The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-07-05
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Henry NJ. Mccullough, Esq. this week
had placed IN his office Herring safe weigh
ing $500 pounds.
In the distribution of the free school
fund by the Comptroller on Monday, Cecil
county receives 81, $3.50.
Howard Reynolds was few days ago
reluctantly con- PEELED to kill horse when
got its leg brok en-.
Twelve persons have united with the
Methodist Episcopal Church of Rising Sun
during the past two weeks.
A game of base ball between Oxford
aut9 Rising Sun mines was advertised To
have been played on Fourth of July on the
Oxford Fair Grounds.
An all day meeting will be held at Elk
ton A. U. NJ. p. Church tomorrow (Sun-
day.. Rev. E. W. Scott will preach at 1870
A. m,, and 8 p m. A stranger will preach
at 3 p m. All are invited.
Marks Lieberman, the popular clothier
in the "Holiow," will begin next week his
annual summer clearing out sale. Look
for his big cut in prices,in next weeks issue
of THE WING.
Justice A. j. Scott on Monday sent to Jail
in default of 5000 bail, j w. Smith, coored,
on the charge of disorderly conduct and
wife beating. Smiths wife Rebecca made
the complaint.
Edward Martin, of Prncipio, WAS Sc
verely cut Saturday night at Havre de Grace
hy man who was iniiscri ninataly hDur
ishiug a razor in a crowd at the railroad
station. The authorities are looking for the
man who did the cutting.
A large canal bDas was launched at
Diebert's shipyard, Elk Lrnd:ug, on Tues
day The boat WAS built for the New York
Central Railroad Company. Another boat
for the same company is alre al well und=r
way at Die1ert's.
Two infant children of Alexander Carr
of North East, died recently. They were
twin sisters Mary Edith died on June 18th,
aged nine months, and Mauds E~telle on
the 10Th inst. Their death was "A great af-
Fiction 10 their parents.
The annual meeting of the Farmers
and Mech, MICS Mutual Insurance Associa-
tion of Geo County will be held in Rose
Bunk Hall at Calvert on the last Saturday
in July the Goth instant, at o'clock p. m
wm. T. Bye, Secretary. Jly5 st.
The following officers were elected last
Monday night by Harmony Castle, knights
YIN
s. Campbell n. C ; VIM. 2. Addison, V. c /;
w. Lewis Ryan, \. p Ed. Brown, V. ;
S. j. Morrison, Sir A.; Walter *. Terry, G.
of Elk.
MIR Henry j. Briscoe, of the Sixth dis
trict, who was appointed county treasurer
several months ago by the County Commis
sioners, assumed the duties of the position
on Tuesday Mr.. 7. b. Hopper, of Chesa-
peake City, who held the position for two
gears, was very obligiug and efficient off
%cal.
A special session of the Orphans Court
was held Tuesday to hear evidence and
argument regarding the claim OF William
r. Porter against the estate of Samuel Gill
.sspie The claim amounts to about eight
hundred dollars. Charles G.. and Austin
Crothers appeared for the claimants, and
Albert Constable and William S. Evans for
the executors. The case was held Sub curia.
The horses attached to the wagon of
Thomas Major. the butcher. took fright one
morning last week near the residence OF
Col l. D. Davis and ran toward Elkton.
The team brought up against htching
post near the North street crossing of the p.
w. & B. Railroad. The runaway team ran
into the wagon OF John Denver, who was
bringing a load of raspberries 20 town, and
tore wheel off of it.
The first quarterly conference of Cellar
Hill Circuit of the A. U. NJ P. Church was
held on the 18th of June. The reports read
showed the churches of the circuit to be in
a fiourishing condition. On Sunday last at
Cedar Hill Church Rev. a Hammou con
Quoted Love Feast in the morning R+v.
w. Scott preached twice during the day
and administered communion to seventy
persons A collection of thirty dollars was
received.
AS Hugh and James Brown, Of Oxford,
were driving near Battle Swamp, Saturday,
the neck yoke on the horses broke Will 60
ing down hill. Mr.. Brown pulled hard on
the lines to keep them from running away,
when one of the lines broke. James caught
the remaining line and Hugh jumped out
and between them managed to draw the
horses into a fence corner. They got things
fixed ND and arrived home safely OXFORD
Press.
The County Commissioners on Tuesday
passed an order that James A. Lewis, the
reputed owner of the office or building now
mnlawfully standing on the public grounds
in the town of Elkton, described in deed
from Clement Holiday to Joseph Gilpin,
dated September LIST, 1888, and recorded
among the land records of Cecil county, re-
move, or cause the same to be removed, said
Office or building from said public grounds
on or before the 10Th of July.
The marriage of Mr.. Cha rles BHz'li and
Caroline Milburn, which we noticed in our
last issue, was the most stylish thas has
taken place in Cecil county among colored
people. A large number Of cards were out
and many friends witnessed the ceremony
which was performed by Rev. E. W. Scott.
Among those present were mem bers of sew
eral prominent white families of the town.
The bride WAS handsomely attired and re-
ceiVed many costly presents.
Our esteemed fellow townsmln now of
philadelphia, Mr.. w. Hodge Bennett, who
J., ,-i, coil for
Europe, does not take his departure until
the 10Th inst when he expects TO sail for
Antwerp on the steamer Begenland of the
Red Star line. Mr.. Bennett viii be accom-
panied on his trip by DIR. E. NJ. Corson, his
physician, of Norristown Their trip will
embrace a tour through Belgium, Swizer-
land, France, Germany and England. They
expect on their return to take the steamer
Chicago of the Inman line at Liverpool, to
reach New York in the latter part of Sep
TENDER. Mr.. Benefits trip is not solely for
either health or pleasure, but for business
as well, in the selection and purchase OF
novelties in the china and glassware line,
no being of the firm of Fisher, Bruce 81 Co.,
No. 221 Market street, Philadelphia, and
with which house his brother, Washington
RI. Bennett, the well known and most pop
ular salesman in the china trade on the
peninsula, is connected.
Mondays child is fair of face,
Tuesdays child is full of grace;
Wednesdays child is loving and giving,
Thursday child works hard for his living
Fridays child is full of woe,
Saturdays child has far to 60;
n. l. hot 90 horn IN tho Sabbath day