The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-02-25


ton Nj. f. Church on Thursday, March
morning ana evening. Tie same night
Narcissa +. White, one of the nat
organizers OF the w. c. I, L.. will L.,
Miss White has wide reputation as
turer, and as there will DO no charg,
admission large audience will doul
greet her.
The scott Fertilizer Company ha
cured for its agent in Queen Anne's
neighboring Eastern Shore counties, N
j. Thawley, of Centreville. Mr. Tha
who has had many years experience il
business will devote his attention e
sively To the sale of the Scott compi
goods which have won a deserve dly
name in the lower as well as the upper
tern Shore counties,
We publish the attractive card c
E. 81 G. L. Kirk, the extensive hard
dealers of North East, this week. The
progressive young business .nep, and
| two OF the finest hardware stores in
county, one at North East as advert
and the other at Rising San. Their s
are not small affairs with limited 81
but large and varied ones, EN- bracing e
thing in the hardware line.
Mr.. Samuel Orr, of Port Deposit,
! suddenly of heart disease OH Monday ,
ing. He was formerly In business in
adelphia retiring on account of ill he
ana had resided in Port Deposit about
years. He was twice married. His Sc
wife who survives him was Mrs. Rel
| Mccullough, "a sister of James A. ID
| Clerk of the Circuit Court. He ha,
children and was seventy eight years Of
In noticing III our last issue the m
derstanding between the trustees OF
Providence \. L. NJ. p. Church OF
| town and the School Commissioner,
| statement that the church was constr
by funds furnished by the Government
not strictly correct. The Government
not furnish funds but building mate
in the building was sold and the pro
applied towards the payment of the
"A number of Elktou people will CD
their residences in the spring. Mr..
Kennedy has rented the house on b
street vacated this week By Mr.. JOB
Rossell, and owned by Mrs. +. L. {
borough. Mr.. Don Price has rented 0.
William j. Jones the brick house ony
street, formerly occupied by Mrs. Jo..
Lewis. The Thorpe residence on westl
street recently offered for sale has
rented by Mr.. James A. Lewis, agent, t.
w. Fl. Mackall.
There was public debate in the Ice
room of the Providence A. U. NJ. p. Oh
of this town on Wednesday eveuiug.e
ishment Should be Abolished. Mr.. 5.
Flanders of the Octoraro Debating Sy
argued that it should be, while Rev. l.
Fox of the Providence Church Lily
Society that it should nor. The judges.
hi1. Cole, John Smith, John Scarr, MI.
G. Boyer aud Miss j, |. Songow decidn
favor of the home debater by vote otee
To two.
The following petition has been ir-
culation in Elkton during the last tews
and has been largely signed by taXpss ::
The undersigned citizens and Jaxpa yUt
the town of Elkton, Md, respectful e
upon our Senators and House Of i'eles
to pass an amendment to the Town Ger
making property qualification tche
voter at town election, requiring votor
their wives to own real or pers pr'ty
assessed at not less than two huudreol-
lars $4,000. We believe that suaan
amendment is essential to secure gooov-
eminent of the town.
MIR. A. q. Sherwood, who was rely
elected principal of the Elk ton Acade by
a unanimous vote of the Board of Tres
did not take charge of the school Oh May
as was expected. Mr.. Sherwood afterm
ing the school, etc, it is said on Satay
last expressed himself to some of theus-
tees as satisfied. He left Monday mmg,
however, on an early northbound in =,
without it is reported making any exna-
ton OF his action. The trustees at n ,et-
ing on Monday afternoon appointOr.
John II. lamar and Geo. A. Blake,q.,
to communicate with applicants fthe
position and report at meeting the
Board today.
We wish to call the especial attion
of our readers to an article on our firage
entitled "Au Old Railroad Man." 1t ioio.
graphical sketch of Mr.. John r He, OF
Elkton, who has undoubtable beeron.
neGted with raiiroading longer thanny
person in the United States. This st of
our venerable fellow citizen, whickas
written for the New York Sunday rid,
vas published in the last issue and haeeu
extensively copied by journals of her
cities. Elkton is remarkable for noaly
having as one OF It's citizens the oldeshil.
road man in the country, but also gas
first published in THE WING several mths
since, the man who has been a rDad
station agent longer titan any other hne
person Of Mr.. Benz unit Wells.