The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-05-30
Frank Kerr has received fine line OF

Sunday last with his father, William /
Elder, Esq.
l. Manly Drennen insures live stoc
against fire and lightning in first cla
comnanies at low rates. 3, 16tf
Rev. Charles Hill was called TO Hill
boro, Caroline county, this week by III
illness of an only sister.
Sanders Shank of Conowingo has pui
=. chased of j. c. Bell tract OF land on whlc
he intends to build house this year
-Messrs Harry Bennett, Geo Buchana
and Harry VanNote, all of the PHILADELPHIA
Press office, were in Elkton this week.
i JIG. Bell and family of Conowing
started Tuesday for their summer nom
near Hudson, n. Y. They will be aoseh
!. about five months.
Mr.. Clarence G. Strick land of tn
National Bank of Elkton and Mr.. Georg
: r. Ash of the Cecil Democrat, spent Sunda.
. last in New York.
Union NJ. f. Sunday School will hav
a straw berry festival in the grove by tn
church on Thursday, June 4th. If storm!
the next fair evening.
Rev. j, w Hammersley, well know
minister of the Wilmington Conference
who took supernumerary relation at TIT
last session, will reside at Denton.
The ladies of the Trinity Episcopi
Church will hold a strawberry festival al
Odd Fellows Hall on Wednesday ana
Thursday evenings, June Bird and 4th.
A little son of William Grant of Cherry
Hill aged about years was thrown iron
a train and had his leg broken on Satur'
day. DIR. II. H. Mitchell set the broken
limb.
Prof Gooding of the ilmington Con-
ference Academy at Dover, will make an
address at the celebration of Children
Day at the Cherry Hill NJ. E. Church
tomorrow evening.
Col. Enoch Moves, of Port Deposit,
represented Cecil county at the meeting OF
the Legislative committee of the Maryland
| branch of the Farmers Alliance which met
in Baltimore on Wednesday.
The large harp used by Oglesby's Or
chestra was broken badly at Odd Fellows
hall on Thursday The poor fellow who
owned it has our sympathy, for he LETT
| Elkton heart broken as we'll as harp
broken.
The spirit of impro vement is manifest
ed in the village of Pilottown. James
Richey and w. R. Love have added to the
appearance of their places by building new
fences. The new house of Wakeman
Richey is ready for use, as is also that Of
Edward Mccullough.
Mr.. Edward Taylor the well known
| Elkton liveryman negotiated this week the
sale of the Fowler farm near Childs station
| to DIR. Mclaughlin of Wilmington Del for
$4,000. This farm was recently offered at
tains 115 acres OF land.
Remember that the anniversary of the
Chesapeake City NJ. E. Church will be held
tomorrow. Preaching morning and even
ing by the Rev. DR.. John Ian anan of Bal
timore, who is a distinguished Methodist
and fine preacher 1t viii be a gala day
among the Meth odists of that vicinity. The
church will he handsomely decorated with
flowers and the services of unusual interest.
The most beautiful display of lawn
flowers to be seen in this vicinity is group
OF rhododendrons now in bloom on the lawn
of DIR. c. NJ Ellis in this town. There are
seven or eight of these rose trees bearing
magnificent flower varying in color from
pale carmine to lilac. The highest specimen
is about five feet high, and we believe they
are the only shrubs of this order in this
vicinity.
Marie Primrose daughter of Frank j.
Primrose of Boston, who with her mother
has been the guest of Mrs. John L. Brown
of this town, and whose serious illness has
been heretofore noticed in the WING, died
on Sunday evening last Her father being
on business trip in New Mexico was
Immediately telegraphed the painful news
and is expected to reach Ekton in time for
the funera. which takes place today in the
Eikton Cemetery.
"A few days ago MIR. j. w. Brown of
Kinks mill found tame pigeon on Buck
wheat Run, near his house. Not noticing
bnt that it was common one he clipped
one of its wings and then discovered that it
had a ring and number on one of its legs
and on the wing was printed, "If caught
or shot report to c. A. Bartlett, 1858 n. 11tb
St, Philadelphia" 1t was reported to Mr..
Bartlett by Charles Ramsey, who replied
that the bird was a first. class one and was
on It's way home from long journey and
as night overlook it the bird stopped to
rest and so was caught.
w. Wrightson Tunis, Theophilus
Tunis, Edwin L. Tunis and II. Clay Tunis,
composing the lumber firm of E. L Tunis
& Co, made an assignment tor the benefit
of credi ors to A. Roszel Cathcart, trustee,
in Baltimore on Monday. The bond was
SO, 900. The failure is ascribed to the
firms connection with the insolvent Balti,
more and Eastern Shore Railroad. The
notes of the railroad were Endorsed to
larger amount, but the firms liabilities
will not he definitely known until the tru:.
tee has prepared his statement. The fail
ure. it is said, in no way affects the Tunis
Lumber Company.
The Chester Times says: Smyrna,
Del, like Chester. has the benefit of an ad.
in the New York World If Smyrna, like
Chester, pays the bill and then sits down
and weeps over it, Smyrna, like Chester,
will permit the fruits of victory 20 slip
out of her hands" Smyrna will not sit
down and weep over the money she invest
ed. Her Board of Trade is composed of
men of push and energy. Already they
have numerous inquiries from the adver-
tisement, which will no doubt result in
several more factories being added to the
town. Clayton Call Whit is Elkton
going to do, advertise and weep, or do
her weeping without advertising?
For the benefit of those desiring to at.
tend the spring fair at Oxford, Pa, the
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad Company will on June 9Th, 1891
run special train. leaving Oxford at 6 p.
m, for Wawa and intermediate stations
connecting at Wawa with train for Phila
delphis. West Chester and intermediate
stations. Excursion tickets will be sold
on June Sd, 4th and 9th, good to return
until June 9th, from Philadelphia, Chester
and points on the Central division at great
ly reduced rates. Children tickets hal
rates. This years fair gives promise o
great euccess, not only from an agricultural
horticultural and live stock exhibit, bu
from the fact of exceptional races an,
many new and attractive features.
: The committee of investigation, com
: posed of the Rev. S. II. Gayley, the Rev