The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-07-05

| Company y Third Lttiliun, left Elk
| ton Thursday night on police steamer for
Bay Side where the battalion spent the
Fonrth Captain William q. Purnell took
about thirty members of the company with
him. They expected To arrive home Friday
night.
Teams driven by Samuel Smith, of this
plac , and Ms Bradley, who resides ON a
| farm on the West Nottingham road a few
miles from town, collided on Saturday
night last in front Of the Court House Both
carriages were damaged but none OF the oc.
cupants injured.
Big remnant sale at Mrs. l. II. Litzan.
berg's Gle ,rng out all cut goods this is
the month for barg aus i'll millinery dress
| goods, lIambergs, hosiery, mitts, gloves,
laces. Big lot of summer best ready -mIade
muslin goods. Every thing lady wants
at Mrs l. Litzsnbers's.
| 1t is very probable that John L. Suli-
| van, the famous champion pugilist, will
train in this country for his ii GIT with J Gck-
son, the colored pugilist of Australia. Sulli-
van has written Mr.. Horace Dsstun of
Seneca Point, near CharleStown, requesting
the use of his club house for that purpose
and Mr.. Disston made a favorable reply.
| The excursion of the Elktou NJ. l. Sun
day School to Colchester on July 15sh prom
ises to be an enjoyable aft r. The commit
tee in charge is composed Of John w. An
thony, F. p. Price, Henry Ninsnger Hurry
P Hinchliffe, and Harry ID. Alexander
The steamer engaged will carry 1900 per
sons. Fare, adults 70 cents; children under
| II years 40 cents
DR. H. IL. Mitchell is very i'll at the
home of his sister, Mrs. j. L. Mccullough.
| He has been confined to bed for several
weeks, ana his friends are very apprehen-
sive of the result. He is attended by Drs
j. H. lamar and Howard Bratton. On We'd
nesday DR.. J. V. Wallace, Ches peake
| City, was in consultation with the attend
ing ply -icianf, and DIS S +. Roman and
7. +, Worrall who were il town, were also
callel III.
Fire on Wednt sday morning in Phillips
& Kane's paint store, 3 L ,st Fourth street,
| Wilmington, Del, caused a loss Of 5000
on building and $4,000 on stock Total
insurance, aocut $4,000. Adj AGENT pro
perty was damaged considerably by water.
The heaviest sufferer in this wtyssis Meyor
Meyers, cothier, 406 Market street, who's,
entire stock is badly damaged by water
and smoke. Meyers estimates his loss at
s., 200.
Hon. Robert Emory Pattison, who was
nominated on Wednesday for Governor Of
Pennsylvania by the Democrats of that
| state, a position which, as is well known,
he held for four years, has visited our town
a number Of times, both as the guest of Mr..
VIM, NJ. Singrly at his villa and Mr.. WIN.
Sommers, of White Hall Mr.. Pattson,
we understand spent several ct his boy hood
years at Port Deposit where his father, a
clergyman, was stationed.
Mr.. Willia:n Fears, Jr, the proprietor
of the Bohemia HoISe ut Town Point, is
iufusing life and enterprise into the business
of his place this summer. He has recently
cauvassed the cities in behalf OF this attrac-
tive river side house, aud we hear that on
the Fourth they are to have a good time
generally there. The brass band from Ches-
apeake City is 10 be in attendance, and will
furnish music for \ ''Eop' in the evening.
Mr.. Fears is an obliging and polite caterer
TO the wants of his boarders, aud we com
mend the Bohemia House to all lovers of
boating and fishing.
| trap oil ha Ia. NH
Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad found Il
horse fastened in the iron bridge over Big
| Elk creek, a mile above town. about three
o'clock Oh Saturday morning last. He stop
ped freight trains moving in both directions
before they reached the bridge and with the
assistance of the train hands removed the
animal from its perilous position The ami
NAL in attempting to walk the bridge fell
| with its feet between the sleepers. The
horse had broken out of the stable of 5. j.
Keys in Elkton and was attempting to fluid
its way TO its former home, at the farm of
Col. L. d. Davis.
The literary entertainment given by
members of the Epworth League i'll the NJ.
Church on Wednesday evening was very
enjoyable. Joyful Sounds" was sung as
the opening chorus after which Mr.. Arm
strong offered prayer. After another chorus
Miss Addie Ford read an essay on "Char-
acter;" Miss Mary Walmslay read sketch
of Martin Luther" duet Lost and
| Found was rendered by Mr.. Henry Vim
singer and Miss Annie Hill. Miss Deanie
. | Hill read "a n IN of EIngh
Miller" Miss E,telia Collins read selec-
ton. a vocal quartette was given by Misses
Hattie and Mary Terrell, John NJ. Terrell,
and Rev. John Jones.
The most careful business men will slip
up occasionally. A prominent E!ktonian,
who has accumulated many thousands of
dollars by strict and careful attention to
business, made mistake this week, that
had he been dealing with INSCRIPTIONS
parties would have cost him nearly fifteen
hundred dollars. He wrote a check in pay
nrent of debt of Slj 81, but made it read
fifteen hundred dollars and ninty cents.
The party to whom it was given did not
notice the mistake, and he had it cashed by
another business man of the town. The
latter went to the Elkton NJtional Bank to
get it cashed It was only then that the
holder knew that the check was for $500 81
thinking all the time that it was for Sl5 81,
MIR Samuel C. Rowland of Port Deposit,
is one of the directors of the newly console
dated railroads which constitute a through
line from Baltimore to Ocean City, VIA An
C,I ,T
the Baltimore ard Eastern Shore Railroad
Company. joseph B, Seth is president L
+. jackson treasurer, and Theophelus Tunis
secretary. The stock holders consum mated
the purchase of the Wicomico and POGO,
moke Railroad, which runs from Salisbury
20 Ocean City; the Bay Ridge Railroad, rup
ming from Annapolis to Bay Ridge, and
the property of the Chesapeake Terminal
Company, which con: lists of the terminals
in Anne Arundel county, at Thomas Point,
IN Talbot county, on the bay shore, and the
transfer steamer Thames River The H. Il
o. sold the Bay Ridge 1t ulroad, which,
} with the ads on the Eastern Shore, make
line fri Annapolis to Ocean City in
Worcester county, log miles long, including
the bay crossing. The entire property from
Annapolis to Ocean City has been mortgaged
for 81, 500, 900 for thirty years; the bonds at
five per cent. are payable in gold, and are
non-taxable for state, county or municipal
purposes.
Prof We'll, S. o., 305 Market St, Will
mlngton, Del, has opened an Opthalmic
Institute at the above address, where he
tests the eyes for all Cefects of the vision
free OF charge Persons suffering from weak