The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-04-13
A two-year-old daughter of Jas. ID 'nuy

A two year-old daughter of Jas. ID nuy
died ON Saturday last.
AT the Methodist Protestant Conference
| this week Rev. Mr.. Jones was appointed &c
Cecil Circuit to succeed Rev. Mr.. Litsinger
David c. Strain will reopen his carriage
painting shop on Monday next in the upper
story of the building occupied by A. Meisel
s. Son on Bridge street.
| Governor jackson of Maryland was ia
ken suddenly ill on Saturday afternoon in
Philadelphia, where he had been visiting
wit h Mrs. jackson, and by advice of his
phys ician was sent home at once on a special
train. On reaching Salisbury a consulta-
ton of physicians was held, and the disease
| was pronounced facial erysipelas. Govern
| or Jacpson's head, face and neck are atfec
| ted, and he is a very sick man, though his
| physicians talk hopefully of his complete
recovery. At the best, his illness will be
tedious and painful.
DR.. Howard Bratton's new residence on
North street is rapidly approaching compile
ton, and proves marked improvement to
its vicinity. The property lately occupied
by Mr.. Joseph Wells in the East End of the
town is being noticeably improved and put
in perfect order inside and outside Several
new dwellings are being erected Maffit
street, AMI the spirit of Improvement seems
general in town this spring. It's really
wonderful how many additional dollars are
seemingly added to the value of house, by
the judicious expenditure Of few dollars
in paint and putty.
The special services held in Trinity E.
Church each evening this week were well
City preached on Monday evening, his sub
ject being 1.-THE Temptation OF Christ - On
Tuesday evening Rev. HI. A. Henry of Will
mington took for his subject "Life's Time
End" Rev. DIR. Duncan's sermon on We'd
nesday was based on Christ's answer to
those W DO asked sign from Heaven. Rev.
Jacob Miller of Chesapeake City took for
his subject on Thursday evening "The Good
Shepherd rejoicing over the lost sheep
found" Rev. George NJ. Bond of Newark,
Del, preached on Friday evening.
The pigs in Glover" puzzle, the play
thing that is now having a craze in various
parts of the county has reached Elkton. An
exchange says: The inventor Is Moses Ly-
man, farmer living at Waverly, n. Y. He
has a large number of children and keeps
great IN any pigs. One day he wished to
amuse his youngsters and the idea of his
f.,,, 10 l.,
upon m ade out of piece of wood and a
little pasteboard the "Pigs in Glover. a
toy-manufacturing firm at Elkland, Togo
county, Pa, heard of his puzzle and made
him a handsome offei, which he accepted,
for the exclusive right to patent and manu-
facture the plaything. fortune has al
ready been made out of the fascinating little
device.
In June last a monster whale IS feet
long of the fin back variety was captured
injury TO his colossal body, with dynamite
bomb lances, and after being lowed into
Boston was skillfully embalmed at an ex
pense of $4,000. After several mon tbs exhi-
btion at New York, Bridgeport, Philadel-
phia and otter cities, it reached Delaware
City on January 25d last in a barge espe-
eially built for it On it's way to Chesapeake
en- route to Baltimore, the barge sank. This
mishap cost its proprietors $1,000 more, but
being men of pluck and enterprise they
spent it cheerfully, because they knew that
they had taking show in this marine mon
10; ho,
his colossal proportions and Elkton next as
will be seen by the advertisement in this
issue, will have an opportunity offered
rarely in a life of seeing rare a specimen
OF the monsters of the deep.
The April number of Strdwbridge &
Clothier's Monthly continues Besant's latest
serial, "The Bell of st. Paul's" There is also
a clever short story, called, "Her Sufficient
Reason" which gives the reason why a GER
tain young lady said yes to one young man
another. Current fashions are most fully
delineated by text aud illustration. There
is practical kitchen news and other inter-
esting III after for women, Sin her hours of
ease The original music is comprised in a
song, "The joyful Secret, which is a sim
pie and slngable melody that will please the
home circle. The business part of the jour
nal enables the stay -at-home to do her shop
ping by mail, in a fashion only somewhat
less satisfactory than by personal visit to
a mammoth dry goods establishment; and
when such visit cannot be made. hand
fnrp will
most desirable to every woman.