The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-04-05
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Miss Coale, of Baltimore, as her head mill
ner and trimmer.
The pulpit of the Elkton NJ. E. Cburcl
filled last Sunday morning and evening by
Rev. L. W. Layfield.
Don't forget the musical and literary
entertainment to be given in Odd Fellows
Hall on Tuesday evening next.
The National Banks of this town WERE
closed yesterday it being legal holiday
The county offices were also closed.
The Rising Sun public school entertain
ment will he held this Saturday evening
The Rising Sun Coruet Band will furnish
music.
A meeting of citizens to nominate can
didatss for town commissioners was held al
the office of Justice John Partridge on Fri
day night.
w. w. Burnley, of the Howard House,
had his pool table recovered and re-cush-
toned this week. He also purchased fine
new set of balls for the table.
john Hall, a well known character, re-
siding near Elkton died on Saturday last OF
pneumonia aged about 80 years. He was
employed at tue pulp works.
MIR. John Willis, of Keyport, Pa, has
been visiting his brother, County Com mis-
siouer ]. T. Willis, of Cowantown, and Mr.
George Willis, of Elkton.
Services at Trinity Church Elkton, to-
morrow easter Sunday at 1880 a. M,
Festival will be held at the evening service.
Rev VIM. Schouer will hold service in
the school house at Audora, tomorrow
Sunday at 2. 80 p. IN. The Sunday School
Easter Festival will be held in connection
with the service.
Miss Charlotte Thorpe, formerly of this
Alace, who has recently resided in William
sAn county, Texas, arrived in Elkton on
Tuesday and is staying at the Howard
House.
Delay to travel on the Philadelphia,
Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad was
caused for short time on Monday by car
loaded with lumber being derailed at Iron
Hill.
The Delaware NJ. E. Conference adj
journed on Monday Among the appoint
ments made were Rev. G. E. Townsend TO
Port Deposit and Rev. J. Hudson Riddick
to Zion.
Frank B. Harvey, Of Childs, Edward
and Frank Gardener, of Pivot Bridge, E. V.
Hinchliffe, of Ektou, students at Dickinson
College, are spending the Easter holidays at
their homes.
Rev Hugh B. McCauley, who preached
in the NJ E. Church here recently, has ac-
cepted a call to Fifth Avenue Church, New
ark, n. j. His former charge was at Bound
Brook, Chester county, Pa.
Don't fail TO see the "Boston Dip" and
"Among the Breakers by the Havre de
Grace Amateurs in Odd Fellows Hall,
Wednesday, April 16 Proceeds for the
benefit of the Catholic Church
The services at the Elkton Presbyterian
Church next Sabbath Easter Sunday will
be appropriate to the day. Themes of morn
ing and evening sermons: "He could not be
hid. and 1.-The Disciples glad to see the
Lord" All are cordially invited.
Cecil County ought to have base ball
league. Elkton, Port Deposit, North East,
Chesapeake City, and Rising Sun could GER
tainly furnish material for good teams
while Pennington and other smaller places
have also good players.
Easter Day Services will be held at St.
Mary's Church, North East, Sunday at
half-past 10 o'clock and at Saint Marks
Chapel, near Perryville, Sunday night at
730 o'clock. Children's Service, Easter
Monday, night at St. Mary's.
The months with "R's' will soon be
gone and the oyster business is evidently
beginning to slow up as the season grows
near close Hamilton Price, who opened
the choicest of bivalves under Odd Fellows
Hall, has closed his place of business and
removed to Chesapeake City.
Burglars operated in Elkton on Satur-
day night last. A shutter was broken open
at the provision store of Jos. E. Bradbury
& Brother. A pane of glass was broken and
three boxes of cigars and two Jars of candy
stolen through the opening. The window OF
,broke en- and one box of cigars stolen.
A fine musical and literary entertain.
,nent will be given in Odd Fellows Hall on
Tuesday evening, April sth, by the choir OF
the II. E. Church assisted in the musical
part by Messrs F. b. Harvey, E. V. Hinch'
life, Edward Gardener, Trunk Gardener
Thomas Smith and T. j. Finnan. Miss
Minnie Harlan, talented elocutionist, will
give choice Rotations.
Rev. S. NJ. Osmond, d. D., and DIR. r.
c. Mackall addressed the Cecil County Pro
hibitive League in the w. G. T. U. room in
the Gilpin building on Sunday afternoon
last. Gospel temperance meetings will be
held at the rooms every Sunday after noon
at four O'Clock at which addresses will be
delivered on temperance. The regular meet.
ings of the League will be held each Friday
evening at 7 45 o'clock.
j Thomas Scharf, l.. L. D., Commits
sioner of the land office of Maryland has is
sued his report from January LIST 1888 to
January LIST. 1890. The article in the report
concerning Cecil County is word for word
the same that was written by the Elkton
correspondent of the Baltimore Sun nearly
two years ago and published in that paper
at the time Il was re-published then in
THE WING.
The Sunday Schools at the chapels and
school houses in this vicinity are reopen.
ing The Crouch Chapel Sunday School
re-opened on Sunday last. S. j. Keys was
re- eected superintendent. The Jones
Chapel Sunday School, of which James f.
Armstrong is superintendent, also re-opened
last Sunday. Tomorrow the Pierson Grove
Sunday School, of which II. P. Fowler is
superintendent, and the Westam well School
superintendent, will reopen.
WIN. S. Cantwell, who resided in this
town for year or two and now of Philadel.
phia, was married on Wednesday evening
of last week to Miss Jennie Clark, of Clay
ton, Del The ceremony was performed in
the Methodist Episcopal Church at KenJon
Del. The marriage was witnessed by many
friends OF the bride and groom. The newly
married couple were given dinner il
honor of the occasion on Thursday by Mr.
and Mrs Robert E. Cantwell, the parents
of the groom, which was attended by a
large numbe of their friends.
When you visit Baltimore, stop at the
Maltby House, where will be found first.
class accommodations and exceedingly low
ates. Mch17tf