The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-04-15
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at the Howard House.
The regular April meeting OF the oeci
Farmers Club will be he held at Mr.. Aaron
Michiner's near Colora on "Wednesday next
the 10Th inst.
Romeo Milburn, colored, attempted 10
start fire on Saturday by using coai OIL
An explosion resulted and Romeo was
badly burned on his face and neck.
Mrs Carrie E. Wilmington, wife OF
Louis A. Wilmington of Philadelphia ana
a sister of Mrs John T. Brown, oil TINS
town, died last week after an illness from
consumption.
Mrs. j. r Miligan, of the first Presoy
terrain Church, Wilmington, Del, has taken
hold of the juvenile temperance "otH'
meetings being held on the second SATURDAY
of every month.
The letters advertised as urcalled ioc
at the Elkton postoffice this week are al
dressed as follows: Miss Maggie H. NC
Cormick, Miss Fannie Wilson, Mrs. g. T.
Hyland, Mr. Eli Wright.
Mrs. Ann Elizabeth Short wife oil
William H. Short, a former resident OF
Elkton died suddenly at her home IN Bal
timore ON Friday morning April 'th. Inc
funeral services were held in that city on
Monday.
The students OF the Chesapeake oity
Academy purpose holding a"musical anu
dramatic entertainment in the town hall
on Friday evening, April 81. Prof Costett
and other musicians have been engaged
Proceeds for school library.
Presiding Elder, Louis +. Barrett Will
preach in the Elkton NJ. E. Church, tomof-
row, Sunday, morning attsn thirty O'CLOCK
Love Feast a. 8 80 o'clock. Quarterly Con-
ference will be held on Monday afternoon
at 2 o'clock.
Rev, Thomas Duncan, rector of st.
Stephens p. E. Church in this county was
guest at the fashionable wedding OF Miss
Bradley grand daughter of Judge Bradley
of Washington, and Mr.. James w Nc
Cullosh, OF New York, at Christ Church
Georgetown, D. c., on Tuesday.
In the Superior Court of Baltimore on
Tuesday, in the case of Haines and Stokes
assignees of the Waring Manufacturing
Company of this county, against the
Fidelity Deposit Company, on replevin
bond of $4,000, 4 verdict was rendered
for s., 464 - in favor of the plaintiff.
In the absence of the pastor Re-. |. l..
Wood, who attended the rededication OF
the Zion NJ. E. Church, the pulpit of the
Elkton NJ + Church was occupied on
Sunday m orning by ike Rev. w. j. Miller,
of Mechanics Valley, and in the evening
by she Rev. w. G. Rooms, of North East
The reading Of President Kinser's
appointment 8 on Tuesday evening closed
the session of the Methodist Protestant
conference at Laurel, Del. Those appointed
to the Cecil county churches are: Cecilton,
f. H. Mullineaux; Chesapeake City, Jesse
Shreeve; Rowaniville, j. w. Norris; War
wick, B. P. Truitt.
Crouch Chapel Sunday School was
organized on Sunday afternoon, the officers
selected being: James Armstrong, supar-
intendent; James Duling, vice superinten-
dent; Amos Lewis, treasurer; Philip
Groves, secretary and class leader; Miss
Bertha Armstrong, organist; George Lewis,
librarian, and John Grant, sexton.
William NJ. Singerly, Esq editor Of
the Philadelphia Record, has put on exhibi
ton the great steer Prince Victor, which he
claims to be the biggest in the world aud
which is to be sent to Chicago Prince
Victor weighs $3.50 pounds, is six years
old, stands feet inches, measures 10 feet
9 inches in circumference and is 10 feet
long.
We call the especial attention Of horse
owners and breeders to the merits, points
and pedigree of the Cleveland bay horse
Silverpure, owned by Mr.. James I.
Armour OF Bay View of this county, whose
places OF service for the season are named
in Mr.. ArmouTs card elsewhere in this issue
of THE WING. He is a splendid horse,
and his merits are not overststed by his
owner.
The Joseph Simmons farm situated on
Spesutia Island, aud containing 26i acres,
was sold on Monday to aIessrs. Murray
Nandiver, of Havre de Grace, and VIM.
Whitaker, Of Cacil county. two ofthe BoSce
and Simmons bondsmen, for 900. tx
Governor Whyte and ex Judge Pinkney, Of
Baltimore; John S. Writ, William Whitaker
of Cecil county, and Murray Nandiver, of
Hartford county, were present at the sale.
The Rev DR.. 5 a. GAyley presented
his letter of resignation, as pastor of the
West Nottingham Presbyterian Church, on
Sunday. A congregational meeting was
held after the morning services, William
Gillespie and Aaron a Duyckinck being
appointed to present the matter to the New
Castle Presbytery converting in Elk.on next
week. As announced in the WING, DIR.
Gayley will retire from active service in
the min istry, and remove from this county
to property he recently purchased near
Wayne, Pa.
A spelling bee will be held il Auder-
sons Hall, at Cecilton, Tuesday evening"
April 18th. All who desire are invited TO
compete for the prizes, especially the
pupils of the d tt.rent schools. Prizes con
sisting of gold medal, silver medal,
and books of poems will be awarded
to the successful contestants. The exercises
will be supplemented with vocal and
instrumental music. Doors open at 80;
exercises commence at O'Clock. Admis
sion, 90 cents; children, 10 cents.
Mr.. Wm.J. Payne late inspector OF
the Trenton, n j., Watch Company, who
has temporarily rented portion OF the
store house of Frank j. Kerr Il Co., has
come to Ekton and with his family has
rented dwelling house of Mr.. Il. b
Frazer on Howard street. Mr.. Payne
expects to open his iewelry and watch
making business about tho middle OF next
week. Mr.. Payne's father VIM. c. Payne
has haa., for thTAe years past III the e;aploy
of Mr.. Singerly at Providence mills as q
paper fiuisher, so he is not stranger II
Cecil county.
The yacht building by S. f. Banner a
Iiouy Oak on the Delaware, for William
M. Singerly of the Philadelphia Rec3'", wa
launched on Monday. She was designed
by Howe Dazenbaker, formerly of Clay
mont, but now of the city comptroller
office, Philadelphia, who is also superin
tending her construction. The Jackson :
Sharp Company of Wilmington will do III
Joiner work and it is expected that she wi
90 into commission by May 10Th. Tn
dimensions of the craft are as follows
Length over all, 81 feet; beam extretne, l21
feet dep'h of hold feet. She is being bull
of oak She will have Wells pater
balanced quadruple expansion engine, wit
cylinders 7x10xl4x20 inehas and 10 inc
stroke, capable of making 400 revolution
psr minute. She is expected to have grel
sUeed. She will having dining room, buff:
S,ata roam main saloon and fOJ