The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-06-07

| Moved at Gill pti'h
Mrs, John f. Alexander has been visit
inc friends at Thuri"w, Pa.
The Second National Bank Of Chester
town has opened its doors for business.
Hon. James Alfred Pearce is president.
TN. corner stone of the Trinity A. L.
N = Chapel will he laid on Sunday, Juuo
,5,h Pastor in charge, Eov. \ II ,mmnud
Hobart and Benjamin Ricketts, OF Pull
,d. l,bia. spent Sunday with their father
Mr.. George Ricketts, near town.
Mr. Charles NJ Lewis, formerly of this
Mace Is visiting his mother on North street.
II. now resides at NORWICH, New York.
A. c. Yates Il Co., are making aswaep-
ing reduction in the price OF line clothing.
Read about it in another column.
The Flktou colored base bail club play
ed an interesting game on Decoration Day
At Eavre de Grace with a club of that
place.
Csnsus euumerator James \. Shippers
came across a woman on the second day he
snent at the work who refused TO answer
any of the questions propounded.
The Government Printing Oftice at
Washington employs 600 compoSitors. Two
Of them are from Elkton, the balance, 5SS
are from the rest of the United States.
Tomorrow will lie observed as Children's
Dav a, the Elkton Methodist Episcopal
Church The exercises will be OF an inter-
esiiug character.
The ladies' of Wesley Chapel, Elk Neck,
will hold a strawberry and ice cream fesi-
val on the grounds near the school house,
this Saturday afternoon anu evening.
Hats and Bonnets-3, 600 hats ON tables,
in boxes, everywhere, bought III lots must
he sold low becs use there is not room enough
to display them at, Mrs. l.. II, Litzenberg's.
All new shapes.
There will be fair and festival held in
Samuel NJ Johnson's grove by the NJ. p
Sabbath School of Leslie on Thursday even
ing June 18th if fair, if not on Friday even
ing
The ladies of Harris Church, Elk Neck,
will hold a tair and strawberry and ice
cream festival at the schoolhouse grounds
near the church or next Thursday and Fri
day nights June 18th and 18th.
There will be a strawberry and ice
cream festival at Rock Presbyterian Church
for the benefit of Sunday School library on
the afternoon and evening of Friday June
18th If rainy next day.
In our local mention last week of the
recently Incorporated Colutnbra and Port
Deposit Railroad, the name was incorrectly
published as the Susquehanna Valley Road
The correct name of the company Is C"lum
bia and Port Deposit Railway Company.
The Misses wis announce to the la
dies of Elktou and vicinity that they have
commenced fashions be dress making i'll all
its branches, at their residence on Main
street. opposite the Presbyte Church.
A share of the public patronage respectfully
solicited. May a A.
The enumerators Of the census in the
various districts are busily engaged at the
work. Ex Sheriff Smith is working the
Third district north of the Philadelphia,
Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad while
Mr.. James a. Shippers has all the district
south of the railroad.
The Free Methoiists of ElktOu Circuit
will hold Quarterly Meeting at Leslie.
Preaching on Saturday evening and Sunday
morning and evening Love Feast Sunday
afternoon. If the weather permits the meet
ing will be held in Johnsnu's Grove, Rev.
j. T. Michael of Philadelphia will have
charge
There will be an ice cream and straw
berry festival with all the dellc 'cies OF the
season at Ebenezer NJ Z. Church on We'd
nesday afternoon and evening June 1lth
Proceeds for benefit of Church and Suud ~
School All are cordially invited. Ii the
weather should prove stormy, will be held
next evening Thursday 18th.
Prof. We'll, :. o., 305 Market St, vii
mirgton, Del, has opened an Opthalmic
Institute at the above address, where he
tests the eyes for all defects of the vision
free of charge. Persons suffering from weak
ewes, headache, dizziness, spots before the
eyes, can be fully cured by wearing Prof.
" ellis celebrated 0. +. p. spectacles, they
being the hardest, clearest and whirest
lenses ever invented. Competent oculists
always in attendance. Mdy24 6u.
A coaching party of six persons com
posed of members of the Columbia Singing
Society of Philadelphia arrived at Ektou
on Monday evening having come from Phil
adelphia that day. They lett at early
hour on Tuesday morning for Baltimore
where they will remain ten DAYS or two
weeks. The club stopped at the Howard
House and proprietor Burkley showed them
the town. TIE visitors we're DR.. JOSEPH
Hart, V. H. Bender, j IL. WetZel, Il.
Schmidt, George Besbordt and II. Altmaer.
A reception in honor of Mrs Eliza
Lewis was given on Friday evening of last
week by her daughter Mrs. A. w. Mitchell
at her residence on East Maiu street, Elk
ton. 1t was the S0th birthday of Mrs. Lewis.
All Of her eight children, with the exception
of William who resides in the West We're
present, Robert c., Joseph X, and Harry
Lewis, Mrs l. ID. Carter, Mrs. \. w. Mitch
and Mrs. S. b. Russell of West Chester, Pa.
Mrs. Lewis has twenty two grandchildren
| number of whom were present..
The annual strawberry festival held by
the ElkUon w. c. T. L on Tuesday aud
| Wednesday evenings i'll the Gilpiu building
was a successful affair and IA considerable
sum was realized. The following named
ladies assisted: Mrs. l.. NJ. Hines, Mrs.
James H. Scott, Mrs. John Perkins, Mrs.
Julia Boone, Mrs. VIM. Watson, Misses
Matte Nichols, Hannah Lee, Clara Scott,
Carrie Smith, Helen Hague, Ada Tay Tor,
Emma Hughes, Henrietta Hague, Etfie
Smith. Molie Perkins, Addie Realey, Flor
ence Souders, Emma Lewis, Ora Brown and
Lula Brown.
The members of the Salvation Army
expect to have big time at Havrede Grace
on Thursday next There will be a grand
halleluja All wedding in the barracks there on
that evening, when Captain Brasie. formerly
of Elkton, now in charge of the corps in
| Wilmington will be married TO Captain
| Garbutt formerly of HavrG de Grace and
now of Annapolis Marshall Booth and
other high officers are expected to be pres
ent. Captain Garbutt and his bride will
take charge of corps in New York State
after their marriage. Lieutenant ClIrkson
formerly of this place will he promoted 80
captaincy and given charge of the work in
Wilmington.
| In our issue of May 18th we puhlished
genera news letter from Fair Hill, in this
county, which contained among other items
relative to well known citizens of that sec
ton the following: ''Fnere will be a social
] hop at Mr.. Charles Prestnn,s nue .rnrinn