The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-12-13
sc:IOgAL DEPARTMENT.. "

john hCNiulSSJ 49,
granted pension.
Mr.. A. p. Shockley will give fifteen
cents per pound for turkeys 'hS'e4o u
fourteen cents.
Allen McLane of Cherry Hill ana Al
fred McCreary of Fair Hill have been gran
ted increases of pension.
The revival meetings at the EIkton
Methodist Episcopal Church were closed
last Sunday evening.
-Rev. J. p. O:is will preach at the
Chesapeake City NJ Z. Church next "ed-
nesday and Thursday evenings.
Very few ducks are now being killed
on the Susquehanna flats and prices are
higher than for years for good ducks.
Elder and Kershaw have for rent at
reasonable rates , stables, each having
stalls with NOW overhead 1926 feet. IT.
Buffalo Bill was born in Chester county,
Pa, and comes of good old Quaker stock
ABoth his father and mother were t9uakers'
"A Christmas Entertainment will be
given al Chestnut Hill by the OFT Sunday
School on the evening of Monday the list
Inst.
When you visit Baltimore, stop at the
Maitby House, where will be found hrst-
lass accommod .tious and exceedingly low
rates. MShI'i
Mrs. Litzenberg has made very t)r-
tunate purchase in Red Bric Brac. She Is
going to give her customers a chance to buy
fine goods below city prices.
Large audiences at the S .lyation Army
Barracks in this town, were addressed py
Adjutaut Dixon of New York on Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings.
MIR, Henry S. Cameron OF this town
ha. sDeen appointed Bailiff to the Court by
judge Stump. He lis the vacancy made
by the death of Walter S. johnson.
Go 20 Mrs Caroline Halls for your
c rristmas supply of Candies, nuts, ana
toys, candies of every grade from the plain
kinds to Whitman's finest CONNECTIONS.
Have you been to see Mrs. Halls new
Christmas goods. Now is the time to Sc
lee. the christmas toys for the children.
go and select them before the rush begins
Rev. Hans Ademsen the native Saimese
Physician who recently preached III Elkton,
lectured in North East on Thursday even
ing under the auspices of Wing ate G. A. K
Post.
The Chesapeake City Creamery, belong
ing to Pelrce * Brown, of that town, was
sold by William S. Evans, assignee, H.r
Saturday last, to William c. Pyle, Thomas
Conrey and f. u. Griffith for $1,000,
Miss Maud Shure, Miss Marie Davis
and Mr. L. j. Finnan Of Elktcn did no
take d .rt in concert at Smyrna on Tues
day evening The concert did not TAXI
place owing to insufficient advertising
Miss Annie j. Smith an amiable an'
popular young lady of this town recent!
an assistant in the Elkton Post Office, ha'
accepted position as Stenographer ant
type writer in the office of John 5. Wir
Esq,
The Chestertown transcript; warns it,
readers against we'll executed silver dol
lars in extensive circulation in that section
of the Peninsula 1t is represented as an ex
ceptionally good piece of work, oft coin
age of 1885.
MIR. Andrew Bradley of this vicinit
who has been in Ireland for several month
looking after business interests there, reach
ed home on Friday evening, just IN time t
serve or the jury on which he had in Ia
absence been drawn.
The young ladies of Miss ebay tor
school in this town are rehearsing for
private Dramatic Entertainment to b
given in the parlors of Mrs DIR. John L
lamar during Christmas week. The part
will be sustained by Miss Elsie Tull, Miss,
,Corinne aud Mary lamar, Miss Helen Scot
Miss Florence E. Torbert, and Mr.. Richar
Reese.
Mr. Thomas Conrey of Chesapeake Cit
has recovered the horse stolen from hin
1T and the buggy We're found near Milling
ton on Monday last. William Dayton
now in Jail at Chestertown, charged wit
the offence. Dayton recently lived vii
one OF the tenants on a farm of VIM.
Howard near Chesapeake City
Mr.. John V. Abrahams a highly g
tsemed young man son of Cornelius
Abrahams of Woodlawn, and who is no
a clerk in the employ of the McCulloug
Iron Company at North East, after exas
ination, was admitted as a member of u
Elkton Bar ON Tuesday. Mr.. AbrahaE
..-sad law with his relative Mr.. Joseph /
Sl,,nmerill now of w oodbury New JERSEY.
-lhe Awards of the prizes for tn
nsking the largest return on the colIecA
cards vas made at Bethel Church on T&
day evening. The first prize silver pinsI
was awarded to Mrs. T. w. Thurston. III
second gold bracelet to Mary Brown. I'll
third gold ring to Julia Wiley. Thsh
tai amount collected and returned wask
26.
The gray Percheron stallion belorcs
to Samuel L. Earle, of Centreville, gosai
of a stable during Thursday night, 4h
walking about he stepped on the plasu
of the well, which broke with him, aah
went to the bottom of the well. Hsh.
pulled out next morning nearly frozaasI
died in less than twenty-four hOursb =
his injuries.
The people of MeIrose, near Wa.
ster, are very much excited about IL
mysterious noises heard about the hAxl0
Edward Shaffer, the village me>, !
They are described as ;resem bling usu
ing of distant thunder, the bursting
shell and the hammering of IA smiAn, y
the anvil. 1t is said these noises h.
Cured for several years about the L..
season.
The following were elected on 81 =
as officers of Elkton Grange, No. H,
H. of Maryland 70: 1891 : MastGg !
Manly Overseer, John +. Road:L. y
turer. L. L. r. Ward Steward, JoaA q
Assistant, II. II. Davis Chaplaiu, ~ \
G. Merry Treasurer, j. T. Jonash.
sary, W. u. Grosh Gate KeepAk ia
w. Roberts Pomona, Mrs. l.. hi, u
Flora, Mrs. r. Fl. Grosh Ceres, = q
II. Ward Lady Assistant Stew n, IN
NJ. A. Gilpin. lal
From all accounts ChestertoNL n
most fun out Of Mondays snovh
dispatch from that town said thxh "a
day. the first sleighs came out rA y
o'clock, and the number continN a
crease until in the afternoon, VII M
best teams in the town were kaa ~ III
and regular sleighing carnlE A. Ne
The snow fell to the depth of aksS. lsuu
half or five inches on level. III
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