The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-08-31
1t was rumored this week that the How

1t was rumored this week that the How
ard House had been rented. There was no
confirmation of the rumor however.
Several young ladies OF Cherry Hill and
vicinity will begin teaching school in Sep
tember. Miss f. Maude Peacock, a gradu-
ate of the State Normal School, has been
appointed to the school in Ponds Neck,
First district. Miss Mamie Ward, of Cherry
| Hill, who finished her education in the
High School at Allegheny City, will teach
the Town Point school. Miss Annie Van
SAINT, of Kansas, Fourth district. will teach
the Centre school. Miss Carrie Vansant will
ontiuue as assistant teacher at Cherry
Hill.
The Rising Sun Journal says the follow
ing about disgraceful game of base ball in
that place last week The Rising Sun and
Oxford base ball clubs played in Hunts
field last Tuesday afternoon, and two fights
took place that would disgrace the back al
ley of any town. None of the club boys had
anything to do with it but some outsiders.
Some of the outsiders from Oxford brought
with them a large bottle of whisky from
that whisky town. No disturbance would
have been created if the Sun club had ex
cluded q young vagabond from the play
ring. This disgraceful occurrence should be
rememb ered in future. The score was 10 to
10 in favor of Rising Sun.
Mr. George C. Weaver, an old citizen of
this county died on Saturday last at the
home of his nephew Mr.. VIM. III. Mahoney
in Elkton. He was born about IS years ago
near Union Church, in the Third district of
Cecil county, where he resided all his life
up to few months since when he removed
to Elkton. He had been in feeble health
for some months but was only confined to
the house for two weeks. He was a member
of the Methodist Episcopal Church for
many years and had a son who was a min
lister in that church and died several years
up while member of the New Jersey con-
ference. The deceased left one son. His
wife died a number of years since. His
funeral took place on Tuesday. Services
were held in Union Church and the inter
ment was made in the cemetery adjoining.
NOV MI oouCo VI 1iiC IVA OuuiSh VIII
ciated assisted by Rev. VIM. T. Miller, VIM.
7. Hammond and Thomas Fryer.
The great Wilmington Fair will open
on Monday next. The entries are far ahead
of expectancies in the classes. The entries
of of horses indicate that this is going to be
the greatest horse show ever given in the
Eastern States, and as for fowls, they run
into the thousands. Dogs-the finest ken
nels will have representatives in the bench
SHOWS. The art shows, in the ladies' build
ing, will without question, be one of the
handsomest things that our people have ever
had the chance of seeing in this line, who
will find every accommodation required for
their comfort They can bring their lunch
and have it checked in this building. The
entries in the speed department will average
to 10 starters to each race, and there will
be from five to seven races every day in
trotting and running. On Wednesday,
children's day, all children under fourteen
are admitted free. Arrangements have
been made with all the railroad companies
to run their cars direct to the grounds. Ex-
cursion tickets from all points. September
2, ), 4, 5, & and z. The great holiday week.
All the privileges at the Elkton Fair
were offered for sale ON Wednesday on the
Fair Grounds. A number were withdrawn
by the officers of the Agricultural Society
owing to the bids not being sufficient. The
prices which the privileges brought were
generally lower than last year. Temperance
drinks will be sold by b. f. Horner, of
B-idgeton, n. j., who paid S123 for the
privilege. A. G. Brown of this town bought
the banana privilege at SCI and paid 5000
for the all-other-fruit privilege. Two pho
tograph gallery privileges were sold at $40
each. Ice cream brought $50 and oyster
lunch, No. 2, $40. Clayton Manly secured
the latter. Flying horses brought $50 and
George Milburn paid $40 for the shooting
gallery. Ball game sold for $25. An Italian
paid ST for the right to sell balloons and S.
to sell whips. The Women s Christian Tenn
perance Union of Cecil County secured the
dining room privilege for $50. The union
paid SS8 for an oyster lnnch last year. An
Italian paid Sl10 for the privilege of selling
peanuts, peanut candy and gum drops.
Bowen Brothers bought the race programme
privilege for $40.