The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-11-15

Edwin Booth intends To present a Dor
trait of himself to the town of Bel Air
MARYLAND, in which place he made ms
debut as an actor.
, The engagement of the popular daugh.
ter of prominent farmer near Perryville
in this county, to a gentleman who resides
in Florida has been announced
The subject of Rev. |. &. Fosuocht's
sermon at the Chesapeake City NJ f.
Church to morrow morning will he Little
Jacob" The Rev. j; Fletcher Cain will
preach at p. IN.
| DR.. C. NJ. Ellis of this town assisted
Drs Harlan of philadelphia aud DIR. Kol-
lock of Newark IN a delicate su rgical oner-
alton ON the eye of Mrs. Watson Evans, of
| Newark on Sunday last
| The engagement of DIR. Cleland Jones
our affable and popular Dentist and Miss
Nellie Baker daughter Of George w Baker
of Wilmington has been announced. They
will be married in January,
| Extra meetings will begin at the
Manor Methodist Episcopal Church, to-
morrow, Sunday evening at ! o'clock, and
continue every night during the week.
There will be no afternoon service TO-
| morrow.
| A valuable mare owut by the George
brothers of this town, and driven by
Young man of Elkton, broke some of the
small bones of her leg while driving ON
| Monday last. The mare was not killed as
reported.
The revival meetings, which have been
held for the last three weeks at Jones'
| Chapel, Elk Neck, closed on Sunday even
ing last Eight conversions were the result
of the meeting. Il. D. Csutwell bad charge
of the meetings.
Fill up the family carriage and 90 to
Mrs. Litzen bergs, big preparations there for
your whole family, domestic goods for the
| mothers, stylish wraps and hats for the
bellies, school coats and caps for the Misses,
every thing the little tots and baby need.
| Granville B. Haines II Co.. have opened
their grand new store on the corner of Ninth
aud Market, Philadelphia. 1t is like their
advertisement i'll to-day WHIG-you can't
miss seeing it if you are near it. Go and
| inspect the grand stock of goods it contains
| 1t is to be hoped that more interest will
| be taken on the question of the admission
of women as deleg ties to the General Con-
ference, of the NJ. E. Church, by the voters
of that church in Elkton on the 9th, than
was taken at North East on Thursday last
| when the total vote cast was only 10.
| -BAltim IRE is push ng CON- petition with
| Philadelphia for the trade of the Peninsula
| An excursion was made from Baltimore to
Salisbury on Tuesday over the Eastern
| Shore Rail Road, the principal object of
| which was 20 show Baltimore merchants
how advantageous it would be to them to
send their drummers over the road and get
| the trade which now goes to Philadelphia.
| "A barber in Ektoa has a small metal
clock which excites some comment among
| his customers. 1t will run on its shelf in
| the summer, but as soon az cool weather
comes like a balkv horse it refuses to 60
| 1t hangs now ON the warm stove pipe, and
runs right along. 1t suffers contraction
| by cold of its, "innards'' as the old woman
| would say, which the heat correcs by ex-
| pansion.
| The installation of Rev. w. w Reese
will take place at the Port Deposit Presby
| terrain Church on Wednesday evening,
November 10Th at 1870 p. III. Rev. John
| Squier will preside and PROFOUND the con-
stitutional questions, DIR. Osmond will
| preach the sermon, Dr. Gayley will give
the charge to the pastor, DIR. Keigwin OF
Wilmington to the people.
Judge Waters, in his charge 10 the |
grand jury at Belair on Monday referred to
All Halloween practices, and said that
where mere spirit of fun was manifested |
and no harm done the grand jury could not
take notice of it, but if acts had been doue
| in malice and the rights OF persons disre-
garded the jury ought to examine into such
cases and bring the guilty to punishment.
Miss Sissy SOFT, a daughter of Robert
Scott, well known farmer of this county |
was married at her fathers residence o
Mr.. Elmer Thompson of Wilmington, Del,
on Wednesday afternoon. The ceremony |
which was celebrated by the Rev. T. b.
Hunter of the Cherry Hill NJ. E. Church
took place at clock, was witnessed by
number of friends of the CoEtrac ing |
parties from Wilmington, Newark and
Elkton.
John G. Hindman the auctioneer re- !
ports high prices as having been realized
| for stock at Theodore Sharpless' sale near
CJlora on Thursday OF last week. Ten
h 81 Dl
head; horses $50 to $3.50; two-horse wagon
$50, carriage $76 All the property sold
high and the prices FIR cows were the best
ever obtained in the eighborhood, consider
ing their conditon-none will be fresh until
May or June next.
1t isn't very pleasant to be mistaken for
| pickpocket and particularly to be arres
ted as such The former is a sufficiently
notifying reflection on your personal
appearance, and the latter is positively
narrowing. Yet this is the i'll fortune that
| befell Messrs Frank l.. Baker, Charles
Griffith, and f Z. Hauf three respectable
citizens of Wilmington, Del while on a
European tour. They nave brought suit
against the Canton of Berne switzerland
| for $4,000; damages each, and have sent
| a Wilmington Lawyer across the ocean to
help prosecute the case.
The Ladies' Relief Corps No. ., of
| North East are preparing 10 have first
class supper on Thursday Eve, Nov. 10th,
on the occasion of the re union of Cos. A
and | and the 9TH Nd. y grand time may
| be expected. Let every comrade of the 9TH
Md. come and hold a reunion that may
| never be forgotten. % or more years have
passed since We met as Regimental
| Organization and have never met since.
Now before We all pass away, let us meet
once again, and set apart that day especia-
| lily Tor the purpose at North East, Md,
10th day of November 1890. at p. III. The
| ladies of North East will have first class
supper for you. They know how to get 1t
up, All old soldiers are invited. We have
| no secrets, and want you to join us In our
reunion. choir of Young ladies and
| gentlemen will furnish music Oh that &C.
casion, vocal and instrumental.
| That dastardly cnara cter the Barn
Burner is doing his tiendish work in Chester
County Pa, close along the Cecil line, and
notice of which want of space preVen-
ted our making last week. On sunday
morning one week ago, three barns the
property of James Hiudman and Thomas
II. Marvel were reduced to ashes, and an
| attempt made to burn a vacant tenant
house also the property of Mr.. Hindnan.
James Cowan who lives on one OF MIR.
Marvel's farms was badly burned i'll his
attempt 10 save the contents of the barn on
his farm about the same hour the large
barn on Mr.. MarYel's hoEe place was
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