The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-06-22
GLOgAL DEPARTMENT.. J..

''the hollow"
Mrs. Litzenberg has something new in
millinery every week.
Edwin Prettyman, fine Shoe, GIL Mar
ket street, Wilmington, Del. May11.
Mrs. Flora Henderson Is visiting Mrs
whitridge at her county residence near Bal
timore.
Sydney Wilson, Esq, son of United
States Senator E. X. Wilson was in Elkton
on Thursday.
Miss Emma Mcfarland, of Philadel-
phia. has been visiting her sister, Mrs. VIM.
T. warburton.
John w. Miller, contractor and builder
is erecting a barn for Mr.. Daniel Arbuckle
near Cherry Hill.
Capt John Brickley, Capt. Holt and
other farmers in Elk Neck began cutting
X wheat on Tuesday.
-Ex-Governor Jas. r. Groome and wife,
of Baltimore, have been visiting Mrs. f. B.
NGroone in Elkton. a--<--
WIN. Shone, postmaster at Aiken, Cecil
county, has resigned and recommends the
\ appointment of Joseph Coudon.
\--Mrs Black, an organizer of the w. G..
T. L. well known in this county, died at
her home in Baltimore last week
The Town Commissioners advertise that
they will allow a discount of five per cent
on all town takes paid by August LIST.
The printers last week made us state
that he Masonic excursion takes place on
June oath instead of July oath, the correct
date.
- Among the graduates from the Veteri-
nary Department of the University of Penn
sylvania recently was DR.. H. Mackie. of
Fair Hill. Il
~ To morrow week, Sunday, June Both,
will he Children's Day at wilma Sunday
School of which Mr. Daniel Harvey is super
intendent.
The people of Providence Mills have to
( visit Fair Hill for their mail now, the post
office at the first named place having been
discontinued. \
Rev. Charles Hill is preaching able
series of sermons on the Lords Prayer. His
subject last Sunday morning was "rhy
Kingdom Come
MIR. Samuel B. Ford received intelli-
gence this week of the death at Columbus
Texas, of Mr.. Arthur Sheriff., father of Mrs
Robert L. Ford, of that city.
The June term of court met Monday
Harry M. Davis having passed very credit
able examination was admitted to the Bar
Henry Dantz was adjndged insane.
-Drs. j. w. D. Wickes, H. Ogle and
Peter Cooper, brother of DR.. Jno. w. Coop
er of this town, have been appointed Pension
Examiug Surgeons for Wilmington, Del.
We inadvertently omitted from the list
of contributors to the fund for the flood suf-
ferers the names of Drs. j. H. Frazer and
Howard Bratton, both ofwhom contributed.
Services in Town Point school house
next Sunday afternoon at o'clock. The
services were omitted last Sunday by mis-
take. All are invited to attend. J. Miller,
rector.
1T is feared that the arm of Lawrence
McCommons, the young man who was in
iured at Providence Mills last week az re-
lated in our last issue, will have to he am
putated.
Rev. DR.. S. NJ. Osmond, of this place,
and Rev. w. p. Patterson, of the New Cas-
tie Presbyterian Church, will exchange pull
pits TO morrow Sunday morning and
evening.
The celebration at North E ,st the
Fourth of July is TO be grand affair this
year, as the Com mittee intend to make it a
tba;r in,
other column.
If YOU want to see an unusually beauti-
full display of fireworks attend the grand
celebration at North East on the Fourth of
July. Read the program of the fireworks in
another column.
Church of the Good Shepherd, Chesa-
peake City. Services next Sunday morning
and evening at 1870 and g. Second sermon
in the evening on sour Frieudsi in Heaven. -
All are weicome.
The comptroller this week made the
quarterly distribution of the public school
tax to white and colored schools. The white
schools of Cecil county will receive 81, 935 IS
and the colored schools 81 ,O13.67.
Miss Mayme Lindsey, daughter of Sam.
uel Lindsey, a wealthy farmer residing neal
Newark, Del. died last Saturday morning
of consumption. She was a popular and
accomplished young lady aged 30 years.
Among the graduates at Western Mary.
land College on Wednesday was Miss Anuit
Laura Jones' daughter of Mr.. Henry Jones
formerly of Chesapeake City. She took sec
ond honors and delivered the salutatory.
"A large crowd witnessed the launching
of a large canal boat by the Messrs. Deiber
at Elk Landing on Thursday afternoon. The
boat is 105 feet long and is the largest boa
launched in this vicinity for many years.
Rev DIR. 8. NJ. Osmond and George w
Cruikshank, Esq, delivered short addresses
at the anniversary of the Delta Phi Society
of Delaware College on Wednesday night
DIR. Osmond attended Delaware College Il
years ago.
The hour of Sunday evening service a
Trinity church, E!kton, will be until furthe
notice half past six. Leatiet containing tn
order of service always provided for strang
ers in attendance at both the morning an,
evening service.
The coIored people of Elkton will cele
brate Fourth of July by mass meeting i
Hollingsworth woods near town. Elk Lodg
of Elkton and Happy Home Lodge of Cec
ton will parade the streets accompanied b
bands of music.
The Second Quarterly Conference
Chesapeake City and Manor NJ. f. Churcht
\ will be held in Chesapeake City, Saturda
N evening AT 7.30 o'clock. Love Feast Sabhat
{ "a morning at 9. 2" and preaching by the Pr
sid:rs Etder at 1890 o'clock.
Mrs Jane G. Pennington wife of Lew
f. Pennington and stepmother of Frank
Pennington of this vicinity, died at b.
home in Montgomery county, Pa, on Sun
day last. The funeral took place on Thur
day the interment being at St. AIMS, Nil
dletown at 2 p. M.
AT the 57th annual commencement
Hannah More Academy at Resterstowl
Baltimore county, the diocesan school fl
girls of the Protestant Episcopal churC
held on Wednesday, first premiums we
awarded Miss Alice Schouler, daughter
Rev VIM. Schouler and Miss Lucy S. Ii
zenberg, daughter of Coroner Perry Lite
berg. They both also received gold cross
for department. A silver medal for punct
atty was also awarded Miss Schouler.