The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-04-12

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of Colora, also attended the banquet.
Senator Writ announces that he de-
cines TO be il candidate for president OF the
town commissioners. G. w. Crulkshank,
Esq who was nominated for COMMISSIONER
at the citizens meeting, also refuses to be
| candidate.
I Rev Il. W Beers, formerly pastor of
the Elkton Presbyterian Church, who left
Elkton and took charge of a church at
Cory, Pa, and afterward changed to Gin
cmuati, has accepted call to church at
Waterford, n Y, near Troy.
Philip NJ. Groves, formerly of Elk
Neck, but recently of Mt. Pleasant, Del,
has removed to Elkton. Lewis Ash on,
who farmed the Moore place, near Charles
town, has also removed to this town renting
the house of w. w. Burnley, on North
street extended.
Henry NJ. Mccullough, Esq, has rented
his office to DR. Claude Sykes, a Baltimore
dentist, who will locate here. The rooms
are being painted and repapered. Mr.. Nc
Cul!ough has removed his office to the
building owned by Hon. j. A. j Cresw ell
and formerly occupied by DR.. Brattou.
The Equitable Guarantee & Trust Co
of Wilmington, Del, of which Mr.. OH"
Rowland favorably known in this County,
and of which he is native, is Secretary and
Treasurer, makes very favorable invest
ments for owners of idle money Notice
their card in this issue of THE WING.
-James A Creswell, a brakeman on the
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad, while coupling cars at Whining
ton on Monday evening last. had mis- coat
sleeve caught by bolt and was thrown for
ward against an iron lar cutting his head
severely. Creswell was formerly employed
at the pulp works in this place.
On Easter Monday the annual election
for vestrymen of Trinity Parish was held.
The old board WAS elected follows:
John p FRIDGE, DR. c NJ. Ellis, w. H.
Mackall, John S. Writ, Geo. NJ. Reese, AL
fred Wetberill, DIR. Il Mackall and Geo
McQuilkiu. AT a meeting of the vestry
held the same day Mr.. Wetherill was elected
senior warden and Senator Writ junior war
den, Mr.. Partridge was elected registrar and
Senator Writ treasurer. DIR. Mackall was
chosen lay delegate to the Diocesan Covep-
ton with Mr.. Wetherill as alternate.
There was no observance of Arbor Day
in Elkton. Several county schools in the
county observed the day. An interesting
programme was carried out at Franklin
school, about two miles west of Port De-
post, and the scholars were handsomely en-
lertained by The principal Miss Annie
Quinn. The exercises by the public schools
at Port Deposit were opened with an add
dress by Roy Suvder, with programme
arrangeA by the principal, Mr. Thomas,
consisting OF singing, reading and recita-
tons by the scholars and the planting at
one tree, Il silver maple, which was named
for the president of the county school board,
F. S. Everist.
When you visit Baltimore, stop at the
Maltby House, where will be found first
lass accounted atoms and exceedingly low
ates. Mchl7tf
The spring number of Strapbridge d.
ClothierS Monthly contains its usual profu-
sion Of fashion news and gossip, with many
illustrations, including the fashion fronts
piece. Besides Besant's serial, now ne ring
completion, + bian Bland tells pathetic
story III al interesting manner. A typical
American dining groom is illustrated and
described. j. f. Row OF ham, the musical
historian, gives explicit Instructions i'll
composing song tune. Culinary sugges
tiouS TO housekeepers re continued by Miss
Juliet Corsnn Other miscellaneous Inatt-r
uia Ike NJ he literary Contents. The monthly
bulletin at sonahla dry goods will lie
welcomed by that large number OF con>um
ers who cannot buy i'll person. and are glad
TO avail themselves OF this means of shop
ping by mail. The music of the present is
sue is the COM ositiol % A II. Rosewig
The .nnu ! Commeucemt mt Day exer
cises in the Theological Department of Lin
coin University, Chester, County, Pa, will
be held Tuesday, April % Ga Friday,
Is, the examinations of the classes will oc-
cur and on the following Sunday Rev.
Francis l.. Patton, d. D., LII. d Presidents
of Princeton College will preach the annual
sermon. The examination of Glasses will
take place the next day. Following is the
club at IL M; addresses at p. m. Will
liam Chew, Md, 1.-The Bible in Public
Schools" Charles b. Dusenbury, n. G.,
"What We Need" James L. Smith, n. j.,
"Value of Hebrew Lterature;" Peyton r
Irvine, Va, EVIL Tendencies of the Time;"
Coydan H. Uggams, GA, 'The Excel,
lency of Hebrew Literature" Thomas T.
Womach, Va "Intiuence of Christianity"
| Frisby Gibson, Mo, Valedictory, Ortho-
doxy.
Capt. Abraham L. Culinary native Of
this county died at his home in Baltimore
on Sunday morning in tue 10th year of his
| age. He was born at Chesapeake City in
1914 AT very early age he entered the
| employ of the New York and Baltimore
Transportation Line and at the age of Is
| years was promoted to the command of one
| of the vessels of that company. He removed
to Baltimore in 1852, On April Goth, 1861,
| he entered the service of the Govern ia ent
| and took command of the first steamer used
| in transporting goods from Havre de Grace
to Baltimore. He remained in the Federal
service until the close of the war and car
ried the first mail from Old Point Comfort
| to Norfolk after the evacuation of that city.
He purchased the Sassafras Line of steam
ers in 1872, and in 1874 merged it iato
stock company. He at that time retired
| from active business. His thigh was frac-
| tured in 1887 at the Kent County fair and
he had been confined to his room much of
the time since.
Reliance Castle No. q, Knights of
| Golden Eagle, was instituted Saturday
night at Jacksontown, Cecil County, the
following grand officers being present. Pres
ent Grand Chief Jacob III. Aull, Grand Chief
r j. Mclean, Grand Chief Rev Isaac Jewell,
Grand High Priest Thomas H. Birchell,
Sir Herald Frank A. Wolf, Grand Master
Records Daniel Zsigler, Keeper of Exchequer
b. f. Rutter, Grand First Guard j. T. Nc.
| Cullough, Grand Second Guard G. II.
Wheatly, Deputy Gcand Chief j. n. Jenk-
| ms, of Cecil County; also, Is mem bers of
| Granite Castle, No %, of Port Deposit.
The charter list of this castle numbers
90 members. The following officers were
installed: j. F. Anderson, past chief; A
p jackson, noble chief; Ell. l. Craig, vice
chief; Charles w. Streaker, high priest;
Joel Craig, venerable hermit; X. w. Dill,
master of records; N. w. Anderson. clerk
of exchequer; Eli G. jackson, keeper of ex-
| chequer; Jno. f Jackson, sir herald; W9lter
l. jackson, worthy bard; Amos II. RutGer,
worthy chamberlaiu; NJ. l.. jackson, ensign;
Joseph Jackson, esquire; G. W. jackson,
first guardsman; Cecil Craig, second guards