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

| Mr. Allie Groves, OF CneSter, d, 10
visiting his brother, !. Harvey Groves
General Felix Agnus, manager and pub
Usher of the Baltimore american, was in
town Oh Thursday,
-MaDly Bremen insures live stock
against fire and lightning i'll first class
comnanies at low rates. 5,16tf
Mr.. W. w. Wilson, OF MiddIetown'
Del, spent Sunday with his son, Benjamin
P. Wilson of this town.
1t will interest the friends OF Mr.. John
C. McInlire in this vicinity to know that
he has removed from indianapolis, Ind, to
Pan Handle, Texas.
Miss Lou Biles, of Thurlow, Pa, Mr..
George Buesk, of Cleveland, Ohio, and Mr
William Jamison, of Baltimore, spent
Sunday with Mrs. John E. Alexander.
The ladies of Zion NJ. +. Church Will
hold strawberry festival on the lawn III
front of the church on Wednesday evening,
May 9th. If not clear, the next evening.
Reserved seats for "Camilla's Hus-
band" at Mitchell drug store, 80 cents.
General admission, % ana 30 cents on
Wednesday and Thursday, 9Th and 2Sfh
| iustants
The managers of the Cecil County
Agricultural Society did not organize on
| Tuesday for want of a quorum. The adj
| iourned meeting of tbs stockholders will be
held on Tuesday next. Please take notice.
H f. Kenuey Esq, general superintend
ent of the P, W. & Is. Railroad, accom-
panied by j. B. Hutchison, Esq, superin-
tendent of the Maryland division of the
| Pennsylvania Railroad, was in EIkton
| Thursday.
-"Camilla's Husband" at Odd Fellows
| Hall Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
New and attractive scenery, costumes from
VanHorn, music by Oglesby's orchestra
with harp accompaniment, beautiful
tableaux.
Earnest Ewing an esteemed young
man formerly of this town was in Eikton
Thursday. Earnest is Il stenographer and
type-w writer in the Pennsy lvania Rail Road
office at Broad street station Philadelphia
and is doing well.
A literary and musical entertainment
will be given in Rising Sun Hall this
Saturday evening by Miss Rhoda V. Will
son. Miss Bertha |. Collins, elocutionist.
of AIillersville State Normal School, will
render several selections.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson l.. Coudou, of
Perryville, sustained a painful bereavement
on Sunday morning last in the sudden
death of Henry 5. Coudou, their infant son
of three wears. His case was one of malig
nant diphtheTa, his illness being but day.
The farm of Benz lmin Groves located
in the Fifth Election district and containing
twenty five acres of land was sold at public
sale at the Court House door on Tuesday,
by John w. Falls, Esq. as attorney.
1t was purchased by DR.. Phiiip ID. House
keeper for Si03 co.
Col. A. II. Grimshaw, NJ. D., died at
his home in Wilmington on Sunday after
noon. He was born in Philadelphia in
1924 and was graduate of the University
of Pennsylvania He commanded the
Fourth Delaware Regiment during the war
and was brave soldier.
Mrs Matilda Thomas, of this town,
celebrated the 10Th ami 0ersary of her
birthday on Tuesday evening, the 18Th inst.
Mrs. Thomas is native of Wilmington,
from which city size removed to Elkton in
1876 when she was three years old. She has
eight children living, twenty seven grand
children and seven great grand children.
Her health is still good. Six of her children
eleven grandchildren and four great grand
children attended her anniversary.
An entertainment for the benefit of
Colora Sunday School was given in the
hall at that place on Thursday evening,
14;h inst. TIE young participants certainly
did credit to them selves and to their train
ing The comedy of Trapped" was given
with spirit and grace, by Misses Mary b.
Ewing, Lizzie Gamble and Maggie Nesbitt,
while W alter Jones as Dick Roy did ad.
mirably. The recitatious by Misses Tyson
and Thayer, were much admired by the
audience. The most attractive tableau
was that of Over the Garden Wall" whila
the music was of superior order.
A Kennett Square COW recently per-
formed dangerous feat Her owner
James CunLerry, laid down some sticks of
dynamite in his clearr 8, intending to use
them in blowing up stumps One of his
cows embraced an opportunity to secure a
stick and when discovered was eating it
with apparent relish. Mr. Conberry was
visibly excited, in anticipation CT an explO-
sion, but it did not go off 1t is said he
handled that cow very gently for some
time afterward for fear she might blow up
at any moment and treat the neighbour God
to shower of bologna at his expense.
The animal possibly h ID heard of the COW
that jumped over the moon some years ago
and decided to try it by the shortest and
quickest route.
On Memoir al day Saturday the 3Oth
inst, the L. S. Grant Post No 10 G. A Il.
will assemble at their room, in Elkton, at
9 o'clock sharp, and proceed to decorate
the graves in the several cemeteries as fol-
lows: 1st. The Catholic. End. The Old
| Methodist. 3rd. The Presbyterian; and
| ith. The New Cemetery, where the service
will be opened by prayer by Rev. Chas.
Hill, followed by an address by Geo. \.
| Blake, ESD, and Rev. 5. NJ Osmond, con-
| Guiding with the benediction by Rev. VIM.
| NJ. Schouler. After which the Groome
Guards, under Capt w. e. PurnelI, will
| fire a voiley After the close of the exer.
cises here, the Post will proceed to Cherry
| Hill, and Leeds, and decorate the graves
visiting all yards where soldiers are buried
The base ball season was opened on
Saturday by game between the Bay View
and EIkton clubs on the Elkton Ir grounds
which resulted in victory for the home
team by a score Of five to one. The follow
ing is the summary Of the game:
ELKTON. BAY VIEW
Kitchens, IS o 0 0 or Burns, c.. ol3 /
Terrell, e.. 1 I 0 ole Rose. p.. 5 0
Wilson, hi . 5 Burns, Ii. . | |
Carr, 2b.... l Gamble, So. 0 2 l
| Evans, H.. VI irant, Ss.... U l , 2
| JEWil'n, So 0 l u NIahOney, IT, 0 l 0 l
| Green c.....l IL u VI Roee, RI. 0
| Giles, ri....0 OlCampbell, cfO 0 0
Totals 2s26Io Tota!s 1883 9
80. Burns ba;ted out of turn.
| Hawke out for not touching first base.
SCORE INNINGS.
Elktou. ................1 0 u U 0 = l-5
Bay Niew..............l OIL
Base on balls-Elkton, =. Hit by pitched ball
Kitchens Passed ball-tirEen, 8; Burns l.
Struck out-By Hawke, -: Rose L. Double
| piay-ROse. n. Burns and +. Burns MuiIed
s.rtke-Green, Burns. Time OF game-2 hours
Umpires-C. b. Perkins and John Dean.
In the last issue of the Peninsula Meth.
odist, Presiding Elder hurry in writing OF
his official experience in Cecil county says