The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-08-16
GLOGAL DEPARTMENT. y

Upset Sale at Mrs. l.. II. Litzenberg's'
All prices up set.
Mr.. Eli Seminar, the contractor, has
finished cottage costing $4,000 at Perry
vile for Mrs. Susan Gardiner.
Mr. Joseph Booth, son of Mr.. Henry
Booth, of this district, is i'll with typhoid
fever at his home in Philadelphia.
Manly Drcnnen. Insurance Agent Elk
ton, Md, represents five Of the leading FIRE
Insurance Companies in the country. st
The annual picnic of Jones Chapel
Sunday School will he Leid in WetheriIFs
woods on Wednesday afternoon, August
Goth.
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church OF
Chesapeake City will give an excursion 10
Colchester and Bay Ridge on Aug 18th on
the Emma Giles.
Mr. James I Grahlm, of Rowlandvilie,
will canvass Marylan and several OF the
Western States in behalf of the Democratic
nominees for Congress.
The Sunday School of Wesley Chapel,
Elk Neck, will hold a Picnic in the Grove
ue.r the School House on Friday, the I'd.
inst. If stormy, then the next day.
The hoo;hs for conducting an election
under the Australian system in St. Mary $
County have been erected and are on eXhl-
bition in the Lsouardt0wn Court House.
When you visit Baltimore, stop at the
Matby House, where will be found first
lass accommodations and exceedingly low
rates. Mchl'h
"A dog belonging to Mr.. WIN. Dunbar
and supposed to be mad, bit a number of
otter dogs on Saturday. 1t was killei that
evening by Mr.. John Dunbar. Several OF
the Il q that were bitten we're also Killed.
The Juha w Miller farm consisting OF
10 ACRES, situated Lear Cherry Hill, was
sold at public sale ON Tuesday hy Shockley
& Smith, auctiouerrs, for j. 5. Writ, trns-
tee. H. was purchased By S. X. Miller for
$500
= George Booth hld horse fail into
ii'ch AT Sirgrrly's wharf on the night OF
He Graz Z. eXcurs. II. l. was gotten out
with ,I,ili .Ilry. Two persons fell in the
lit h, hut wer,. no; seriously hurt.
Mr.. and Mrs David c. Brown, living
near Pprrel's Bridg', this county, were
given Il surprise on The evening OF August
9th 10y their many friends. IL was the &C
casiom OF The ii teculh anniversary of their
marriage.
The firm Of Miller Il jenkins, plumbers,
with place OF business at 6l7 Shipley street,
Wilmington, has been dissolved Mr.. Jen-
klus retires from the firm and Mr.. larry
A Miller, son of Mr. Samuel H. Miller, of
this vicinity, is now sole owner.
AT the annual Free Methodist Confer.
ence held last week at Nineland, n. j.,
Rev. j. T. Logan, formerly of this town,
was sent to Brooklyn. A circuit was made
of Elkton, Pleasant Hill, Leslie and Will
mington with Rev. j. w. Tamblyn in
charge.
A few evenings ago fire balloon de-
scended in the field of Mr.. Benjamin Rober-
son, near the Rising Sun. As it fell not
very far from a stack yard aud burned some
time after falling, it suggests unpleasant re
suits for owners of property and Fire Insur
ance Companies. 1t is reported having
come from the direction of Port Deposit.
Norman Cameron, son of Levi o. Cam
eron, the contractor and builder, was APP
poi nted on Tuesday by the Judges of the
Orphans Court, to the vacant scholarship
in Washington College at Chestertown.
There were six applicants The person re-
ceiving the scholarship gives bond that he
will teach in the public schools for at least
two years.
The following Cecil countains attended
the National Emcampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic at Boston this week 4;
John S. Settle and John Burke Of Elkton /;
J. Frank Cummings aud John Cro:her of
the Eighth district Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Scotch, Mr. and Mrs. 4. X. Miller, Mr..
and Mrs. S. j. Reeder, G.. 7. B. Day, wife
and daughters, j. r. Dean and j. H. Nc.
Cracker, of North East.
The annual Excursion of the Changers,
which is always popular one. was the
usual success this year, on Tuesday last.
The Tockwogh could not come to Singerly S
wharf as advertised, because schooner
loaded with wood INSTRUCTED the channel
near the Dyke. She was compelled to take
her passengers at Elk Landing. Shelanded
them however on her return at Sngerly'
Wharf The Excursion Melted the Changers
between $3.50 and 5000.
-Hampden LangdOn, well known far
mer living near Rising Sun, died suddenly
on Friday night of last week aged about Z.
wears. The cause of his death was rheuma.
tism of the heart. When first attacked after
returning from Rising Sun in the afternoon
physician was summoned who relieved
the pain Afterward the pain returned and
he was dead before the physician, who was
again summoned, returned. Mr.. Langdon
had considerable means.
Prof We'll, S. o., 800 Market ST., Will
mington, Del, has opened an OpthalmiC
Institute at the above address, where he
tests the eyes for all defects of the Wis ior
free of charge. Persons suffering from weak
eyes, headache, dizziness, spots before the
eyes, can be fully cured by wearing Prof
Wells celebrated 0. L. 2. spectacles, they
being the hardest, clearest and whites
lenses ever invented. Competent oculist,
always in attendance. May2i I'm.
-Aquilla Il. Miller, a son of Mr. Thoma
S. Miller of Mechanics Valley, met with a
painful accident few days ago. He wa
helping Mr.. NJ. G.. Scarborough at his steam
thresher, and while placing the elevator
belt, slipped, his foot being caught in thu
cylinder of the machine His shoe vas tori
off, the ball of his foot lacerated, and the
bone of two toes torn out. The heel of hi
shoe becoming damned in the teeth of tn,
cylinder stopped it. He was attended b,
Dr. Housekeeper, and after careful nursing
by his father, who is an old hospital nurse
and has carefully tended many wounded
soldier, the young man is rapidly recover
ing.
The attention of breeders and farmer,
is chilled TO the advertisement of Mr. VIM
T. Harriott, st. Augustine, Cecil County
who offers them the services this season o
two remarkably fine horses, Garrett and
Hopp drey horIell. uarre1O Is d standard
bred blood bay fifteen and a-half hands high
and is a splendid specimen of the Volunteer
and Clay families both great speed produc
ing families. AS a premium trotting stall
lion "Grey Morrell" is we'll known in thi.
section. As a general utility horse with
great speed producing lines he is strikingly
handsome and of unusually fine action
For all particulars of these horses address.
Mr.. Harriott at his postoffice, St. Angus
tine, Cecil County, Md.