The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-11-26
ELKToN, NOVEMBER 20, 1892.
SCLOgAL DEPARTMENT. u

MIR. VIM. T Biddle las secured posi-
tion IS fireman on the P. w. & b. railroad
and assumed the duties Oh MondaS'
Mr. W. Mcneil, Travelling Psssen-
ger agent of the Pennsylvania railfo"u'
with offices in Baltimore, was in E'k'oh Oh
Saturday.
Mr.. A. p. Sbcckley was appointed
crier of the Circuit Court last saturday oy
Judge Stump vice Richard Thomas deceas-
ed Mr.. Shcckiey is thoroughly conVersah'
with the duties of the position.
-Upou the recomm eudation CT large
number of prominent citizens OF heh'
county, Governor Brown has changed ehe
time of the execution of the eight condemn
ed murderers of DR.. Hill from December
Both to January 18th. 1898, two weeks
later.
The following named pupils of OAK
Grove school were present. every day during
the fall term: Ella j. Mahoney, Joseph NJ
McVey, Harry c. Bouchell and Agnes IL.
ROGERS Willie Mahoney and Viola Heath
each missed one day.
Arrie Nj. Rowland, Teacher
The newly elected cfficels of West Not
tinghsm Literary Society, which was ID
Gently organized at the residence oil MT.
A. Il. Magraw's are: President }. h.
Conner; Vice president, May Rodney; Sec
rotary, Ella L. Tyson; Treasurer. j. IL
Green; Critic, May Rodney; Sergeant at
arms, Walter Woodrow.
"A number of neat Improvements have
been made 10 the First National BANK
building, ornamental guards were recently
placed Oh the windows of the banking room
and this week work men were engaged
putting in plate glass windows. and front
weather doors, OF the transom OF which Is
inscribed the name of the bank.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has arragned with Mr.. Amos McNeal for
the purchase of a tract Of land comprising
eighteen acres to allow of the Strengthening
of the tracks between the iron bridge east
of Elkton and the Iron Hill tower. The
coupaDy has now secured all the needed
right of way. The amount to be paid is
$780, The company also obtained the
privilege to change the course of a stream
of water that flows through the property.
The missionary Society conGected with
West Nottingham Presbyterian Church,
Mrs. Mary Il. Wiley, president, met at tie
residence Of Mrs Ara i, Fryer in Coiora
on Friday last. The meeting was large and
the exercises very interesting. Mrs Samuel
Fryer read an Entertaining paper descrip-
tive of her visit az delegate to the late
Missionary Convention held in Salisbury,
Md. She was accompanied by Miss Mary
Tosb, who also went as a delegate. Lunch
was served at O'Clock in the new building
lately erected by Slater TosE. A box
valued at S75 was packed and shipped by
the ladies 10 a mission school aud orphan
age in Arizona.
A gentlemen from Newark reports, says
theWilmingsou Republican, that the Demo.
cratic OK roast at that place last Saturday
night, about which there was SO much said
before it took place, WAS tizZle throughout
Over a cord of wood was consumed in roast
ing the carcass, but after it was done nc
one could eat it. The smell from it was
unbearable, and could only be likened TO
that from Il burned barn which d lot OF
cattle had been consumed The paraders
shifted it when they were some distance of
and by the time they reached the place they
had enough Of the OK, without trying it.
Those who did venture to taste it We're glad
to spit it out. 1t however was god send
to the Italians who soon as the crowd
dispersed fairly fought TO secure pieces O
the meat. 1t h as been suggested that this
is emblematic of ths coming administrator
which if the Democratic parties adheres Il
their principles as spread forth in their pla
form, will feed and support the laborers o
foreign countries and leave those of thi
country to st&rve.
Miss Mary Absll, eldest daughter o.
the late Arunah S. Abel, proprietor of tbs
Baltimore Sun, took her final vows as 8
sister OF the Order of Visitation Nuns, il
Wilmington, Del, on Monday She i:
known as Sister Mary Joseph The cere
mony took place in the chapel OF tn
Academy of Visitation. and began at
a. II. with an address by Bishop Curt
following which came the profession, o
making of the vowB according to the rite
of the Visitation Order. Then solemn hig
mass was said by Rev. Adalbert Frank,
Redemptorist priest, formerly of Baltimore
There were present Very Rev john A
Lyons, vicar general Of the diocese; Father
Sylvester and Joseph, Benedletne priests
of Wilmington; Rev. p. j. Donahue an
Rev. William E. Bartlett, of Baltimore an
Soma Of the mem bers of the inmediat
family Tho music was rendered by forme
pupils of the Academy of Visitation. III
day was the feast of Tie presentation of Ii
Blessed Virgin Mary, an occasion IN whic
che Sisters annually renew their vow Til
renewal took place before Bishop Curtis f;
80 a m, when he celebrated mass III Ii
chapel. In a few months new CONVEX
building, founded by Sister Mary JOsepl
will be completed at Wilmington, an
occupied by the nuns According to IL
primitive rules of the order the rnembe
do not teach. Teaching was introduced
the order when it was established in tn
country. Miss Abel desired to found
convent according to the primitive ohser
ance, and with shat purpose in view 81
entered the Visitatian Convent, at GeorR
town, d c., as n novice. 1t decide
that the foundation should be made at W
mington, where the mem bers of the cor
muulty were anxious 10 return TO @
primitive rule. Last summer Sister Ma
Joseph was trans erred FROM Georgetown
Wilmington, where her novitlate was col
pleted.