The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-05-16

i, visiting her mother, Mrs. j. t. Nj
CulIcugh.
William Harvey Reeder, near Zion
has eight fine pigs for sale. If you wal
fine bred stock, they fill the bill.
"A valuable mare owned by Mr. job
NJ. Thackery had leg broken Gu Monda
by kick from another horse.
Mrs. Margaretta Herbert Weatherly, q
Baltimore, spent the day with her father
Mr.. George Harbert on Monday.
A COW owned by Mr.. John Meredith oil
the Dr. Gilpin farm near this town wa
killed by freight train on Sunday mornin
last.
Mrs. A. NJ. Stephenson and Miss 7.
Stephenson, of Port Deposit, were guests o
Rev Il. X. Stephenson, OF Smyrna, Del.
last week.
MIR. j. Thos. Hitchcock will offer a
public sale today at , o'clock, p. m. at hi
stable near North East, several promising
young horses.
The Elkton Tennis Club has issued ;
challenge to the Glover Leaf Tennis Club o
Middetown, Del, and expect to play The
first game about June 9th.
AS will be seen in our advertising
columns, Mr.. John r. Bond will offer al
public sale on his farm near Port Deposit
on Wednesday, June Sd, % superior cows
and heifers.
| The ladies of Crouch Chapel will hold a
straw berry festival in MitcheIl's woods near
the chapel on Thursday, the Dist instant,
afternoon and evening If stormy then the
next fair day.
| Mr. Ward Cruikshank, who for three
years past has been an esteemed employe OF
the Cecil Democrat, has accepted a position
Oh tie Philadelphia Press. Mr.. Cruikshank
left Elkton on Wednesday.
The Grand Army Post of this town will
attend service at the Presbyterian Church
on Sunday, the oath inst, when "A sermon
appropriate to Decoration day will be
pre-. ched by DR.. S. NJ. Osmond.
Rev. James L. Campbell, who was
recently deposed from the New Castle
Presbytery for obtaining divorce from his
first wife by alleged improper means, is
seriously i'll from nervous prostrat.on.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles S. Horn, of
Wilmington, Del, with their two sons have
been visiting the family of Mr.. George A.
Brown on North street. Mr.. Horn is editor
of the Peninsula Home journal published at
Wilmington.
A small child of Lewis E. Beaver of
ZION was badly scalded on Thursday last.
The mother was making preparations to do
some washing and had filler a tub with
hot water. The little one in some way fell
into the tub and was badly injured.
The Board of Trade of Smyrna, Del,
will have a column advertisement in the
New York World of tomorrow Sunday
setting forth the advantages of that town.
1t will cost them $500, and we have no
doubt but what they will find it money well
invested.
Tie 4th of June next promises to be
the most interesting day at the Naval
Academy, Annapolis, since its history.
The q. s. war ships will be there and
flag drill will be given by them, which will
be grand affair. The ca 2ets will drill and
be reviewed by the President and Secre-
tary of the Navy.
Mr.. John NJ. Ttackery of this vicinity
was one of the bidders for furnishing stone
by the ton for the Levy Court OF New Castle
county, Delaware, TO be broken by prisoners
in the j all of that county. The court on
Wednesday awarded the yearly contract to
the Wilmington and Northern railroad
company at So cents per ton of 1000 pounds.
The ladies of Zion Presbyterian Church
will hold an ice cream and strawberry
festival on Wednesday afternoon and even
ing, May Goth. Supper, 25 cents. Served
from to 9. Strawberries and ice cream in
abundance. Come and get the first of the
season. Public are cordially invited. If
stormy on Wednesday evening will be the
following evening.
Mr.. Milton S. Shippers, formerly of this
county hut for number of years a resident
recently a candidate for city treasurer, is
out in card in which he thanks the 1450
Republicans for voting for him on Saturday
last, and urges them 20 support the whole
Republican ticket on June 9TH, as he
pledges himself to do.
MIR. Walter S. johnson, son of the late
Edward johnson, was in Elkton this week
in the interest of the Provident Mutual
Accident Company of Philadelphia of
which he is agent. Mr. johnson ioca ted in
New Castle, Del, some eight years ago
where he has been in the employ of the
Morris Tasker Company until recently.
He took number of assurances in Elkton.
During an interview with a prominen t
peach grower residing near Warwick, we
were informed thai the peach trees IN that
neigh borhood and around Middletown were
not injured to any extent by the recent cold
snap, and the trees were full of peaches
that they could not stand up under their
weight unless some dropped off. On twig
about sixteen inches long he counted fifty
four peaches, aud not a dead one among
them.
Mr. j. Granville Richards has sufficient
ly recovered to visit his friends in Oxford
Pa. Among the visitors here on Thursday last
says the Pros was J. Granville Richards,
one of the V ctims of the Cecil county J-age
dy, who escaped with his life. Mr.. Rich.
ards has so far recovered as TO be able TO &c
about on crEtChes. In company with his
little son he called on his brother.in-la
r.. Llngdon, and other friends here. Mr..
Richards intending to remove from the
county, had sale of his personal property
on Thursday.
An inquest was held on Friday morn
ing the Sth inst, over the remains of Fred
erick W. Childs, son of G. NJ Childs, the
| unfortunate lad who was killed by being
run over by a freight train at Rising Sur
the afternoon previous. Squire Isaac K
| Taylor Summoned Samuel Hambleton. II
| c. Cummings, w. I. Mcclure, j. A. Kirk
! p. Hartenstine, j. |. " oodruff, A. l.
Duyckinck, II. j. Sheppard, G.. G. Sill
John Barnes, William Pogue and j. S
| Pogue as jurors, who after considering thu
facts in the case rendered a verdict exoner
atlug the railroad company from blame
The funeral took place on Monday after
noon, the services being held in West Not
tingham Presbyterian Church, Revs. DR.
Glyiey and L. Jewell conducting the ser
vices. Frederick was member of Yves
Nottingham and Rising Sun Sabbat
schools, and three boys of each school wer,
pail bearers. The classes presented hand
some floral designs. The choir sang "Stan
up for Jesus piece the little boy W.,