY in this town and county as our COL
S,mns this week prove.
miss Hanson, of Baltimore, who had
h visiting Mrs. Flora Henderson, re-
led home Saturday last
gutter from the WING Office to High
MS graded and cobbled this week by
lnder Bailiff King.
Warburton, Esq , will address
the Second district at Chesa-
= Saturday evening.
ID County Fair came out
Nailed TO pay interest on the
's.s ~ fst former exhibitions.
Smith, formerly pastor Of
Church suffered an attack
KS home in Wilmington last
VIM. Sohouler will hold service In
e,lhouse at Andora, to morrow,
afternoon at half past three. All
ID.
3 personal property of the late John
Zee will be sold at public sale on Tues
N, October 30th, at his late residence.
Barksdale, Md.
Samuel j. Arbuckle Cherry Hill, has
many fine Barbed Plymouth Rock and Sill
yer Laced Wyandotte chicks for sale. See
lvertisement.
Rev Father Carey of Elkton, Rev.
Father Gr.ff, of Dover and Rev. F. G.
Farley of Hook essin this week visited Rev.
Father Kelly of Wilmington.
Rev. E. E. Hughes was given a surprise
recently by the congregation of Bethel A.
NJ. E. church, Chesapeake City. He vas
the recipient of many useful articles.
Mr.. Manly Drennen has sold his fine
trottiug mare "Mystery" to a Philadelphia
for $780, She has a record of 2S7, bat we
understand will not be put on the turf.
The Third District Cleveland and Thur
man Club was addressed on Wednesday
night by George Cotton and young lawyer
of Baltimore, named Carter, son of Barnard
Carter.
Miss Martha Hogg this week gathered
on the farm near Elkton belonging to the
family q number of red raspberries. This
was the second crop the bushes had given
this yaar.
DIR. R. r. Crothers desires us to say that
while he is attending post graduate course
of lectures in surgery in New York, his
brother l)r. G. Crothers will attend his local
practice.
Mrs. Mary E. Ireland, sister of Reuben
Haines, Esq, of this town, has recently
translated from the German an interesting
story for young people entitled "The Sons
of Edward
L The Conowingo Bridge Company is
y building a new toll house at the Cecil county
srnd of tho bridge. This is to prevent per-
ms from entering the structure who have
business there.
Anew f. A. Perkins, of the Elkton Free
- iodist church has returned from a two
-sAls vacation spent in Northern New
where he went for the benefit of the
of his family.
+. VIM. Schouler, attended the meet
- se Northern Convocation of which
= n, held on Tuesday, Wednesday,
lay of this week at st. Paul's
SIT County, Md.
2 - .ocratic meeting was held at
= ~ A)n Tuesday afternoon and even
: States Senator Z. X. Wilson
- rss Afternoon and Henry Pageand
mp at night.
S. E. A. Watson and Miss Lydia
-. { well, residents of Newark. Del, were
.ercome by coal gas on Monday night.
The attending physician said they had a
narrow escape from asphyxiation.
Rev Samuel A. Gayley, D. D., of West
Noting ham Presbyterian Church preached
the sermon at the installation of Rev. George
NJ Hickman as pastor of the First Presby
terrain Church of Wilmington on Tuesday
night.
Capt j. T. Long, the battle field guide
and lecturer, will deliver his illustrated lee
ture on the Battle of Gettysburg in the
town hall, Rising Sun, next Monday even
ing under the auspices of the Garfield Post
G. A. R.
Presiding Elder w. L. s. Murray is
authority for the statement that Rev John
Cam, local preacher connected with St
Johns NJ. E. Church, on Zion Circuit Ceci
County, has attended 300 funerals in the
past % years.
The Elkton Stock Farm received ar
addition of a mum Der of standard bred trot
ters from Kentucky last week. Wednesday
morning last valuable two year old mar,
died of pleurisy. She had .trotted mile il
2 1917 and was valued at $1,000.
David Crack said to be 107 years ole
was married Monday at Malon, Prince
Georges county, Md, to Susanna Oaks,
widow of rs by Joseph Humane, pastor o
st. Mary's Catholic Church. Crack says h
is veteran of the war of 1872.
Edward NJ Curtis. eldest son Of S
Minot Curtis died at his home near Newark
Del, on Tuesday last. He was formerl,
engaged in business in Boston. His funera
was held Wednesday afternoon in ST
Thomas Episcopal Church, Newark, Del
james c. NJ Davis, aged II years, dec
on Sunday Of last week near Porter
Bridge, Cecil County. His death was caused
by typhoid dysentery of which his siste
aged 10 years has since died and five othe
mem bers of ths family including the mothe
have been ill.
The Harrison and Morton club Of tn
Third district was addressed last night a
the club room by Dr. Theodore A Worral
and George A. Blake, Esq. The club vii
hold a meeting on Friday evening next il
Odd Fellows Hall. Hon. John L. Thorn az
of Baltimore city, and other prominent me
will deliver addresses.
Mrs. Benjamin Campbell of Elkton re
ceived first premium at the Hartford Fair o
tidy on boiling cloth and on sofa pillar, an
second premiums on towel waiter, child
hood EN- broidered bureau set, incandescen
tidy. painted banner handkerchief case, tabl
cover in etching, table scarf in etchin
(paintings) and hair flowers.