The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-12-28

| bpA uOOu Will TIC utlu dl the bllGt Vi VI
Cecil County Agricultural Association i
Odd Fellows Hall on New Years Day :
10 o'clock y. m, tn consider the advisa bllit
of starting creamery in Elkton.
A dog supposed to have been ma
created considerable excitement in Ell
Neck one day last week. 1t is said to hav
bitten dog belonging to Mr.. Worth, a no
belonging to Eli johnson and a horse owne,
by the Mccullough Iron Company.
Professor Hopkins will give three even
ing entertainments (entitled Evenings o
Illustrated Song') at Hopewell NJ. E
Church on the evenings of December Sis
and January LIST and I'd for the benefit o
the church. Single tickets 25 cent for tn,
course of the three evenings, 80 cents.
| Fire was discovered few days ago in
the kitchen of the residence of Patrick Nc
Gready on the corner of Main and Church
streets 1t caught from an old time oven
which was built m the chimney and served
| as reservoir for ashes, etc The fire was
! extinguished by DR.. j. Ii. lamar and John
Lee.
Mr.. William NJ. Singerly, of the Record
on Tuesday granted to his printers an ad-
vance from 40 to IS cents per thousand for
| setting minion. This action, however, it
was said, was purely voluntary, and had
nothing whatever to do with the deaand of
the Typographical Union, the latter sdll In
allegiance.
Church of the Good Shepherd, Chesa-
peake City, Rev. Jacob Miller, Rector. Ser
vices to morrow morning at II o'clock.
Suhject-"The Star out of Jacob" Repe,i-
ton of Christmas music. Evening, seven
O'Clock, Sunday School Celebration, with
singing, address, and distribution of gifts
All are invited.
The Elktou Cornet Band is in need of
two new instruments This band is playing
better music than ever before and is GER
tainly credit to the town. But few places
of this size can boast of a band of the same
merit and our citizens should aid them in
substantial manner by purchasing and
presenting them the needed instruments.
The special services at the Rock Church
are discontinued for the present to be re-
sumed after January l, 1890. In these gos-
pei meetings the pastor, Rev. J. r. Milligan,
was greatly helped by the active members
of his church, and with great success, sew
enty three persons having expressed their
faith in Christ thus far during the meetings.
Mr.. R. C. Wilson, formerly employed
on the WING but who for the past eight
years has filled position as compositor in
the Government Printing Office at Wash
ington, D, c., has been promoted to the po-
sition of proof reader. Carter is a good
fellow and a conscientious workman and
we congratulate him on his advancement.
Joseph France and Lilly May England
were married at the residence of the brides
father on Wednesday, in the presence of
friends from Philadelphia, Dover Fredt RIGA
Eastou and EIkton, Md. Rev. John France
presiding elder of the Easton district of the
Wilmington Conference of the E. Church
and a brother of the groom officiated and
Edwin V. Hinchliffe, a nephew of the groom
played the wedding march.
The Young Woman Christian Temper
ance Union of Colora held verv interest
ing meeting in their new rooms on Satur-
day evening last. Miss Lille Waring is
president and Mrs. Samuel Wiley, secre-
tary. Mrs. Will Fryer presided at the Or
gan. Rev. George Donaldson made an adj
dress, and several pleasing duets were sung.
1t was arranged tc hold an entertainment
during January. Those interested in the
entertainment met at the home of Mrs.
Wiley on Thursday.
The Salvation Army Barracks were re-
opened on Christmas evening after being
closed over two weeks while being improved
by new seats, plastering, etc. Enough
money was raised the first day to pay for
the piastering. Officers and members from
North East were present and there were
five conversions. Adjutsnt Clifford and
wife were present as was also Captain Skid
more, who was formerly stationed at this
place. Captain Skidmore will attend the
meetings on Sunday.
The announcement of the marriage of
two young people of this vicinity appeared
in a Philadelphia paper this week with the
request that Elkton papers copy. The mar
rage was performed on October Doth by
Rev. w. H. Burrell at his residence in
Camdep, n. j., and the contracting parties
were Robert Edwin Moss, son of Robert T.
Moss, an Elk Neck farmer residing near
Elkton, and Miss Esther T. Clay, daughter
of Capt. Thol. Clay. THE WING wishes the
young couple much happiness.
christmas was quiet day in Elkton.
The young gunners of the town INDUCED in
pigeon shooting in the afternoon. There
were several interesting matches. The first
religious service of the day was held at
Trinity Church after midnight. A large
number of worshippers were gathered there
when the day began. Service was also held
at this church at 10 30 a. H., by the rector
Rev. VIM. Schouler. Services were held at
the Catholic Church by Rev. Father Carey.
A prayer meeting was held at the NJ. E.
Church at six o'clock in the morning.
"A very pleasing entertainment was
given by the scholars of Liberty Grove
school of which Miss Martha Biddle is prin-
cipal, on Friday evening, December Goth.
The program was as follows: Singing by the
school, Earth Receive thy Mighty King
reading, Little Barefoot" by India Row
land; solo, welcome Happy Christmas
Times" by Louie Boyd; reading, "Christ
mas Hymn" by frankie Thayer; decIama.
ton, Elwood Thayer; singing by school,
"Watchman Tell US of the night" reading,
'God Bless Our School," Louie Boyd; sing
ing by school, "Prince of Peace;" reading
M. Harrisi reading. ga Visit From St
Nicholas by Annie Saunders; singing
"Come to the Public School," recitation, BY
Walter Gillespie; singing by school.
Miss Carrie McNamee, daughter of tn,
late William McNamee, died at the resi-
dence OF her mother in Etkton on Tuesda.
morning last about nine o'clock. She hat
been suffering from consumption for a loni
time but had only been confined to he
home for a week or two. She recen ly visi
ted Wilmington where she caught cold
Miss McNamee was a young woman o
lovely traits of character and her untimel.
death causes sorrow among the many VIII
admired her. She was 81 years old. Sh
leaves mother, two brothers Messrs. job
G. McNamee Of Elk Neck and VIM. Nc
Nance of Elkton, and a sister Mrs. Howar
Titus of Wilmington. She had been mem
Der of the NJ. E. Church and Sunday Schoo
for number of years. Her funeral too
place yesterday afternoon at two o'cloc