The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-10-22
ELKToN. OCTOBER 90, 1892.
sGL0gAt DEPARTMENT. y

r. G. Thackery, Esq, is making
campaign tour through New York State, il
the interest of the Republican party.
Miss Maggie Harris, a well know
resident of Mechanics Valley, died at he
home on Sunday of consumption aged A
years.
-Delphos Price has rented the FeltoI
House now conducted by ChalkIey Phillip
and which he will take possession of OF
March 25th.
Rev B. W. Oliver will hold service il
the Church of the Good Shepherd, Chesa
peake City, to morrow Sunday morning
and evening.
Thomas Drennen has purchased tn,
property of DIR. James HI. Frazer on tn,
corner of Main street ard Delaware Avenu,
for $4,000. 1t will be occupied by John NJ
Tucker.
The contract for the construction of the
Tome Institute Building No. l, cut o
which was recently published in TIL
WING, has been awarded to Philadelphia
Builder at $3.50
The young ladies of the NJ. E. Church,
Chesapeake City, will hold a "Kweer'
festival in the town hall on the evenings OF
the 2Sth and Goth insts. Everything will
be kweer, and they hope to have "kweer'
time. Proceeds for benefit of church.
We are In receipt of the Kent NeUS
Daily bright little sheet issued by the
Kent NelCs at Chestertown and which con-
tains special daily report of the Hill
Murder Trial. Its issue is an Indication of
commendable enterprise upon the part OF
our Kent cotemporaries the Messrs. Usilton.
The Presbyterian of Chesapeake City
are preparing for a Missionary Tea, at the
manse, to be held October 2Sth, from 6 to
10 O'Clock, p. IN. Admission cents. Each
visitor will be served with tea and cake for
the sum of 20 cents, and will have the
privilege of keeping the Japanese cup,
saucer and napkin.
-Autumnal services will be held in
Chesapeake City NJ. L. Church next Sunday
morning and evening. The church will be
appropriately decorated with fruits, flowers
and leaves of the season, and there will be
select and appropriate music. Morning
subject, Crowned Siints;" evening, 1.-THE
Voices of Autumn" Preaching on the
Manor at p. m.
AT meeting of the congreg alton of
Boundary Avenue Presbyterian Church,
Baltimore on Sunday night unanimous
Il
of Chesapeake City in this county to
become the pastor. The church his been
without pastor since the resignation of
Rev. William Durant last spring. Rev. j.
S. Jones, formerly of Brown Memorial
Church, was rendered the pastorate but
declined.
1.-THE Cecil County Christian Endeavor
Union" meet in convention on Wednesday
II tn inst in Zion Presbyterian Church and
was largely attended. The exercises were
very interesting but great disappointment
was felt on account of speakers failing to
arrive. The following officers were chosen
for the ensuing year: President Mr., Chas.
B. Finley, Vice President Mr.. John T.
johnson, Cor. Sec'y, miss Ella +. Oldham,
Rec. Sec'y. Miss Carrie Smith, Treasurer
Mr.. j. NJ. c. Carhart.
The supper given by the ladies of the
church of the Immaculate Conception,
Elkton, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday
evenings of last week resulted successfully,
the amount realized heing about sos The
tables were in charge of Mrs. Dennis
Maloney, assisted by Miss Katie Brake
and Lottie Halves; Mrs. l.. j. Fiuuau,
aided by Miss Hannah HarInett and Bessie
Finnan; Miss Annie Rsgan. aided by
Misses Emma and Katie Halves; Miss
Maggie Seaman, aided by Misses Katie
Seaman and Lizzie Hartnett; Miss Maggie
Carter, aided by Misses Ella Carter and
Mary MeCaffsrty. Miss Katie Mccartney
was in charge of the ice cream table aided
by Miss Bessie Halves. The cake and con-
fectionery table was in charge of Miss
Marcella Regain and Miss Cl.ra earle.
October has scored the following mar
riage licenses issued by the clerk of the
Court.-October 1, Eli Burroughs, and
Adeline A. Taylor, both Of North East
lingo, and Irene Gillespie, of Rowlandvllle.
October 6, Walter X. Terry and Nettie L.
Ryan, DO III of Rising Sum- October 8,
William III Morris, of Hartford County.
and Alice Irwin, of R)wlandville-S
Jones McCrea and Harriet Sargent.
both of Lswisville, Pa.-Oetober, g
Daniel L. Maher of Colora, and Nsepi,
e. Brown, of Rising Sun.-OcsobeIfs, Law
renee Butcher, colored, of Lancaster Count,
Pa, and Ella Ha=sitt55ii fofne, col, of Por,
Deposit October TO- Turner Dawson, OF
Calvert, and Catherine II. Grason, o
Sylmar.
Judge Morris, in the United State
Circuit Court at Baltimore filed an opinio,
on Monday in the case of III. B. 81 f, B
Thurber & Co., wholesale grocers and i'm
porters, of New York, against the Ceci
National Bank, Jacob Tome, presiden,
and Major A. NJ. Hancock. The case ha
been in court since 1886 1t was brought
recover about $50, 900, alleged to have besn
advanced by the bank to Major Haucoct
on warehouse receipts for canned tomatoes
of the packs of 1888 aud 1884, belonging /,
Thurber s. Co, but hypothetical by Msjo
Hancock. The opinion holds that tn
tomatoes of the pack of 1888, about LOO
cases, belonged to the Thurbers, and III
bank is required to pay their value. I'll
court holds that the tomatoes of the pac
of 1884, about 900 cases, are Oh dittsrer
footing, but az TO some of them, in whic
q apI 80
the court will further consider. Thorn:
G. Hayes was counsel for the Thurber
and Robert II. Smith and Peter E. Tom
for the bank.
Mr.. ElwOod B. Pierce, a son of Eliza
Pierce formerly a resident OF this county ne;
Calvert but for number OF years past resi-
ing at Sudlersville, Queen Anne county an
at one time a memb Der of the Maryland Leg
lature, died on Friday last in Baltimore
the Johns Hopkins University Hospit
where he was being treated for woundc
leg. Mr.. Pierce was born in this count
before his fathers removal to Queen Ann
county and was in his 18th year. He ma
ried Miss Rolph of that county by who
he leaves one daughter. His funeral toe
place on Monday from his late residen,
in Sudlersville, and was largely attendt
the deceased being.universally esteemed
that community, he having been for
number of years an active member of Il
Methodist Episcopal Church and zealor
\ Sunday School worker. The fpnerlsfas
vices were na-'