The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-09-07

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LIST sergt. Co. A. 9Th RI. Nd Vet Vols.
| The report that the Howard House ha
been rented is pronounced untrue by tn
owner. 1t is said that a gentleman WIFI
once managed the hotel at Bay Ridge i
negotiating for the property and the matte
will be decided early next week. If th
party rents the hotel Mr.. Edward Taylo
will have the stables connected with it.
| Ada, the three year old daughter of Mr.
Frank j. Denny, foreman of the Cecil De
moerat, fell from summer kitchen roof OF
Friday afternoon of last week distance o
about fifteen feet. She struck on her fore
head and for some time was thought to bt
dead. A physician was summoned and sns
| is now but little the worse for the accident
| Emmanuel Major died a. his home
Iabout two miles west of Elkton on Saturday
| last from dysentery. He was a native of the
Fourth district and in the 55th year of bis
age. His funeral took place on Tuesday
from his late residence. Rev. VIM. Schouler
'luCidbluR. LUG Icudluo "OiO ihtCii Ou a.
Newark, Del The deceased leaves widow
| and five children.
Mrs. DIR. John C. Owens of Chicago,
ILL.,, is visiting her mother Mrs. Rueben d.
lamar in Elkton. She is accompanied by
her daughter Miss Marie. Mrs. Owens and
her daughter recently returned from view
ing the Spouting Geysers, Hell's Halt Acre
and other wonderful curioslties of nature
found in the Yellowstone National Park in
far away Wyoming Territ DRY.
-Messrs. Hopper, McGaw & Co., No.
800 and 222 n. Charles ST., Baltimore, ten
der the freedom of their establishment to all
Cecil fountains who attend the Exposition
next week, and offer to take charge of par
cells delivered to their care. They have
chartered the steamer "Jane Mosely," to
witness the bonn bardment of Fort McHenry
The firm has our acknowledgment for cour-
tesies extended.
MIR. Henry NJ. Nicols was appointed
this week to the position of night agent at
the Elkton station of the Philadelphia, Will
mington and Baltimore Railroad. The
duties which he discharges formerly fell
to Mr.. Thomas Biddle. the oblging employee
of the company who carries the mail from
the post office to the DEPOT. Mr.. Nicols
was few years ago employed by the COM
pany in the same capacity.
Presiding Elder w. L. S. Murray of
the NJ. E. Church announces that he will
hold quarterly conference as follows: Sat
urday. Bethel and Glasgow in the afternoon
and Chesapeake City at night; Septembe
%, North East; September 80, Elkton in the
afternoon and Elk Neck at night; October
5, Zion and St. Johns; October Z. Newark
and Wesley in the afternoon and Cherry
Hill at night; October IL, Port Deposit; Oc-
tober II. Perryville in the morning and
Hopewe1 in the afternoon; October ID.
Charlestown; October Il. Mt. Pleasant; DC.
tober Is, Rising Sun.
The Oxford Lawn Tennis Club defeated
the Elkton Club on Tuesday afternoon.
Jones and Patterson of Oxford were pitted
against Reese and Bratton of Elkton in the
mems doubles, in which the score was as
follows GO 40 Ga. The ladies' doubles
Misses Lide Bratton and Ollie Gilpin con-
tested with Misses LETTERS and Hodson of
Oxford. The score was 6-1 6-3. The
mems singles between Jones of Oxford and
Massey of Elkton were holly contested and
resulted in victory for the former. Score
Ga As 11-9 The visitors were enter
tanned by Mrs Susan Bratton.
The second nine of Elkton played
game of base bill on Monday with the
second nine of North East and achieved
victory the score being Elkton %, North
East 4. The clubs were composed as follows:
Elkton.-S, Green c.: H. Realey p; H. Ben
nett h.; +. Gilpin Oh; c. White 3d.; f
Thompson s. g.. Hal lamar |. f.; w. Lewis
C. f.; w. Parker r. f. North East.-F. Min
ker c.; Reynolds p; G. Minker h.: Miller
Oh: Deford 3b; Biddle s. s.; Laird |. f.;
Lowe C. f.; Foraker r. f. Score by innings.
Elkton 4 0 o 2 10 0-22
North East l l l 0 0 l 0 0 O. 4
Umpire.-R. Maxwell.
The Elkton and Baldwin's Mill base
ball clubs played an exciting game of ball
on the Fair Grounds last Saturday afternoon
which resulted in victory for the home
nine by a score of 16 to 10. The clubs were
composed as follows: Elkton.-S Green c.;
H. Giles p- j. Morgan Id; C. B. Perkins
2b.; Hal lamar 3d.; e. Morgan 8. 8; W.
Gilpin i. f.; w. Lewis C. f.; Realey r. f.
Baldwins. Carr c.; Crothers p; Carter h.;
Seth Oh; Wilson 3d.; Ford s. s.; Mcdonald
|. T.; Crookan C. f.; Roberts r. f. The score
by innings was as follows:
Elkton 0 o i l 1 x-16
Baldwin o % o 1 2-15
Umpire. Mcdonald.
The annual meeting of Cecil county w.
c. T. U. will be held on September 18th at
NJ. E. Church, Rising Sun preceded Thurs
day night 18th at 7.30 by an entertainment
given by the Y. w. c. T. U. and Loyal Le-
gions. Miss Mory of Baltimore state super.
intenGent Juvenile work will address the
L. T. L. On Friday the convention will
open at 10 o'clock a. m. and 2 p. m. Mrs.
Baldwin state President and Mrs. Lake
state corresponding secretary are expected
to be present and will add greatly to the
interest Of the meetings. DIR. Mary Allen
of Ithaca, n. Y, an eminent speaker will
give the evening lecture ON Friday at 7.3O.
Entertainment provided for all members in
GLIDING honorary for both nights with lunch
and supper on Friday. Local Unions will
appoint delega ties as per constitution. All
are cordially invited.
r. Henry Bell, we'll known citizen of
Elkton died very suddenly On Saturday
morning last of heart disease for which he
had been under treatment for several weeks.
He was apparently as well as usual, how
ever, short time before the attack on Sat-
nothing could be done. The deceased who
was a native of England came here before
the late war. He served in Purnell Legion
during the war and lost two fingers. He
conducted the undertaking business. en-
gagged in raising and selling plants and
kept a grocery store. He was a man of
great generosity. His funeral took place
Wednesday morning. Services at the house
were conducted by Rev. Charles Hill and
Rev. j. p. Otis. The interment WAS at Union
cemetery. Deceased was So years old and
leaves a widow and son.
Justice A J. Scott on Thursday con-
victed Capt. Henry Brinkmau of Baltimore
county and James Barnabee of Frederic
town this county of violating the fishery
laws of the county. They were arrested on
Saturday last by Sheriff S. NJ. johnson and
| Deputy Sheriff c. H. johnson who chartered
a steam yacht at Psrryville on which they
visited the Sassafras river where the arrests
| were made Brinkman was fined $50 fol