The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-07-14
Cherry Fill Happenings.

CHERRY HILL, July 18th, 1888.
Nothing has appeared in the columns of
the county papers TOR a long time from our
enough has Iranspired to furnish a small
letter each week if anyone had possessed
gumption enough to put it together. From
time immemorial it has been the annual
custom Of country itemizers to record the
spring whitewashing, painting etc, as well
as other important matters of vital interest
to the reading public, but Cherry Hill for
once failed to have a scribe.
The country merchants are very enter
prisiug and have iuterfered considerably
with the town merchants. Prices are low
and that SUITS the purchasers. The gayly
painted wagon did the work.
The two Davids are busily engaged with
their wheelwrignt and blacksmiUhiug work
Fred the tonsorial artist is always at his
post of duty. Phil aud Will are hard at
work al their vocation.
Clark, the man whose professional visits
we not particularly desire, is attending to
business.
The Central Ice Cream House has to dou
BILE diligence to compete with the ice cream
garden at the East end. This is not imita-
ton of Elkton, if you have the same attrac-
zion in the same part of your town.
Rev. I. \. H. O'Brien returned from
Wesleyan University, Middetown, Conn,
where he was summoned to examine class
and gave an interesting account of his visit
East to his congregation on the following
Sunday. Last Sunday sixteen probationers
were received into full mem bership in the
church.
The public school closed on Friday, June
18th. The scholars were given fine treat,
including ice cream, cake and lemonade
The latter was the gift of Messrs Will
Grant and Fred Lewis.
The first public meeting of the w. c. r.
u, held this year was on Friday night last
The superintendent ia lied in her efforts to
procure an orator from abroad and Rev. T.
a. H. O'Brien consented to make an ad-
dress. The singing by Misses Georgia and
Mollie Harlin was very artistic. 1t is sell
dom that We Killers get such a treat Miss
Maude Peacock and Miss Mary Settle gave
select readings in pleasing manner. There
was excellent singing by the Loyal Legion
trained by Mrs. Porter. Mrs. Peacock sang
a solo and Miss Founders read an original
essay.
The pastor of our church who is greatly
opposed to gambling in all its various forms
some time since offered prize OF a hand
some bible to the boy who would abstain
from playing marbles for keeps" Sixteen
lads vowed that they had done so when the
awarding of the prize was i'll order. AS the
purchase of sixteen fine bibles would be a
considerable draiu on the pocket of a Meth
odist clergyman it was decided to allow the
boys to name the one of their number most
deserving the prize. After more ballots
than it usually takes to choose a candidate
for president the contest narrowed down to
Everitt Burns, Earnest McLaue and Frank
Porter The first named secured the bible.
Cherry Hill possesses one of the most at
tractive burial grounds in the county. There
are several grand monuments. The latest
auulblOI Is bnaI erected TO the memory OF
the Getty family. 1t was placed there
through the self sacrificing devotion of "a
member of the family There are stone
tablets at the foot for each mem ber the liv-
ing as well as the dead. The tablets for the
former of course are not inscribed with their
names.
The board walk is in a terrible condition
We have no town government to sue in case
of accident, which will surely happen If the
walk is not repaired.
Rev. Chas Hill and family visited Mrs
James Smith last week.
Cherry Hill is not so far behind the times
as some people think. We have several
dudes on hand at present.
Promenading is the order of the evening
The superintendent of the Flower Mission
of the Cherry Hill w. c. T. U. visited the
almshouse and insane asylum last week