The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-02-21

Tile Rev. Fred f. McKinsey of Port
Penn was in Elkton on Thursday.
The Rev. r. ID. Cantwell will preach al
Baldwin's Chapel to. morrow at p. IN.
Mrs. L. Marshall Haines who has been
nursing a sick brother in Philadelphia for
several weeks has returned home.
The pupils OF Washington School will
give an entertainment on Thursday eve
ming February % Admission l5c.
james r. Chambers and Mrs Amy
Lang were married by the Rev. Chas Hill
at the NJ. Z. Church Parsonage on Thursday
evening
The School Teachers of this county met
Yesterday in the public school building in
this town to have the new school charts eX
planned to them.
The annual Missionary Anniversary of
the Cherry Hill NJ. f. Church will be held
tomorrow, Sunday the 22ndinst. If stormy
then on the following Sunday.
Herring frogs were rehearsng in the
marshes south of the town on Tuesday
evening and herring are being caught down
the bay. Get the nets and fishing tackle
ready.
The Missionary Anniversary of the
Elkton NJ E. Church will be held on the
avening of Wednesday, March 18th. The
Rev l. L. Wood of Zion will make the
address.
Col. Joseph C. Hill has been elected
Department Commander of the Maryland
G. A. r. The Col still holds position in
the Baltimore Custom House, and resides
at No. 1909 North Central Avenue in that
City.
james Lambert former resident of
Greys' Hill near this town died In Will
mington on Monday in his 18th year. His
remains were inferred in the E'kton ceme-
terry on Wednesday. Mr.. Lambert was
born in England.
AS fish are general higher during Lent
than at any other season of the year, the
gilded shad which does duty as weather
vane on the Court House followed suit, and
event up this week. \ stiff North Easter
blew it over a few days ago.
| We call the attention of the lovers of
Standard bred Horses and fine cattle to the
sale advertised in the WING by Mr.. George
S. Wooley of Chesapeake City. 1t isn't
often in this section that as many promis-
| ing trotters and well bred b orses are offered
at public sale.
| Mr.. John Price of Mechanics Valley
was married to Miss Cornelia Rutter of
Charlestown on Thursday afternoon at
o'clock by the Rev. E. H. Hynson. They
gave reception at their home later in the
Evening, which was attended by a large
number of their friends.
| On Tuesday last Samuel Shippers, VIM.
Yonkers, John White, James Smith, Reed
Mahoney, Jerry Mahoney and a number OF
others all Of Mechanics Valley had jolly
| fox hunt, starting old reynard at McCau-
ley's cut, and running him to his hole near
Bacon Hill where they caught him. They
expect fiue sport today, wher they will let
| him loose on VIM. Youker's farm at
o'clock. The whole Valley has been agi
| ID during the week over the prospective
hunt to- day. They expect fine run.
Many young people of Elkton and vi
| cinity assembled at the home of Mr.. and
| Mrs. William Davis on Thursday evening,
the occasion being in honor of Miss Ida's
birthday. A very pleasant evening was
| spent III playing harmless games, but best
| of all was the afterpiece in the form OF u
beautifully decorated table laden with choice
cakes, fruits and candies and it is needless
to say everyone was enticed to partake Of
the festivities of the evening. Miss Ida re-
| ceived many handsome presents. We wish
her many happy returns of the day
Mr.. Charles Leslie John son a native of
| Cecil county, who has lived out of it for %
| years, and whose present home is Bridge
| port Connecticut paid us a pleasant visit
| on Thursday. Mr., johnson is the second
son of the late Benjamin johnson who
married sister of the late Hiram McCul-
| Tough, and is brother of Ex-Sheritf Sami
NJ. johnson. Mr.. johnson is builder and
carpenter by trade, having learned his bust
ness with William Miller of Egg Hill. He
is also a cousin of VIM. and Henry c. John
son of Bay View, and John John son the
| well known builder of Wilmington. He
| has been on trip to Washington. and
| stopped over at Elkton to his friends
here.
-Elkton Council, No. %, Junior Order
United American Mechanics, was 1nsti
tuted in this town On Tuesday evening last
| by George Warrenb berger, State Jr. Past
Councillor; E. f. Boblits, State Councillor;
Chas. Rumphf, State Vice Councillor, and
j. Adam Sohl, State Council Secretary,
of Baltimore, assisted by sixteen members
| of Perryville Council, No. 8. The visitors
| arrived on the G. 80 train and were escorted
| by a committee to the lodge room in Odd
| Fellows Hall where forty five applicants
| awaited initiation. After the initiation and
| installation Of officers, number of short
| speeches were made by the visitors and
Others The following are the officers in
stalled Jr. P. c., John Ii. Butler; c., S j.
Keys; V. c., A. NJ. Strickland; r. S., r. ID.
| Rowland /; A. r. S., John NJ. Dunbar f.
| s., A. E., Sewers +; Treas, Malvern Jones ;
| Con-, Henry Cameron W., Harry Dean :;
L. S., Herman Jeffers o. S., j. Harvey
Groves Trustees, James Jones, George
| Brown and Charles Boulder Chaplain,
Phillip Groves.
| "A branch Of the Merchants Retail Com
mercial Agency of Chicago whose Eastern
| office is in the Drexel Building Phila lei
| phia, was organized in this town on Wed
nesdsy night in the parlors of the Howard
| House. The following were chosen as Off
GERS: X. c. Lewis, President; Daniel Brat
| ton, Vice President; Frank j. Kerr, Secre-
| tary; Chas. NJ. Boulder, Treasurer; L. p.
Price, JOSEPH Wells, r. Marshbank, Frank
Il Scott, and Geo. II Ash Executive Board
This Agency uses no dishonorable means
| to force collections or settlements, but the
merchants propose to exercise their legal
right to refuse credit to a person who ms
the reputation of not treating member of
the Agency honorably. The man ,Uho caI.
| PAY and lcon't pay and the man who cannot
pay, but ,UiU not go to the merchant and
s, ate his condition and make effort to ar
range, is the person this Agency is after.
This Agency does not interfere with the
| creulJ OF mon WIZ uodl uOuoraUly, no ndG-
ter if they are slow; neither does it in any
way regulate prices. Its sole object is to
com Del men to be honest with merchants
or to pay spot cash for goods purchased.
Something of this kind has been needed for
a long time and this system will work. SIN
ombination there is strength" The mem
bers have the success or failure of this sys-
TEN in their own hands. Wherever mer.
chants have properly com bined, the system
has proven great success. The west is
being carefully covered by this Agency,
and the merchants in all small towns are