The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-02-09

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r agement of Maryland papers made this
v week. Mr.. Chas. G. Wright deputy clerl
| of the Talbot county court has purchased
the Easton Star from the heirs of the late
Thomas X. Robson and assumed the edit
: torial control and business manage
ment of that journal. A company has
, been formed for the publication of the
, Ellicott City Tmds. DR.. John G. Rogers
is president and Edwin Warfield treasurer.
j. +. Hill is retained as editor.
The RI. Rev. DIR. Coleman, Delaware's
7 new bishop will deliver a lecture entitled
/ European "Reminiscences" in the oratory
of Delaware College. Newark, DEL, on Fri
day, February 18th at o clock p. m. Bishop
, Coleman's long residence abroad and his
well-known ability as a public speaker are
sure to make the lecture worth hearing
Admission only % cents. No reserved seats
We would remind those who may attend
fl ON distance that there will full moon
on February 18th, the night of the lecture
The cannery of County Treasurer, T. B.
Hopper, in Chesapeake City has been leased
i, for three years by r. j. Grier & Son who
have been engaged in the canning business
!, at East Nottingham, Chester County, Pa.
where they conducted the Jordan cannery.
They will devote their entire attention to
the Chesapeake City cannery which is said
to have capacity of 10000 cans per day.
They have already contracted with farmers
Of the neighborhood to furnish them toma-
toes from 100 acres for next seasons pack
ing.
The Young Peoples Association of the
Elkton Methodist Episcopal Church reor
ganized on Wednesday night by the election
of the following officers: President, Harry
P. Hinchiffe; vice-presldent, Miss Maggie
Hill; secretary, Miss Grace Wells; treasurer,
Miss Mollie Mccoy; organist, Miss Hattie
Alexander. The executive committee is
composed of the officers and the pastor.
1t was decided to institute The Monthly Re-
ute,C of which Charles +. Alexander was
elected editor and Miss Deanie Hill, assistant
editor.
Book NEWS, published by John Wanna
maker, surpasses its usual standard of merit
in the February number, just out. 1t con-
taius new detached portrait of Margaret
| Deland the author of the much-discussed
John Ward, Preacher" with biographi-
cal sketch of that clever woman; also in the
text likeness of Alphonse Daudet, with an
interesting account of his home life. There
is an article on "Books as Necessaries of
Life" by Washington Gladder, among
other good reading matter, and two or three
illustrations from some of the recent books
of travel.
Mrs. Lidia McClay died on Wednesday
afternoon at her residence on Church ST.,
after a lingering illness of general debility.
She celebrated her 18th birthday last
| Christn as. Her maiden name was Peter
| son and she was native of Cecil county.
Her husband Capt. McClay was drowned
many years ago by falling between his
vessel and the wharf at Elkton. She
leaves five children, two sons and three
daughters. They are John and William
McClay. Mrs. Adam Meisel, Mrs. George
| Witworth all of this town and Mrs Mar
| Gus, of Wilmington.
"A Farmers Institute will be held on
Thursday, February Dist, in the oratory of
Delaware College, Newark, Del, for the
| purpose of bringing together practical far
mers for general discussion Of practical
and theoretical farming. There will be
three sessions during the day and promi-
nent man is expected to lecture at each ses-
sion. Amy information concerning the
meetings will be cheerfully given by any
member of the following committee Della
ware Clark, Glasgow, Del; JAS Hossinger,
Newark, Del. Prof. NJ. H. Beckwith, ex-
perimental station, Newark; Charles Wall
ton, Iron Hill Charles Cannon, Cooch's
Bridge.
We clipped the following from the Feb
ruary number of The Parish Cleaner pub
lshed at Chesapeake City by Rev. Jacob
Miller: "Mr George A. Steele, principal of
Elkton Academy, held services in the
Church of the Good Shepherd, Chesapeake
City on the second and third Sundays of
last month. Mr.. Steele is a regular licensed
lay reader. His services were highly ap-
preciated by the congregation on both occa-
sions. We are glad and thankful that gen.
tlemen of learning and suavity Of manners
Can be induced to accept such an appoint
ment and assist in the work of sustaining
the services of our beloved church from
time to time We ca n assure Mr.. Steele of
cordial welcome among us at any time"
The day upon which the grounding
emerges from the ground to make his COM
ments on the weather come Saturday last.
While old Sol was casting his rays Of light
and heat upon the earth the grounding
crawled out of his domicile, and seeing his
shadow on the ground, soon skunk back
again. Weather prophets who base their
forecasts on the traditional grounding the
DRY assert that this action ON the part of the
| animal designates that there will ensue six
weeks of very cold winter weather. Had
his prophetic majesty the grounding been
unable to see the shadow of his person on
| the terra firm during the daytime, then the
| conditions would have been reversed, and
| spring weather would soon have followed.
| The ground hog is related in species to the
rat, measures about Is inches in length.
and is found from Hudson Bay to South
| Carolina and west to the neighbornood of
| the Rocky Mountains. Lumbermen, a
rule, place great confidence in the ground
hog as a weather oracle, and their specula-
tions for the year largely depend on his &C
| lions on February q The grounding has
proved to be enough of an oracle to have
ardent believers and equally strong disbe-
levers in his prophetic vision. His follow
ers point back to the fete-days" in 1875,
| 1879, 1881, 1885, 1886, 1888, on which days
his shadow was seen and followed by cold
weather. and also in 1877 and 1873, when
| his shadow was not seen, and warm weather
| Immediately ensued. His disbelvers,
the other hand, refer to 1880, 1882 1888,
1884, 1887, when the animal proved to be a
poor prophet.
| Captain Margaret c. Cline, . rather
pretty young lady of modest demeanor who
with Lieutenant Skidmore instituted the
Salvation Army meetings in Elkton less
than three months since, WAS married on
Tuesday evening to Major VIM. J. Cozen.,
Of England, now in charge Of the Salvation
forces at Pittsburg, Titusville. Connellsvile,
Pa, and vicinity. The ceremony was per-
formed at the Salvation Army barracks in
Frederick, Md, at ten o'clock. The bride
Joined the Salvation forces there about two
| years ago, and has been active worker.
| Her father, mother and one brother are also
members. Her father is Nicholas o. Cline,
| prominent citizen of Frederick, and she
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