The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-05-18
GL0gAh DEPARTMENT. "

The Elkton public school will not give s
closing exhibition.
Read the new advertisement OF Straw
bridge & Clothier.
Edwin Prettyman, fine Shoes, Oil Mar
ket street, Wilmington, Del. May11.
H. F. Brown has been appointed post
master at Liberty Grove, Cecil County.
-Elkton has new club with headq uar.
ters in the third story of the Odd Fellows
Hall.
The Philadelphia Record of Tuesday
contained a column article on the Tome
Seminary.
The third anniversary of the Rising Sun
w. c. I. o., will be celebrated on Sunday
May Goth.
A large party from Zion and Calvert
visited the fishing shore in big wagons Oh
Wednesday.
All good citizens of Cecil county are in
vited to the grand opening of Valiant Park
on May 2sth.
A strawberry festival will be held by
the ladies of the Elkton P E. Church ON
June 9th and 9th.
Mrs. Thomas Shallcross, of near Centre
vile has been visiting her father Mr.. Ssm'l.
H. Miller of this vicinity.
Miss Matte Lee returned to Baltimore
on Monday after visit to her father Mr.
John T. Lee of this place
"A number of chickens belonging to Mr..
Delphos Price of the FELTON, House were
stolen on Saturday night last
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Hinchliffe, of this
place, are visiting her brother, Presiding
Elder France, at Smyrna, Del.
The wheat fields of northern Cecil
County present a very fine appearance and
give promise Of a large yield at harvest.
The friends of Miss Mary McCauley re-
siding near Sylmar, rendered her birthday
surprise on Thursday evening of last week
Prepare for harvest by buying Moving
Scythes, Forks, and Standard Binder Irvine
at bottom prices Of Carhart & Co, Zion,
Md M18.2w.
1t is said that Mr. George E. McCul.
Tough of the Sixth district recently found a
turtle on his farm with the late 1741 cut on
its shell.
When you visit Baltimore, stop at the
Maltby House, where will be found first
class accommodations and exceedingly low
rates. Mch17tf
The Elkton colored base ball club played
in Havre de Grace yesterday afternoon. The
Elkton Colored Cornet Band accompanied
the club.
Mrs. Carey and Mrs Vannems n of Port
Deposit. were the guests Of Mrs. Joseph
Smithers of Smyrna, Del on Saturday and
Sunday last.
Rev. J. Hynson. of Zion, will preach in
Rosebank Hall, Calvert, on Sunday May
10th, at p M, on the subject of sabbath
Observance.
New time tables went into effect on
both the P, W. & B. Railroad on Monday.
No change was made on the former in trains
stopping here
Mr.. Pemherto on Howell, a native of Elk
ton, visited Elkton with his wife on Satur-
day last. He is mail carrier under Post.
master Harrity.
AN Oxford, Pa, firm has sold 1856 yards
of three-ply carpet to West Nottingham
Presbyterian Church. The carpet is to be
put down by July Goth.
Rev. Charles Hill preached on Sunday
L, 81.
mon on Temperance" that he began on the
previous Sunday evening.
B. B. Dunbar's mare, Lucky, gave
birth to colt on Sunday night. It was
sired by Artist of the EIkton Stock Farm
Lncky has record of 2.45
The suffers privileges at the Oxford
Spring Fair will be sold this afternoon. The
speed entries close Saturday. May 25th. The
fair will be held June 5, 6 and T.
Two new dwelling houses have recently
been completed at Singerly. One was erected
by Mr.. VIM. V. Moore and the other a
double house by Mr.. J. Fl. Naudain.
Mrs. Litzenberg's customers will be
glad to see Miss Heath back in her millinery
department she has been out of the business
for some weeks on account of sickness.
Rev. Jacob Miller will conduct services
and preach in the school house at Town
Point next Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
The people of the neighborhood are invited.
Mrs. Hall is ready to supply parties,
picnics and festivals with her choice Ice
power. Fine Cakes and Confectionery. st.
The evening mail from Baltimore now
reaches here at 5.05 instead of 4.42 as for
merly. 1t is thrown off through train.
No papers can be sent by this mail from
Elkton.
Mr.. George Biles. of the Fourth district
Is making extensive improvements to his
fine large residence of the "Brick Hill"
farm. l.. o. Cameron has contract for
the work.
The first strawberry festival of the sea
son will be held on Tuesday and Wednes.
day, May 21st and 22d, at Gilpin's Hall
under the auspices of the w. c. T. u oil
Elkton. May1S st.
-SuuECu Vi Ju6 CODu oUbpueTu, CneSa
peake City. Services next Sunday at 10. sc
q. m. and 7.30 p. m. Rev. Jacob Miller
Rector, will preach both morning and even
ing. All welcome.
-Budd Chambers, the thirteen year. old
son of VIM. Chambers of this town one day
last week while walking on fence fell ant
broke his left arm at the wrist. DIR. G. NJ
Ellis set the bone.
The usual services will he held at tn,
Free Methodist Church on Sunday TIL,
pastor w. H. LaniDg, will preach at Pleas
ant Hill in the morning. and in the after
noon and evening at Leslie.
Herring are no longer plentiful in Nortl
East river. On Monday afternoon at Ret
Point fishery. belonging to commissions
James c. Crothers, but "a were taken at
haul, which secured over $50 shad
"A literary entertainment will be held b,
the Rising Sun public school in the tow
hall on Thursday evening next, Miss Min
ME England will deliver the salutatory AM
Miss Addie Garvin the valedictory
Francis d. Talley, of Wilmington, Del.
who contracted for the remodelling Of tn
Cecil County Court House was on Saturda
nominated by the Republicans of the Sixt
ward. Wilmington, for city councilman.
The work of tearing down the Methc
dist Episcopal Church at Chesapeake Git
preparatory to the building of new churc
will commence on Monday morning next
A farewell service will be held i'll the oil
buildina Sunday evening Nav 10Th [