The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-01-12
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of Elk Neck, 10 very Ill with pneumonia.
Miss Sadie Reese returned on Tuesda.
to Darlington Seminary, West Chester, Pa
The Week of Prayer meetings at tn
Elkton Presbyterian Church this week wer
well attended.
Mrs. Elanora Newton, widow of Josial
c. Newton, of Cecilton, was granted pen
sion on Wednesday last
Miss Fannie Rawlings, daughter o
Marion Rawlings, of Port Deposit, is visit
ing friends in Baltimore.
James Moss, young man of Elk Necl
died at his fathers residence of consumption
on Thursday night aged 26 years.
The Court of Appeals overruled motion
for a new trial in the case of Seminar Vi
Gamble and Logan on Thursday.
Miss Ella Toppin, of Wilmington, whC
has visited Miss Carrie McNamee, of Elk
ton, died suddenly in Wilmington.
Miss Laura lamar, daughter of Regis
ter of Wills R. E. lamar, returned on Tues
day to Wilson College, at Cham bersburg
Pa.
The public schools of the county will bt
only kept open three terms again this yea
owing to lack of funds. They close Apri
18th.
Rev. Asbury Burke, pastor, will be as
sisted in the services at Bethel and Glosgou
NJ. E. Churches on next Sunday by Miss
Clara Boyd.
Cecil County received 50, 921 80 for white
schools ond 1924 At for colored from the last
quarterly distribution of the State free
school funds.
-Children's meetings have been held
each afternoon this week at the Elkton NJ.
E Church. The night meetings have been
discontinued.
The Elkton W. c. T. U. will serve re-
freshments at an entertainment in the
Frazer building on the evenings of January
23rd and Oath.
Mr.. William Haddock, the well-known
contractor and builder of Zion, is very i'll at
the residence of his father, Samuel Had
dock, in the Ninth district.
Two dilapidated looking teams passed
through Elkton Wednesday in charge OF
one man. A wheel was off one wagon and
both shafts of the other were broken.
"A musical and literary entertainment
will be given at the Head of Christian a
Church on Wednesday evening, January
18th, at 7.30 a. m. Tickets 25 and Is cents.
There are now five persons in Jail here
charged with offenses for which hanging is
the possible penalty. Two are charged with
murder, two with rape, and one with arson.
About 800 persons enjoyed the hospi
tality of Mr.. F. S. Everist, near Port De-
posit, on New Years Day. A fox hunt
started at his farm and the sport was very
enjoyable.
Charles Holt, son of Capt. Washington
Holt, of Elk Neck, died at his fathers resi-,
dence Thursday night of typhoid pneumonia
after an illness of several weeks. He was
SO years old and married.
Church of the Good Shepherd, Chesa.
of Elkton Academy, will conduct the ser
vices next Sunday morning and evening, at
the usual hours. j. Miller, pastor.
Rev. E. W. Scott, president of the Mary
will preach at Cedar Hill tomorrow at IL a.
M, and 7.30 p. m. Also at Providence
Church on Tuesday night next the 18th
inst.
james NJ. Bndd, of Philadelphia, a for.
mer residens of the First district and owner
of much real estate there, was married on
Thursday to Miss Alice Zehnder, daughter
of the General Agent of the Philadelphia &
Baltimore line of Steamships.
The annual premium payment TO the
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company
of the State of Delaware falls due on Mon.
day January 14th. Payable to Harry G,
Hurn, general agent. Office at Edwin
Prettyman's Shoe Store Elkton. 2t
Miss Lille Compton. daughter of Con,
gresham Barnes Compton, of the Fifth
Congressional District of Maryland. and
Miss Halle Dorsey, of Wilmington, visited
Miss Henrietta lamar, daughter of Register
of Wills r. E. lamar last Saturday.
William c. Crow, Cecil County agent Of
the Washington Life Insurance Company Of
New York has opened an office in the frame
building on North street formerly occupied
by the postoffice. Mr.. Crow is also agent
for G. W. Kennard's excellent fertilizers
The high wind of Wednesday blew
down sign in front of an Elkton store
The clerk was out at the time and haG
locked the store door. Much to his surpris,
he found it open when he returned TIL,
sign in falling struck the door and burst i
pen.
"A supper will be given by the ladies o
the Elkton Presbyterian Church in Ode
Fellows Hall, on Tuesday and Wednesday
the 18th and 10Th instant, for the benefit o
the parsonage fund. A dinner will b
and after.
That very desirable hotel property tn
Howard House is offered for rent in thi
issue by DIR. H. H. Mitchell, the owner.
is a larEe and commodous house containin
over 80 rooms and has large new bricl
stables attached. See card for further pal
ticulars.
"A musical and literary entertainment
will be given by the young people of Roc
Presbyterian Church on Friday evenn
next in the church. There will be vocs
and instrumental music, readings, reci
tions, etc. Admission % cents Proceed
for the church.
An executive meeting of the W. c. I
q. of Cecil County will be held in NJ
18th. Morning session at 1920; afternoon
23O; evening, 7.3O An able speaker wi
address the evening meeting. All are CO
daily invited.
Engineers of the P, w. & B. Railroa
were in Elkton last week. They were Ell
gagged in examining the ground at the oil
culvert bridge near Red Mill crossing,
mile west of town. The construction of a
iron bridge at that place is reported to be
contempt, ion by the company.
There was pigeon shooting match {
Thursday afternoon between Elk Sher
VIM T. Boulder and frank ii. Bradbnr
The match was for $40 side and each SD
nj tan birds. Bradbury killed six and Bnu
den four. The same parties afterwards sh
at six birds each, two birds being released
time. Sheriff Boulder won this match.