The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-02-28
Mr.. Elijah Hester of Rising Sun was

Mr. Elijah Hester of Rising Sun was
in Elkton on Wednesday.
| New gas fixtures were placed in the
| basement rooms of the Ekton M, l..
| Church this week.
Davis Keys & Co., have dissolved
partnersh hip. All accounts will be settled
by the new firm Keys & Miller.
Rev. r. Day Cantwell will preach at
Bethel Church to morrow morning, (Sun-
day) and at Glasgow in the afternoon
| The largest audience ever gathered at
the Salvation Army Barracks was that OF
Sunday night when the new officers were
| installed.
MIR. Jas. p. Merritt the Builder has
contracted with Mr.. II. III. Gilpin for the
erection If two double frame Dwellings on
the new Landing Lane Street.
A pottery firm of New jersey is about
to remove its plant to North East In this
county on account of 1t proximity to an
abundance of good clay. 1t is understood
that Suitable buildings will be erected very
soon.
Sunday last was observed as Mission
ary Day at the Cherry Hill NJ. E. Church,
Rev. L. b. Hunter the pastor, preaching
the sermon. In the evening the exercises
were of different character, solos, recita
tions duets, etc.
Mary McCrery widow of the late
Thomas McCrery died on Thursday at
her daughter Mrs. Henry Woods in her
S7th year. She had been active up to her
illness which was of two weeks duration,
her death being caused by bronchitis.
The citizens of Colora had fresh mad
dog scare on Tuesday night. A fox hound
said to be rabid passed through the town
biting a number of dogs. Two other dogs
which acted strangely one of them keeping
a sci DOL teacher prisoner for some hours
BY roaming around the school house, ad-
ded to the excitement No person is re-
ported bitten as yet.
A large crowd and high prices were
the order of the day at the sale of the per-
sonal property of Mrs. Hannah Gillespie
deceased near lakewood Md, on Wednes-
day the Is inst. Small oxen sold for SS7 90.
cows from s22 so to $500 none of them in
condition, heifers from Sl2 so to $500, old
horse near thirty years old $1,000, feather
beds from 40 to Scots per pound corn 81 40
Der DARRELL j, c. Hindman, auct.
We publish in another column the ad-
yertisement of General Felix Aguus, of
Baltimore, calling upon horse breeders to
Join him in the great sale he proposes to
hold at his country place "Nicerema," on
the 9Th G, May next. General Agnus feels
that Maryland is good producing State,
and proposes to bring buyers from dist
ance; he feels that We have already horses
that will surprise thsm. rna AL vertise-
ment speaks for itself.
The Wilmington daily Republican is
authority for the report that Superintand-
emit Mills of the Delaware division of the
PENNSYLVANIA railroad, is contemplating
retiring from that position, and may hand
in his resignation at any time. If MIR.
Mills should resign he will be retired Oh
full pay, in consideration of the valuable
service he has rendered the company dur
ing the many years he has been connected
with the company. Mr.. Mills was born in
Philadelphia county, September Is, 1886,
and is a printer by trade He came to
Delsw before he was of age, and after
occupying position as clerk in the store of
J. w. Evans, at Nevark, for short time,
came to work at his trade in the office the
Cecil WING. He afterwards went to the
West, where he remained short time, and
then returned to Delaware and secured en-
ployment as brakeman on the P. W. & B.
railroad. His faithful service caused his
rapid promotion, and after serving in Sc
veral subordinate positions he was in 1881,
appointed general superintendent of the
Delaware division. He resides at Clayton,
where the offices of superin tendent of the
division are situated.