The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-03-31
G.L0GAL DEPARTMENT.. y

AT MIS-. M lst'u yOu iuu ooohio1',
Easter cards, baskets and Easter eggs. Also
fine line of spring hats. More about NIL
linery next week.
Miss Helen Hasson, of the Second dis
trict, is visiting her sister, Mrs Tobias Ru-
dulph, of this place.
The Sabbath School at Johnson's school
house opens tomorrow afternoon. A full
attendance is requested.
w. j. Smith has on sale at the FELTON,
House, Elkton, Md, y fine Berkshire
shoats, averaging about 80 lbs.
Providence permitting, Rev. Charles
Hill will preach at Crouch Chapel tomorrow
Sunday afternoon at $50 O'Clock. All
are cordially invited.
Postmaster Gilpin yesterday afternoon
moved the postotfice from the frame build
ing which has been used for year past to
a room in the new Gilpin building.
The case of Kennedy VS.. County Com
missioners of Cecil county will come up at
the next term of the Court of Appeals
which commences on Monday next.
Mrs. p. j. McGready wants those who
smoke a good cigar to know that her cigar
and tobacco stand will be open every Sat
urday night until twelve o'clock.
When you visit Baltimore. stop at the
Maltby House, where will be- found first
class accommodations and exceedingly low
Rates. Mch17tf.
The Messrs. B. C. Bibb, of Baltimore
and Port Deposit, have been incorporated
under the name of the b. q. Bibb Stove
Company, with capital stock of Sl50,000.
= In the River and Harbor Bill Sl2, 800
has been granted to be used in the Susque-
hanna river to prevent its overflow at Port
Deposit. This is half the amount asked
for.
Easter services will be held at Trinity
Church tomorrow Sunday at the usual
hours. the Sunday School Easter festival
will be held i'll connection with the evening
service.
Superintendent II. III. Carter and other
prominent officials of the P. w. Il B. rail-
road. visited E!ktou for short time one
Ody Jnls Noch, DcluS Ou tucll duuudl JOul
OF inspection.
S. B. Gray this week took from his
fish pond, near Leslie station, on the b. q
o. railroad, a German carp measuring p
inches in length, gurthing II inches and
weighing u pounds.
The Rev. f. A. Perkins, of Phillipsburg
\. j.; is expected to preach in the Free
Methodist Church in this town tomorrow
morning and evening having just been as
signed to this church.
A large number of Elktonians visited
Wilmington this week to witness the per-
formances at the Grand Opera House of
Prof Bristol's wonderful educated horses.
All were highly pleased.
It, :, were nineteen Baltimore Custom
npi"sAes discharged on Thursday
bect sufficient ,s M. .nnro
pria'>d W pay '"eii S"i'iio'' Gacil
county men were among the number.
Mr. j. William Perkins, formerly o
Elkton, but for several years past engaged
in the harness business IN St. Georges, Del.
this week opened harness establishment
at 1O1 West Eighth street, Wilmington, Del
There will be an early Easter service a
ST. Marks p. Z Chapel, near Perryville a
8o'clock A NJ. At st. Mary's Church, a
North East, service will be at II o'clock A
NJ, for which service special preparation ha
been made.
-Shockley & Smith, auctionneers for r
c Thackery, assignee, sold at public sal,
Thursday morning 80 perches of groun:
near Bay View. Cecil county, improved by
frame dwelling, barn, ETC., to Mr. Hank
ness for S675.
"A horse belonging to Mr.. Jacob Rambc
attached to a wagon left standing uhitched
on Monday last ran away. In turning int
the yard of Mr.. Ram bos residence on Main
street, the wagon was upset and considera
bly, damaged.
Charles G. Wells & Co., cigar manufac
turers, of this place, moved their factory
one day this week from the Hurn building
to one belonging to j. A. J. Creswell, oppo
site the Court House. They also opened
retail cigar store.
Mr.. John V. Abrams of Port Deposit
who has been in the employ of the McCul
Tough Iron Company at Rowlandville has
been transferred to the North East works
where he next week assumes the duties O
the responsible position resigned by Mr.. j
Irving Walker.
DR.. Mary Allen, OF Ithaca, New York
, will lecture in the oratory of Delaware
College, Friday evening, April 9th, at II
o'clock. Subject, "The Bequests we Make
Our Children" Admission % cents. This
lecture will be for the benefit of the W. C.
T. u, of Newark.
Governor Jack son has appointed Lieut..
NJ f. lamar, United States Army Military
instructor of st. Johns College. aid de-
camp on his staff, with rank of colonel As
is gel eralIy known Col. jana is a brother
of Register of Wills R E. lamar and DR..
j. III. Hamar OF this town.
-Heamann Ball, the popular and pro.
gressive Elkton clothier, has a new card in
this issue. He has on hand fine line OF
everything in the clothing and gents fur
nishiDg business. He gives handsome
watch chairt with every boys suit and with
every man'A suit a nice present
Chicken Nthieves have been active re-
Gently in the Aneighborhood of Colora They
visited the pre- knises of Clayton BaIderston
and took mum ber of his finest fowls. They
also took all the fowls of Hugh Wright and
Thomas Barben aand relieved Enoch McCul-
Tough of the carekof two fine turkeys.
Mrs. NJ. Edith Barker, nee Prentice,
who last year recovered $40, 900 damages
from the p. W. 81 By-Rsilroad Company,
died on Tuesday last of paralysis, the result
of injuries received by falling through the
trap door at Chester; Pa, and out of which
grew her suit against the company.-Denton
Journal
The firm name tf Duykinck, Gillespie
& Co., has recently been changed to Pass
more Gillespie & Co. Mr.. Leroy C. Pass
more is the new member of the firm the
others being A l.. Duyckinck and Edward
A Gillespie. This firm has a new and at
tractive card in this weeks issue of THE
WING, to which we desire to call the espe-
extensively engaged in hay, grain, lum her,
fertilizers, &c, at Leslie station on the
Philade phia extension of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad.