The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-04-05

| Governor Groome, OF ElktOn, with
Governor Jackson, Euoch Pratt, Robert
Rennert, F. G. Latrobe, Edward L. Tunis
and Dwight D Mallory have incorporated
an electric light company in Baltimore,
with capital OF one million dollars
Joseph B. Jordan, well known mer-
chant of Cherry Hill, died on Thursday
evening after brief illness. He leaves "A
widow and several children and was So
years old. His funeral will take place on
| Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
Read Wanamaker & Browns greeting
to their great and growing constituency.
! They are relia BILE dealers and announce that
their spring clothing is ready at their ware
rooms. The clothing is full of merit and the
prices cannot be lower for strictly reliable
goods.
Church of the Good Shepherd, Chesa-
peake City. Rev. Jacob Miller, Rector. Eas-
ter Services, morning 10 &c. Sermon "Christ
| is risen from the Dead" Evening, 7.3O,
Sermon, "He appeared first to Mary Magda-
lene." Sunday School celebration in the
afternoon at2 o'clock. All are freely in
|
| The funeral of Mrs Sarah A Ash took
place on Monday afternoon from the resi-
deuce of Mr.. VIM. j. Smith. The lnterment
was made at the Elkton cemetery. The
pail bearers were her grand sons, Justus
Dunbar, William Dunbar, john Dunbar,
Reuben Dunbar and B. B. Dunbar. of Elk
ton, and Howard Dunbar, of Wilmington,
Del.
| AT a meeting of the Board of Town
| Commissioners on Thursday night pro-
posals for building the sewer through the
Ash property were opened as follows: An
drew j Jones, $3.50 90; Clayton c. Thack-
cry, S435. 80; III. NJ. Larz ,lere, Sab 90; Geo.
R Howard, S40S65 William Bremen,
S393OO. The contract was awarded to Mr.
| Bremen.
! William Morgan, native of the First
district, who had resided in Ekton for sew
eral years past and engaged in the carpen-
tering business, died on Saturday last. He
| had been ill for several weeks from abscess
| on the liver. He was about At years old
| and leaves a widow and two children. His
funeral took place on Tuesday and his re-
mains ware taken for interment to st.
| Stephens cemetery in the First district.
Mr.. L. NJ. Sutherland representing the
| Census Department is in Elkton engaged in
| examining the records at the office of the
Clerk of the Court to ascertain the recorded
| Indebtedness of the county. Mr.. Sutherland
recently completed the same work in the
Fifth Congressional district. He takes &C.
| count of the nun Der of acres or lots mort
gagged, the rate per cent, date of satisfaction,
date of mortgage, Ii e of mortgage, product
of life and amount. He will not conclude
the work here for several days.
Jane Garrison, an aged colored woman,
widow of George Garrison died on Monday
in the little old log house near the Presby-
terrain graveyard in which she had lived for
about sixty years. She was about 80 years
old. Jane was the daughter of Prince King,
who was a slave of the late Judge Tobias
Rudulph, and in early life was married to
Peter Shane, French Creole who deserted
her many years ago. She was the last sur
vivor of twelve children and the house in
which she lived formerly belonged to her
master.
AT the monthly literary AMI musical
meeting of the Epworth League of Elkton
on Wednesday evening solos were given by
Misses Lille Alrich and Annie Pierson,
Mrs. Thos. H. Lort and Thomas Smith. A
quartette was rendered by Ollie Giles, An
drew Dean, Charles Heatzig and Thomas
Smith William Alrich pl aged she accom-
paniment on the organ and John Dunbar
on the cornet. Several other selections were
sung Misses Mamie Brown and Hattie
Alexa nder presiding at the organ. Misses
Lizzie Walrssley and Annie Hill read Sc
lections.
The funeral of Timothy O'Rourke, who
died at his home on Iron Hill on Friday
night of last week, was held on Tuesday in
the Elkton Catholic Church, interment be-
ing made in the cemetery adjoining He
had lived on Iron Hill for over fifty years.
| Mr. ORourke was IS years old and leaves
| widow and five children. OF the latter,
John is a commission merchant in Philadel-
phia, William, Edward and Maggie live at
home, and another daughter is the wife of
d
O'Rourke had been in failing health for four
; or five years. He was a cousin of Timothy
O'Rourke. of Chestnut Hill, and also re-
] lated to Mrs. James Halves, of this town.
| The newly-eec,ed officers of Elkton
Grange, No. las, Patrons of Husbandry,
were installed at their last meeting The
installation was conducted by II. NJ. Muir
ray, master of the State Grange of Mary
land, assisted by Past Lecturer Robinson of
the State Grange. The following officers
were installed: Master, n. p. Manly, over
seer, John F. Roach; lecturer, III. p Fowler,
steward, John Abel; assistant steward, l..
I. R. Ward; chaplain, S X. Blake; treas
urer, j. I. Jones; secretary, w. X. Grosh;
J gate -keeper, George w. Roberts, Pomona,
Mrs. L j. Manly; Flora, Mrs. w. w. Fow'
Ter; Ceres, Mrs p. III. Grosh; lady assistant
steward, Mrs. A E. r. Ward. The Grosh
family furnished good music and Mr.. Muir
ray delivered an address.
The Philadelphia Ledger of Wednesday
tells how a specimen crank from Havre de
| Grace wanted police escort from that city
"Charles Bowles, 30 years old, residing in
Havre de Grace Maryland, came to Phila-
delphia on Tuesday and called on Superin-
tendent of Police Lamon for an escort of po-
| lice He said he was about to transfer the
Washington and Penn Chair, from Havre
| de Grace to Philadelphia, to be delivered to
the Quakers to whom it properly belonged
He needed an escort of the police of Phils-
| lpbi NJ Was
ton. He said he had come to Philadelphia
year ago and had applied TO the Philade-
| phia Savings Fund for the transfer OF the
| chair, but could not get the officers inter-
ested in his project. He wanted special
| escort, if possible, of three men, one OF
whom should be his brother, and another
the Superintendent of the Philadelphia,
Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Com
pany. He said he was farmer, and had
| brother employed on the Fifth and Sixth
street cars. Superintendent Lamon, per-
ceiving that he was dealing with crank,
had his visitor quietly escorted to cell on
the sixth floor, and meanwhile sent for
Chief Police Surgeon Andrews. The latter
obtained repetition of the escort story
from Bowles and ordered him to be retained
until his friends could be communicated
with. He had bank books with him repre-
senting deposits of $780,
dwelling houses for rent or sale by
John Wilkinson. Jan25tt