The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-10-17
ELKToN, OCTOBER II, 1891.
sGLOgAL DEPARTMENT. "


dist Ecumenical Council on Wednesday,
Rev. Wm. Schouler will hold service
in the Andora school house tomorrow
Sunday at p. IN.
After spending the summer at Newport,
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Whitney have returned
to Elkton, and are now occupying their
COSY residence on East Main street.
Mr.. Wilmer Witworth has sold his
fruit and confectionery stand on the Court
House yard to Mr.. George Booth, who will
take possession after this week. Mr.. Wit
worth is thinking of removing to Pittsburg
Pa.
DIR. Thomas Duncan las returned from
trip to England to visit his son Richard
C. Duncan now confined in a Government
Insane Asylum in Midilesex near London.
Mrs. Duncan expects to return about
Decem Der LIST. DR.. Duncan officiated on
Sunday last at St. st ephens.
Robert Marshbank & Son the well
known furniture dealers in the hollow,
have taken the local agency for the popular
sewing machine, the Davis vertical feed.
Call on them and see it, you can buy of
them a machine $50 less than the regular
price. They also keep needles and all
repairs for them.
Miss Miriam Dewitt. and Mrs. G. L.
Brokaw representing the Rock Presby-
terrain Church of this county, and Miss Sue
Mackey who represent Moore's NJ. P.
Chapel, left Childs station on Wednesday
to attend the State convention of the Mary
land w. c T. u, which held its annual
session this week at Westminster, Md.
George W. Cruikshank, Esq, was
prevented by sickness this week in keeping
an engagement to address Democratic
meetings with the State candidates at Sails
bury, Snow Hill, Princess Ann, Centre
vile and E,ston. Mr.. Cru'ksh .uk WIS
not able for the same Cause to make his
promised address at the tIIrnInent on
Tuesday.
Rev Thos. B. Gardner, B. d. of the
Troy conference N. Y. will preach in Harris
NJ. E Church, Elk Neck, next Sunday,
Oct, 10, at 1880 a. IN. and at Wesley
Chapel in the afternoon at $50 p. III. We
cordially invite all persons wishing to hear
a good sermon to attend. The pastor, Rev.
Edwin Gardner will preach at Harris
Church in the evening at 80.
A colored boy named George Bowser
about nine years of age attempted to cross
the rail road bridge of the p. w. & b. over
the Big Elk creek about mile East of this
town on Tuesday afternoon, but a danger
ously short distance ahead of the North
bound Washington and New York Express.
He was struck by the locomotive and
nocked some distance. When found he
was insensible but soon recovered, having
escaped with his lite and a scalp wound or
two.
The county committee of the third party
Prohibitionists had a Conference in Eikton
Wednesday. Four districts we understand
were represented. The purpose Of the con-
ferauce was to arrange for campaign of
the county. They determined upon the
following meetings viz. At Warwick on
the 2ist, Cecilton on the 22l North East on
the 23rd Rock Academy on the 2ith, and
Rising Sun Lr the Goth inst. Levin S.
address all the meetings. and be assisted
by Rev. j. A B Wilson, Rev. T. A. H o.
Brien and Others.
The Rev. DIR. W. L S. Murray, presid-
ing elder of Wilmington district of Will
mington Conference, has accepted condi-
tionally an invitation to become pastor of
Dover NJ. E. Church next conference year.
The condition on which the invitation has
been accepted is that if it be the pleasure of
the bishop who will! preside at the next
session of conference. Notwithstanding
this acceptance, it is said DR.. Murray will
continue as presiding elder for the full
term and become pastor of ST.. Pauls
Church, this city, in 1898. 1t is predicted
that should DR.. Murray go to Dover he
will be succeeded as presiding elder by the
Rev. j. d. Hanna, Asbury Church wants
Presiding Elder Smith or the Rev. j P.
Otis, of Bridgeville, for its pastor next con-
ference year. 1t is delighted with Mr..
Hanna, but opposed to pastoral term of
more than three years. Mr.. Hanna Will
probably be asked to become its pastor
again at some future time.-EUery EueniRg.
On Thursday afternoon Mrs. E YOnk er
the wife of William Yonkers a we'll known
farmer residing near the "Union" Church,
about six miles north of this town, com
mitted suicide by hanging herself with
rope in the cellar of their dwelling house.
Her husband was absent from home a
the time having gone to Elkton on business
On his return not finding Mrs. Yonkers in
the house his apprehensions of trouble were
not excited, but having occasion before
evening to 60 down into the cellar will
some milk, he discovered her hanging 20 a
joist as stated. Examination showed heI
body to be cold, and the superstition is she
had committed the act shortly after her
husband had left home. Mrs. Yonker:
leaves one child. No cause can be assigned
for the act so far as can be ascertainet
although it has been reported in Elktor
since Mrs. Yonkers death, that her mother
had also taken her own lie. Corone
Litzenburg was notified and visited Mr.
Yonkers on Wednesday, but after ascel
tanning the facts deemed an inquest unnec
cessary.
The new Me thodist Episcopal Churc
at Sylmar in this county was dedicated OF
Sunday last The first service of the dal
was an old fashioned Methodist Love
Feast at $50 a. m. At 10 80 a. m. Rev. D
VIM. l.. S. Murray preached an eloquen
and forcible sermon to an audience which
completely filed the building After tn
sermon Mr.. A. 4. Brown, secretary o
the official board read a statement OF tn
financial condition of the Church by whicl
II appeared that there was balance of $50
still due on the church, and towards whic
subscriptions amounting to $1,000 wer
then taken. In the afternoon the Rev
Isaac Jewell recently pastor of the Rising
Sun NJ. f. Church preached an excellen
sermon, after which another appeal wa
made to the congregation for the liquids
ton of the Indebtedness of the church ant
the further sum of SlS3 was raised. A
7.30 p. m. the Rev. j. X. Milligan paste
of the Presbyterian Church at Zion
preached to large audience after which
third appeal was made to the friends o
methodism, the gratifying announcement
was then made, that the necessary amour
had been subscribed excepting SINAI
balance which was assumed by the officIa
board, and the formal service of dedic atio
was then proceeded with, by the Rev. MI
Jewell and Rev. Mr.. Bryan who by tn
ritual Of the church dedicated the buildin
to the service of Almighty God The sci
vices of the entire day were of profit t
those in a tendance, who by their mum be
and attention indicated the interest take
in them.