The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-06-16
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Sylvester McGibney,

is visiting Mrs. S. e. Ford.
Mrs. W. D. Coslett has beep {
at Pivot Bridge this week. . >,
Miss Ella White. OF Portsmouth " \,
is visiting Miss Fanny White. y -,
Mss Lou McGowau, of Christiana, \
is visiting Mrs. Samuel Scotch. :,
Mrs. Anderson, of Hartford county, is
visiting her son, Andrew Anderson.
Mrs. George S. Mattingly is visiting
Miss Mary Anderson, at Claymont. Del.
Mrs. Quigley. of Wilmington, Del, is
visiting her daughte Mis-. Dora Under
| wood.
Dennis Cauley sold out his goods
at auction on Wednesday and will
remove to Syracuse, N. Y.
Mabel, the five year old daughter of
G. w. Reynolds, mashed two fingers in
clothes wringer on Friday OF last week
Howard, the small sou of s. S. Boyd,
broke his left arm on Tuesday by falling
from a cherry tree. DR.. T. A. Worrall
set it.
ltON. NJ. I-eOA! VI DonJOuf MIL,
the pulpit of the Episcopal Church last
Sunday, while the rector was visiting in
Virginia.
w. L. Alexander, of the Baltimore
American's repertorial staff, is spending
atcn day vacation with his father H. S.
Alexander.
P. B. Abrams has purchased of James
Roney the house between ]. W. Shippers
and John DAyis's residences aud is hay
ing it enlarged.
Independent Council. No. H. o. U. A.
NJ, held a successful ice cream and
strawberry festival on Saturday last.
s25 Vas realized.
Prof. Ed. Lynch and Miss Ida Moore
were married at the brides home on
Thursday. Tho wedding was private.
The happy couple left on the $50 o'clock
train for Niagara Falls and Toronto,
Canada.
Our Town Council visited Aberdeen,
Hartford county, on Thursday to view
the town improvements there and were
royalty entertained, and returned highly
pleased with the town. Those who went
were: DE-. T. A. Worrali, John L. Moore
and S. D, Mccullough.
Some of our farmers are cutting hay.
j, w. Shippers and DR.. P. B. House
keeper have an acre Let each, adjoining
one another in the lower part of town,
which is covered with as fine a crop of
timothy hay as there is in the county, it
averaging four feet in height.
BENZ amin Drummond son of David
Drummond, formerly of this town, died
at his home in Wilmington, on Monday
last aged &c years. The remains were
brought here for iuterment, the funeral
being held at one O'Clock from the VI.
f. Caurch. Rev. l.. W. Laytieid, of
Wilmington, of1iciated, interment in the
NJ. e. Cemetery.
Children's Day was celebrated in the
NJ. E Church on Sunday with more than
usual interest. Rev. w. G. Rooms
preached an able and interesting sermon
to the parents IN the morning. In tie
evening the church was crowded, and
many could not gain admission. Rev.
MIR. Rooms had prepared an excellent
program and conducted the exercises.
The chancel and pulpit were handsomely
decorated with flowers and notices,
designed and put up under the direction
of Charles +. Beatty. Misses Ida Reeder
and Lille McCrackcn presided at the
organ. Over 800 children were present.
The exercises opened by singing the
"Chidren's Welcome" by the Sunday
School scholars. Rev. Isaiah Bdcle
offered PRAYER, and Master Raynor Carey
made the opening address. Singing by
the infant class. "Little Cristelle," was
we'll recited by Miss Mabel Matthews;
Little Flowers Bells" was then sung
by the infant school, and praise the
Lord" by the children, after which o
recitation by five little girls, Eva Bacon,
Mabel Day, Ethel Mccullough and Mis- S
Warner. and a recitation by Miss Mary
Harris, 1.-THE Message" were we'll rem
dered, and recitation by Alvin Lum,
the Street Called By and Bye" The
"Children's Offeripg"by eight little girls
followed, after which the school sang"A
Glorious Army" Four young ladies
then then took up the collection. Chas.
E. Beatty, secretary of the Sunday
School, read the names Of the classes
and the amount contributed by each.
| The infant class was awarded the banner
as the banner class for the remainder of
the year. Tie amount contributed dur
| ing the day was S26. The celebration
closed with hymn and the benediction
| by Rev. w. G. Rooms.
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