The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-03-22

-Rev. Charles A. Hill of Centrevlile, was
i'll Elbton this week
Fine stock Spring millinery and now
shades of dress goods opened this week at
Mrs. l.. Ii Litzenbergs.
j. Harvey Groves, the young meat and
provision dealer, has purchased of the
Thorpe heirs the property on High street,
recently occupied by the family of DIR. Geo.
f. Morrow.
DR.. II G. Mackall on Thursday evening
attended 1.-The HAMS Memorial Banquet
held at the Baltimore College of Dental Sur
gerry aud responded to toasts. The Sun says,
DIR Mackall the last of the first class of
graduates, fifty years ago, was continually
applauded.''
Mr. Lorenzo ID. Charshee, of this county
a young fireman on the Philadelphia Divis-
ion of the b. & O. Railroad died on Friday
nigh; of last week in Baltimore of pulmo-
nary trouble after an illness of seven months.
He was son of Mr.. Edward Charshee of
this county, and was unmarried. He was
very popular in railroad circles. The re-
mains We're taken to Whitaker Station,
Cecil County Monday. where the interment
took place, after services at st. Mark
Chapel, Rev. f X. Miller officiating. The
pail bearers were Messrs. j. Seminar,
Harry Lowton, James Torringsworth. j.
Moulsdale, john Mcdonald and Walter
Jackson.
The attention of breeders and farmers
10 vi LODI RI Il pf
I. Harriott ST. Augustine, Cecil County,
who offers them the services this season of
two remark ably fine horses, Garrett" and
Hopp's Grey Morrell. Garrett is standard
bred blood bay fifteen and a-half hands high,
and is splendid specimen OF the Volunteer
and Clay families both great speed produc-
ing families AS premium trotting stall
lion ''Grey Morrell' is well known in this
section. As general utility horse with
great speed producing lines he is strikingly
handsome and of unusually fine action.
For all particulars of these horses address
Mr.. Harriott at his postoffice, ST. Angus
tine. Cecil County, Md.
The programme of the next Wilmington
Conference, which convenes at Milford,
Del, on March "a, has been announced.
Bishop C. H. Fowler, D. D., LII. D., will
| preside The principal events of the week
will be as follows Tuesday evening, March
%, temperance anniversary. Wednesday
afternoon, anniversary of Historical Society;
| evening" Church extension anniversary.
Thursday afternoon, anniversary of Wo-
| mans Foreign Missionary Society; evening,
| Freedmen's Aid anniversary. Friday, af-
| ternoon, Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety anniversary; evening, Stewards ami
versary. Saturday, afternoon, anniversary
| of Educational Society and Epworth League;
evening, Sunday School Union anniversary.
Sunday, March 80, morning, sermon by
Bishop c. H. Fowler, ID. D., LII. d, after
noon, anniversary of Women's Christian
| Temperance Union; evening, missionary
sermon, by Rev. w. F. Corkran. Monday,
March 81, afternoon, memorial service;
evening, missionary anniversary.
The entertainment recently given by
Melmar Academy was certainly very credi-
table. The weather being 80 very bad de-
tanned many and it greatly to be re-
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| and an ease of manner not always attained
readily. AT the close of the entertainment
| the six boys that contested for the Demorest
Prize stepped forward and Mr.. Milligan
presented Thomas Holt with the beautiful
| silver medal. 1t was a very close contest.
| The tableaux were very fine. Four scenes
from Maud Muller, with Lola Grove rs
Maud, Clarence McVey as Judge, Harry
Martindale as MauG's Husband, were very
beautiful. Three scenes from Barbara
Frietchie, with Bessie Cameron as dame
Barbara, and JOSIE Fox, as Stonewall Jack
son with his soldiers was very good. Will
lie Cameron as an old Bachelor looked quite
| discoucerted, when he saw the young Ladies'
peeping over his shoulders As he was trying
to darn great hole in his stocking. But
"The Sevens" by Jane Iugelow, with reel
tation and tableaux very beautiful.
| Hon. WIN. NJ. Marine has qualified as
Collector of the Port of Baltimore He filed
his bond of 5000 and took the oath of
| office. He will assume the duties of the
| office to day or Monday. The offices i'll the
Baltimore Custom House in the gift of the
| Collector of the Port are one hundred aud
ninety seven in all. OF this number about
forty five are now filled by Republicans,
| who have successfully gu alified before the
local board of civil service examiners.
Those exempt from examination and certi-
| ficatiou are: Two deputy collectors, at
50, 600 each; one auditor, 81 800; one Cashier,
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private secretary, 5000. The places subject
to certiticatiOn art: One clerk and store
keeper, 81, 800; seven clerks, 81, 800 each;
eight clerks, 81 800 each; eight clerks, 81 400
each; seven clerks, 81 200 each; one messen-
ger and copyist, 5000; thirty-three inspec-
tors at So so per day; one captain of night
inspectors, So 80 per day; twenty-three
night inspectors, So per day; one weigher,
$500; one assistant weigher and acting
gauger, 81 300; eleven assistant weighers,
81, 200; one engineer at public store, 81, 200;
one fireman at public store, S1.095; eight
storekeepers, 81 200 each; one examiner of
drugs, 81, 800; one examiner of merchandise
81, 800; one examiner of merchandise, 81 ,600
two examiners of merchandise, each 81 400.
| Inc following are exempt from ekaLnlhhtion.
One captain of night watch, SS75; four
watchmen, each $40; ole messenger, SSi0;
five messen gers, each $40; two lat orers,
each S72O; one female examiner, S720; four
laborers at telephone, Sc, each $50 per
month. In weighers' department: One
messenger, $40; one keeper of scalesroom,
$3.50; eight laborers on scales, 81. per day.
In public store: One foreman of porters,
$500; three porters, each $500; one laborer,
S72O. Revenue boatmen: One boatman and
acting pilot, $50 per month; one boatman,
S45 per month; one boatman, $40 per month;
one fireman, S45 per month. Appraisers:
One foreman of laborers, $40; six laborers,
each $40; two messengers, each S72O; one
laborer, 1920.
Suicide by Hanging.
Orrick Cunningham, rather weak.
minded man, aged about 80 years, COM
mitted suicide by hanging himself in the
barn of John Craig, near Rowlandville.
He hired that morning TO Mr.. Craig as a