The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-09-26
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sGtOgAL DEPARTMENT, u

Calvert W. C. T. U. met in Friends
Meeting house on Thursday.
Henry Hess, of Fair Hill, raised over
AZ bushels of Fultz wheat TO the acre this
fall.
The hotel on North street of late known
as the "Railroad Hotel" has been recently
named the Farmers Hotel"
Andrew Seminar a well known citizen
of the Fourth district, residing near Fair
Hill, has been i'll for some time with
typhoid fever.
An autumnal festival was held in
Harris NJ. E.. Church, Elk Neck, last night,
and will be continued this, Saturday, even
ing, Proceeds for benefit of the church.
The NJ f. Church, Chesapeake City,
has arranged for Christmas Offering Of
$1,000, to be given in s. shares. It is to be
hoped that every one will interest them
selves in this enterprise. IN order that tho
money may be raised, collectors are out,
and all will be called upon to aid in lifting
this heavy burden.
Mr.. Patrick Reeiy, formerly of North
East and who was appointed to an Inspec
torship in the Baltimore Custom House by
Collector Grooma, has resigned his position,
his resignation to take effect on October LIST.
Mr. Reedy was in Elktou this week, pros
pecting for business location. We hope
he may decide to locate here.
The Rev. I. g. Fosnocht will preach in
the NJ Z. Church, Chesapeake City, to
morrow, Sunday, on the following subjects:
Morning, 1.-THE Almighty Shepherd" even
ing, Kingdom of Heaven, Taken by
Force The Mite Society of the above
church will hold festival 2ud supper in
the town hail, during Thanksgiving week.
The autumnal meeting of the Northern
Deanery of the Protestant Episcopal bio.
cese of Eastou, em braclug Cecil and Kent
COUNTIES, convened in s.. P4uI's Church,
Chestertown, on Wednesday. Bishop
Adams was present, also Rev. William
Schouler, Rector of Trinity Church, of this
town, Rev. J. Hunter d ,vilsO of Port
Deposit and Rev. Giles B. Cook, of North
East.
Two men stopped Fred Wilson, a col
ored man employed by Mr. Il. I. G. Crouch
of Mr.. Sngeriy's stock farm, as be was
driving to Elktor Tuesday night, over the
Blue B4 road Mrs. Crouch was one Of q
party driving in ctrriaga back of Wilson,
and 3" hen they drove up she called out,
"Here is the pistol" or something to that
effect, which az was was intended, fright
eneG the would. he highway1hen off
The sixth annual convention, OF the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union of
Cecil County, will convene in Zion on
FRIDAY October g. 1891 morning session at
10 50 o'clock afternoon session a. 2, o'clock.
Mrs. J X. Barney Natl onal Superinten-
dent of Prisons, ,Jails, Almshouses, etc,
will be present and talK to the Loyal
Temperance Legion in the afternoon and
address the meeting in the evening.
Everybody come.
john NJ. Dunn, who was United States
marshall at Wilmington, Del, under Presi-
dent Grant during both terms of his al
ministration and a special agent of tht
Interior Department under President
Arthur, died at his home, in Wilmington
Saturday night, from softening of the
brain, aged fifty years. He was leading
Republican and prominent mem Der of The
G. A. r. in that State. He leaves a widow
and two children.
The funeral of George H. Maxwell was
held from his late residence on Stockton
St., Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock largt
number of persons attended, and many
beautiful floral tri butes We're sent. The
Rev. Charles Hill conducted the services
Messrs. Justus C. Dunbar, John McClay
Harry Marshbauk, John Heath, William
Bculden, and William Watson, acted a
benrere The EIkton cornet band, and hi
fellow workmen attended in = body. Utter
ment in Eikt1n cemetery.
When a man works tor over forty on
consecutive years for one firm or corpora
ton, he needs no certificate of good charac
ter. MIR. Caleb Veazsy of North East too
charge of a section If the 2. w. Il b. Raj
Road at North East in this county on MAY
10th, 1915, and has been uninterruptedly i
the employ of that company ever since
What better evidence of f4ithfulness an
devotion to duty can be affored than sue
neri"d of q -, 80 ~ - -
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