The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-02-04
ELKToN, FEBRUARY A, 1893.
.GIOgAh DEPARTMENT.. y


MIR. J. Hayes G,llaher has opened
real estate and insurance office at Childs.
DIR. Thomas II. Gilpin. the successful
dentist of Miidletown, has associated WIFE
him, DIR. J. C. Sites.
The Christian Endeavor Society Of the
Ekton Presbyterian Church met in the
chapel on Thursday evening.
MIR. Joseph NJ. Heisler of Charlestown
will engage with VIM. H. Cole, Jr., in the
fish business at Perrvville this spring
Miss Mary Matthews of Childs, is visit
ing friends in Wilmington, and Miss Viola
Matthews has entered Goldey's Com mercal
College.
Attend the concert given by the
University of Pennsylvania Glee and Banj O
Clubs next Friday evening. They come
well recommended.
u Mr. Henry S Condcu Of Perryville,
whom We reported two weeks ago as sui.
fering from carbuncle in his groin, is now
affected With two others.
Under instruction from the depart
ment, Postmaster Wells will for thirty con
secutive days beginning on February 9th,
weigh all mails received and sent from the
Elktou post office.
Rev Vaughn S. Collins of Centerville.
Md, who received call from the Tome
Memorial Church of Port Daposit has
thought best to stay where he is. and h,
regularly assigned by his conference,
On Thursday evening of last week M
H. NJ. Anderson while working ON the
Douglass Club House at Chsrlssto " n:
slipped and fell off porch, breaking his
right leg in two places balow the knee
The Hotchkin Sisters Concert Com nam
and bell ringers will give an eptert a;nran,
IN Odd Fellows Hall Wednesday EVENING
for the benefit of the Elktop Couro;I NJ
%, Jr. o. "A. NJ. Tickets o. Govt.
Reserved seats, So.
Mr.. a. j. Michiuer of colOra has q
purse still in excellent condition which - 8
made by his daughter out of fax grown on
farm owned by his great p,snas.,h,,
Joseph Dyer, near Dovlestowp p,
one hundred years ago.
Mr.. Arthur w. Robson s,o..
agent of Baltimore, on SUNDAY rsce;u., !,
check for u cents from Presidsn, -
Grover Cleveland. Alfred Ya,s, :, O. ~
glove manufacturers, of Leicester E0,,o ~
recently sent Mr.. Cleveland pair ~ e.,
as present. The gloves arrived IN D..
more in care of Mr.. Robson, who r,,a -,
duty amounting to y cents, and fo,w,.s W,
the gloves to Mr.. Cleveland in Nav ",
Mr.. Robson received a letter Of thanh. ~, =
the check on the New York Sscuri,r s a-
Trust Company, made out in Nj, c,.-a
lands handwriting. Mr.. Robson viii, ~.
the check as a souvenir.
Peter Miggett, who removed from T..
Hill to Wilmington, Del, few non,"
AGO died on Saturday, aged Oyear ~
was engaged in farming at Iron HIN :.
mapy wears, and rarely failed 10 b,,.
crop of fine peaches Some three o, e..
wears ago he was attacked with psralv,,
and since then has been an invalid !
was an industrious man and a good eitizs
and leaves family and many friends W
reioiced with bin in his prosperity a
sympathized with him in his aiicti,
Funeral services were held at bis /
residence, No. 1907 Harrison street, Y
mington on Monday evening. Intern
at Iron Hill.
From the report published in
Erery Erening of Monday the financial
poets of the Wilmington Fair As'oci'
are not very fattering. The annual n
ing of stockholders was held on Satul
There seemed to exist among those pr
a general idea that the organization
practically ended its days of useful
One of the directors said that there
use in running a fair Ola the basis
which it has been run. The prem
exceed tie profit by n very long figure
that it was that that killed the fair
sucked it's blood dry. 1t means a
tinued debit account, which of c.
a2eans the collapse of the association.
3einued, there is no successful tair n
~ -. bout pool selling and we
SIX for it. We cannot be
Se directors pay the ex