The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-12-19

M, and at Jones in the evening at $50.
Mr.. VIM. B. Heatzig has contracted
with Mr.. James p. Merritt, for the erection
of double frame dwelling house on the
side of that recently burned on Howard
street.
-Honors were easy with the Seventh
district at this term of the Circuit Court. 1t
furnished the Judge, the clerk, the deputy
clerk and eleven of the jurymen, five on the
grand Jury and six on the petit jury.
George A. Blake. Esq committee of
the pei soual and real estate of Moses Ryan
of Cecilton, sold on Saturday last his per-
sonal and real es' ate at that place. The
house and lot was purchased by James w.
| Turner.
John NJ. Terrell, auctioneer, sold on
Wednesday afternoon at the door of Odd
Fellows Hall quantity of canes, dishes,
| ETC., which had been seized at the last fair
| by the society for the non payment of
privileges.
Miss Airline Constable entertained a
number of her friends at five o'clock tea on
| Saturday in honor of her guest Miss Elsie
Black of New Castle. Miss Black was
similarly entertained by Miss Elsie Tull ON
Tuesday afternoon.
-Calmar Z. Clayton, the oldest son of
Wesley Clayton well known citizen of Bo.
hernia Manor, who is engaged on the Eureka
! Springs Railroad in Arkansas, is i'll with
pneumonia. Mrs. Clayton started for Ar.
| kansas on Thursday.
| The usual midnight service will be
held in Trinity Church Elkton, on Thurs
day night of next week, Christmas Eve, at
| y p. m. Service on Christmas Day, at
| 1880 a. IN. The time of the Sunday School
christmas festival to be announced later.
The primary department of the Rising
San NJ. E. Sunday School will give an
entertainment Christmas Eve, Decer Der
oath, in the church. consisting Of a c. utata.
! entitled kris Krinkle Chime" A
pleasant t;:ae is expo .A<dmission, 10
and Is cents. - 80
Miss Mary Elizabeth Torhert. daughter
of Mr.. j. P. Torbert of Washington, was
recently married to Mr.. William David
Porter, grandson of the late Com IN odore
Porter. The ceremony was performed in
st. Marks Church, Capitol Hill, the Rev.
A. Floridus Hill officiating. A reception
! followed at the res idence Of her father.
The Rev. L. G. Fosnocht, of the NJ. E.
Church, Chesapeake City, will hold the
usual services 10 morrow, Sunday. At
six O'Clock service will be held Christmas
morning. and the offering" service at
10 80. Children's Christmas Entertainment
at p. m. A Jubilee will be celebrated on
the 27th. Rev. j. d. C. Hanna will
preach morning and evening.
The Salvation Aamy Barracks were
| crowded on Sunday night last, it being the
farewell meeting of Capt. Hester, ard
Lieut.. Baughman, who have been in charge
for the last six months, in which time
drought their Jealous Efforts there have
been great many new members added to
the corps. Captain Carbin and Wander
water of Baltimore, No. 3 will b. stationed
here and will lead the meetings on Sunday
next.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year, at the annual meeting of
! the U. S. Grant Post No. 10, &. A. r on
Saturday last. Commander, Dlniel III.
/ McCauley; Senior Vice Commander
Thomas NJ. Tyson; Junior Vice Commau-
der, John White; Adjutant, Thomas S
! Miller; Quarter Master, l.. NJ. Haines;
| Quarter Master Sergeant, Luke Goodyear;
i Sergeant Major, James Buckwith; Officer
of the Day, John Burk; Officer of Guard,
| Samuel Suutherland; Chaplain, Robert
! Watson Delegate to the State Encamp-
ment, George Il. Spence.
We are always pleased to note the
success of Elkton boys. Palmer c. Ricketts,
the namesake and second son of the late
Palmer G. Ricketts, founder of the CECIL
| WING has been appointed chief engineer
on the staff of Governor Flower of New
York In noticing the appointment the
| New York World of Sunday gives the fol
! lowing sketch OF MIR. Lou" Ricketts, as he
was Familiarity known in Elkton. Palmer
c. Ricketts, was born at Elkton, Md, Jan.
II, 1856. After receiving primary educa-
ton at Princeton, \. j., he entered Rensse-
laer Polvtechnie Institute at Troy in 1871,
and graduated there in 1875, with the
degree of civil engineer. He las Assistant
| Professor Of Mathematics in that institu
ton from 1875 to 1891 aud was then made
William Howard Hart Professor of Ration,
al and Technical Mechanics, which chair
he now holds, During his connection
with this institution he has engaged in
general consulting engineering work. He
has been consulting bridge engineer of the
Troy and Boston K abroad Company and of
the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg
Railroad Company, and has had charge of
the designing and construction of many
bridges in this and other States. He is
now also Vice President of the Trojan Ca!
Coupler company and Engineer of the
Public Improvement Comns sion of Troy
in the latter pacity having charge of tn,
design of complete system of sewerage fol-
that city. Prof. Ricketts, is a Fellow of tn.
American Association for the Advancement
of Science and member of the American
Society of Civil Engineers.
| -1ne lev. I'r. ITeSlulDS Eide
of the Wilmington District in reviewiu,
his recent pastoral visit in this vicinity
says through the columns of the Peninsula
Methodist that in calling on Rev. Charlie
Hin, last Saturday we were glad to fnt
, that he was greatly improved in health
r Brother Jaggard and l were received b.
| lin in his parlor, and he told us he be
, lieved he would soon bs at work again
Brother Hill looks better than he did jus
a; before his late illness. We rejoice will
9 him, aud his family, W it'll the church an,
| his many friends in the prospect of hi
speedy and complete recovery. At Bethe
8 Wilmer Jaggard, pastor, I found a goo
. attendance at quarterly conference, an
; the work on the charge going forward wit
: earnest and zeal. The parsonage has bee
; greatly improved by the PASTORS wife an
. the Mite Society. Revival services are i
progress at Bethel, where the largest cor
. gregation listened to the word that it ha
: ever been my privilege to preach to IN thi
historic church There was an earne,
spirit in the meeting and five arose fc
T prayers. The work in Chesapeake Git!
!, has at present two prominent feature.
= dwels upon by the pastor, |. e. FOsnoch
. and talked about by the mem bers. I'll
r. first is the Christmas offering they are
make tt reduce the church debt, their all
r beiuR5tfaFs one hund-ed shares at fV
3 . success. """"uine
II been sr
" 4 feature,
II (. church \