The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-05-24
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-Bailiff VIM. 7. Boulder began lightir
the street mps on Monday last.
Mrs H. c. Wells is visiting Mrs. Samuel
Campbell, nee Wooley. of Washington, d. &.
The Elkton Presbyterian Church will
observe Chidren's Day on the first Sunday
in June.
--Children's Day will be observed at
Providence A U. NJ. Churck, EIkton. the
second Sunday in June
Eleven new members united with the
Elkton Chapter of the Epworth League on
Wednesday evening.
The directors of the Second Chestertown
National Bank have elected W. Cooper
cashier, vice Allen Harris declined.
The Gospel Temperance meeting in Gill
pins Hall was well attt nded and Rev. j. b.
Ouigg delivered forcible addr, IS on Sun
day last
A class of seven candidates were con-
fi:rned by Bishop Adams of the Protestant
Episcopal Church at Cecilton one evening
last week.
DIR. H. lamar has been appointed
health officer for Cecil county by the County
Commissioners. DIR lamar is also physi-
clan to the Jail.
William B. Mercy, son, of William G..
Mercy, of Elkton, has secured position
with the Philadelphia paint firm of Young
G. 10 II. raSi,;aS in G. ,mden
The Junior base ball club of Cherry
Hill and the Junior club of Baldwin played
a game on the grounds OF the latter. The
Cherry Hill boys won by majority OF "A
to IL
There was no service at the Elkton
Methodist Episcopal Church last Sunday
evening owing to death in the family OF
the pastor. Presiding Elder w. l.. s. Muir
ray preached in the morning.
Petitions asking Congress to pass "a
bill prohibiting the transportation of intox-
icating liquors from any State or Territory
into any other State or Territory contrary
to and in violation OF the laws thereof are
being circulated and numerously signed in
, Cecil county.
4 Calvert w. c. I. U. will hold an ice
cream and strawberry festival in the grove
at that place on Tuesday afternoon and
evening, the 3rd of June Should the
weather prove unfavorable it will be held
the next evening. The public are cordially
invited.
The May term of the Circuit Court for
Talbot county was called on Tuesday,
Judges Robinson aud Stump on the bench.
Court was to have been opened on Monday
but Judge Stump was too i'll to attend be-
ing confined to his room at the Norris hotel
and Judge Robinson had not arrived.
In noticing in our last issue the exhibit
ton of Miss Florence f Mccullough :
painting in London, we Inadvertently stat
ed that she was the daughter of Mr.. yethro
j. Mccullough 1t should have been Mr.
Enoch Mccullough. of Liberty Grove, an
slider brother of the former.
Decoration Day is on the Both, next Fri
day. Every Grand Army man who can !
so ought to have Grand Army suit. As
Marks Lieberman has "a few suits on hand,
he is the man to buy them of as the price
will be the same as the members have here
tofore paid when ordering number of
of them.
The "Wrens" were unable to fill their
date a this place owing to Mrs. Wren hav-
ing sustained serious injuries in il railroad
accident in Western Maryland. The mem
bers of the band, for whose benefit the per
Torrance was to have been given, were dis
appointed. They had gone to some expense
before receiving notice,
Rev s. NJ. 0smond, d D., pastor of
the Elkton Presbyterian Church, with his
wife left for Saratoga on Monday to attend
the Northern Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church now In session there. He will be
absent from his pulpit Sunday. Miss
Josie Osmond is visiting friends at Yves,
Chester, Pa.
-Shockley & Smith, auc5ioneers, for
WIN. j. Jones, Esq attorney, on Tuesday
sold at public sale the real estate of John
Wilkinson in Elkton. The store and dwell
ing on Main street was purchased by Davis
Keys & Co., for S4100 l.. NJ. Haiues, Esq
purchased the double dwelling Oh North
street above the railroad for S2lO0.
Mr. Roger Witworth, the well-knowr
hardware merchant, has sold the building
adjoining his present residence and formerly
used as harness shop to his brother, Mr.
George Witworth, proprietor of the E!ktor
ha hni 10 nX.d -
the foundry where it will be used as pat
tern ruom Mr.. Roger WiTwortl, we un
dsrstaud, Will build a fine new resi- ienoe OIL
the old site of he removed building.
The town CONSIST oners have force O
men employed in cleaning the streets. Bail
III w. T. Boulder has charge of the work
The bailiff does not receive extra cumpensa
ton for this work as under the old charter
He was formerly paid by the day and re
ceived more per diem in proportion to tb
number of men employed. This in SOM
instances tended to make the work expen
sIve the bailiff being tempted to have a larg
force and slow workmen.
AT the 10th annual conference of tn
A U. NJ. P. Church, Maryland district
which was held at Tyaskip, Wicomic
county, Md, change was made in th
Cecil County Circuit. Cedar Hill churc
was taken from it and annexed to anothe
to be known as Cedar Hill Circuit. Rev. A
Mamoner was placed in charge of the neS
Circuit, Other appointments We're: Havr
de Grace, Rev. j. B. Budd; Cecil Count
Circuit, A. ID. Chaplin; Elkton station
Rev. E. w. Scott,
Constable John A. Richie, of the Eight
district, on Saturday last arrested job
Fisher, a middle. aged Pennsy lvania Dutch
man, at Conowingo on the charge of larcen
of two horses, buggy aud two sets of haI
ness valued at S4y0 from A. & j. Slayer, {
York county, Pa. One of the owners of tn
property, who was in pursuit, arrived 500
after the arrest. Residents of Como wing
say that Fisher passed through there wit
team few weeks ago. He will be trie
here for bringing stolen goods into the stat
The attention OF breeders and farmer
is ,lled to the advertisement of Mr.. WIZ
T. Harrott, St. Augustine, Cecil County
who offers them the services this season
two remark ably fine horses, Garrett" an
Hops Grey Morrell. Garrett is standar
bred blood bay fifteen and a half hands higl
and is a splendid specimen OF the Voluntee
aud Clay families both great speed produt
ing families. AS premium trotting sta
lion "Grey Morrell" is well known in tn
section. As a general utility horse wit
great speed producing lines he is strikingl
handsome and of unusually fine action
For all particulars of these horses adore,
Mr.. Harriott at his postoffice, st. Augu
tine, Cecil County, Md.