The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-05-23


Newark. are visiting relatives here.
Mrs. DIR. Marshall and Mrs. Hynson OF
Philadelphia are visiting Mrs. Il. q. Lewis.
William Young, Esq, of Bel Air was
in Elkton yesterday on professional huSl'
ness.
Mrs Milliceut q. Howell and her sister
Miss Eliz beth Gottier of Philadelphia were
in Elktou this week.
The ladies of the Episcopal Churcn OF
this town will have strawberry festival
the first week in June.
Call and examine our large assortment
of chidren's ready made clothing. Frank
Kerr, opposite his old stand
Rev. j. ID. Carey will celebrate Mass
and preach in the Catholic Chnrch at Como
wingo, to morrow week Sunday, NJ ay 81.
The last day of the scholastic year at
the Chapel school being the 29th ali patrons
interested in the school are kindly invited.
The theme of Rev. 1. &. Fosnochrs
sermon tomorrow morning will be Christ
ian Martyrs " At night, "Our Advocate"
| Preaching on the manor at p. III.
PROT. VIM. Gooding of the Wilmington
Conference Academy at Dover Del. preach
e.. in the Methodist Episcopal Church OF
Chesapeake City of which Rev. l. G. Eos
nocht is pastor on Sunday last.
The local preachers of the Wilmington
NJ E Church Conference assembled IN
the NJ. E Church at North East of which
the Rev. j. Il. Quigg is pastor last nlght.
The services will continue through 10 day
and tomorrow.
The ladies of the L. S. Society of st.
James Episcopal Church at Port Deposit
will give a Butterfly tea on Thursday
evening next the 2Sth INST at Abrahams
Hall in that town. Supper will be served
at &, 80 p. IN, and during the evening.
AS stated in THE WING of last week Il
new NJ. L. Church is TO be erected at
| Calvert The foundation was commenced
this week. 1t will be 80 by 40 feet. Mr..
Samuel Ryan of Rising Sun, is the builder.
About $1,000 has been subscribed. Mrs
Alice Brown donated the lot.
| MIR. j. Granville Richards is sufficiently
| recovered from his recent wounds to resume
his duties at the custom house. He had a
| sale of personal effects at his farm on
| Thursday of last week, but will not as
reported, remove his family to Baltimore,
| hut will continue to reside at the homestead.
| DIR. Thomas Duncan Rector of Stephens
p. Z. Church in the county accompanied
by Mr. Duncan and his son Lewis Duncan
of Johns Hopkin. University sailed on
| Tuesday last from New York, for Wales
where the doctors son is now held on the
charge of assaulting with intent to Kill
his WIFE
The anniversary of the NJ. +. Church at
Chesapeake City occurs on Sunday, the
3lst INST 1t will be handsomely decorated
with flowers and potted plants. DIR.
Lanahan, of Baltimore and an eminent
preacher will be present and the Methodists
of that town and vicinity are anticipating
great day.
The w. c. r U. of Woodlawn will
hold sociaole next "Wednesday, 18th inst,
i'll the evening at the home OF MIR. Z. y
Abrahams. The occasion will be enlivened
with music, singing and short speeches
Ice cream, cake, etc, will be served. The
proceeds for the benefit of the w. G L. !.
of v oodlawn.
Rev. Frank f. Williams who recently
graduated at the Princeton Theological
Seminary, and who has many friends in
this county, is reported as having accepted
call from Presbyterian Church iu George
town D. G. at salary of $500. Mr. Will
Jams will assume the duties of his new
pastorate early in June.
Frank j. Kerr s. Co. our progressive
merchant Tailors are about to introduce
lady's tailoring branch in their business.
They will exhibit the latest fashions plates,
and m AXE to order all tailor made lady's
wear, including Riding Habits, Coats,
etc They have a cutter experienced in
this trade. Ladies are invited to call and
inspect the latest fashion plates.
As an extra through freight train of
twenty five cars was descending Iron Hill
grade on Wednesday afternoon, the draw
bar of car drew out and catching the
rigging of the break, threw the truck from
the track, the train continuing its speed to
Elktou, the deraied trucks running on the
cross ties. Fortunately little damage was
done, a wrecking train soon repairing the
track.
Joseph Phillips of Lombard, in the
fourth district of this county experienced
an unpleasant affair on South Third street
last Wednesday. As he was driving along
near Chambers lumber yard says the Press
the singetree OF the jaeger wagon broke
when the horse started to run, throwing
Mr.. Philips out, cutting his head and bruis-
ing his body in many places. the wagon
was broken badly.
keep posted in what's going on at the y.
Y. Racket Store, Hurn building, Main
street, Elkton, Md. just received another
| lot of slippers, 200 pairs ladies Oxford ties
bought at fifty cents on the dollar. They
go at SO, 60, 10, SO, "a, S1.13. S1.29, S1.37,
| 81 SO A lot of mems russell shoes, regular
price S275, our price 81 80, bargains in
other shoe. and all lines of goods which we
receive daily from New York.
| n X. WARNER & Co.
| As the abnormal condition of Cecil
county politics is the theme of endless
comment just at this time, the following
excerpt from the Baltimore Herald, while
of no special Importance in itself shows that
the din of the battle is echoing afar. Cecil
county Democratic politics are attracting
some attention just now, owing TO the con-
ticting interests of State Senator John 5.
Writ and Albert Constable. For some
Years there have been three DssOcratic
factions in Cecil One was led by Ex-Gov
enor Groome, another by Mr.. Constable
and third, which called itself the Young
Democracy, was generated by Mr. Writ
The removal of Elk Governor Groome from
the county eliminated him from the local
politics, and now the rivalry is between
Mr.. Constable and Mr.. Writ. Strange to
say, two years ago Ex-Governor Groome's
candidate for the State Senate nomination
was defeated through Mr.. Coustable's Civ.
ing his support in the convention to Mr..
Writ, without which assistance the latter
could not have gotten TO Annapolis. NoH
Mr.. Constable wants to he candidate fOr
the Attorney Generalship of the state, and
in order to get before the convention he
must secure a delegation from his county.
The Writ people fear that If Mr.. Constable
is allowed to get such a delegation he may
also succeed in capturing from them the
party organization, and having three mer
| ta5 fnr ths Hnuse of hf
are friends of his rather than sympathizer: