The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-06-22

and Cecilton, died about two weeks since II
Philadelphia of cancer. She was Il year
old and an inmate of the Presbyterian Hos
pital at the time of her death.
| The barn on the farm belonging to tn,
heirs of the late Cecil Whitaker was strucl
by lightning about one o'clock on Monda,
morning last. The building was damaged
to the amount of about two hundred dollars
1t is insured in New England Company o
which Mr.. William G. Crow is agent.
| We call attention to the advertisement
OF the Trustees of Cherry Hill NJ. e. churcl
in another column. 1t is announced thai
proposals to repair the church will be re
ceived up TO 3 o'clock. Saturday, June Doth
| The plans and specifications are in the
hands of Rev. r. A. H. O'Brien, PASTOR
| Among the graduates at Washington
| College, Chesrertown, on Wednesday morn
ing last was Mr.. b. +. Founders, of Cecil
county. He delivered very able Grafton
| on "Repuhlican, the true and ultimate form
| of Government" We are indebted to Mr..
INFlounders for an invitation to attend the
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| The well-known Lyon store property
and the adjoining warehouse, on St. John
street in Havre de Grace were sold at public
| sale, last Monday, by VIM. j. Jones, ESQ.,,
| of Elkton, trustee. The brick store house
was bought by Mr. George Taylor Lyon, for
| So, $50, and the old store house by the same
| gentleman, for $3.50.
Mr.. Oscar Wolf, a Baltimore lawyer
| who is well-k known as an athlete was mar
ried Wednesday morning in Eutaw Place
Baptist church, Baltimore, to Miss Anna
Mills Davidson. The groom is a grandson
of the late Judge Levi Evans, of the Cecil
County Orphans Court. Mr.. Joseph Coudon
was one of the ushers.
| The services at the Free Methodist
| Church on Sunday will consist of Sunday
| School with blackboard exercises of the les
son at $50 "A. m, preached at 10 30 a. m. and
p. m. by the pastor, w. H. Lanipg. Open
| air meeting at 100 p. m. in front of the
church building. An invitation is extended
to all to attend W. H. Laning, pastor.
Mrs. Mary A. woolley, widow of the
late George Wool!ey, died at her home in
Elkton on Saturday last aged 80 years. She
| had been a member of the Methodist EMS
copal Church for sixty-four years. Her
husband died nearly thirty years ago. Seven
children survive her, including Mr.. Geo. S.
Woolley of Chesapeake City and Misses
Emma and Florence Woolley of Elkton.
Her funeral took place on Tuesday. Rev.
Charles Hill conducted services al the house.
The interment was at Zion Cemetery.
One of the largest barns Cecil County is
being built by Mr. Joseph Groves of the
Ninth district. The 'sraising" took place
last week and one hundred and ten of Mr.
Groves friends assisted the first day and
one hundred on the second. The daughters
of the neighbors assisted in preparing the
dinner which was a grand success. s. r.
Hindman, County Surveyor has the con-
tract. Mr.. Robert Harrington of near Farm
ington, superintended the work of framing
the building.
Mr.. VIM. d. Brntton, of this place
graduated from Princeton College on We'd.
nesday receiving the degree of C. f. Mr..
Rratton stood first in his class in the school
of Science He will follow civil engineering.
Several Elktonians attended the commence
ment exercises, intending, Richard Reese,
Winter L. Wilson, Henry NJ. Mccullough.
Harry ID. Alexander, Ashton Gilpin and
Misses Lidie Bratton, Susie Bratton and
Ollie Gi1pin. Mr.. Bratton will accept our
thanka for an invitation to the commence
Ineut.
Miss Annie p Wooley and Mr. VIM
II. Feldmever of Annapolis were married
on Wednesday, morning Mt the First NJ. f.
Church of that place. The bride who is
well known here was attired in gray suit
of Henrietta cloth, trimmed with striped
surah, made Directoiie, with hat and gloves
to match, and carried a beautiful boquet of
of La France roses. The bride and groom
left after the ceremony for New York and
Boston. Among those present were Miss
Mamie White of Elkton, cousin of the
bride, Mrs. Smith and Mr.. Lucius White of
Elkton.
1t isn't often that the religions and sur
gical ceremony of Circumcision as practical
by the Hebrews is observed in Elkton. Gu
W ednesday however, Rabbi A. Rosenberg
of Philadelphia, came here TO perform it
upon an infant son of Charles Reinheimer a
son-in-law of Mr.. Marks Lieberman, the
well-known Elkton Clohier. Among
har inv tal to no
Howard Bra:ton, John w. Cooper, Mr.. H.
G. Wells, Herman Ball and Nathan Lieber-
man and wife of Wilmington. Mr.. Marks
Lieberman and wife stood as Godfather and
Godmother. The Rabbi used fine circum-
cision knife one hundred years old, and ex-
hibited another, one hundred and fifty years
old, descended from an ancestor in Germany.
AT the convention of editors of the State
resolution was passed:
ReS0lced, That a secretary be appointed
for each county by the State Society, to have
power to appoint committee of one or
more persons in each election district, said
committee to report to the secretary what is
worthy to be exhibited, and the secretary to
urge the owners of such horses, cattle, GER
calls, minerals and manufacturers to exhibit
the same; Further that the editors of the
several counties aid the secretaries bv such
publications as may be deemed expedient
In accordance with this resolution Frank
| Brown, Esq, president of the MARYLAND
State Agricultural and Mechanical Associa-
ton appointed John Partridge, Secretary
| for Cecil county who has named as commit
tees for the several election districts the
following gentlemen who are requested to
act in furtherance OF the object, that Cecil
county may make creditable exhibit at
the State Exposition to be held from Sep
| TENT Der 9th to 14th: First district, Thomas
p. Jones and u. p. Lusby; Second, Wesley
p, Clayton and l. w. Harriott Third, Nor
ris Dunbar and w. Il. Grosh; Fourth James
Casho and w. T. Bye; Fifth, w. j. Wilson
and w. r. Mearns; Sixth, Barclay Rey-
nolds and A. Il. Magraw; Seventh, j. c.
Bond aud +. 5. EverIst; Eighth, Joseph p.
Cutler and Merritt 5. McNamee; Ninth, FL
&. Mcdowell and Amos Martiudale.
HymeneaI.
| HAYEs-HARLIN.
Miss Lidia J Harlin, daughter of our
| we'll known Citizen Mr. George + HarIiu