The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-05-11
SGL0gAL DEPARTMENT. "

Try pair of Driscoll's So pants.
"A large canal boat is being constructed
at Elk Landing.
The Elkton Cornet Band received four
new members recently.
Edwin Prettyman, fine Shoes, Gil Mar.
ket street, Wilmington, Del. May11.
The foundation for the new NJ. E. church
at Cecilton is nearly completed.
Have you seen one of Driscolls S12
suits? II not, try one and be happy.
DIR. and Mrs. Howard Bratton arrived
home from their wedding tour on Monday.
An addition is being built to the barn
of James H. Maxwell in the Sixth district.
Richard Wood and wife, of Chesapeake
City, have been visiting friends IN New
Castle.
MIR. James Jackson attended the Iuau-
guration Centennial Celebration in New
York last week.
DIR. R. r. Crothers has improved his
dwelling by the addition of two story
summer kitchen.
There was jug breaking at Jones'
Chanel on Saturday evening last. Nearly
$25 was realized.
Mrs Caroline Alexander, wife of Reu-
ben Alexander of the Eighth district died
on Friday of last week.
Granville B. Haines & Co. are slaugh-
tering Jerseys and parasols this week. No
tice their card in another column.
Mrs. Mary E. Coulbourne, of Princess
Anne, Md, is visiting he- grandson of Mr..
Rufus D. Rowland of this place.
Rev. L. H. Barrett, of Wilmington, for
merly of Port Deposit, will deliver the Dec
GRAFTON Day address in Oxford, Pa.
The proprietors of Elk Mills advertise
for weavers and other mill hands Notice
their advertisement in another column.
from Conowingo, Ceci. County. to Darling
ton, Hartford County, six times a week.
S. III. Ca!kins of the firm of Balylis &
CalkIns, dealers in wood mantles, CRATES,
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Rev. E. L. Hubbard, pastor of New
Castle NJ. E. Church, arrived home on Sat-
urday from three months tour of Europe.
Rev w. L. s. Murray. presiding elder
Of the Wilmington District, preached in the
Elkton NJ. E. Church last Sunday morning.
Hon. Charles B. Lore, of Wilmington
AZ nor of IN
Saturday last, the guest of Albert Constable,
Esq.
When you visit Baltimore, stop at the
Maltby House, where will be found first
class accommodations and exceedingly low
rates. Mch17tf
The ladies of Ebenezer NJ. E. Church
near College Green, Cecil county, last week
purchased handsome new carpet for the
church.
Mrs. Mary E. Riddell, offers for sale
very desirable small farm Immediately ad-
joining the village of Bay View, in this
county.
West Nottingham Presbyterian Church
is soon to be improved by the walls being
frescoed, the pulpit lowered and new car
pet laid.
Rev. E. Douglass delivered an able lee
ture on the Future of the Colored Race"
at Mt. Pleasant NJ. E. Church one evening
last week.
The salary of the Rev. J. w. Hammers
ley, formerly of this county has been raised
by the Church Creek NJ. E. Church, of
which he is pastor.
The series of entertainments given by
Prof. Hopkins in Odd Fellows Hall last
week Melted the organ fund of the NJ. E.
Church about $40.
e. o. Thompson, the Philadelphia cloth
Ter, is making a big run on 50 50 and S12
get them by mail.
Rev. VIM. Schouler will hold service
in the schoohouse at Andora tomorrow
Sunday at 3 80 p. m. Attention is called
to the change of hour.
Miss Celeste Bower, of Philadelphia,
spent this week with her uncle, Mr.. Henry
Hess, of Fair Hill. She visited the Misses
Hogg in Elkton on Friday.
The Hurn storeroom vacated this week
by Mr.. Edward Prettyman has been rented
by party who will deal extensively in fur
uiture as we'll as dry goods, etc.
Mrs. Hall is ready to supply parties,
picnics and festivals with her choice Ice
Cream and Water Ices made by motor
power. Fine Cakes and Confectionery. St.
nancier John T. Brown, of Cecil Lodge, No.
So, A. o. U. W., of this place, visited Indus
try Lodge. of Wilmington, on Tuesday
night.
Samuel Candy, of the firm of Candy s.
Robinson, Wilmington, Del, is one of the
party engaged in surveying the route of the
proposed new railroad from Oxford, Pa, to
Singerly.
Samuel w. Shultz has sold his cigar
business to Ex-Sheriff Richard Thomas and
removed to Wilmington where he has been
appointed an executive officer of the board
of health.
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painting the summer residence of Mr.. VIM.
Disston at Seneca Point on the North East
river. He is being assisted in the work ty
Mr.. Rufus Oldham.
Rev. E. G. Atkins, of Cecilton will res
pond to the address of welcome at the an
pual meeting of Easton District NJ. E
Preachers Association to be- held at Still
Pond on May 2lst and 23rd inclusive.
The Elkton Cornet Band rendered Frank
j. Kerr and bride a serenade on Monday
evening and were handsomely entertained
They also ssrenaded WIN. B. Heatzig and
Joseph l.. Wells, who were elected Towr
Commissioners that day.
Among the graduates of Princeton
Theological Seminary on Tuesday was b
Garfield Jones, son of Prof Jones, of Lin
coin University, Oxford, Pa. Mr.. Jones il
well known here having preached severa
times in the Presbyterian Church.
"A collection for the people of that sec
ton of China where famine prevails, wa
taken at the morning service of the Elktor
Presbyterian Church last at the request O
the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
Forty-five dollars was contributed
Capt. j. T. Jones, who has great faitI
in the Plymouth Rock variety of fowls an,
which he cultivates successfully, showed u
this week four eggs which weighed thirtee
ounces and a-half In California and othe
places eggs sell by the pound. dozen O
ordinary ones weighing sixteen ounces. B.
this rule one dozen of eggs of the size show
us by Capt. Jones would be worth in weigh