The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-09-30

The Democratic State Convention
assem- blod in Baltimore on Wednesday and
re.nomin ated Mr.. Marion De Kalb Smith
for State Comptroller. Cecil county was
represented by Mr. James 7. Graham,
Hester Hess and John B. Slicer A new
Central ComT itsee was elected by the
Convention, the Committee for Cecil being
composed of Mr.. Albert Constable, DR..
Charles NJ. Eli and DR.. j. B. Slicer
"A Third district Democratic Club was
organized in Elkton on Thursday evening,
the meeting being held in the Office of the
Cecil county Agricultural Society in Odd
Fellows Hall. The officers elected were:
President Frank +. Scott; Geo. R. Ash and
Daniel Bratton, Secretaries, John NJ.
Tucker, Treasurer; John S. Writ, W A.
Wright, Morris Dunbar, john t. B7own,
Vice Presideutss Registration, Executive
Finance Committees wero appointed.
Mr. Francis B. Harvey, son of our
esteemed fellow countain Mr.. Daniel Har-
vey of wilma, who was graduated at Dick
inson College in June last, and has since
Madison, New jersey, has gone to
Boston, Mass, where he will lead
the congregational singing in Bethel NJ. E.
Church of which the Rev. Dr. Bates is
pastor. Mr.. III arvey will also act as assist
ant to the pastor, and preach twice a
month.
An emory wheel, operated by steam
power bursted on Tuesday at the foundry
of Powers and Company. The wheel was
running rapidly, and flew off in three parts
the sections, being hurled with violence in
several directions. Charles Stack house
who was engaged running the whssl IS
capped INJURY excepting a bruss on the leg,
caused by the bearing striking him. The
foundry is now a scene of hustle AMI activity
a large order being filled for Philadelphia
firm. Nine men employed.
Mr. and Mrs. G.. L. Surrick, the noted
entertainers, gave their descriptive enter.
ztaiAment in Odd Fellows Hall last night
and which will be continued this evening
in aid of the Ladies Mite Society, Of the NJ.
E. Church. Prof. and Mrs. Surrick have
received hattering testimonials from the
ministry and press and their refined illus
rtrated entertainment with graphic descrip
'tions of travel superbly Illustrated, elocu
ton, song and music is indeed a rare treat.
An admission of % cents is charged.
The funeral of Mrs. Anna A. Reynolds,
wife of Stephen Reynolds who died at her
residence in the Sixth district on Thursday
of last week, wab held On Sunday afternoon
in the Friends Meeting House, West Not
tingham being largely attended. Addresses
were made by John Marshall, William
Way, Thomas Whitsop, Rachel Price,
Elwood Balderston and Matilda Phillips,
sister of the deceased. The bearers were;
B. C. Reynolds, j. T. Reynolds. Granville
Reynolds, j. 7. Richards. Charles Lincoln
and Joseph Coates.
We call the especial attention of the
readers OF the WING to the advertisement of
Howard Thomas & Bro, No 927 Market ST
Philadelphia. Carpets were never as beau q
full as now and never as cheap. This
popular house offers Its customers splendid
line of every make and grade at the most
attractive figures. Besides they are agree
able and attentive statesmen. In addition
to stock of Carpets they carry handsome
line of wall papers at popular prices. Thi,
is an excellent idea, as it affords customer.
the means of furnishing rooms with Ii,
best results as to colors and fabrics. Cal
at the Messrs. Thomas and examine thei
stock it's their pleasure to show goods ever
if not selling them.
-"Oxey" Anderson and James Steven
son, colored boys employed at the livery
stable of b. b. Dunbar, evidently inheri
the traditional characteristic of their rae
in good appetites for chicken and every
thing like and similar to a chicken. o.
Monday evening in an eating contest eac
ate 2l15 hard boiled eggs, and then stoppe
not because their appetites were appease
but owing to the fact that they could fin
no more eggs. After this abnormal mea
Stevenson ate ginger cake and drank
glass of beer which however formed th
straw that broke the dromedary's bac
with Char les, who sorely needed physicia
on Tuesday. "Oxey" was truly as toug
as an OK anu dEOso buo ntAI d
usual ready and willirg for his breakfast.
"A new pair of black stocking
proved the means of the recover
of a pair of pigs in Newark recent,
Nix. L. W. Bye, of Lewisville, Pa, foun
two of his young pigs had been stolen fror
their sty. Near the pen, however, b
discovered pair of black stockings, e
IDENTITY just from the store Not considerin
this quite fair exchange he made a tor
of the stores in town that day and four
out where they had been purchased and
whom. He went at once to the purchaser
the hose and calmly informed him that
had pair o. stockings he would willing
exchange for a pair of pigs which III
disappeared from his place the night befor
Although an unequal bargain the pi
stealers promptly returned the porkers
their sly and are now wearing tie stoc
ings,
fE5ts.