The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-03-16

store, Main street.. he is OVeT-SGocktu, ana
will sell at the lowest figure, try him before
you buy elsewhere, you will get all his own
handmade durable goods, and will save
money. See his new card.
| w. S. May, ID. d. s., son of Mr.. Rich
ard F. May, of this town, graduated at the
twenty-third annual commencement of the
New York College of Dentistry held at
Chickerlng Hall on Monday evening last.
We extend our congratulations to DR.. May
| who ia vored US with an invitation.
Every effort to trace Andrew H. McCul-
Tough has been in vain. The conviction has
become general that he has been drowned,
| and as will be seen in another column, his
brother offers liberal reward for the recov-
cry of his body. The warmest sympathy of
this community has been excited by this
sad case.
Owing to complaints of persons on West
High street the Salvation Army will not
build their barracks where they had intend
ed. They have secured lot on West Main
street below where Ben's run crosses the
street, where the barracks will be con-
structed. At least, that is the present in
tention.
The Sixteenth Annual State Sunday
School Convention of Maryland will be held
in the old First Church, Baltimore, on
Wednesday and Thursday, March Goth and
2lst, 1889. The 33d anniversary of the
Maryland Sunday School Union will be held
Tuesday evening, March 10Th, in the same
church.
| The Pennsylvania parties who visited
| Chesapeake City some weeks since to look
into the advantages of that place for manu-
featuring canal boats, it is said have finally
decided to remove there and begin the bust
ness. They will employ a number of men,
some of whom they will bring from Penn
sylvanis.
The Womans Christian Temperance
Union, of Newark, Del, will hold its third
anniversary, Monday evening, March 18th,
at AS p. m, in Caskey Hall, Mrs. Mary
T. Lathrap, of Michigan, "a bright aud hum
orous lecturer will make an address. All
are invited to be present. There will be no
charge of admission.
Mrs. Sarah NJ. Pencil, wife of Mr.. Dell
Pencil, living near Chestertown, fell from
her chair Monday afternoon and when her
husband, who was out of the room at the
time, went to her she was deid. DR.. Catin
who was sent for, after an examination pro-
nounced her death due to hart disease
Mrs. Pencil was in her 6Oth year.
The stock hol3aru nf ,ha Eurak, Ear,;l;
ger Company of Cecil County at a recent
meeting unanimously decided to increase
the capital stock Of the company TO 800, 900
and in addition issue preferred stock to the
amount of $50, 900 TO he in certificates of 500
each, the holders thereof TO he entitled to a
fixed dividend of per cent. annum.
All persons who have not vet paid
their State and County Taxes should re-
member that according to the provisions OF
the law, all tax bills unpaid on April LIST
pass into the hands of the sheriff. These
persons would save themselves much trou-
BILE and expense by att ending to this matter
before the end of the present month. 81.
Invalid readers will find that one dollar
work, the "Scence of Life will be of more
value to them than ten thousand dollars ex-
pended for proprietary medicines, electric
appliances, etc. The book contains over one
hundred and twenty-five invaluable pre-.
| scriptions for all diseases that human flesh
is heir to. See advertisement
We are sorry to lose from the county
two worthy citizens in Richard H. and
Phillip NJ. Groves. The former who resided
on the Tuite farm near Elkton, removes to-
day to the farm of Robert Davis, four miles
above Newark, Del. The latter who resided
on the Bratton farm in Elk Neck has
rented the farm of Mrs. Edith Davis in the
same vicinity as that occupied by Richard
III. Groves.
-Driscoll, the merchant tailor has re-
ceived his spring styles, which he adver-
tises in new card in today's WING. One
of the comforts of having your clothes made
to order is that you can have them to fit
you. When fitting you, if made of the ma
terial you prefer then the comfort is COM
plete provided the price is right. For fit,
material, and price, the three essentials in
| Clothes call on Driscoll
The earthquake on Friday evening of
last week was felt by number of Elkton-
iaps. Many others did not notice it. Dishes,
windows, and lamps ratified. One of the
proprietors of an Elkton store was so alarmed
by the shaking of the crockery and lamps
that he concluded the building was settling
; and rushed out of doors. The earthquake
was confined to Pennsylvania, Maryland
and Delaware. 1t caused no damage,
| Assistant Secretary of the Treasurer
Maynard has sustained the decision of Col
lector of Customs, Jas. B. Groome, of Bal
timore, in the case of Mr. Stephen Lee, of
New York, who appealed from the assess
ment of duty on ffty-six bales of sugar
tares or empty sugar bags claimed to be en-
titled to free entry as paper stock. The bags
were shown to be good and serviceable, and
as such not entitled to C classification as paper
stock.
Some careless person discharged gun
on Red Hill one morning this week that
the load shattered a window in the dining
room of the residence of John f. Wilson,
Esq, and qroke lamp that was standing
on the table. No one was in the room at
the time but a servant Who was not injured.
One of Mr.. Wilson's children spent much
time at the window but fortunately was not
standing near it at the time the gun was
discharged.
The funeral of Eoor s. Wilson, son of
Charles w. Wilson of Rising Sun, who died
on March 9th of consumption took place on
Saturday last. A feeling address was de-
livered by Rev. Isaac Jewell at the services
which we've held in the NJ. T.. Church and
were well atte nded. Harmony CASTLE
} Knights of the Golden Eagle, of which de-
ceased was member attended in a body as
did also Oxford Castle of the same order.
The burial was made in Oxford according
TO the ritual of the order. The deceased was
for some years a clerk in the Rising Sun
, National Bank. He was a young man of
exemplary character and fine attainmeuts
The March number of Stragbridge 6 Goth
ier's Monthly contains the first INSTALL of
''The Bell of ST. Paul's," IA new serial by the
noted novelist Walter Be-ant. Besides a
fashon-plate frontispiece. many pages are
of current fashions for ladies', mi sses, and
children. The home decorator, the art anna
teur and the housekeeper will find some.