The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-06-23
X LOCAL DEPARTMENT. y

E. Church picnic next Wednesday at Whit
Hall.
A game of base ball between Elktol
and Glasgow clubs will be played this after
noon at Holly Hall.
The festival held at Perryville last weel
for the benefit of the Presbyterian Churcl
Melted about Sl25
Fourteen Colorado colts at Shockley &
Smiths sale on Saturday last sold for al
average price of S3l.
Mr. Chas H. Smith was recently adj
vanced in the railway postal service will
an increase of 500 in salary.
Ground was broken on Thursday for tn,
new residence of John :. Writ, Esq. Mr.
James =. Merritt is the contractor.
Virginia has Chesapeake City adjoin
ing Fortress Monroe. \ Methodist Church
to cost IS, ono is about to be built there.
The old mill building at Matthew's Mil
in the Ninth district was blown down OF
Saturday last and the saw mill unroofed.
Mrs. Geo. O. Morrow and children have
returned from prolonged visit to hel
father, Prof. j n. Robinson of Baltimore
Rev VIM. Schouler will hold service in
the schoolhouse at Andora, tomorrow (Sun
day. afternoon, at halfpast three. All are
invited.
Rev. A. T. Fox, of Stewartstown, Penn,
sylvania, will preach in the Elkton Presby
terrain Church tomorrow Sunday morning
and evening.
preach in the Church of the Good Shepherd
Chesapeake City, on Sunday next, at 1870
A. NJ. and p. NJ.
Rev. Asbury Burke, pastor of Glasgow
and Bethel Churches, with his wife and
children this week spent several days with
friends in Elk Neck.
The Elkton public school will close on
Friday, June 30, with an entertainment in
Dad Fellows Hall at 100 p. NJ. Admission
% cents. Doors open at I.
Mr.. John Wilkinson this week added a
third story to his residence on Main street
which greatly improves the appearance and
convenience of the building.
-Garhart & Co.'S. store, Zion, Nd, will
be closed ON Wednesday, July 4th, 1888,
excepting AN hour at noon for the delivery
of the mail. June 23-2w.
A fine young colt belonging to Mr..
Nelson Boulder, of the Fourth district was
badly cut by wire fence one day this week
Dr. Howard Bratton sewed the wounds.
"A large party of young people of New
ark, Del passed through Elkton yesterday
morning. They were bound for Chesapeake
City where they chartered boat for the
day.
The Con- ptroller of the State Treasury
has made the quarterly distribution of the
school fund. Cecil county receives 81, POI. 81
for her white, and 1921 ~ for her colored
schools.
The office of the Mutual Fire Insurance
Company of Cecil county in Odd Fellows
Hall is being repainted and repapered. The
work is heing done at the expense of the
owners of the hall.
In the absence OF the Rector Rev. VIM.
Schouler, DR. K G. Mackall, lay reader OF
the Easton Diocese on Sunday morning last
read the morning service at Trinity Church.
There was no service at night.
Mr. Graham Dukehart, Grand Lecture
for the Masonic Lodge of Maryland, attend
ed meeting of the Elkton lodge on Tuesday
evening. The members partook of refresh
ments at the Howard House after the meet
ing
In the Masonic Hall, at Chesa peake
City, on Friday, June 90, at p. NJ, liter
AIRY entertainment including "Mrs. Jarley's
Wax Works will be given for the benefit of
the w. C. Z. L. of that place. Admission
% cents
Elk Governor Pattison of Pennsylvania,
who spent several days with Mr. Frank f.
Pennington near Elkton, returned to Phil
adelphia on Monday. He delivered an ad
dress to the scholars of Pierson Grove Sun
day School.
A five old daughter of Rev. j. r. Milli-
gan, pastor of the Zion and Rock Presbyter-
ian Churches fell into the creek near Bay
View on Saturday and was rescued with
about fourteen years.
j. Franklin Ford, the Elk Neck farmer
who was committed to Jail in default of
bail on peace warrant issued by his
daughter who charged him with threatening
her life has consented to be taken to an in
sane asylum, for treatment.
Mr.. George A. Steele, principal of the
Elkton public school will deliver the adj
dress to the Philokalian Society of st. Johns
College, Annapolis, on the occasion of the
goth anniversary of the society which will
be held on Monday evening next.
Mr.. L. Ely Quigg, membe of the edi-
toral staff of the New York Tribune, and a
son of Rev. j. b. Quigg, of North East, lee
tured before the Scott Literary Society of
the Conference AGA DENY, at Dover. Del, on
Monday night last. His subject was "Cul-
ture."
Mrs. Maria d. Heaton, mother of Mrs
Schouler, wife of the Rev VIM. SchOuler
of this town, died at her residence in Brook
Ign, n. Y, on June 18th. She was 20 years
of age aud leaves seven children. Mr.. and
Mrs. Schouler attended the funeral on Sun
day last.
MIR. b. Frank Richardson. a division
engineer of the b. 81 o. Railroad who spent
several months in this county at the time
of the construction of the Philadelphia ex-
tension of that railroad was stricken with
paralysis last week and is reported to be in
pecarious condition.
Mr.. Winter l.. Wilson, eldest son of
John +. Wilson, Esq, graduated this week
from Lehigh University, at Bethlehem, Pa,
where he had attended for four years. He
will adopt the profession of civil engineer
and has been offered a position on the corps
of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Mr.. VIM. j. Collins residing near town,
lost very valuable mare on Monday last.
Her death was caused by inflammation of
the bowels and she left two weeks old
would rather have parted with several
hundred dollars than with her.
wilma Sunday School, of which Daniel
Harvey, Esq is superintendent, VIII OBJ
serve Children's Day on Sunday, June oath,
at g 30 p. NJ. The exercises will be OF an
interesting nature. and the public is cor
daily invited. Revs. T. A. H. O'Brien and
Charles Hill are expected to deliver adj
dresses, and the children will furnish some
good singing and recitations.