The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-01-11
-GL0gAL DEPARTMENT. y

-Planos, organs, Sewing Macmnes, d.
Wilkinson, Elkton. If
Attend the supper in the Hall next
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.
Mr.. Samuel NJ. Brickley, of Rising Sun,
has been granted an increase of pension.
Houses for sale or rent, John Wilkin-
son, Elkton. Md Possession March 25th.
Mrs. James Brown, of Sylmar, has let
tuce from her garden and pansies blooming
in her yard
-Aninmateoft the County Insane Asylum
recently refused to partake of any food for
eight days.
If you want to save dollars, insure your
property with Manly Drennen, General In
ance Agent. Dec14-5w.
Two patent medicine men entertained
crowds in front of the Court House several
nights this week.
&C. FL. McVey, of Porter's Bridge, has
purchased the property of Edward Pearce,
of Rock Springs.
We have received copy of the Phla-
delphia Ledger Almanac which is a very
useful book for reference
"A Farmers Institute will be held in
Oxford Hall, Oxford, Pa, on Thursday and
Friday, February 18th and 18th.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
at 1.30 at the Friends Meeting House.
The ladies' of the Elkton NJ E. Church
will give supper in Odd Fellows Hall on
Tuesday and "Wednesday evenings next.
When you visit Baltimore, stop at the
'altby House, where will be found FIRST
ss accommodations and exceedingly low
Mch17tf
vt. J. T. Jones brought us on Thurs
80, Isnch of dandelions and Of a bright
o~ Hover, plucked at the Landing JAN
r. K Brown, the well known jew
=; Using Sun, attended the meeting of
= the Retail jewelers. Association in Phila
delphia this week.
Services will be held a. Jones' Chapel
tomorrow (Sundsy) evening. All are cor
daily invited. No postponement on ac-
count of the weather
The college luhents who had been
spending the holidays AT their home in Elk
ton and vicinity, returned 10 school the
early part of this week.
"A. P. Shockley. the well-known auc-
tioneer who has been calling sales for twelve
years has never bet prevented from full
filling his duties by illness
yDi, i1Sur.Jo Nnyv 10 tba ti,n.,
think about it, Call on Manly Drennen,
General Insurance Agent Elkton, and place
your property beyond the liability of loss
by fire. Dec2s 3w.
Officers of the Salvation Army have
had warrants issued for the arrest OF Robert
Bryson aui Walter Raaley. of this town,
on the charge of disturbing a religious
meeting.
-Violets, As pretty and sweetly scented
as any eyer piucked i'll June, were blooming
!, in the yard of the Misses Hogg on Bow st.
during the early days of this week. Rather
remark able for January.
A track walker on the Philadelphia,
Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad was
struck by the cars one night last week. He
is said to have bad an arm broken but was
not dangerously. hurt. We failed to learn
the injured mans name.
There was a singular railroad accident
at the North street crossing on Wednesday
morning about eleven o'clock. An express
train struck and killed two dogs at that
time. One was an Elkton canine and the
other belonged in the country.
Mr.. Chas. H. WeevIl, the well known
vocalist of Philadelphia, who has delighted
Elkton audiences on several occasions was
given a benefit one night this week at Asso-
citation Hall, Philadelphia. A number of
talented musicians participated.
On Friday and Saturday evenings, Jan
uary 18th and 18th, the Young Peoples
Association of Cherry Hill will present the
drama, keep Your Eye on Him. in Red
Mems Hall, at Cherry HILL Tickets, % and
Is cents. Doors open at O'Clock.
Taylor Foreman, farmer of the Sixth
District accidently discharged revolver
which was in his inside pocket, in Rising
Sun, The ball entered his body on the
right side The bullet was not found but
the wound is not considered dangerous.
Farmers in Back Creek have been plum
.dered recently by thieves. They stole
twenty bushels of corn and lot of chick
ems from John Milburn; lot of chickens
and an axe from Charles Stilwell and eight
ducks and turkeys belonging 20 George
Boulder.
-Aiss Mary Russell Thomas, eldest
daughter of the Rev. 7. Snowden Thomas,
died on Eriday of last week at the residence
of her father in Wilmington, Del, after a
long illness Her funeral was he'd on Tues
,dav LAST. Interment at Ivy Hill cemetery,
Philadelphia.
Burglars attempted to enter the house
of VIM. NJ. Slngerly. in Elktop. one night
last week. In endeavoring to enter by a
4 window the electric alarm was struck and
the burglars were frightened away. No one
II was in the house at the time but the colored
N housekeeper.
There will Re service at the Free Meth
dist Church on Sunday morning and even
,g Rev. w. H Laning will preach at
eslie in the morning, at Providence at 3
ILL.,,
rdial invitation is extended TO all to at
q ad all these services.
ri We have received a very handsome
. lday Souvenir from the Wilmington
II ming Nelcs. 1t contains rhymes on the
- sons, accompanied by pleasing illustra.
IS and also a calendar. The Morning
IS is a leading daily of Wilmington, en-
~ rising and reliable.
II Miss Edna Cazier, daughter of Mr.
n Cazier gave party at the residence
father at Mt Vernon Place, neal
wood, Del, one evening last week
n og the juveniles present were, Master
and Miss Ada Wells, children o.
oseph L. Wells of this place
~ q annual convention of Epwortl
IS of the Wilmington NJ. Z. Confer
vas held in Wilmington Thursday
kton Chapter elected Messrs. X. Da,
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- Henry Vinsinger and Misse
die Alexander, Lizzie Well
q nsley, as delegates
of Mrs. Hannah X. Racine
D. Racine, formerly of Ceci
Ua I'D last Thursday at he
III Pa, were brought to Elk
~ rniug last by the morn
Philadelphia, Wilmington
: iroad. They were con
- New Leeds NJ. p. Gene
MIX go aneDt made.