The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-09-15
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Monday next.
Mrs Hamilton Brown died at Colora
on Sunday last
MIR. George Booth closed his ice cream
garden at the east end of Main street OIL
Saturday night last.
Mr. David Tucker. of Perryville, i,
hope of his recovery.
Til, Methodist Episcopal, property a
Zion das been improved by new fence
arc and the parsonage lot.
MIR. S. Edwin Grant, son of Mr.. S. B
Grant, Cherry Hill, entered the Freshman
class at Delaware College.
Henry NJ. Mccullough, Esq, addressed
the Harrison and Morton Club of Cherry
Hill, on Thursday night.
H. F. Owens ard S. Tucker of Perry.
vile, attended the reunion of the 9th
Maryland Volunteers at Pen Mar.
w. C. Crow agent for Chas. w. Ken
nard's fertilizers has received a number
of orders and is shipping goods.
Rev. E X Miller will hold church ser
vice in Watson's nall Perryvile next Sun
day night at half-past seven o'clock.
The Cleveland and Thurman Club OF
the Third district was addressed on We'd
nesday night by Cbas. c. Crothers, Esq.
The public school at North East has
not yet opened, owing to the work of en-
larging the building still being in progress.
The newly elected officers of the Young
Peoples Association of the Elkton NJ. E.
Church were installed on Wednesday even
ing
Rev. VIM. Schouer, will hold service
Sunday at $50 p. m. All are cordially
invited.
AT a meeting of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union held Wednesday even
ing the work of the Union at the fair was
discussed.
Mr.. VIM. S. Potter, formerly of Port
Deposit, is superintendent of construction
of the West Virginia Central and Pitts
burg Railroad.
james Hanna, the young son of VIM.
Nesbitt, died last week and was inferred at
West Nottingham Presbyterian cemetery
on Saturday last.
Mr.. Chas. J. Rudulph who has been
very i'll with typhoid fever is improving
slowly. The condition of Hon. Alexander
Evans remains about the same.
The cellar is being dug for the new
residence that Mr. James ackson is about
to erect between the houses of r. C. Thack
cry. Esq. and DIR. H. c. Wells.
AT meeting of the Cecil Lodge No. &c.
A. o. U. w. Chas G. Wells, recorder of the
lodge rendered his resignation and MIR. HI.
C. Baker was selected as his successor
"A horse belonging to Section Boss Rupp
OF the P. w. & B. Railroad was struck by
an early express train Monday morning
just north of Pencoder station and in
stantly killed.
The schooners Annie Gale, Emma V.
Wills, Edith w. Scott and Carrie A. Wright
were loaded this week by the Scott Fertili-
yer Company. Their cargoes amounted to
$40 tons fertilizers.
"A lawn party will be held at the resi-
dence OF Mr. Walter Armstrong, on We'd
nesday afternoon and evening, Sept 10 tn
If rainy, next fair evening. Proceeds for
the benefit of the Rock Church.
james P. Merritt has contracted for
building the residence for DIR. Bratton on
North street. The building will be con-
structei of brick and Charles Cooper of
Charlestown will do this part of the work
up to Monday last there were twelve
entries in the baby show department of the
for the best essay on "Corn and its Uses"
will; be competed for by dozen lads.
-Shockley & Smith auctioneers for w.
J. Jones, Esq, Trustee on Tuesday offered at
public sale in Ekton the property of the
late John Whitlock situated in Warwick
1t was withdrawn owing to lack of adequate
bids.
-Elihu Harrigan, for many years 1esi-
dent OF Rising Sun, died on Sunday morn
ing after an illness of about three weeks,
aged 10 years. He was member of the NJ
Z. Church. The funeral took llace OIL
Tuesday.
Cards are out for the marriage of
Edward D. Bingham, Esq, of Oxford, to
Miss Morning johnson of Pittshurg The
ceremony will occur Thursday Septem Der
10th, in the First Presbyterian Church of
Pittsburg.
We have received copy of the Bucking
Horse, with a history of the American
Mustang, his breaking and training" by p.
Frenzeny. 1t is published by Buffalo Bills
Wild West Company and contains numer-
Gus illustrations by the author.
There were "a tudents at Delaware
College on Monday and more were expected
during the week. This is an increase over
the last two years and it Is thought the
number will nearly reach 80 students before
Christmas. There are 20 students at New
ark Academy.
- Miss Maria Davis, whose card as an
instructor in Instrumental music appears in
but has sufficient time to devote to others
who may desire lessons on the piano or
organ either at their homes or at the resi-
dence of Mrs A. L. wilkinson.
Jones & Haines, attorneys for Mrs A
Hart, assignees of mortgage, on Saturday
last sold at public sale at r. j. Rowland's
store, Liberty Grove on Saturday last the
"Tammany" property containing 49, acres
improved by frame dwelling house. 1t
was purchased by Mrs Hart for 300.
Donations of pro visions for the Tenn
perance eating booth at the Fair, are re-
specially solicited by the ladies' of the w.
&. T. U. Flour, butter, sugar, bread, rolls,
rusk, biscuits, hams, chickens, tongues,
pickles, jrllies and pies will be needed and
will be gratefully received.
There will be tr-county race on Thurs
day, Sept. 9th, the first DAY of the Oxford
fair for a purse of 500. The entries for this
race are restricted to Chester Lancaster and
Cecil counties. Only horses that have never
en- tered in race will be allowed to start
and the drivers must be non profession ais.
TT ere will be no Fair ball this year.
The one of last year cost the projectors
considerable money and trouble. The sun II
attendance, it is true, was largely due to
the stormy weather, but the balls were not
as well patronized by home people as they
should have been. A large proportion Of
the attendance was always from neighboring
places.