The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-08-30
GL0gAL DEPARTMENT., y


dress goods, hosiery, gloves, jewelry at Mrs
L. L;tzenberg's.
"A four-weeks-old child of Richart
Thomas, who resides on Bow street, diet
this week and was buried on Tuesday.
Several Elktonians attended Mt. Pleas
ant camp meeting, near Oxford, Pa, las
Sunday. The attendance was very large.
When you visit Baltimore, stop at the
Maltby House, where will be found first
class accommodations and exceedingly low
rates. Mch17tf
MIR. S. B. Foard has purchased the fine
English setter bitch Pauline from Mr.. Isaac
Yearsley, of Coatesville, Pa. Mr.. Yearsley
held the animal at 5000.
Miss Mollie Fails, of this town, is the
owner of dog which is a curiosity. 1t is a
toy terrier and weighs only pound and ten
Jester, of st. Georges Del,
II Eleven Elktonians went on the P, w.
& b. railroad excursion to Colchester on
Thursday and fifty-two from North East.
Luis was INC ldSG cAVulSlOu " lOlCuolcI
from points on the p, w. s. B. this season.
Miss Magill will resume her classes in
vocal and instrumental music September
1st to a limited number of pupils. Those
desiring to join will please address Miss a.
Magill, care of Sheriff j. \. Boyd. Elkton.
"A report was current this week that the
child of a well known carpenter had fallen
into a rain barrel and drowned. 1t proved
that the story had no foundation in fact as
there was not even rain blrrel on the
premises.
Although the Elkton Academy will not
Zen until Tuesday, the second of Septem-
BIZ, the Elkton public school will open on
Monday, the first. Mr.. Steele desires all
the grades of scholars to be present on the
opening day.
The steam yacht "Manitee," owned by
Mr. Hamilton Disston, arrived in Elkton
on Tuesday. Henry Disston, son of the
owner, was aboard, He went down the
river in skiff with Mr.. A. p. Shockley to
ascertain the rail bird prospect.
Don't forget the ice cream festival to be
held at school house No. 3, on the James
Mccullough farm, Elk Neck, on Saturday
afternoon and evening, September 9th. The
managers will leave nothing undone to
make you comfortable and happy.
The annual meeting of the Pennsyl-
vania and Maryland Union Medical Asso-
citation was held at Hyland Park, York,
Pa, on Thursday. DIR. j. II. lamar and
wife, of this town attended. Mrs. lamar
will spend several days at Columbia, Pa.
That enterprising clothier Herman Ball
of Oak Hall opposite the Court House has
received this week his first instalment of
Fall clothing. His prices are the lowest,
and he wants every body to come and see
in THE WING next week.
The farm of A. X. Housekeeper in Elk
Neck on the road leading from Turkey
Point to North East, about two miles from
Hyland's Corner, was sold at public sale on
Tuesday by Clinton Mccullough, Esq, at.
torney. The farm contains 125 acres i'm.
proved by frame dwelling, barn, ETC. 1t
was purchased by Jacob Tome for 500. Z
The reunion of Shows, Md, Battery
takes place at Port Deposit Saturday, Octo.
Der 4th, at 10 o'clock a. IN. All members
are expected to make every effort to be
present and notify all commanders. Fol
further information address Thomas Kirk,
president, Rising Sun, Md. w. H. Cook,
Del.
Frank j. Kerr & Co. have rented the
business building on Main street, opposite
the Hurn building block and will soon
stock it with the largest line of uncut wool
ems for mems wear ever displayed in Elk.
ton. For the best lines of merchant tailor.
ing they will offer the best inducements
both in style and price, particularly in
young mems wear.
The Middletown, Del, electric light
plant has been purchased from the Della
ware Electric Light and Power Company
by Mr.. Bratton, of Wilmington. Frank
p. Rose, who was formerly engineer at thu
station and who has since been employed
by the Walton and Whann Phosphate Com
pauy of Wilmington in the same capacity
will take charge of the station under tn,
new management.
Prof. We'll, S. o., 305 Market St., Viii
mington, Del, has opened an Opthalmit
Institute at the above address, where h,
tests the eyes for all defects of the vision
free of charge. Persons suffering from veal
oha
eyes, can be fully cured by wearing Prof
Wells celebrated o. L. P. spectacles, the,
being the hardest, clearest and whites
lenses ever invented. Competent oculist
always in attendance. May24-6m.
Two Elkton merchants were badl,
bluffed this week by popular hotel clerk
The latter had a fifty dollar note in his DOS
session and was showing it around One o
the storekeepers was handling the note AM
saying how much he would like 20 posses
it when the clerk offered it to him for tw
dollars. The merchant at once concluded
that it was a counterfeit and would no
purchaseit. 1t was then offered for dolla
and afterward for fifty cents but the store
keeper declined. He felt rather cheap whel
it was proved to him later that the note wa
good,
The Methodist Episcopal Church a
McClellandsvile, New Castle county, no
far from Cecil county, of which n, NJ
Browne is pastor, has been undergoing
general reconstruction and repair durip
the past three months and is nearing CON
pletion, 1t will be reopened with apprc
pirate services the first Sunday of Octobe,
The ladies of the church and neighborhoo
will hold a harvest home festival near tn
church on Thursday, Septem Der 18th, On
or more prominent speakers have been in
vited and the occasion is expected to be on
of very great interest.
The attention of breeders and farmer
is called to the advertisement of Mr. WIN
T. Harriott, st. Augustine, Cecil County
who offers them the services this season @
two remarkably fine horses, Garrett an
Hops Grey Morrell. Garrett is standar
bred blood bay fifteen and a-half hands high
and is splendid specimen of the Voluntee
and Clay families both great speed produc
ing families. AS premium trotting stal
lion "Grey Morrell" is well known in thi
section. As general utility horse will
great speed producing lines he is strikingl
handsome and of unusually fine action
For all particulars of these horses addres
Mr.. Harriott at his postoffice, st. Angus
tine, Cecil County, Md.