The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-09-29

Senator Fye's appearance
at EZktOn.
Wash. ID. c., Sept. 2S. 'SS.
To Henry Il. TOrbert:.
Senator Frye will certain
~ 60 to EtktOn tO-n1OrrOlO
Saturday afternoon.
JnO. II. u. CTesUeW.
Capt. Sejelkin is again at Scott's wharf
with a cargo of prime oysters which he will
sell in the shell or shucked.
Go to Mrs. Halls confectionery estab-
lishment if you want Whitman's find can
dies. All kinds of fruit. Fresh roasted
peanuts. In the res taurant, oysters, tried,
stewed, PANIED, and raw. All kinds of ice
cream. 4w.
DIR. H. c. Wells, of Mitche...'s Drug
Store has received the pint bottle of Thorn
sons Wild Flowers of Maryland extract one
of the finest perfumers manufactured. DR..
Wells offers this special premium. The
value is about six dollars.
/ d NaiuaUlt hcub
county farm of 325 acres belonging to Mr..
WIN. r. Gale, adjoining Lynch's station
was sold at public sale last week by Hope
H. Barroll, Esq, trustee. 1t was purchased
by BENZ. L. H. Caulk, Esq, for S13, 406.25.
The Ri. Rev. Bishop Adams will ad-
| minister the Rite of Confirmation in Trinity
Church, Elkton, tomorrow tSunday) morn
ing. The Bishop will preach in the school
house at Andora in the afternoon. Service
at half past three Al Elkton in the even
ing.
| This was profitable week for Sheriff
johnson, owing to the large humber of tails
men that had to be summoned. Half a
| hundred men were summoned for jury SER
vice on one day alone. The law affixes the
pay of the sheriff for each one summoned
at forty cents.
The coroner's jury to investigate the
death of Clinton H. Garrett, who was killed
at Newark last week, e1onerated the Bslti-
more s. Ohio railroad employees and found
verdict of accidental death. The funeral
of Mr.. Garrett took place on Saturday and
was largely attended.
| Henry NJ. Mccullough. Esq, delivered
an able address on Wednesday evening,
before the True Blue Harrison and Morton
Club of the Eighth district, at Mt. Zoar.
The meeting was large and enthusiastic.
A pole was raised with flag and Harrison
| and Morton streamer attached.
The first reunion of Battery b., First
| Maryland Light Artillery will be- held in
| Port Deposit on Thursday, October 18th. A
street parade will be given and there will be
speaking. The old battle flag pres nted by
the ladies of Port Deposit afterwards pierced
by ball and shell will be displayed.
Robert Pennock the wtll-known stone
mason finished Mr.. Frank Maekey's new
dwelling house last Saturday. The house
is of stone to be rooted with slate. The main
building is 2Ox36, back building 2Ox22 feet.
Three hund led and sixty three perch of
stone were used in its construction.
William Knight, Esq, attorney at law
| opened an office this week in the frame
| building on North street formerly occupied
by the postotfice and adjoining the present
| location of the same Mr.. Knight has been
a mem Der of the bar over year and has
previously had his office with Senator Nc
Cullough.
Church of the Good Shepherd, Chesa-
peake City. Rev Jacob Miller, will preach
next Sunday morning and evening. Ser
vices 10. 80 and 80. Baptism of adults in
the evening; also special sermon to young
men at the evening service. Subject /" Alb
SALON, or the Fast Young man." All are
welcome.
Mrs. Anna Tuft, widow of the late DIR.
r. H. Tuft, this week assumed the position
of assistant in the Elkton public school to
which she was appointed by the commissi-
oners The principal Mr.. Steele and Mrs.
Tuft teach in the Academy building and
the other three assistants in the public
school building.
Cards are out for the marriage of Mr..
VIM. d. c. Kessler, grandson of Mr.. VIM.
Carter formerly of this place and we'll
known here, to Miss Maize NJ, daughter of
Mr. w. X. Tabb, of Baltimore. The cere
mony will he cele brated in Franklin Square
Baptist Church, Baltimore, Thursday Oct.
4th at 10 a. m.
1t is seldom that our peO-
pie have the opportunity to
hear u man of the ability Of
Senator Frye. He will pos
itiUely speak at the odd
FeLlOlOs' Hall tonight.
AT the Republican nomination in New
Castle County on Saturday afternoon last
Lewis Thompson for State Senator and
Charles M. Curtis, Esq, for representative
were chosen unanimously. The contest for
levy court commissioner was between John
j. G lllaher, George Mccall and William NJ.
| Pyle. The former was successful.
An old man named Davids who is a we'll
| known resident of Elkton came near losing
his life on Sunday evening last. He was at
the depot and being somewhat deaf did not
hear the 6.36 train southwark approaching
and stood ON the track. Mr.. G. G. Strick-
land who was near by saw the danger and
at the risk of his own life pulled Davids
from the track barely in tine to save him
from being killed.
| "A young colored boy was accidentally
shot at McClendsviile about three miles from
Newark, Del, on Saturday afternoon last by
son of VIM. Smith who took the gun from
back of door of his fathers house and not
knowing it was loaded, placed cap on the
tube and pulled the trigger. AS he did so
the solored boy stepped in the doorway and
received the load in his left breast. He is
not expected to recover.
| Mrs. Ann L. Hyland, memb Der Of the
old Cecil County family of that name, and
a very estimable lady, died on Monday last
in Camden, Y j. Her funeral took place
from her late home in Elk Neck on We'd
nesday and was largely attended. The in
terment was M ade in Harris cemetery. Ms.
Hyland was the widow of the late Wash
ington Hyland and half sister of the late
Francis A. Ellis, of Elkton.
Mr.. Frank P. Shockley, formerly of
Elk ton and son of Mr.. A. p. Shockley of
this town, was this week nominated as
| Democratic candidate for the Pennsylvania
House of Delegates from the district COM
posing the sixteenth and eighteenth wards
of Philadelphia. Mr.. Shockley was once
previously a candidate for the legislature,
we hsve been informed but withdrew from
the ticket owing to i'll health.
Joseph Ungaro, harpess and Michael
| Martoccio, violinist, of New York were in