The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-03-28

| Wednesday evenings, April iIn anu otn'
in the Hurn Building.
Go and enjoy the excellent entertain
ment to be given in Odd Fellows Hall next
Tuesday evening the 31st by the Emerald
Amateur Musical and Dramatic Club OF
Wilmington. You will not regret it.
H NJ. Mccullough, Esq, as Trustee
sold at public sale on Wednesday the farm
| OF NJ. r. Morton situated near Warwick
| and containing Is acres to Miss Ann O..
Krider of Wilmington, Del, for $3.50.
Cards are out for the marriage of Miss
Carrie E. Hurn, daughter of the late Rev
! Henry F. Hurn, to Mr.. Charles B. Trewin,
of Philadelphia. in Green street Nj. 4.
Church of that city on Wednesday, April 8.
Easter services will be held in the NJ.
E. Church, Chesapeake City, at 1880 a. M,
and 1870 p. m., on Sunday. Also AZ the
Manor at p. IN. Morning theme, 1.-THE
Empty Tomb" at night, Sunday school
Easter service.
Captain Collinge recently in command
of the Elkton Salvation Barracks very
popular officer and good woman is visiting
Mrs. Alex Sewers She has been in ill
health but is recovering rapidly since she
came to Elkton.
The Moss Family's farical comedy, ga
Quick Match" suits everybody. Has plot
enough to make it interesting; comedy
enough to make it very funny; sentiment
and music enough to make it an evening
long to be remembered.
L. Marshall Haines Esq, as attorney
on Tuesday sold through Shockly and
Smith auctioneers the "Passmore Farm"
in the Ninth district containing 291 acres
to George Campbell, of Philadelphia, for
$500, subject to mortgage.
Our boys are all home for Easter,
Albert Constable from Princeton, Fred
Haines from West Chester, Victor Torbert
and Hal lamar from Annapolis, Herbert
Litzenberg from Easton. Harry Clemson
and John Wilson from Newark.
WIN. I. Miller, mortga gee. sold at the
Court House, on Saturday last, the real
estate of the late George Anderson, near
Pleasant Hill, in the Fourth district, and
containing six acres, improved by frame
dwelling, to John Smith, for S3l LOO.
The young gentlemen of Elkton will
give social hop at Odd Fellows Hall on
Monday evening. Senator John s. Writ,
Henry NJ. Mccullough Esq, Mr.. Ward
Cruikshank, Richard Reese, and John
E. Wilson Jr. compose the committee of
arrangements.
The object of next Tuesday evenings
entertainment being for the benefit of the
Catholic Church of the town it is to be no.
ped that the citizens of the town and vicin-
lty. will by their patronage show that
liberal spirit which they have formerly
shown on such occasions.
Yesterday Good Friday, was a daisy
day, with bowling snow storm, and six
inches of snow on the ground. The tenn
perature was not high enough for blizzard,
but for n March 9th, snow storm it was
success. We haven't had such day since
the Good Friday of 1888.
Last year the Post office at Jacksontown
| in this county was changed to Whitaker
bv the Post office Department. because the
Railroad Station was named Whitaker.
This week OH petition of the citizens of that
vicinity the 2. o. Department has changed
the ma med from Whitaker back to jack
| sontown.
The Rev Adam Stengle who has been
| assigned to the Tome Mem orial Church at
Port Deposit will preach to the members of
his new charge tomorrow. Speaking of him
Wilmington daily says Mr.. Stengle is an
earnest pastor and carries with him the
best wishes of our people for his success
during the coming year and also those that
follow.
| DIR. John j. Black, of New Castle, is
urging the Delaware legislature to pass a
peach yellows bill. He says the absolute
extirpation of diseased trees is the only
salvation of peach growing in Delaware.
To disarm New Castle opposition he will
concede that the bill shall not 60 into oper-
alton until next October, so as to allow
them to market This years crop of "prema-
lures"
A frame dwelling house located near
| the line of the P, w. & b. railroad, short
distance East of Bacon Hill, and owned by
Mrs. Hannah Hoagland, was destroyed by
fire at noon on Thursday. There are con-
fiicting rumors as to the origin of the fire,
one report stating that it was caused by a
defective fiue another that it was fired by
sparks from a passing locomotive. The loss
by the fire is about 5000
-Snockley & Smith, auctioneers, for
Charles G. Crothers, Esq, trustee, sold
on Tuesday at public sale at the Court
House, the real estate of the late p. G.
Strickland. The dwelling on Bow street
was purchased by c. G. Strickland fol
$1,000; the "marble yard" property by the
same for $500 and the carpenter shop fol
500. The agricultural warehouse on
North street was not sold.
Arrangements have been perfected fol
an entertainment at Odd Fellows Hall il
this town in May under the auspices of tn,
Kings daughters of the Elkton Presbyterian
church Mrs. Charles Wevill the wei
known soprano of Philadelphia, and Mis-
Imogene Chandler the popular Eocu tionis
assisted by Prof Richd Burmeister OF tn
Peabody Institute Baltimore, will be the
stars of the occasion. A delightful evening
Is anticipated.
Mrs. Edward c. Collins drove to tn
, Railroad Station last Saturday evening t
meet her husband by the 1903 train from
Philadelphia and tied her horse to the racl
in the rear of the Depot. Upon Mr.. Collins
arrival they found their team had bee
driven of, and which was subsequently
: recovered at Singerly, where it had BEEF
q left by a youth who under the influence G
conveyance, not intending to feloniousl
appropriate it. So at least Mr.. Collin
f thought upon investigating the facts.
y AT the public sale of lots at Sylma
= Thursday of last week several were dispC
g sed of, making the number sold up to dat
d sixteen. A corner lot was purchased by i,
v j. McCrery of Nottingham, who propose
n to erect store on it; two lots were bougt
n by Campbell & Carter, two by d. "
/, McVey, two by the trustees of Symar
2 f. Church, two by William Morrison, an
L Others Several new buildings besides IL
i church and the mill of 5. l.. Denny will /
4, erected this summer. The latter buildin
r has been let by contract to job Sidwell.
three stories.