The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-05-31
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mouth is called May, because IL may ram
or it may not.
Senator john S. Writ leaves today fnr
a ombined pleasure and business trip OF
two weeks 10 Chicago and ST Paul
The stock of the notion store recently
kept by Rev F. \ Perkins has been pur'
chased by Miss Martha E. Parish.
Increase of pension has been granted
Jacob LOTHIAN OF Elkton and Thomas w
Murray of Chesapeake City.
Sarah E. Everist, of Chester, Pa, has
purchased the property of Benz lmin B..
Wolfe, two miles from Elktou for 500.
The ladies' of the Elkton Catholic
Church will give an ice cream AMI straw
berry festival ON the grounds around the
church on June Sd, 4rh, 5th, 9th and 18th.
DR. j. II lamar of this town attended
the 37th anniversary Of the Pennsylvania
Training School for feeble minded children
near Media on Thursday.
Rev. f, A. Perkins, who kept store
on Main street l, fl last week for Lrkeview
hOuJCdlnl SOuHhy, NilohiSah " hSiS mo
parents al j brothers and sisters reside.
The young ladies of Bay View will hold
straw berry festival in g. A. Burns grove,
Thursday evening June 9TH Proceeds for
painting church.
Capt. Michael Realey is putting his row
and sail boats in condition for the boating
season. The captain has an assortment OF
boats and any one can he suited.
The Elkton W. C. 7. U. will hold 4
strawberry festival at their rooms in the
Gilpln building on the evenings Of Tuesday
and Wednesday June Sd aud 4tb.
Rev w. H Laning will preach at
Pleasant Hill Church on Sunday morning
and evening, and will hold an out door
meeting at Providence Mill in the afternoon
if the weather. permits.
One thousAnd dollars was paid the
widow of freight Conductor william
Morris who had his skull crushed here in
March last and died Il few days later in n
Wilmington hospital.
The pulpit of the El1ton Preshyteri n
Church was filled last Sunday morning and
evening by Rev. B. G. Cross of Baltimore.
Rev. Charles Hill, of Centreviiie, Md filled
the pull pit of the Methodist Episcopa' Church
Sunday evening
Col Woolford. commander of the Third
Battalion with which Company A, of this
town is connected was in Elktou on Tues
liz l, y of ms
ton. As notice had not been given the home
company was not Inspected.
The Walter A. Wood Harvesting Ma
chimes lead rhe M arket Mr.. Geo. Mo- ,iikiu
mers have in dealing with him is, that he
is not only a correct business man, but aa
expert machinist as well.
Sheriff j. A. Boyd on Saturday sur.
John Fisher who is charged with stealing
two horses. a buggy aud two sets OF harness
in York County. Off FER Patterson who
came here with requisition took charge of
the prisoner.
The only female census enumeratOr of
whose appointment we have read or heard,
is that OF Miss Mary A. Cummings one of
the faculty of West Chester Normal School.
Woman's proverbial tact in finding out
things about people should qualify her
generally for shis work.
MIR. John Gilpin participated in the
ceremonies attending the unveiiiug OF the
Lee Monument at richmond ca Thursday.
DIR. James H. Frazer Il. b. Fraz-r, John
Frazer and d lniel Bratton, Esq, editor Of
the Cecil County NelCs, also witnessed the
unwilling of the monument.
The Ladies Aid Society of Union NJ. E.
Church will hold an ice cream and straw
berry festival in the grove back of the
church ON Wednesday evening the 4th OF
June. Should the weather prove unfavor
able it will be held the first lair evening
The public are cordially invited.
Franklin 4. Moore who his recently re.
sided on Elder street, Eikton, died of Brignt's
disease on Sunday afternoon Last after a
lingering illness. He was native Of : 'n-
ton, Del, and 10 years old Rev. Charles
The interment was at North East.
Among recent changes aud promotions
in the Treasury Department at Washing
ton. we are pleased TO notice the promotion
of Mr. L. X. Brown of this county from a
fourth-class Clrrkship to be Chief of Divi-
sion in the office OF the Fourth Auditor
Mr.. Brown is "A intelligent aud careful
officer, md has justly earned his promotion
jesse Higgins, well known farmer
died ON Sunday morning last on his farm il
the Fourth district near Appleton in his
SUJh year. He had been III failing health
tor some time and his death WAS from the
infirmities incident to old age. lie came 20
this county about thirty years ago from
New Castle County, Delaware.
One of the unweIcome results of the
failure of the peach crop on the Peninsuia
will be the closing of the large canneries
Richardson & Ro Jbins at Dover, the largest
firm in the business on the Peuinsuia closed
on "Wednesday. They employ in good fruit
seasons about $50 hanus, and pack 800, 900
cans of peaches.
If FL = ton boys who indu ge in that
pestiential nuisance the paper lg,rette,
would take the trouble to paste in their bats
the names of the victims to the habit they
would increase the list at the Fate OF a name
in every twenty four hours. Geo. Dengler
of Philadelphia is the latest. His father
says his death was CAUSED by their use.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Leeds NJ p.
Church will hold a strawberry festival Ill
the old church building at tn pl zee on
Friday and Saturday evenings June 18th
and l4th. All are invited Proceeds for the
parsonage fund. Should the weather Sat
urday evening prove unfavorable the iesti-
val will be held on Monday evening of the
following week.
"A horse attached 70 dog cart convey
ing Misses Ella and Annie Jenness from
Corner ketch To Culord on Saturday last
stun bled and threw both the ladies' to the
ground. Miss Annie had her wrist fractured
and was severely cut about the head. Her
sister only sustained slight bruises and kept
on to Colora where she boarded the cars for
Port Deposit.
A freight car jumped the track near the
freight depot of The Philadelphia, Whining
ton and Baltimore Railroad on Saturday
last about noon. The southbound track was
blockaded two hours. Travel was not de
l4yed long, however, as southbound trains
used the northbound track from Eiktun to
North East. A wreck train from Whining
ton replaced The car ON the tracks and con-
yeyed it to Wilmington.