The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-05-25

while making the rounds one night this
week fell and injured himself so that he has
not been able since to attend to the lighting
and has employed substitute.
The Free Methodists will hold camp.
meeting in the grove on the farm OF Sheriff
Samuel NJ. johnson, near Leslie station on
the h. Il q. Il rlroad, beginning on Wednes-
day, July 9th and continue one week.
Henry Bell, we'll known citizen resid.
ing about two miles west of Elkton, died on
Wednesday evening. The funeral service
will be held at the Elkton Catholic Church
this Saturday, afternoon at two o'clock.
The oxford Press this week among its
Fair notes has the following: "Den't forget
that Lancaster county will send number
of trotters here next week. Cecil county
will also be heard from She's never left.
B. Klaff, of Philadelphia, who was ar
rested last week by Constable T. Emory Lee
of Cherry Hill, and fined by justice for
selling goods without license, is still in Jail
being unable or unwilling to pay the fine
imposed.
Great American Stakes worth $40, 900 at the
meeting of the Brooklyn Jockey Club on
Thursday was a horse named Elkton. 1t
did not honor the name, finishing next to
last in field of fourteen.
An Elkton youth has invented a clever
puzzle that he calls "Sheep in Pasture" 1t
is slightly on the order OF the "Pigs in
Clover puzzle but MOI difficult to perform.
The young inventor can solve the "Pigs in
Clover" puzzle in fifteen seconds.
The Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal
Church in Chesapeake City will meet at the
cemetery on Tuesday next at 10 o'clock a.
m, to consider the question of removing
bodies therefrom. Persons having friends
buried there are requested to be present.
| Church of the Good Shepherd, Chesa-
peake City. Services, with preaching. to-
morrow at 10 30 a. m., and 7.30 p. m. Even
ing subject, "Clay in the hand of the Pot
ter First of three sermons upon ''the Pot
ter's House and Vessels" All are welcome.
There was a IN atch game of ball at Bald
win on Saturday afternoon last between the
Cherry Hill and Baldwin Mills base ball
clubs. The home club was victorious by a
score of &c to Is. We understand that re-
turn game will be played this afternoon at
Cherry Hill.
| The ladies of Trinity Church will hold
a straw berry festival on the Green" oppos-
iste the church on the evenings of Wednes-
day and Thursday, June 5th and Oh. Miss
Cora lamar, who is making the arrange
ments fer the festival has rented large tent
for use on this occasion.
Linda Bennett, only child of Mr.. and
Mrs. George s. Wooey, of Chesnpe~k Ike City
died ON Monday evening from etfusion of
| the brain, aged about 10 years. She was
treated by DIR. Agnew, of Philadelphia and
| other physicians but without avail. Sue
was pretty and interesting child.
The Salvation Army will hold an all day
meeting on Sunda, June ID. Major Wells
and wife, Ca plains Ceilings and Yeagge and
others will be present. A lunch and ice
cream festival will he held in tent near
the Barracks on Saturday evening .Jure LIST
and strawberry festival Monday evening
June Sd.
Robert T. Smith, formerly clergyman
| of the Methodist Protestant Church and re-
Gently a pension examiner died in WASH
ington. ID. G., on Monday last of consunp
tion in the 3Sth year of his age. He was
| stationed at Rowlandville at one time and
| was compelled to retire from ministerial
work by ill health.
The Young people Of Zion Presbyterian
Church will hold strawberry festival on
the church grounds Tuesday evening June
| 4th. Supper with all the delicacies of the
season, will also be served. All are cordi-
ally invited to attend. If stormy at the
time appointed the festival will take place
ON the evening following.
We are informed that the difference be-
tween the accounts in the hands of the new
board of missioners and the financial
statement of the indebi edness in the town
statement published, was caused by the fact
that number of claims came in after the
statement was prepared and before the Or
ganization of the new board.
| MIR. Augustus w. Bradford, of Balti-
more, by Marine & Bradford, attorneys, of
Bel Air, has entered suit against the p, w.
& b. Railroad for $4,000 damages, which
he alleges he sustained at the collision
which occurred near Havre de Grace in
June, 1887. The case has been removed to
the Court of Common Pleas of Baltimore.
| In the Hartford County Court this week
in the case of Myer Richardson & Co., VS..
Henry S. Coudon removed from Cecil county
judgment was given by default for S712.12.
| The cases of Amos Spencer VS.. George L.
Gerwig and Harrison Hopper administrator
of John A. Hopper vs.. Peter Lesly Hopper
were removed to the Cecil County Court.
We were shown recently the card of
new Elkton firm but have not been able TO
find its place of business The firm is Duce,
Devil & Dennis, photographers. The card
informs us that the members are H. Palmer
Hinchliffe, j. Allan Johnson and w. Wells
Alrch. The former is business manager,
the second advertising agent and the last
named the practical man.
The portrait of Bessie w. McKinsey,
of Philadelphia and formerly of Elkton was
published in the "Our Boy, and Girls De-
partment" of the last issue of the Philadel-
phia Sunday Times. She is one of the
brightest members of the Times Eight
O'clock Club having been a prize winner in
both the bird and animal puzzle and one of
the six prize winners in the recent Anagram
pnzzle.
The Elkton Presbyterian church will
Rev. DR.. Osmond will preach an appropriate
sermon at the morning service and the sing
ing will be by the sunday school. AT the
evening service which will begin at seven
o'clock the exercises will include singing,
Rotations and responsive readings by the
school and an address by Rev. Charles Hill
, of the NJ. E. Church,
Captain Alfred Cozzens died in Elkton
on Wednesday, aged 81 years. He had been
confined to the house for several months.
, Deceased was a native of England and came
J to this country many years ago. He for
merly lived on bis farm on Elk river when
he was not engaged in sailing a vessel on
the river or bay. He had visited many
foreign countries having been in his youth
a sailor before the mast.
Mr.. VIM. NJ. Singery is making extern
sive improvements to his Providence paper
mills A large number of workmen are en-
gagged in erecting new buildings and put
ting in new machinery The eaDacitv nj