The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-03-22
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at North East aged so years.
George Biddle, of Back Creek Neck. has
moved to the house OF Frank Kerr on Wing
street.
Calvert w. c. t. U. will meet at the
Friends Meeting House on fifth day after
noon, 9th, at o'clock.
Painters are still engaged at work at
the EIkton depot. The walls are receiving
fresh coat of paint.
Miss Adams, daughter of the Rev. r.
H Adams, of Middletown, Del, was the
guest this week of Miss Katie Merritt.
Rev. Jacob Miller Of Chesapeake City,
preached at Trinity Church on Thursday
evening.
Granville Pierce of New London, moved
this week from New London, Pa to the
farm of John K Evans, near Port Deposit.
The Elkton Cornet Band rendered sere-
enades on Tuesday evening to Mr.. w. w.
Burnley, of the Howard House, and Mr..
VIM. Falls, of Falls Hotel.
Go to Newcomer the Photographer on
$4,000
styld7in all sizes of photographs, cabinets
especially. wv.
Conductor Mitchell, popular railroad
man, has resigned his position on the Phil
aGelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Rail-
road and will engage III business in Will
mington.
1t is rumored that there is soon to be a
wedding in high life. The contracting par
ties are well known in Ekton and large
crowd is expected. Odd Fellows Hall
March 25th.
State Master Fl. NJ. Murray will be
present to install the officers of Elkton
Grange on Wednesday, NJ rich the 26Lh, at
p. m. All members are requested to be
present.
Mr. F. Freeman, publisher of the
Middletote. Del, Ne,o Era, was in Elkton
on Monday. Mr.. Freeman learned the
printing business in tie Office of The CECIL
WING many years ago.
The entertainment to he given by the
young people of the Elktou NJ. Z Church
in Odd Fellows Hall on Tuesday evening,
April Sth, promises to be an affair of much
merit. Particulars will be given later.
Presbyterian Mission Rand will give a
japanese wedding in Odd Fellows Hall,
March 25th, commencing at O'Clock. Re-
freshments served before and after the per-
formauce Admission, % cents; children,
10 cents.
Rev Samuel y. Gayley, p lstor OF West
Nottingham Presbyterian Church, will
spend most of the coming summer in Eu-
rop. He will sail in May and expects to be
absent about three months. Ga his return
he will resume his charge.
An exhibition will be given at Bethel
A NJ. Z. Church, Chesapeake City, on Fri
day evening, March 2Sth, by the colored
public school of that place. The exercises
will il cluie dialogues, declarations, solos,
duets, etc.
Mr.. Deibert has contracted to build
twelve large canal boats before the first of
next December. A boat was launched re-
Gently and another is underway. Mr.. Del
bert proposes to arrange for building two
boats at one time.
The bill resuhmitting the question of
prohibition and high license to the voters OF
Cecil County at the next general election
has passed both branches of the Legislature.
the new charter for Eikton has also passed
both branches
Owing to the Indictment weather OF
Wednesday the missionary anniversary of
the Elkton Methodist Episcopal Sunday
School which was announced to be held
THAI evening was postponed until Sunday
evening at 7.30 O'Clock. The exercises will
be OF very interesting nature.
-An "Eight O'Clock Club" has been
organized in Elkton. The officers are:
President, Miss Etfie Smith; Vice President
W. G. Feehly; Secretary, Miss Emma
Lewis; Treasurer, Winfield Lewis. Meet
ings of the club will be held each Friday
evening at the homes of members.
"A coroner's jury at Wilmington in tn,
case of WIN. E. Morris, the freight conduc
tor, who died at the Delaware Hospital il
that city from the effects OF injuries re
ceived at this place about two weeks ago
on Monday last rendered verdict of acci
dental death.
The Teachers Association will meet a
Port Deposit on March Goth. The pro
gramIne is as follows: Duet, Misses Pussy
and Gerry; reading, Misses Brown ant
johnson; lecture, Rev. Jas. Conway: essay
Mr. Elmer REYNOLDS; discourse on History
Mrs Prof. NJ. a. NEWELL question for dis
cussion, same as at last meeting
"A pansy tea for the benefit of the AiC
Society of the Presbyterian Church of Por
Deposit will be held at the residence of DR.
VIM. c. Carson, Thursday, March 9th, at
p. m. Lunch and ice cream will be served
at moderate charges cordial invitation
is extended to all to come and enjoy them
selves.
"A Temperance Society has been organ
lied in ElKton with the following officers
President, f A. Perkins; Vice President
Rev w. II. Laning; Secretary, Charles f
Alexander; Treasurer, r. Day Cantwell
The organization is for aggressive temper
ance work. A room will be secured and
weekly meetings held. All interested il
the cause of temperance are invited to join
Although the town election will be held
in less than moath we have heard of NJ
candidates for town baliff This is very
unusual. 1t is probably due to the fact
however, that under tine new charter tn
remuneration is not large as at presen
and the work is less pleasing, the bailitf be
ing required in addition to his police duCie
to light the street lamps. The salary is $500
The lamp lighter now receives $500. Tn
board of Town Commissioners elect tn
baiIiff under the new charter.
There was change in the passenge
tariff on the Philadelphia, Wilmington
Baltimore Railroad this month the first TO
numter of years. The rate per mile is tn
same but the distances are computed di ffeI
emily. Travellers going to points northwar
pay one cent more than they did mont
ago and those moving in the opposite direc
ton pay one cent less. This is said to b.
due to the fact tn at when the old tariff wa
made the forty fifth mile post from Phila
delphia was below the Elkton station
couple of hundred yards, whereas, it is nov
about twenty or thirty feet above il
Travellers northward pay an extra cent 70
being carried about twenty-five feet for
the mile post was that distance on the othe
side of the depot tho fare would be one cen
less
Pianos, Organs, Sewing Machines,
Wilkinson, Elkton, tt