The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-12-21

There will be preaching at the FIRE.
Methodist Church on Sunday morning ,.nc
evening, by the pastor, Rev. w. " Ltniug
Subject for morning service, "A Practic .
Demonstration OF Faith " Subject for even
ing service, "A Wise Mans Choice" A
cordial invitation is extended to all.
FOUND AT LAsT-Tubular Steel Sled
This Sled was loaded with 1860 pounds and
drawn some distance on bare ground by a
team of horses without Injury to the Sled.
This Sled itself only weighs pounds. When
yru get one for your child it will last for
your grandchild. For sale by G. Hall.
MIR. I. Bond Brown, well known cti
zen of this town, and until recently an eff
Gent clerk in the railway postal service,
and who was an applicant for re-instate-
meut, was summoned by telegraph on Wed
nesday evening to report to the Superinten-
dent of the Railway Mail Service at New
York. He was assigned TO duty on Thurs
day.
The most convenient, valuable, and un-
ique business table or desk calendar, for
1890, is the Colum bia Bicycle Calendar and
Stand, issued by the Pope Mfg. Co., of Bos-
ton, Mass. The Calendar proper is in the
form of pad containing 366 leaves. each
| 5%x24 in; one for each day of the year, to
be torn off daily, and one tor The entire
year.
The directors of the Philadelphia, Will
mington & Baltimore Railroad Company
have declared dividend of 3 per cent for
the last three months, making per cent
for the year, the same as last year. For
twenty years before last year the annual
dividend was per cent. The Pennsylvania
Railroad Company owns nine-tenths of the
| stock.
"A. p. Shockley, auctioneer for John S.
Writ. trustee, on Tuesday sold at publ C
sale on the Court House yard the Biddle
farm containing 931a acres, improved by a
| frame dwelling, barn, etc, situated in the
| Second Election District, about two miles
from Chesapeake City on the road leading
to Welsh Point. 1t was purchased by
Toward Lorraine for $4,000.
-Odell Williams will appear in 1.-THE
Judge" at Odd Fellows Hall, in Ekton, on
the evenings of December "a b and Goth.
He is said to De one of the Oldest of the legit-
innate actors His company is composed of
| first class actors. 1.-THE Judge" is domes-
tic comedy in three acts The members of
the company include Miss Ably Pierce and
Mr.. Bowen and Mr.. Fred Strong.
H. G. Hurn, at his new restaurant in
Elkton, uses gas stove in cooking. We
clipped the following from an exchange re-
Gently: 1.-THE proprietors of the Hotel Bruins
wick, in New York, have found out that
gas can be cheaply and satisfactorily util-
lied for the most delicate kinds of cooking
All the old appliances have been removed
from The hotel kitchen, and gas apparatus
have been substituted throughout"
Tie Salvation Army will have grand
banquet at their barracks in Elktou on
Tuesday evening, December oath. Supper
will he served from to 9 30 p. m. Supper
tickets % cents. Admission free. On Christ
mas night at 7.3O there will be great no.
sAnna meeting led by Capt. Clifford and
wife, also the ~ usical salv Itionist and Capt.
Skidmore, from Yonkers, New York. Ad-
mission 10 cents. Tickets sold at the door,
The Columbia & Port Deposit Railroad
is to be sold, u decree of foreclosure having
been entered in Philadelphia on Thursday
last The amount of the principal debt is
81 49,, 900 and of ur paid interest 81, 1S5, 900
George B. Roberts, president of the Penn,
~
sioner authorized to make the sale which
will be after giving sixty days notice by
advertisements in Baltimore and Philadel-
phia.
A fine new carriage robe was stolen
Sunday night from the carriage of Mr.. John
McIntire, which was hitched in front of the
Presbyterian Church, while he was attend
ing service. Clayton Thackery saw a man
walking up the Blue Ball road on Monday
morning last with the robe in his possession.
The thief bore the appearance OF tramp.
He sold the robe to a woman for 25 cents,
and from whom Mr.. McIntire afterwards
recovered it.
Rev. E L. Hubbard, of New Castle,
who is one of the ablest young clergymen of
the Wilmington NJ. E Conference. and Mr.
j. T. Mullin, of Wilmington, will give a
lecture in the Elkton NJ. E. Church on the
evening of Friday, Dec. 9th, for the organ
fund of that church. Tho lecture will be on
their recent European trip and while Mr..
Hubbard is discussing the trip Mr.. Mullin
will illustrate it with fine stereop lean
views Admission 25 CENTS
Wonderful advance has been made in
Calendar making of late years, and the en-
terprising proprietors of Hoods Sarsa parilla
seem to have completely mastered the bust
ness. For their Calendar for 1890 is so
beautiful in conception and general effect
as to be almost beyond improvement. Four
teen colors were used by the photographer in
producing the beautiful head, the flesh tlnts
being simply exquisite. To be appreciated
this Calendar must be seen. Ask for Hoods
Calendar and Hoods Holiday Herald at
your druggists. send cents in stamps
to G L. Hood Il Co., Lowell, Mass.
-Hurrah! For Giles He is always
office. He will have Oh hand during the
holidays and always after the holidays the
best the market affords. The best salt water
oysters in the market put up in all styles.
Also fish, game and poultry. Toys and con
fectionery of all kinds. All kinds vege-
tables. Foreign and domestic fruits. Cigars
and tobacco. Canned goods of all kinds
Come one, come all, we will be glad to see
you and give you bargain. Meals put up
at all hours. Don't forget that Giles can
put them up all right to suit your taste.
There will be a grand church fair dur
ing the holidays at Wright's A M. f.
Church, Elkton. The friends will be especial
ly entertained on Christmas evening by the
Exhibition of the Tree of Twelve Manners
. of Fruit" on the evening following by ad
dresses by Mr.. Charles Boyer and others, on
| the evening of Decem Der 9th by a chill
dren's jubilee and on December Both by
'The Floral Clock" There will be preach
| ing Sunday morning, December 29th, at II
| o'clock and evening at 7.30 Watch meeting
| conducted by Rev. w. R. Arnold, com
mencing at 10 o'clock p. m, December 31st.
| d. G. Hill, pastor.
| VIM. Feehly, night agent at the P, w.
& b. depot, noticed a man at the depot on
Thursday night of last week who appeared
] to be intoxicated. He had considerable
money which he was DESTROYS of giving
away. He purchased a ticket for Baltimore
and Mr.. Feehly placed him on the enid
night" train This man answers the news
paper description of w. Asphalt Caldwell,
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