The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-06-06

Mrs Robert G Lewis and daughter are
visiting relatives in Philadelphia.
An ice cream festival is ill progress al
the Salvation Army barracks All are
invited tonight.
MIR j. NJ. Thackery received six bIoodeti
mares from Baltimore this week, to be bred
to Roscoe Morrell.
The fourth of July will he the next
holiday 1t will occur on Saturday and
thus give two holidays in succession.
MIR George Derrickson of the First dis
trict, lost a valuable two year old standard
brei colt from lock jaw on Wednesday.
Tue rush for sca8on3hle and stylish
ready made clothing at the lowest Irices
still continues AZ Frank Kerr's on Main
street.
We acknowledge an invitation from
President Reed. of Dickinson College to
the exercises of commencement week at
Carlisle commencing Oh the 12th and end
ing on the 18th inst.
-Pierson Grove Sunday School will
hold Il strawberry festival i'll the grove at
schoo! house on Saturday June 18th. 1t will
| open at 1870 o'clock. Ii Slturd ~ should be
stormy will hold it on Monday afternoon
and evening.
| A city exchange says: "As the excited
farmers have stopped looping off fruit
laden branches from their peach trees and
sending them to newspaper offices for pub
| her
hoping that this years peach crop will he
large and profitable.
| L. Marshall H4ines, Esq received
painful but not serious wound, by having
his foot tramped upon, by his horse on re
turning from Rising San on Monday even
ing where he had sale on that day. He is
at his office attending To business, but has
the wounded member to handle carefully.
Capt. Beveridge and wife, who have
been in command OF the L lkton 5 rv ttion
| Army forces, will have 4 farewell service
al tie barrack on Sand ~ night. They take
| charge OF the North + 49, barracks. Capt.
| Kester, and Lieut. Canning have been as
signed to Elkton, and are expected here
next week.
A special from Mays Lluding, \. j.,
states that the farms in that vicinity are
| overrun with quail. The birds have com
| mitted great depredations to growing crops,
| and the farmers, as a matter of protection,
have been tr PIPING and poisoning them. So
tame are these coy creatures that they feed
with the poultry, and go into gardens in
quest of food. The cause of the sudden and
great influx of these game birds is not ex-
planned.
-Chidren's Day was observed last Sun
day at the Bethel \. VI. L. Church in this
town, of which the Rev T. w. Thurston is
pastor. The celebration MAS unusually good
and the best ever hai at that church. Mr..
Fl lnders. the teacher of the North East
school and who is n graduate Of Lincoln
University, made an excellent address on
the "NPgro's Future" the pastor, Mr..
Thnrston, speaking on the "Negro's Past.
George Gordon led tue music, the singing
by the children being pronounced the best
ever heard at Bethel church.
Mrs Susan a. Caldwell whose maiden
name was johnson. Died at the residence
of her daughter Mrs Edward Boyer, Elk
ton at L. minutes OF ) o'cl' ok Thursday
morning June All in the 72nd year Of her
age. She was bonn in Baltimore COdnty
and has lived in Elkton 80 years she leaves
a husbar d Mr. II. c. Caldwell and chill
,Iren Mrs. A L Wilson Mr.. Geo. A. Cald
well and Mrs K f. Murray all who live in
Philadelphia, and Mrs. Edward Boyer OF
EIkton with whom her father Mr.. II. &.
Caldwell is living. The funeral services
will be held at Bashel \. NJ L. Church at
> o'clock Sunday afternoon conducted by
Pastor In charge sermon to be preached by
Rev. p. II. Green of Havre de Grace.
The ladies of Trinity Episcopal Church
in this town gave pleasant and successful
straw berry festival at Odd Fellows Hall on
Wednesday and Thursday evenings. The
rain of the Latter evening iutorfered some
what with the attendance. The hall pre-
scented "A very attractive appearance, the
tables being presided over by the following
ladies: Mrs DIR. G. NJ. Ellis, Mrs. VIM. G.
Holliugsworth, Miss SchOuler, Mrs Geo.
Mc(lullken, MIS-. buiIeI ven, tHe hlaSeS.
Ash, Misses B'rtie aud Edith Dunbar.
AT the cake and confectionery table We're
Mrs John S. Writ, Miss Florence lutte.
The Misses. Wetherell, Mrs. Holly Mackall
and Lille lutte, Miss Fannie Marshbauk
acted AS cashier, Miss Little Bennett dis
pensed the lemonade, and Mrs. b. NJ.
Wells, with Miss L-nnie Ash presided over
the flower department.
Notwithstanding the postal facilities
for transmitting money by postal order
registered letter and otherwise, many
people still enclose coin in letters very fire.
quently to their loss. Scattered on the
floor of a postal Car on the New York and
Pittsburg Railroad, in which were tons OF
mail matter, the clerks found, a week or
two ago, $40 in gold pieces of various den
ominations. Portions Of the wrapper
were found, but not enough To indentlfy
the address or serve clue to the sender
The one who mailed the package doubtless
thought he could save the cost of register
ing or else he did not know now to put up
package There is no way of indentify-
ing lost coin, and the person III this IN
stance who shipped his gold in himsy
wrapper will probably never be able to
prove his claim to the money. Post office
authorities say that it is Il common practice
for people to mail small amounts in
common envelopes and light wrappers