The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-05-10
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this week placed two chemical fire extin-
guishers in the freight house.
The Mccullough Iron Company works
at North East, which have been idle for
about two weeks, are again in operation.
The Calvert Womans' Christian Tenn
perance Union will meel this Saturday
afternoon in the meeting house.
"A large number of young people visited
the fishing shores on the Elk and North
East rivers last Saturday.
Pensions have been granted John A.
Campbell, of Cherry Hill, and George w.
Wilson, colored, of near Elkton.
Guy Brothers Minstrels gave per-
formance last Saturday night in Odd Eel
lows Hall before a rather small audience.
Two base ball clubs composed of Elkton
lads played a match game on Saturday on
the Fair Grounds. The Juniors by score
of25 to 5.
Mrs. Browne, wife of Rev. n. NJ.
Browne, of Newark, Del, will deliver an
address on Home Missions at the NJ. Z.
Church on Sunday evening next.
Fine courts are being constructed on
the grounds of the Elkton Lawn Tennis
Club aud the outlook for the club this sum-
mer Is very promising.
First announcement of the season. The
ladies' of the Elkton Catholic Church will
hold strawberry and ice cream festival on
the church grounds on the evenings of June
4th to 7th, inclusive.
Frank H. Huston, VIM. d. Bye and
Ferdinand johnson, who have been elected
additional ruling elders of Rock Presbyter-
ian church, were ordained and installed
last sunday.
--1Ae Tariff Reform Club of Cecil County
has been organized with the following Off
GERS: President, John S. Writ; vice. presi-
dents, Alfred wetherill and John F. Chick;
secretary and treasurer, Asher A. Scott.
Mrs. E. A. Woolley is now prepared to
do fashionable dress making in the latest
styles at moderate prices. Satisfaction
guaranteed. At the residence of L. G..
White, near Port Deposit, Md. 26 81.
WIN. Murray, who has been employed
by Alex. E. Sewers, b,rber, for year or
two past, will leave early next week for
Altoona, Pa, where he formerly resided.
Mr. Murray's friends here wish him sue
cess.
Rev VIM Schouler will hold service in
the school house at Andora tomorrow (Sun-
day. at 8 p. M, the service having been
omitted on Sunday last owing to unfavora-
BILE weather. Attention is called to the
change of hour.
Captain Ceilings of the Salvation Army
has been notified that she will be removed
next week from this station to another. Her
farew ell meeting will he held Sunday even
ing 1t is not yet known who will be placed
in command here.
Logan Brothers, general merchandise
dealers of Rowlapdvile, have dissolved
partnership Geo. C. Logan continues in
the business and Lewis T. Logan has asso-
ciated himself with Charles r. Swisher who
conducts a creamery near Rowlandville.
The fourth and last volume of the His
tory of the United States by Jas. Schouer,
brother of Rev VIM. Schouler of this town,
has been recently issued. The work is
acknowledged by literary and historical
students to be one of rare merit.
Tie Bay View Sunday School was re
organized last Sunday. The following Off.
GERS were elected: Superintendent, John I.
johnson; Treasurer, Joseph 7. Reed; Secre.
tary, Miss Julia Smith; Librarian, Miss
Poca Reed; Organist, Miss Anna Sirncoe.
-Ar.ong the special premiums offered by
the Oxford Agricultural Society is one com
ing from the Scott Fertilizer Company Of
Ekton, who will give one h If ton of Sure
Growth Compound, of the value of $50, fol
the best basket of white potatoes exhibited
which were grown by the use of their ma
nure, Fall Fair 1890.
AT the last meeting of the Cecil County
Prchibitory League the following officer.
we've elected: President, DIR. r. C. Mackall
vice presidents, r. Day Cantwell and Jas
F. Armstrong; secretary, Evans TAYLOR
treasurer, + Day Cantwell A league ha'
been organized in North East by Rev j. B
Quigg with q members.
Many of our readers will recolect tn,
famous stallion Eplus that stood in tn,
lower districts of Cecil county same year
ago and sired number of colts. Three o
winners at the Elizabeth, n. J :, runnin,
races on Tuesday, including E)n who wor
one of the principal events of the meeting
beating Badge, Castaway III. and othe
famed horses, are sons Of Eolus.
The annual town election at Chesapeake
City was held on Monday afternoon last
which resulted in Alexander Won Buskirl
defeating n A Culinary by 26 votes Jos
Carter, john Allen, George r. Carpenter
Irwin G. Griffith and James A. Boulder
were elected commissioners without muc
opposition.
Thomas Drennen, John Gilpin and r
c. Lewis were elected trustees of the Elktol
Presbyterian Church at congregations
meeting held last Monday evening. TIL
other trustees are Daniel Bratton DR.. j II
lamar, p. H. Cleaver, VIM. S. Evans, job
Wilkinson and James McInure. The r,
port of the treasurer, Daniel Bratton, show
ed that the debt of the congregation is 81
800. Two hundred dollars of the mans
mortgage debt was paid off as was also
note for 5000 during the last year.
Extensive improvements are beinl
made by Mr.. VIM. NJ. Singerly to his mill
at Providence. A new machine buildin
6Ox15O feet is being constructed and war,
house is being remodell. d for the same pul
pose. Alfred Canaan has charge of the ca
pentering work and Robert Pennock of tb
masonry work. Two new double dweIlin
houses and one large house TO be used for
boarding house are being constructed. Nj
Singerly has purchased new engine lad
by Wetherill, of Chester, Pa, TO be used /
running the rotary boiler at the pulp work
in Ekton.
The Seventeenth National Conferenr
of Charities and Correction will hold i,
sessions in the city of b fillmore common,
ing Wednesday evening, May 14tb. an
continuing until Wednesday evening. Ma
21st The object of the conference is tn ri
tain and diffuse information respecting h,
nevolent, charitable, penal and retormator
work. 1t has no legislative or executiv
power, and does not formally express an
united opinion upon the subjects discusse,
cordial invitation to ascend the meet,ne
of the conference is extended to every on
interested in its work and hospitable wa
come promised them.
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