The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-08-09
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There have been over twenty guests a
Holly Hall for the past week. Nearly al
are Philadephians.
A large audience heard ex-Governet
John p ST.. John of Kansas speak at Rising
Sun on August first.
Don't forget the Changers Excursion to
Bay Ridge on Tuesday. next, IL leaves Sin
gerly wharf at I As a. m. sharp
The residence of Mr.. Joseph II. Nc Neal
at Belle Hill is being repainted by Mi.
Thomas FL. Lort and workmCn.
Tie Oxford Presbyterian Sunday School
will have a picnic at Happy Valley, mile
below Port Deposit on Wednesday, Aug 20.
Howard Biddle, the young son of mail
carrier Thomas Biddle, fell from a tree a
few days ago and broke his left arm near
the shoulder.
WIN. 7. Warburton E>q., spent Saturday
and Sunday last AT Ocean Grove \. j.
where his wife and children are spending
several weeks.
Prof w. J. Peoples was thrown out
of his wagon while driving from Oxford 10
his home near Rising Sun last week and
considerably hurt.
Misses Nellie Cook, Miss Aunie Simpson
and Miss Summers "f Philadelphia spent
this week al white Hal! the guests Of Mrs
William Sommers.
A solitary peach Tree in the yard
Tackled 10 the r,Sidenc: of Mr.. Geor-"
Ash in this place, se,te,i more than
basket OF fine fruit.
"A frame addition is heing built 10 the
res,r Of tie c, ell Democrat huilir z owned
hy Vim J. Jones, f u. The nrn room will
he nsr:i for toI,iir = >t"raer, etc.
Ernest Ewing, " no until Few months
ago was employed by T. II. l. rrt i'll Ekton,
has secured clerical position in tho Phiii
delphil office of the Pennsylvanil r ilroad
Rev. Jacob r. Miller of Chesapeake
City, will become ector of the Protestant
Episcopal churches on T.y lor's Island and
Old Trinity, ne n Church Creek, Dorchester
county.
The sale of the agricultural implements.
carriages, wagons, etc belonging to the
estate of the late p. G. Strickllnd, ON Sat
urday last WAS largely attended and the
bidding WIS ,pirited.
-Wilir;l T. johnson, Of Principlo, hai
a good yield Of fIlIZ v heat this year, raising
Ala bushels on 20 &C. e., an average of over
20 bushels to the acre. The average i'll the
county is not over II bushels.
Miss Bette Knight of Cecil county was
one of the guests at handsome entertain
ment given at 'Woollawn, the residence
of Mr. William II. Gibson near Centreville,
Md, Thursday evening of last week,
j. B FJ,,er, .hn hti b .,:n al5 ged in
the upholstery business here for some
months past. eft town some line between
Saturd ~ night .nd M)niiy morning IL.
is said to h I'VE also left Il number OF unpaid
bills
Key Day C.nt,,ell filled the pulpit
of the E.ktnn NJ. L Church last Sunday
morning AID evening Both the matter of
his sermon aud the manner Of lis delivery,
were the subj c-s CT very favorable com
ment by the congres alton.
Little bob" Mitchell, sou OF the late
Arthur W. Mitchell, met with n p..iuful
accident on Tuesday. While playing ball
near the rail:uad IL hi, bare feet he stepped
on a broken hottie and cut his foot badly.
His injury was dressed at Mitchell's drug
store.
MIR. George A. Garrett who resided in
the Fourth dictrict near Appleton with his
sun-iu-law MIR. James II. Steel, died on
Friday of last week after lingering illness
aged about is years. He had he,.u c.. fined
to the house for several mouths. The fun
eral was held on Mand ~.
MIR. William Bowen, of this vicinity,
who operates a steam threshing machine.
was overcome by The heat near the Buck"
bridge on Friday of last week while riding
on his traction engine. He was taken in
the house of farmer. Mr.. Bowen soon
recovered and was able to be about the
next day.
Jack Rice a young colored man was be-
fore Justice A. j Scott on Thursday after
noon to answer two charge OF violating the
law ordinance against swearing and bolster
GUS Conduct. One occas sion of his i'll be
havior was at the sile on North sire It last
Saturday and the other on Bells lane last
Tuesday, he made no denial of the charges
and was fined 81. and costs in each case.
John C. Hindman, auctioneer for j.
Wesley Falls, attorney, on Tuesday at IL
o'clock A. NJ, SOLD at public sale at the
Court House House door lot of ground
containing 1000 square feet of land situated
in the village OF Bay View, and improved
by frame dwelling house aud Il small frame
storebouse. 1t was purchased by Samuel
Scotch, the mortgage for $3.50.
Rev. James McCduley, a native of Cecil
county, and for many years president of
Dickinson College, is recovering from a
protracted and critical illness. He is senior
pastor of Eutaw Street Methodist Episcopal
Church, Baltimore, and while still unable
to resume his pastoral work is so far recov.
cred that on Sunday last he attended public
worship among his members and congrega
ton by whom he was cordially greeted.
"A man by TIL. IL ,na Of P.tcheil, br ke-
man on the extra freight OF til. Il .ifiDUre
Central Railroad h al ii narrow escape from
serious injury near Sy i'm r C:Gil county
on Monday. lie says lac WAS on the step
of the car looking under, when his hand
let go and he was thrown to tie ground.
not at bis post until the train arrived at
Oxford. He reached here on the o'clock
train and was not hut in the lras'.
-Congressman SLockbridgn on Tuesday
called on Secretary of War Proctor to urge
upon him the propriety of detailing Lieu
tenant Mitchell +. lamar, brother of DR. j.
III. lamar al d Il Il. lamar of this place, as
an aide on Governor ,Iackson's staff Lieu
tenant lamar has been detailed for the past
three years to act as drill master at st.
Johns Coilege,at Annapolis. His term hav
ing expired and being DESTROYS of remain
ing at Annapolis, IN effort is nowbeing made
to have him transferred to the Governors
staff The law provides that the Secretary
of War may make such details for the in
spectlon and instruction of the state guard.
Lieutenant lamar was appointed second
lieutenant in the Thirteenth Infantry, June
Il, 1877, and was promoted first lieuten-
antcy on March &c, 1871