The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-06-20

!. Mrs. A. w. Mitchell on Wednesday.
Miss Maggie Erwin, of PHILADELPHIA;
t is the guest of the family of &. w. Denny
!, near town.
:. Rev. j. ID. Carey will celebrate mas
{ and preach in the Catholic Church, Conc
q wiugo, Md, on Sunday, June 81, at 1913
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WIN. George w. Wells friends vii
4 be glad TO know that he is sufficiently re
t severed from his recent illness to appear OF
the street.
"A cherry festival will be held inWesle!
f Church. Elk Neck, next Saturday afte.
f noon and evening Proceeds for the benef
of the church.
Mr. aud Mrs Chas. b. Finley, and Mis-
Martha Finley will receive their friends OF
f Wednesday the 9th inst from eight tt
t eleven o'clock, p. IN.
MIR. l.. j. Finnan the efficient freigh
agent of the p. w. s. B. Railroad at this
town, with his little son have been visiting
friends in New York City.
| Mr. aud Mrs. John NJ. McC.enahan OF
Port Deposit accompanied by Mrs. aud
Miss Harrison of Springfield Illinois were
at Atlantic City this week.
-Elkton Council, No. %, Jr. o. L. A ".
has accepted an invitation to participate in
the parade and flag raising at Mddlet277 Z.
Del, on the Fourth of July.
Mr. Jno G. Wells son of Postmaster Jos.
Wells was one of the losers by the burning
of the larger Abattoir of Marten Fuller "
Co., in Philadelphia on Sunday. He was
partially insured.
Street Brown has resigned the position
of ticket agent of the Baltimore Central
Railroad at Colora and the company has
sent Edward Flaherty of Kenneth Square
to take his place.
The June term of the Circuit Court for
Cecil county and which is non Jury
term met on Monday last. Judge Stump
was present, and the dockets being called
a number of judgments was entered
The ladies of Bay View will hold a
festival this Saturday evening in Mr..
George Burris grove, for the benefit of the
church. If the evening should prove I'M
favorable it will be held on Monday.
| Mrs. Mary Harrison, widow of the late
| DIR. George NJ. Harrison of Springfield, Ill,
and who was a cousin of President HarIi
| son, and her daughter Miss Henrietta liar-
rison, were in Elkton this week, the guests
of Mrs. H. R. Torbert.
Counsel for the State have filed in the
Court OF Appeals motion for new trial
on the fist bond % ev-State Treasurer
Stevenson Archer in order to claim under
it the sum emhezzled under the second
bond, which has been declared invalid
On Saturday last l. S. Deford, auc-
tioreer, sod on the premises for Philip B.
HoIs9keepef, assignee of mortgage, the
farm of the late William r. Mearns, con-
tanning 6S acres i'll the Fifth district. 1t
was purchased by Samuel Scotch for ST.
go.
john Conway in the employ OF Mr..
Joseph L. Wells was Frustrated by the heat
on Wednesday evening. He had been driv
ing cattle during the day, and on reaching
home was for a time alarmingly sick from
the effects of the heat and too liberal use
of ice water.
AT the close of Zion public school the
teacher Miss Sallie Miller, received several
very nice presents from her pupils as tokens
of love and esteem. At the unanimous
request of the trustees Miss Miller has
consented to take charge OF the school again
September 1st
Sunday (tomorrow) will be quarterly
meering day at the Bethel A. NJ. E. Church
in this town OF which the Rev. I. w.
Thurston is Pastor The Rev. Mr.. Morris
the presiding elder will preach in the
morning, and Love Feast will precede the
Morning Service.
Prof. NJ. A. Newell, late principal of
the State Normal School, has been elected
by the Hartford county school board princi
pal of the Hartford county high school, sue
ceeding Prof. X. W. Eubank. Professor
Newell will remove to Havre de Grace with
his family i'll short while
Gu Monday last Robert Goodyear
and VIM. 2. Woodrow were on the oath of
Harry w. Downham com mitted to Jail for
the larceny of $50 from the latter. After a
hearing by Justice Scott on Tuesday after
noon Woodrow was discharged, and Good
year held under 5000 for Court.
Mr.. William H. Daniel who recently
graduated at the Howard University Law
School, will lecture at the A. U. ". p.
Church in this town on Monday evening
next, Subject, agitation a Help to Re
form" Mr.. Daniel is a son of the Rev. ".
Daniel formerly stationed here.
The Colora "Y' lately held festival in
the grove near Friends school house.
Twenty five dollars were cleared and placed
in the treasury. The same enterprislng
body of temperance workers held large
and interesting parlor meeting at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Tobias Brown near Mount
Pleasant on Thursday evening, 18th inst
In the absence of the rector, in attend
ance upon the fureral of his sister, Ms,
James III. Williams, at Below Falls, VT,
the evening service will be omitted at
Trinity Church tomorrow. S. rvice in the
morning at the usual hour. The service
announced for Andora will be postponed
until the Sunday followed.
DR.. H. II. Mitchell was hurriedly sum-
moued on Tuesday afternoon to attend Mr..
John Cox, who lived with his son on the
White Hall farm owned by Mr.. William D.
Sommers Death however arrived before the
Doctor. Mr.. Cox who was in his 9th year
suffering for years with the dropsy, conges
ton of the lungs however being the cause
CT his death.
Wesley NJ. E. Church, Elk Neck,
Edwin Gardner pastor, held its Children's
Day exercises last .bbath, Several of the
scholars gave recitations aud rendered
them in very satisfactory manner. Many
selections in music were rendered by a
select choir composed of Misses Lille and
Ida Alexander and Messrs. Edwin aud
Frank Gardner. The scholars participated
in very creditable manner, and so far as
we can learn all enjoyed themselves.
james A. Jones says the Oxford Press
has grievance against the railroad agent
at Kissing sun. he says Dox OF groceries
and fruit intended for him and marked
with his name was delivered to Jacky
Jones, who was expecting box of soap.
j j. used the groceries and fruit doubtless
under the impression they were soap?) and
j. A. j. is looking to the railroad author-
ties to settle the bill, while the station agent
thinks it strange man could not tell the
difference between groceries and soap when
it came to the eating thereof.
AT the meeting of the executive COM