The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-02-13


progressive euchre.
Mrs. Flora Henderson who has beel
: sp-ndipg the winter with relatives in Bal
tinore has been in Ejkton for several day
past.
Rev. T. Snowden Thomas, Editor o
the Peninsula Methodist preached IN thu
EIkton NJ. f. Church last sunday bctl
morning and evening.
MIR. VIM. d. Usilton Senior Editor ant
prop. of that furnishing journal the Ken
Ne,rs was in Elkton on Wednesday, ant
paid us an agreeable call.
For the purposes of drill, false tire
! alarm will be sounded by the SlngerlI
,, Fire Company to-day. Citizens OF Elktor
need not be alarmed Ivy it.
The business now conducted at Leslie
by Armstrong, Squier X Co, after March
25th, will be continued by A l.. Duyckincs
& Co with Isaac f Nauarsdale as ma ma
ger.
-Jethro A. McCauley of Cherry Hill has
purchased of Mrs Sarah Peterson her farm
| located IN I!lt L DultAi hlSNi4StS wv ''' IA
having sold his dwelling house in Cherry
Hill to Mr.. Il. c. Porter.
The twenty fourth snuua. session of the
Grand Lodge of Maryland Knights OF
Pvthias Was held in Baltimore this week,
Mr.. Adam Peoples of Port Deposit was
elected Grand Vice Chancellor.
-Messrs Hal NJ lamar, and Victor NJ
Torbert of Elkton attended ! hop given by
the students of St. Johns College at Anna.
polls last night, and will attend another
given by the Naval Academy Cadets this
evening.
| -Shockley y Smith, auctIoneers for
Robert c. Thackery, attorney, sold at
Attorneys sale on the Court House yard
on Monday the leasehold lot situated in
| Chesapeake City, and two frame dwelling
houses to Thomas Conrey for $3.50.
The pupils of Rock Academy will hold
their ann lal entertainment in the Church
| on Thursday evening, Feb, 18th Consisting
of recitatious, dialogues, music. Speeches
bv the Principal and Directors. II stormy
the first clear nigh. Admission, - and
| Is cents.
A solemn pontifical requium mass
was celebrated in the Elkton Catholic
Church on Thursday for the first time in
its history, commemorative of its late
| pastor the Rev. Father Murphy. Bishop
Curtis conducted the service assisted by
the priests of the diocese.
Successful revival services are still in
progress at the EIktou NJ. Church. The
Rev. j, p. OTIS of Bridgevile. Del, has had
charge of the meetings this week, preaching
able, and effective sermons. A number of
pentents have presented themselves az the
altar, and several have professed conversion
| this week.
The ladies of Hopevell NJ. E. Church
desire to express. their hearty thanks to the
Young ladies and gentlemen of Port De
Posit for the Entertainment of Wednesday,,
! Feb lOth, for benefit Of parsonage furniture
fund Il was a success and we realized $50,
By making one more effort, IF as successfully
patronized as the two last, we hope to have
= comfortably furnished home of our own
for our Pastor next year.
The funeral of William Kyle well
known and respected young man who
resided at Fair Hill in this county took
place in the Newark Catholic Church on
Tuesday when a requium mass was cele-
brated The following who were all school
mates OF the deceased acted as pail bearers.
| Msssrs. Robert Price. Harry McMaster,
| Clarence James, Benjamin Ferguson, Frank
j ne. and Cecil Ferguson.
The infant child of Joseph Beaver,
wsll-known farmer residing near Slngerly,
died a few days ago OF pneumonia. Shortly
after the child became sick its flesh began
to harden, the Justification beginning in Its
feet and extending upward until it reached
the eLild's head. After its death its flesh
became as hard as wood clear to the bone
| This attracted the attention Of DR.. Ca aries
| NJ. Ellis, who, in company with De. Os'er
| of Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore,
| made au examinatio of the body.
Frank K. Scott, Esq, president Of the
Scott Fertilizer Company, and who is
mem Der of the executive committee of the
Board Of Promotion for Mary land OF the
Worlds Fair to be held at Chicago i'll 1898,
was at Annapolis on Tuesday and urged
! with the other mem bers of the committee
the necessity of liberal appropriation by
the Legislature for the proper representa-
| ton OF the State at Chicago. Mr. Scott very
| truly said that Maryland should 50 to
| ~. Sra y
away.
Thomas Wilson who lives near Coocn's
Bridge made an aggravated assault on a
boy named Hallett on Thursday of last
boys were making "a noise Fon the
| public road near Wilson's House. The
latter demonstrated with them, and on
threatening them Hallett demonstrated
when Wilson it is alleged hit him over the
head with the butt of a gun, breaking his
Jaw and otherwise seriously injuring him
A warrant has been issued tor Wilson :
arrest.
Among the removals to take place thu:
spring will be that of Dr.. q. Cle!and Jones
| Oui " Gil hIO" II hbOA uVitlN3 iA''hA 80
office now occupied ty him, To the Brick
Bank Building Oh Main street Immediately
opposite Groone street. Mr.. Jas Armstrong
will vacate the Sore House in West ElKton
and remove TO the new Bakery Building on
East Main street now occupied by Mr..
Wilnams who removes to Port Deposit
Mr.. Charles f Perkins Postal Clerk vii
occupy the Building sCAted by Dr.. Jones
and Mrs. Richard Eesse will remove to the
residence recently occupied by the Mis-
Walmsley.
The following are the names of thu
pupils at the Chesape Ike CITY Academy
who have received eighty per cent. or Owe
in the intermediate examinations just clos
ed by Prof Thomas ID. Bowers. Carri
Wright 9S, Lizzie Cummons %, Mamie
Beiswanger %, Nellie Beaston So, Free
Beiswanger 93, Eddie R-aley 80, Molii
Foard %, Minnie Reel %. Julia BeastoI
90, Nellie Carpenter 81, Al bert Johnson %
Ada Allen %, Charlie Cooling SO, join
Thompson 81, Lex Reed 80, Nellie Egee 81
Lizzie Vaughan So, Mary Willis 81 Ami
murray - ls7ha DuuSalu '0' 'ohhi
Walters 80, John Crompton IS, Lind
Krastel 81.
Robert &. Thackery Esq, Attorney 70
the Executors of the Estate of the late Del
aplaine Mcdaniel, through Messrs Shockle.
-, Il Smith Auctioneers sold at the Cour
House door on Tuesday the following pre-
, perties located near North East in thi
County:-No. !, Oriziba from, situated o
the p, w. ~ b. RAILROAD, abont one mil
; from North East, containing i4O acres, t
> DIR. Charles NJ. Ellis, of EIktUn, for s., 2DC
No. 3, Meadow Hall Farm, situated nsa