The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-08-23


Church held a picnic at Locust Point on
Thursday last.
We publish this week the notice of the
September sitting of the officers of registra-
ton which occurs on the 18th, 10th and 18th
of September.
| "A full attendance of the members of
Elkton Grange is requested at their next
regular meeting on Saturday, August 50th,
| 1890, for transaction of important business.
| Mr.. James Smith, of Cherry Hill, lost
a valuable horse on Sunday night from
spasmodic collie. On Monday morning one
| of Mr.. Singerly's brood mares had IL thigh
broken and had to he killed, and ON Tues
day Mr.. John NJ. Thackery lost a valuable
mare.
The Rev. j. f. Cain, of New Castle
county, Del, will preach in The NJ. f.
Church of Chesapeake City ON Sunday (to-
morrow EVENING" at o'clock. Friends of
| this church are asked to remember the eX-
| curs;on to Colchester and Bay Ridge on the
Goth inst.
The Anti License League of Cecil
county will hold its next meeting at Port
Deposit Tuesday, August &c. All districts
are expected to send representatives The
object OF the meeting will be to perfect
plans for campaign work. BY order of ex-
ecutive committee.
The game law for Cecil county passed
by the last Legislature expires on Septem
Der the 9TH. Reed birds aud rail are already
here and ii the luXuriaut growth of wild
oats in our marshes indicates favorable
season for marsh shooting, the owners of
clinker built skilfs have the promise of good
sport.
The funeral of Amos IL. Reynolds,
youngest son of David NJ. and Mary J. Rey
nods took place on Saturday last from the
residence of his uncle in this county. The
interl> ent was at West Nottingham. The
deceased died on Thursday Of last week At
Watkins. Schuyler county, New York,
from the effects of Ia grippe.
William Boyd. a former citizen of this
county, died in Chester, Pa, on Wcdhes-
day. Mr.. Boyd was about fifty Years old
and married Il daughter of Mr.. 5 Grant at
Charlestown, III this county. He was all
iron worker by trade having worked at the
Westamwell works many years. His flu
neral takes place today at Charlestown at
about II o'clock.
-Brickley 81 Mccullough again have
their la:ge and handsome posters out for
the last grand excursion OF the season to
Colchester Beach and Baltimore harbor on
Steamer Colchester August 20, fare so and
10 cents. The boat will stop at Perry vile
at 9 30 Il. m, and on return in the evening.
Do not miss the beautiful view of Baltimore
harbor and return by full moonlight
Upset sale at Mrs. Llzenberg's. Grand
upsetting of prices. All through the store
the upset sale goes on. 900 items might
be mentioned. They are all here. but Il few
will give an idea Of what this great sale
will be. KID gloves upset to 80 cents; 2
good Charlie hats tor % cents; 10 cent toilet
soap upset TO cents; Lisle gloves upset to
10 cents; Hamburg prices Ill upset; Challie
. cents.
john NJ. Terrell, auctioneer, for VIM. s.
Evans, attorney named i'll the mortgage,
sold 1T public sale at the Court House door
on Tuesday morning last the farm of John
p. Killough, containing 81 acres improved
by two and half story frrme dwelling
house, barn, etc, and situated in the Sew
enth Election District between Rowland
vile and Battle Swamp. L. was purchased
by Hon. Jacob Tome for $3.50.
r,udD, o,ya bis raoJnra .n-
tertaining disserriou III The WIG last
week NJ on that wonderful institution
cows stomach, the Havre de Grace Repmb-
licdR records case Of Il COW belonging to
Mr. Emmanuel Maggie, Who lives on the
Medical Hall farm, near Churchville, Har-
ford county, which died after being i'll but
a few hours. y post mor:em examination
was made and there was found in her ston
ach four nails, part of an open link; piece
of solder Two of the nails hid puHcturei
the lining of the stomach.
Our Former FELLOW Couutian Mr.. Chas
A. Cooper recently of Bay View, was in
| ElktOn OH Thursday, and showed us an IL
Illustrated circular of an Ingenious toy 1.-THE
kindergarten at Home, i'll which he is en-
gagged in the manufacture of in Philadelphia.
BY pressing keys arranged like toy piano
words containing not more than five letters
| can lie spelled and at the same time picture
of the object is brought to view by touching
| a button. 1t is mechanical speler for
teaching the children to spell, and must he
| in universal demand when it uses are under
In,- rln,,,
fairly on the market for the Retailers Sales
| at Christmas.
Citizens of Chestertown who were pas
sengers on the Steamer Corsica from Balti-
| more were subjected to an unpleasant ex-
perience ON Tuesday morning. Among the
passengers on the steamer was Alexander
| A. Walsh, representing j. w. Bond 81 Co.,
| booksellers of Baltimore. When he retired
he threw back both the window and window
| shade of his state-room and thoughtlessly
| put his coat and vest upon the top berth and
went TO sleep Ga arising in the morning he
discovered that his gold watch and chain,
valued al $50, and between SO and SIS in
money had been stolen. He reported his
loss TO the captain, who would not allow
the passengers to leave the boat until each
had been searched ly Officer Thomas v.
| Simpson, of that place Among the passen-
| gers were a number of ladies and William
| y. +. Wickes, one OF Chestertown's leading
citizens, but all were detained and searched.
The watch and money were not recovered.
The midsumn er nun Der of StrdcJridge
d. Clbthier'S Monthly, both in its Illustrations
and reading matter will prove an Attractive
| and seasonable issue to its reIders, the la
dies of the land. vie. of Philadelphia,
from Belmont, made from photograph, is
the pretty subject of the frontisEiece. The
| Ways of Women" and "Maidens' Vows"
are suitable light reading for hot weather.
But be the weather hot or cold the subject
of fashion goes on uninterruptedly, as nu,
merous pages and engravngs witness. The
mysteries of composing dance music are
unfoded in a clearly worded article.
| Among the varied con cents there is some
thing for needlewomen, and housewives are
given instruction on cage bird keeping, on
the compromising of pot-pourri, and warn
ing (from Miss Juliet Corson) on claims OF
pure drinking water and plenty of it. IL.
P. banks furnishes song, entitled, "Stay
with us YETI written in thorough sympathy
with the sentiment expressed in the words.
Seasonable dry goods receive their usual
share of attention; by which the stay-at-
homes will be enabled to buy at long range,
after selecting from the priced and illustra-
ted catalogue that follows the literary con-
tents. Strawbridge & Clothier, of Philadel-
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