The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-08-08

] III " eSl r. hLOui All ne" anu ueShhoit
Tie Jones NJ. +. Sunday School wi
pic mic IN Mtchel's Grove next 5 .turda
afternoon.
a fair test iustlies Us IN rrcommeuc
ing the line of cigars carried At the R.rkt
Store OF Warner " Co.
Rain this afternoon i not uns ale pre-
dictiun The Elktou boys have anotht
game ut base ball scheduled.
A party of young people of this tow
numbering twenty seven enjoyed stra'
ride to Newark aud return, Friday night.
Irving A. Buck of Buck & Matthews,
prominent hat house in Baltimore was i
Elkton on Wednesday and paid rs WISH
William c FeehIy aud Charles Whit
have been appointed day and night opera
tors respectively AT the Eikton sigma
tower.
The Salvation Army festival whc
attracted general attention and patronag
Tuesday and "Wednesday evenings, was
pronounced and very decide success.
An ordinance has been passed by tn
Town Com missioners to the effect that al
tramps seen lettering i'll the town or il
suburbs will be arrested and committed t.
| the house of correction.
Levi Lehman has just died in Philadel
phia, aged 81 years. Many years ago Mr.
Lehman was a prominent clothing mer
chant in this town and is we'll reme.p beret
by some of the older citizens.
! -Bailiff Boulder is superluteding a force
| of workmen, who are now engaged il
cleaning all the streets of Elkton, VI ain
| North and and Il part of High and several
cross streets have been finished.
A horse belonging TO Like Goodyear,
| near town, while grazing, On Sunday last,
cut its tongue with blade of sword gr ISIS
Every effort was made to stop the tiDw OF
blood, but without avail.
AN Old EIktonian, Gale Freem.n OF
the Middletown, Del, Ns,c Era, Is having a
good tine He and his sister took in the
Niagara trip and are 80 well pleased III ~
they continued their trip till today. Success
to you, old fellow! May you live loug and
prosper.
john NJ. Terrell, auctioueer for John
Writ, attorney, sold at the Court House,
on Tuesday, the farm now occupied by
James Mckaue, in the Fourth district, on
the road from Cherry Hill TO Newark, and
containing 81 acres, George NJ. Evans,
purchaser, for s., 40.
A letter from one of his physicians says
OF Rev r. c. Jones, now scjourning at
Clifton Springs The Rev. X. c. Jones, is
doing very well. can see no reason why
he should not fully recover. | think his
trouble comes from overwOrk, producing a
low state of the nervous system"
The case of the two younger children of
Mrs. Mary Foster, (uee LDtman,) who
were sent to a Home in Baltimore, some
months ago, was before Judge Stump, in
Elkton, on Saturday last, on a writ of
habeas corpus. After hearing the case the
Judge re.nanded the children TO the care of
the Home.
The corner stone of the New Metho-
laid next Sabbath afternoon, at . 80 o'clock
Several addresses will be delivered. The
Rising Sun choir will furnish the music
Rev. j. +. Bryan, the pastor extends IA
cord al invitation TO the public TO attend
and take p .rt.
Lookout for the tramp. A supper had
been set in u house on North St, just out
side of the town limits, supposedly in wait
ing for member of the family but in
reality for a knight of the road A tramp
entered he room, ate the meal aud when
discovered was i'll the act of going out,
plus a good supper.
Mr. Edwin +. Wells, second son of
Postmaster Wells, rendered his friends "A
reception at the residence of his father in
law at LInghorue, near Philadelphia,
Thursday evening July goth, in recognition
of his forteth birthday. Nearly one hun
bred guests were present, among them
being Mr. Joseph L. Wells of this town.
"A camping party composed Of Messrs.
Bennett Steele, Henry Brady, Thos. Reed,
Edward Graves, U. S. Grant Culinary of
Chesapeake City, Fred Haines OF Elkton
and Fred Brady Of Middletown, with Caps.
Ross Watson as skipper, started down Elk
river Wednesday for a two weeks trip to
Colchester, Bay Ridge and other places.
A postal card received from Whining
ton bearing date Auglss 1891 says. |
inquired to day of an Old friend who has
inst come for E!kton how things We're
progressing. He said splendid: The three
greatest enterprises there are horse racing
children will occasionally blunder on the
truth.
-Rev I.aac L. Wood, Pin. ID now in
cumbent of I;on Circuit, VAS selected at
the last Quarterly Conference on Monday
afternoon, to be the pastor of Elkton Nj. +
Church after the close of the current year.
The reverend gentleman has been notified
and has accepted, subject to the approval
of the Bishop presiding at the next con-
ference.
The managers of Cochran Park track
at MiddletowD, hold auo!her series Of races
next Sltulday, August 10Th. Besides the
regular races there will be special race
between DIR. j. G McCoy's Gypsy and Sadie
NJ, Chester horse, and hundred yards
dash between Howard CraddOck aud Willie
Brady for the State championship. Music
by the Middletown band.
The spacious and imposing new store
house Of Frank =. Price, the euterprising
young Elkton merchant begins 10 show
how biz thing it will be. The walls are
now up, the rafters in, and it is evident
that in a little while the old Gettier lot
will prove the attraction Of the town.
Every body hopes that Ektou will Justify
the risk taken by her hon rel young mer
chant.
The delegation of members Of the vari-
Gus g. A Il. posts of Baltimore City, lettt
for the Grand EIcamprnent at Detroit,
Mich on Sunday last In the train was
the MAGNIFICENT Pullman sleeper, "DAvy
Crockett occupied by Col, Joseph c. Hill,
commandAnt and staff OF the Department
of Maryland. The Colonel is a good Cecil
countain who at length is receiving the
recognition his valiant services in the great
war entitle him TO.
The Port Deposit Press is the title of a
new venture in journalism, the first issue
of which mas been received. The effort is
quite credItable, but it is at the same time
questionable The proverb says "of making