The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-06-04

| --lEe pubic schools of this county CLOSED
on Tuesday for the summer vacation.
"A post office has been established al
Blue Ball, the postmaster being John b
Roberts.
-MessrS. Walter S. Boyd aud William
Alrich have built u large boat house on
Johnson's wharf.
Mrs. +. b. Dunott, has returned to Elk
ton and will spend the summer with the
Misses Walmsley.
Service in the Andora School house
omitted on Sunday last, will be held to
morrow (SuuGay) at 3 p. IN.
An addition is being built to the office
of the Scott Fertilizer Company, and which
Improvement makes neat and commodi-
GUS Office.
Repairs are being made to the dwelling
and store house occupied by William r.
Gilpin in Little Elk, by Jacob Rambo,
contractor.
Matthew Hayden, of Wilmington, has
purchased from Chalkley Phillips, pfoprie
tor of the FELTON, House, the roam mare,
| MISS fhllIlpS.
The members of the NJ. e. Sunday
School are now rehearsing for Children S
Day, which will be celebrated tomorrow
week, June 18th.
| Mr.. James P. Merritt began work this
week erecting frame dwelling house tor
Henry NJ. Mccullough, Esq on Church
| street near High.
To morrow being Whitsunday, special
services will be held in the churc of the
Good Shepherd, Chesapeake City, both
morning and evening. All are invited.
Marks Lieberman, through, his attor
ney r. c. Thackery, Esq, has docketed
| libel suit against Herman Ball and Sarah
| NJ. Ball his wife, laying damages at
$4,000
"A young child of Mr., and Mrs. Cecil G.
Biddle, who reside near Chesapeake City,
died on Saturday morning after an illness
| of diptheria. The funeral was held that
afternoon.
Captain William G. Purnell, of this
I this town, secretary of the Maryland senate
received handsome gold watch from the
senators short time ago. as a testimonial
of his proficient services.
The head of the furnace in the drying
room at.the pulp works was blown loose on
Wednesday night, which necessitated the
| stoppage of that section of the mill for
repairs, which were made on Thursday.
Miss Bessie Manly, is one of the gradu-
ates this years in the short hand depart
ment of the Goldey Commercial College,
Wilmington. The commencement will be
held in the Opera House on the evening of
June 9th.
-Messrs. Richard CrocEer and Edward
Murphy, two prominent New York poll
ticians, were in Elkton on Saturday last,
the guest of William NJ. Singerly, Esq.
They viewed the thoroughbreds at the
Elkton stock farm.
On Saturday night as MIR. Cad. Garrett
was driving through Cherry Hill on his
way to Providence Mills his buggy collided
with dearborn being driven in the oppo-
site direction. One of the wheels of the
buggy was shattered, and the front axle of
the dearborn broken.
The Cecil County Christian Endeavor
Union will meetsin convention on Friday,
June 10th, at Chesapeake City. Two
sessions, afternoon and evening. Societies
having membership in this Union will
please send large representation. All are
cordially invited to attend.
Festival at Hopewell NJ E. Church,
afternoon and evening of Wednesday, June
9th. If that evening should be stormy
will continue it the next evening. Ice
Cream, Strawberries, bananas and contec
tionary. The proceeds of festival will be
used TO roof the church. Come and help
us.
Mr.. Frank j. Denny, foreman of the
Cecil Democrat office, was painfully injured
on Monay afternoon. He was assisting a
workman, engaged in repairing the tiue of
the steam boiler, which was propped to one
side, when suddenly it fell, crushing his
right foot. Mr.. Denny was confined to
his home several days.
Ten shares of the capital stock of the
Eureka Fertilizer Company, situated at
Perryville, W. re sold at public sale at the
Court door ON Tuesday by W. I. War
button, Esq, attorney for the executor of
Mary Cooley. Clerk of the Circuit Court,
James I. Graham, bought them for 500
per share, the par value.
The NerS of Thursday contained q
story entitled 'The Old Stone House.
m, he ~,
town. 1t is a thrilling narrative portray
ing legendary tale of the supernatural hap.
penipgs which occurred in 1890, at a mansion
then situated at Cedar Point on the Elk
River the ruins of which still stand.
Rev. L. Z. Barrett of Wilmington, will
deliver lecture in Odd Fellows Hall on
Wednesday evening. June 8th, al 8 o'clock.
Subject, Jim, his Ambitions and his
Difficulties" An attractive musical pro-
gram will be given during the evening,
Admission free. \ collection will be taken
to defray expenses. All are invited to
attend.
The Ladies of Ebenezer NJ. E. Church
and Sunday School will hold festival on
the Church lawn on Thursday afternoon
and evening June 10Th. Ice Cream and
Straw berries together with all the delicacies
of the season in abundance. Proceeds for
the Church and Sunday School, if stormy
festival will be next fair evening. By
order of committee.
C Il Maxwell is soliciting subscribers
for the Elkton Electric Light and Power
| Company TO determine the size of the plant
necessary to supply the town. The cora-
pany will probably organize next week,
at which meeting it likely that The sys
TEN to be put in will be determined upon.
The rates for Lighting have not been com
| pleted, and which depends upon the mum
Der of subscribers. 1t is stated that the
| cost will be below that Of gas.
AT the semi-anuual Examination of
Zion public school, which took place last
week, the following pupils answered the
highest average of the questions correctly.
Seventh grade; Maggie Van Pelt and
Blanche LiyfieId. Sixth grade; Florence
| Shepherd. Fifth grade; Warren Oldham,
Harry Layfield, and Tony Crothers. Fourth
grade; George Fox, Ada Robinson, and
Walter Clifford. Third grade Rachel Ward.
Second grade; Rachel Rittenhouse aud
Mabel Astle. Florence Shepherd excelled
in drawing and Blanche Layfield, Maggie
Van Pelt, Mabel Astle and Rlchel Ritten-
house in good department, during this term
of school. Salle Il. Miller, teacher.
The citizens of Elkton are promised an
unusually pleasing concert at Cd" Fellows
hall on Friday evening next, June 10th