The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-01-24
ELKTON, JANUARY "a, 1891.
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was hurt not long by fall, is much i'm
proved.
Rev. William Schouler will hold SER
vice in the school house at Andora, to,
morrow, Sunday, at 2 p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Kerfoot gave
very pleasant progressive euchre party to a
mum Der of their friends last evening.
When you visit Baltimore, stop at the
Maltby House, where will be found first
class accommodations and exceedingly low
rates. Mch1 TIFF
William Reed of Huntsville, Md, has
in his possession q stone out of a house built
by his grandfather on the Horse Shoe in
1878. The stone has the letters j. r. with
the letter above.
Masters Clinton, Hiram and Matt Me-
Cullough, sous of Clinton Mccullough, Esq.
gave a social party to their friends ON Sat
urday evening. They had jolly good time
in spite of the stormy evening.
"A Merchants Retail Com mercial Agen-
cy was started at Newark LIST weak. 1t
is local branch of the Wilmington branch.
The purpose is to protect the merchants
and others who are members from losing
cash by trusting irresponsible men.
The assigne es of Il. Haines Sassmore
have sold about 6213 acres of the Davis
farm in East Nottingham township Chester
Co, Pa, to Wallace Griffith of Sylmar, in
this county, for Sl5O6. Mr.. Griffith intends
occupying the premises the coming season.
The state treasurer of Iowa, by recent
payment, has reduced the state debt to
about S75, 900 of outstanding, interest bear
ing warrants, every dollar of which it is ex-
pected will be cancelled by October 30th.
This is the way Iowa is being "ruined by
)rohibition.''
Mrs Ann c. NJwland, widow of tie
tie Benoni Rowland, died ht the residence
Mr.. Jonathan L. Crothers near Zion on
1ith inst, of heart disease. Mrs. Now
I'd was in her ssventy-siXth year. Her
lains were inferred in Rose Bank Gene
on Saturday last
The revival services W hich have been
conducted at Zion Methodist Episcopal
Church. Nd, for about :JuI weeks, in
charge of Rev. Isaac l.. Wood, closed last
Sabbath evening. The meetings were we'll
attended and much interest was manifested,
resulting in the conversion of between 80
and 40 persons.
Mr.. Thomas S. Boswell, second son of
Prof. w. L Boswell, of Philadelphia, Pa,
died suddenly at his home, near Leesburg,
Florida, last Saturday evening. the 17ih
inst. This sad intelligence commune
catrd to his friends on Sunday last by tele
graph. The deceased was a nephew of Rev.
7. Snowden Thomas, editor of the Peninsula
Methodist
While the people of Cecil county know
in general way that cotton fabrics are
woven at Baldwin's Mills in this county,
they are not generally aware what a great
variety of artistic patterns of crimson da-
mask tabling goods are made at that mill,
and a number OF samples of which were
shown us on Wednesday by Mr.. William
+. Baldwin. They are standard goods in
the market, and great many people daily
eat ca1 :kosa not knowing they are manu-
featured in Cecil county.
There is a building on the place of Mrs.
R. E. Langdon at Huntsville, Nd, which
is used for storing things and contains
small quantity of straw. One day last
week Mrs. Langdon sent Annie Under
man, little girl living with her, to the
place to look for eggs. The girl was not
long away when she returned with the in
formation that there was an oppossum IN
the building A neighbor came along and
went to the scene of battle when from a
large tin can hanging to one of the sills
jumped the animal aud with fork the
egg eater was killed, which weighed four
teen pounds. Some straw was removed
when another was found and killed, but it
was not so large as the first one. Mrs.
Langdon had about concluded that her hens
were not producing eggs as they should,
but from the large amount of shells found
The chickens were not to blame X OXFORD
Press.
The Rev. l. G. Fosnocht, pastor of the
u f. Church at Chesapeake City, writes to
he Peninsula Methodist of the revival
'hich has been in progress there under
ate of the 18th inst. Last Thursday night
ere was a break in the ranks of the
envy. Toward the close of the meeting,
out a score declared they had decided to
k the Lord, and on invitation of the
tor, ten of them kuelt at the altar. In
ad of closing our service, the meeting
s continued until 10 o'clock, and two
lis were consciously saved. Friday night
ht were forward and three found peace ;
day night there were four, and two
saved. One of them was an old man,
lom our senior member, Bro. Brooks
as he knet at the altar, II never have
hat man in church before" The good
goes on about dozen stood up for
s, Sunday night. The church is
forces of Emmanuel are rallying
he cross and the indications point
nderful work of grace. To God bt
glory. Pray for us. This is the fifth
our meeting. We were three solid
iring up" the spiritual thermome
e dropped to dstressingly frigi(
Z Wilbur f. Burnite who has beer
4 ate Treasurer of Delaware, Is {
f Post Master Joseph Wells o
He is a son of the late jaime
who resided in this County nea
and where he was born. hill
boy his family removed Il
in Kent county, where he ha
iuce. He attended school a
Reynolds Academy, Dover, a
Pa, at Wyoming Seminary
ARE, Pa, and Dickinson Co
ith special course in book
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liladelphia. He is therefor
equipped for the practice
sition. He became assoc
her, Gen. j. X Burnite, i
getting out ship timber
| since bis fathers dealt
o, has conducted the bus
is also farmer and frui
elected a member of Il
natives of the Delawal
and served aCceptab
Of 1877. He is marrie
nd lives in handsOn
or three miles distal
onally Mr.. Burnite
'opular men in Kel
leasing presence and
at impres5es itself ia
come in contact wi