The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-04-25

visiting Dover, Del.
Miss Mamie Haines is visiting friend
in Princeton New Jersey.
There will be preaching at Baldwin
Chapel Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock Apr
10Th. by Rev T. b. Hunter.
-Wanamaker and Brown appear in
new card this week. Be sure to read il
and save money by buying of them.
MIR. Walter Buckwith of the secon
district shot an eagle last which measure
seven feet from tip to Tip OF its wings.
Mr.. and Mrs. William j. Hennick t
Baltimore, and Mr.. John p. Merritt, c
Philadelphia, spent Sunday last with thei
parents, Mr. and Mrs. James 7. Merritt.
DR.. WIN l. NJ. Murray presiding eide
of the Wilmington District will preach il
the Elkton NJ L. Church tomorrow morn
ing. Love Feast will be held at o'clocI
| an.
Rev. John Squier conducted the d,
fence in the divorce case of the Rev. j. Il
| Campbell on trial before the Presbytery 0
New Castle sitting at Delaware City thi
week.
| Miss Annie Hasson who has been visit
ing her sister Mrs Tobias Rudolph left Elk
ton for Baltimore on Monday where sh,
| attended the wedding OF Miss Ida Crow he
| neice.
| Current rumors have been atl Dat tn,
| -. ba rara r,1,r.,
people were negotiating tor the Elktor
! fair grounds Such reports are entirely
without foundation in fac.
The friends of Mr.. Jefferson b. Foarr
in this county OF which he is native and
who is "a prominent business man of Mid
dletowu, Del, will be glad to know that ht
has returned to his home cured of his ply.
steal trouble
The postponed meeting of the stock
holders and managers of the Elktou Fair,
for Tuesday the 18th inst, has been further
postponed until May 9Th, on account OF
committees not being ready to report before
the latter date.
John G. Hindman as auCti )neer for
VIM. S. Evans ESQ attorney, sold at pub
lie sale on the court house yard, ON Tues
day the farm of Harry Hessey located in
Sassafras neck and containing 30 acres to
Andrew Wood for S397500.
Mr.. VIM. II. Terrell of this town
who for several years past has held posi-
ton IL the Patent office at Washington
has been promoted to $1,000 clerkship Mr..
Terrill has read law and been admitted to
the Bar of that city since his residence there.
w arners new "Racket' store i'll the
Hurn Block on main street will open on
Monday or at the latest on Tuesday. Look
fSr their new Adv. next week. They in
tend to give big values tor little monies.
Therein lies the profit of cash dealing these
days.
The Rev. Charles Hill celebrated a
double wedding at the Parsonage otthe NJ
L. Church in this town on Wednesday.
Mr.. Harry Rodeck of Stanton, Del, was
married to Miss Carrie Guthrie of Marshal
ton, Del, and Mr.. Charles E. Webb Of
Newport took as his bride Miss Tillie Mine
hardt. AS the happy couples passed down
Main street to the depot they were the sub
iect of general matrimonial speculation.
We call the especial attention of far
mers and others in the upper districts OF
the county to the public sale of EorseS by
Mr.. j. j. Heckart at MilIer's stables i'll
Port Deposit on Saturday May 81. These
horses are to arrive by Tuesday the 2SLh
inst from Kansa sand Nebraska, and are all
well broken and desirable roadsters and
workers. They will he sold upon a credit
of three months, and the opportunity To Sc
cure good horse of the purchasers own
choosing is an unusual one.
Mr. VIM. NJ. Fears Jr. the owner and
proprietor of Fears Elk River House at
Townpoint, will open the season with
grand May Party on Friday May LIST. II
the dav proves fine there will doubtless be
large attendance. Supper with oysters
and fish IN every style will be served from
3 to p. M, excellent music for dancing
will be provided, with ice cream, and other
refreshments. The Chesapeake City Brass
Band is expected, and nothing will be left
undone by Mr.. Fears to make the day one
of innocent pleasure to his guests.
The Elktou Dramatic Association have
in preparation LADY Camilla's Husband,
which they will present to an Elkton audi
ence in about six weeks. The following is
the cast.
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Sir Philip Hailstone. II. NJ. MGCullou2h
Sir Thomas Kendall .........-.: II. r. HlhchlHe
Major Lumby Ward Cruikshank
Captain Thrimpton....... RlIhaT T heeSe
a aSnFee " Jdnsal Artists Ssison
Maybush. Alien ) oLitlsV
ChoTier ~; M
Lady Camilla HailstOne. ........M Miss L0tte ASH
Lady Roseville.. MISS flora ASH
Miss Pacida POyntZ... .....A Miss liiiie benHel.
SheDerry ...........'.'...... NILES hLt''e ~
burglars have during the few days
past been plying an active trade in our
neighboriug town of North East. On Satur-
day night they effected an entrance into
Mr.. George Moores tailoring establishment
by mounting shed IN the rear taking out
pain of glass and unscrewing a gimlet
which neld the lower sash down. Mr.
Moore's loss is suit of clothes worth Sl5.-
90. On the same light Horltio Alexander 5
News Depot was entered, things were gen
orally turned upside down but little OF
value stolen. a few nights before Samuel d.
Feeders clothing store was burglarlZed au
entrance being effected by cutting a hole III
a rear shutter and then opening 1t from the
outside Mr.. Reeder's loss embraces suit
of clothing worth S1700, pants, shoes and
handkerchiefs, aggregating in all value OF
about $50. Suspicion points to several
individuals in that community.
The outlook for large peach crop IS
very encouraging both on the Maryland
and Delaware sides of the Peninsula. The
peach buds have lived through the uncer-
tain weather of March and are now so
hardy that the growers are sure of \ big
crop. Samuel Armstrong. one of the most
extensive growers in Kent county Delaware
says that the prospect were never better.
His trees cannot support the peaches II all
the blossoms mature. He says there are
now five time as many blossoms on the
trees as there are peaches in good crop. The
Pennsylvania Railroad freight authorities
are reported to be preparing for big crop,
not of peaches only, but of berries also. Ii
is understood that 1000 cars will be prepar,
ed in Wilmington and 600 at Altoona, Pa,
Strawberries will be ready late next month.
Dewberries and raspberries will follow
them. The peaches will be ready about the
same time. The season will then be at Its
busiest. Blackberres will serve TO keel
up shipments of fruits until Septeln Der.