The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-05-16

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merchant of Wilmington, WAS in town o
Wednesday.
Little Elk tribe, No 80, l. o. Il. NJ.
Cherry Hill, will attend church in bod
on Sunday, 9th inst.
Manly Drennen insures live stool
against fire and lightning in first elias
companies at low rates. 5,l6tf
George A Blake, Esq, will deliver IN
address on Decoration Dry, the Both inst
at Leeds IN this county.
Miss Carrie Brady, daughter of II. II
Brady, ESQ, of Chesapeake City, is re
ported as having been quite i'll with thu
grippe.
The first regular game of base ball viii
be had on the Eikton fair grounds today al
$50 p. M, between the Bay View and
Elkton clubs.
The Sunday School of the Elkton NJ. L
Church has decided to have an excursion
TO Colchester in July, if they can secure the
boat they wish.
Mr.. f. Pitcher, Assistant Supervisor OF
the Baltimore and Potomac railroad and
who Is stationed at Bowie, Md, spent
Sunday last with Mr. William d. Bratton.
| Mrs. Frank Whitney entertained at her
residence on East Main street on Friday
| evening a number of young people in, COM
pliment to her nephew, Mr. Howard
Armory of New York who is visiting her.
Call and examine our new stock. just
received of tine latest styles, cheviot sui; 5,
| Hat bound and unbound, double and single
breasted, at Frank Ke:r's one price ready
made clothing house opposite his old stand.
1t is reported on reliable authority that
Rev. j. d. Rigg, appointed at the last Me.
thoGist Conference to Georgetown, has been
compelled to give up his charge on account
of physical disability and will move with
his family to Chester, Pa, for rest and
recuperation.
1t is rumored that George W. Cruik-
shank, Esq, for quarter of century
editor of the Ce 4 Dcnaoc, at, will be a can
didate for the Clerkship of the Circuit
Court, before the Democratic convention
which is likely to assemble in E!kton about
the Och or 10Th of June.
Col. A. w. Evans and Mrs. Evans left
Elkton on the 35 p, m. train on Thursday
for New York where they will be joined by
Mrs. Mary Clayton of Chicago, and Mrs l..
NJ. keitt and daughter of South Carolin !.
The party will sail for Liverpool on the
Ar;,o,a Of ba limo
John S. Writ, as trustee, through John
NJ. Terrell auctioneer, sold the Fowler farm
at the court house door to Joseph Coudon
on Tuesday for $1,000. 1t contains 115 acres
and is the old John Weston Holt property
of about lis acres located in the Third
district about a mile west of Child's station.
When the rolling mill in the Hagley
Yard of the E. L. Dupont de Nemours &
Company's Powder Mandatory, near
Wilmington, exploded on Friday afternoon
Francis Dupont, one OF the firm, swan
across the Brandywine Creek in his cloth
ing and extinguished the burning roof OF
the mill, which threatened to ignite sur
rounding timber.
MIR. WIN. j. Sterrett, of this county.
and Miss Ella Saunders, of Liberty Grove,
were married at the residence of this mother
of the bride on Wednesday IN the presence
of large number of invited guests. The
ceremony was celebrated by the Rev. j. Il
Milligau, aston of Zion Piesby teriau
Church The bride was the recipient of a
mum Der of beautiful and expensive presents.
Z The drama, The Stolen WILL" .eudered
by the Delta Phi Society of Delaware
College at Newark last Friday was quite a
success, the house beIpg completely packed
and clearing about Slb0. Nineteen persons
participated in the cast, the houors of the
evening being won by Misses Steele, DepuCy
and Mason. Among the gentlemen HAIRY
Clemson and Rodney Burton acquitted
themselves creditably. Among those that
went from here were Mr.. aud Mrs. Manly
Drepaen, Misses Bessie a1d Eva Scott,
Lottie Ash, Annie Rudolph, and Messrs.
John E. Wilson, Edward TygeTt, HAY
Hinchlide, Fred Lewis, w. II. May, Jr.,
II. NJ. Mccullough, Richard Reese, Robin
Nelson and A. H. Reynolds.
The foundation for the new store house,
Ito be erected by Mr.. f. p. Price on the
corner of Main and Bow streets, and a
notice of which has heretofore appeared in
the WBIG was laid out on Monday by Mr..
Levi o. Cameron the architect and builder
who furnished the plans of the bui'diuS
Tue work on the foundation will be pushed
vi, he al of fba
old lame store house which stood for so
many years ON that corner, will be reared Il
handsome brick Structure extending one
hundred feet on Bow street, and with a
frontage of TIL ny eight feet on Main street.
Mr. John johnson will do the carpeuteripg
work Of the building, Mr.. Ptiee having de-
cided not to erect the building by contract
We call the attention of our readers to
the Musical and Literary entertainment to
be given at Odd Fellows II all on Wednes-
day evening, May 10th, under the auspices
of 'sTEe Kings Daughter" OF the P'esby-
terrain Chul CHI aud which plomises to be a
grand secces5. Mrs.. Wevil OF Phillde!-
phia and Miss Cannon of Dover, Del, will
rende- vocal solos, Miss J nogene Chad e.
of Philadelphia will recite, Miss Am st"ong
| of Cooch's Bridge and Miss Bess;e Scott of
| Elkton Will render instrumental N usic, and
| a male quartetGe from Delaware College
| CON posed of Messls A nstrong, Clemson,
| Hoffecke- and Hossuger will lende" choice
| vocal selections. In addition TO the above
NJ. j. B. Meyers will also take pat il The
| enter taiument.
| -"Camilla's Husband" a drama IN three
acts by Watts Phillips, E-q, will be pte
scented by the Elkton Amateur Ora matte
Association ON Wednesday and Thursday
the 9th and 18th of May. The play is an
excellent one ntainiug well distributed
vein Of comedy throughout and mauy
| .h;iltiug dram attic incidents. IL is also full
! of picturesque and beautiful tab'eaux
| in high and low life, English aristocrats
| gypsies and peasants, afording splendid
| opportunities for brilliant effects III COS
| tunes. Van Horn of Philadelphia whost
| reputation as a costumer IS second to none
| will furnish the costumes. New and attrac
tive scenery will be procured especially fol
"CamiIla's Husband" Music by a frs
class orchestra will also contribute to the
| entertainments success.
New goods just arrived at the n. Y
Racket Store, Hurn Building, Main street
Md Compare prices. lamp globes, 0 o
small size, 3 cents, No. l or medium,
cents, No 2 or large size. cents; tubua
Lantern globes, 6 cents each; small gia'
dishes, 2 cents each; good tumblers, 3 cent
to cents each; good gobiets, cents each
glass set, 6 pieces, % cents; set glass plates