The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-06-15


bar has his livery, having changed hands
he is having stables erected in the rear o
the old hotel at the corner of North anc
High streets An office will be erected a
the corner.
Frank Kerr Il Son have just received :
new line of the latest styles of spring ant
summer cassimers, serges, and fine coatings
which they propose To makeup at your owl
prices or lower than You can buy then
ready made.
Church of the Good Shepherd, Chesa
peake City Services next Sunday morning
and evening at 1890 and s. Evening sub
ject "shall we know our friends in heaven?
| Fist of three sermons All are welcome
Rev. Jacob Miller. rector.
Mrs Alexander Evans and Miss Mary
| Mccullough, of this iowa, started on Thurs
day for Chicago where they will be the
guests of Mrs. Jas. w. Clayton, They were
joined at Harrisburg by Mrs. j. l.. Clayton
who accompanied them to Chicago.
Mr.. VIM. NJ. Campbell, well-known
farmer living within few miles of Elkton,
died on Thursday in the 59th year of his age.
Services will be held at the Welsh Tract
Baptist Church on Monday, June 18th.
further notice.
| The One Hundrcdth and Forty Eighth
| commencement of West Nottingham Acad-
| envy will take place on Thursday evening
| ha int
ing. Messrs. Herbert d. Litzenberg, Harry
Clemson anb Hal II. lamar, of this town
will take leading parts.
We are pleased to state that Mr.. Julius
| Clayton, brother of j. p. Clayton, and well
and favorably known in this county, has
promptly settled the business of the late
| Major Henry Clayton, paymaster, for whom
| he was clerk, and has secured another po-
sition of like character.
| -'Sam," a horse belonging to Mr.. John
| r. Hogg and sisters, died at their farm a
few miles from town. He was highly priced
having been in possession of the family for
| many years. "Sam'' was valuable horse
! in bis younger days being half brother of
| Tue LTObGtT Sault Dell W uO Solut years II 20
was noted on the Eastern Shore.
A mortgage from the Maryland Central
Railroad to tie Mercantile Trust and De
post Company of Baltimore for seven mill
lion dollars was recorded in the office of the
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Cecil county
this week. 1t had been recorded previously
in Baltimore City and some of the counties
1t is what is termed blanket mortgage.
The children of the neighborhood will
hold a festival on Mr.. j. B. ClZier's farm at
Mt. Vernon Place, (near Kirkwood, Del }
on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings the
18th and 18th insts., for the benefit of the
Johnstown orphans. All who are willing
to aid in this endeavor will be welcomed by
the little folks who have undertaken this
laudable cause.
Delaware College commencement week
will take place Sunday, June Ii, baccalau-
reate sermon, at p. m, hv Bishop Leigh
ton Coleman: Tuesday, June IL, annual
meeting of trustees, II =. m, Wednesday,
June 16, Alumni meeting, 9 a. M; COM
mencement exercises, 1870 IA m: Alumni
banquet, 1.30 p. M; anniversary of Delta
Phi Literary Society, s p. IN.
Several Elkton horses were successful
at Oxford last week. Manly Drennen's
Harry p. took first money in the 2.45 class
race and third money in the three minute
race, best time 2.434. Clemson & Mays
Rose:te and Glenola each won first money
I ~
Crouch divided second and third money
with Sherman Bashaw in the 2.35 class race
The funeral of Miss Mary Reagan,
daughter of John Reagan, who died last
week aged Is years, was held on Monday
morning at 8 o'clock in the Catholic Church.
Father Lyon preached the funeral sermon.
The retains were taken to New Castle and
inferred in the cemetery adjoining St.
Peters Church. A large number of carri-
ages followed the remains from here to the
place of interment.
The annual commencement at Melmar
Academy took place on Thursday evening.
The Demorest medal was taken by William
Lewis. In defamation Clarence McVey
prize; third, Miss Nora Mearus; fourth
Sarah Miligan. =. For puuctnality, Mearns
Moore took the prize, and Miss Nora Mearns
prize for best penmanship. Miss Gertrude
Marchand gave an excellent recitation.
-Elkron's railroad facilities were greatly
improved this week by the P. w. Il b.
Railroad Company conserving to stop an
other train at this place. The train, No.
40 leaving Philadelphia at 81 p. m, and
reaching here at sos will stop here to leave
off passengers and also take on passengers
for Perryville, Havre de Grace and Balti-
more. Our citizens are largely indebted
for this convenience to Geo. A. Blake. Esq,
who communicated with Supt. Carter about
the matter.
The Elkton Stars will play game of
base b II with the scond nine of Havre de
Grace this afternoon at Holly Hall. Both
clubs composed of lads under 20 years
OF age The Elkton club is as follows {:
Catcher, Scott Green; pitcher, Gilpin; first
base, Harry Bennett; second base, Wade
H. Parker; third base, Charles White; short
stop, Fred Thompson; left field, Herbert
Realey; center field, las. Moore right field,
| Winfield Lewis. Wade Parker is captain
| of the club.
Henry III. P]ummer, well-known
| young man of Elkton died here on Friday
morning about four o'clock of consumption
aged about 81 years. He learned the print
ing business in the Cecil Democrat office and
worked there for many years. He also
worked on the Middletown Transcript and
on State printing at Annapolis. He was for
| n mum Der of months and until recently en-
ployed in the Government Printing Office
| at Washington, ID. G. He was young man
| of many good traits OF character, and his
untimely death is regretted by his many
friends. He leaves two brothers. Richard
and Edward.
MIR. T. Bond Brown, who several weeks
since, accepted a responsible position with
the Mutual Relief Society of Rochester,
WATERFOWL and other points in that state,
arrived in Elkton this week and will re
main for nearly month. The society for
which Mr., Brown is agent is an established
and reliable one having paid death claims
to May LIST, 1888, amounting TO 81 $40, 000
| Men from IL to so years can insure their
| lives through Mr.. Brown, for from two tC
five thousand dollars. Among the death
claims paid in this vicinity were Charles
Walters, Chesapeake City; E. D. Cleaver
Delaware City; Prof. Mackey, Newark, Del.
John J. Wright, Havre de Grace; Charles
| r. Dure and DR. Kama Wilmington