The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-06-04
ELKTON, JUNE 4, 1899.
SCL0gAL DEPARTMENT.. y

-Children's Day service will be observed
Sunday evening, june 18th, at Union NJ. E
Sunday School.
MIR. j. H. II. lamar is now clerking for
Mr.. C. R. Foard at his grain warehouse at
the Elkton station.
Mr.. Edward Taylor Elktons' enter
prising livery man did lively business in
horses this week. He sold three one day,
and purchased three others un another
day.
The Union NJ. E. Sabbath School will
hold a strawberry festival in the grove
adjoining the church on Wednesday even
ing, June Sth. If stormy the next fair
evening.
Preaching IN Trinity NJ. E. Church,
Chesapeake City, to morrow, Sunday. at
10 40 a IL; subject, " christians and crosses"
No service at night. At the Manor, p m;
subject, 1.-THE Conqueror onfessed'
The regular evening services in the NJ.
E. Church were not held on Sunday, the
congregation attending the Children's Day
anniversary at the PRESBYTERIAN Church
The Rev. I. L. Wood participated in the
exercises there.
A daisy Sociable" will be held at the
residence of Mrs w. H. May on Wednesday
next, june Sth, under the auspices of the
Young Peoples Guild of Trinity Church,
for the aid CT the socety's treasury. All are
cordially welcome.
DR. Henry II, Mitchell returned home
from John Hopkins hospital, Baltimore,
on Tuesday afternoon. The Doctors return
and favorable condition are highly crafty
ing to many friends. He was somewhat
fatigued by the journey, but from which he
has recovered.
The ladies of Trinity NJ. E. Church
Chesapeake City, will hold a strawberry
and ice cream festival in the old printing
office on George street, next Thursday,
Friday and Saturday evenings, June 9th,
10th and 11th. All are invited. Proceeds
for benefit of the church.
An eastbound freight train on the
Pennsylvania Il abroad was wrecked near
Conestoga bridge, Lancaster county, on
Monday night, by a broken axle. Ten
loaded cars were wrecked aud the tracks
were blocked for the rest of the night, caus-
ing through trains to be sent round by
way of Perryyille. No person was in
jured.
AT recent fancy ball in Washington
an ingenious you3g woman Went as the
Meteorological Bureau On her head she
wore a silver helmet, crested with 4 weather
vane. Her waist drapery was confined with
a close-fittirg blue bodice, Grnamcu,ed with
white stars and bordered by rows IF real sill
yer dollars. This bodice was laced in from
over a thermometer. in which the lady kept
the mercury moving up and down in an ex
cited manner. To further carry out the
yagaries of our climate she wore from hel
shoulders a heavy bear skin cape from Mon
tana, while her frilled skirts were of the
lightest China silk.
"A handsome black horse belop ging t.
James Johns OF Sassafras, Md, while being
driven through Middletown to the boat
hitched to 4 road cart, On Monday morning
by the owner, who intended shipping thu
animal to Philadelphia, became frightened
and wheeled, throwing the driver out and
dashed up Main street. The runaway
collided with Ex-Governor Cochran's CARR
age, and into the hotel porch, MASKING thu
road cart to pieces and throwing the hors
violently to the ground. Fortunately no on
was seriously injured, but several gentle
men had narrow escapes from being ru
down by the maddened animal.
Archibald Stirling died about o'clock OIL
Monday afternoon of paralysis at his home
No. 2019 North Charles street Baltimore
He was stricken at the breakfast table ant
did rot again recover consciousness. MI
Stirling was 60 years old and had been i
feeble health several months. He was th
son of the late Archibald Stirling, presiden
of the Baltimore Savings Banks, and wa
married in 1855 to Anne Steele Lloyd
daughter of Daniel Lloyd, of Talbot county
Mrs. Stirling died several years ago. Nj
Stirling was educated at private schools i
Baltimore and at Princeton College, wheI
he was graduated in 1851. He studied la
with the late John H. B. Latrobe, an
was admitted 10 practice in 1850. He wa
city counsellor from 1853 to 1868, State
attorney for the city from 1868 to 1864, W;
appointed United States district attorne
for Maryland by President Grant in 1856
and continued in the office until Clevelsn
was made President, when he returned {
general law practice. Originally a Viii
Mr. Stirling acted with the America
party and Union party during the war an
was leader of the republican party in IL
State thereafter He was a member Of IL
House of Delegates in 1858, when
was chairman of the WAYS and means con
mittee. He was connected with Presb,
terrain Church. Mr.. Stirling leaves u
four sons, James Edward, mis- law partne
Archibald, Jr., Upshur and Charles, an
three daughters