The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-12-12

friends in New York. this week
| William RDthwell, formerly Of this
vicinity, is i'll in NewYo7k with pneumonia
Tx Sheriff b. Cooling, OF Charlestown,
and nearly all of his family are suffering
from la grippe.
William 5 Evans, Esq, has been ap
pointed counsel 20 the board of County
Com missiouers
The Misses Walmsleysmovedi into their
new and attractive dwelling on East Main
street on Thursday.
Mr. Geo w Whitaker nephew OF tie
late Geoi ge P Whitaker of this county died
in Philadelphia on Saturday ageh 66 years
The Rev r. d. CantwelI will hold
services tomorrow, Sunday, at the following
places: Bildwin's. 10 80 Il. m; Cfouch's
, 80 and Jones at 50 p. IN.
Our fellow townsman Mr.. Nicholas +.
Manly was elected treasurer of the Mary
land State Grange which held its annual
meeting in Baltimore this week.
Mrs. II L lamar entertained a number
luncheon gwen in honor of her guest, Mrs.
Nelson Whitaker, of Wheeling, Va.
Sunday last was Glad Tidings Day
at the A. NJ. Z. Church of which Rev. L.
W. Thurston is pastor. The Rev. Mr..
Wooteu of Chesa peake City preached.
-Baihff William I Boulder having been
ordered by the Town Commissioners TO
arrest ali disorderly boys on the streets
intends to obey the order Take notice
The Rev Thomas w ThursUon, pastor Of
the A NJ + Church, of this town, has been
tender ed position by Rev Bishop Tanner,
of that church The salary OF the place
rendered is $1,000 per lum
Andrew NJ Eussell, d venerable and |
we'll known farmer Of this county residing |
near A ndors, died at his home after lin |
gering illness Oh Monday last. A widow |
and two children survive him.
Flora Williams, daughter of Mr..
William NJ. Williams of Principle in this |
county and aged about nine years, died OF
diphtheria on Friday night the 4th inst.
Her funeral took place on Saturday.
The Rev. l. G.. Fosnocht, pastor of the
Chesapeake City NJ. f. Church, preached
very acceptable sermon in the Etkton NJ.
E. Church on Sunday morning The Rev.
X. d Cantwell pre- Iched in the evening
There will be preaching in Trinity NJ.
E Church, Chesapeake City, tomorrow
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at 10. 50 a IN, and at the Mauo. at 2:30 p m.
Christmas offering service on Christmas
at 10 SO o'clock.
"A small log and frame tenement house
on the farm of Mr.. Daniel Harvey, near
Childs Station, was totally destroyed BY
fire Thursday morning. The loss is covered
BY insurance in the Cecil Mutual Company.
A colored man named Benjamin Biddle
ali his family occupied the building.
The friends of Raw. II. Hynson of the
NJ. E. Church of Psrryvile visited the
parsonage at CLarlestowu on the evening
of the Stb inst, and spent few hours very
pleasantly and left behind them substantial
evidences Of good will as well as the pleas
PRAYERS blended with a fine social spirit.
Mr.. John Thomas Sproston well
known aud highly respected farmer for
merly resident at Bay View in this county
died on Tuesday last at the residence of his
brother In law in Wilmington Del Mr.
Sproston was in his seventy eighth year,
and was during his life time great lover
of field sports. His remains will be inferred
at the Bay View Cemetery
-Gambrill 81 Co, manufacturers of cot
ton Damasks at Baldwin's mills, about
four miles from here, have been compelled
to shut down temporarily because so many
OF their employees are sick with the grip,
which prev ills to quite an extent in that
neighborhood. A few cases are reported
in other sections of the county. As yet no
deaths have been attributed to this cause.
The funeral OF Timothy O'Rourke,
farmer and trucker of Iron Hill, took place
at the Catholic Church in this town on
Wednesday. Mr. O'Rourke was taken i'll
last week while at work on the farm. A
physician was summoned but his condition
was not considered serious until Sunday
when he became worse, expiring on the
evening of that day. He leaves a wife and
six children.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
and directors of the Scott Fertilizer Com
pany, was held at the office of the company,
on Tuesday last The years business proved
nd
the organic alton of the company a dlvl
dend of eight per cent was declared The
following directors we're elected for the
ensuing year: Frank r Scott, William II
Mackall, Asher A Scott, Johu S Writ, ID ii
Brady, John j Williams and DLu'l Bratton
Genera! WIN f Smith, Engineer of the
Government works in the Department OF
the East was in Elkton on Tuesday and
accom- panied by Thos j Cleaver Esq of
Ches ,peake City, and WIN H Mackall E-q
Of Eikton, inspected the Dredging recently
done in Elk River 1t may not be generally
known that General Smith is the celebrated
Union General Blldy Smith, whose distln
guished services with the army OF the Poto
mac, and especially in the seige OF k!ch
mond and Petersburg won him world vide
distinction The Generals headuarters are
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