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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-08-10
Notice to Republican Delegates and
AlternateS.

The delegates and alternates selected by
the recent Republican County Convention, to
represent Cecil county in the State Conven-
tion which meets at Cambridge, Nd, on
Thursday next, the 18th inst, are hereby noti-
fed that transportation will be given them
by the Steamer Enoch Pratt, which will leave
pier II, Light Street Wharf, foot of Barre
street, Baltimore, on Wednesday, at 1.30 p. m.
Those who desire to use the 7. Nv. & b. railroad
trains can leave Elkton station as late as
1O.47 a. IN. and reach Baltimore in ample
time. The presentation to the officers of the
steamer, Of the personal card of the delegate
or alternate from Cecil, will be sufficient to
secure the necessary pass to and from Cam
bridge.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-08-10
PicnicS and Festivals.

The ladies of Baldwins NJ L. Church will
hold festival on Friday and Saturday even
ings, Aug. Is and II.
Perryville Council, Jr. 0. u. A. NJ, will
hold fair and festival on September ID, IA
and Is in their hall
The ladies of Wesley Chapel will hold a
picnic at the school house, this afternoon and
evening Saturday, August 10, the proceeds I'd
be for the benefit OF the Sunday school.
The ladies of the Guild of st. Andrews
church Andora will hold Fair and Festi-
val at Providence corner, on Thursday August
18th. Should the weather he unfavorable
will be held the next favorable evening.
The lawn party held at the residence OF
Mr. g. w. Biles near Fair Hill. on Thursday
evening OF last week was II very pleasant
event. about $50 guests being present. Forty
dollars were realized for the Rock church
fund.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-08-10
INSURANCE MEETING.
A Good Showing By The Cecil Mutual
Fire Insurance COmpany-Direc-
tors and Officers Elected.

The annual meeting Of the stockholders of
the Mutual Fire Insurance Company OF Cecil
county was held in the Office of the company
pany in Elkton on Saturday. VIM. H. Eder
presided and l.. VI. Haines acted as secretary.
Samuel j. Keys and William H. Eder were
elected directors on the board to succeed
Clinton Mccullough and Daniel Bratton,
deceased. The other members OF the Board
were reelected as follows: President. Jacob
Tome; Secretary and Treasurer, Thomas
Drennen; Directors, Jacob Tome, Il. Porter
Lusby, Joseph II Steele, Barclay Reynolds,
l.. NJ. Haines, J. NJ c. Carhart. w. T. Ham
moEd.
The president submitted his annual report
which showed the condition of the company
to be as follows, at the close Of the fiscal year
ending August 3; Receipts, 1865 .9S; dis
bursements, S15, ,s09.G9 (this includes sG,4OO.
paid out account of losses of previous year.
A credit of 40 per cent. will be placed to
the credit of the policy holders for the year
just ended. This is a good showing for the
year.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-08-10
TENTING AT WOODLAWN.
The Popular Camp Opens With Large
Attendance.

With each succeeding year the popularity
of Woodlawn camp seems to increase-and
this season finds more tenters than usual on
Monday, and during the week the attendance
has been large at all service.
The arrangements are very complete, and
every possible accommodation is given the
tenters and visitors The Rev. Thomas T..
Martindale, of Milford. Delaware. has the
religious exercises in charge. Sundays ap-
pointments are as follows: Rev. C. w. Brown,
d. D., OF Philadelphia, breaches in the morn
ing, Rev. A. J. Gill, of Baltimore, in the
afternoon, and Rev. A. $. Mowbray, of Elk
ton, in the evening. Tuesday next, is the
day set apart as the anniversary day. The
morning service Of that day will be in charge
Of Rev. H. w. Ewing, OF Port Deposit. The
afternoon services will be varied, addresses
by the clergy and also by the aity. The Rev
r. w. Todd, of Baltimore, will have an
especial poem for the occasion. This will be
the big day of the camp.
Mr.. Thomas L. Mearns, of Calvert. is thor
oughly equipped to feed the multitude who
five tents to lodge any who may wish to
remain on the ground any length OF time.
His table is supplied with the best the mar
ket will afford and on very reasonable terms.
The facilities for reaching the ground either
from Perryville or Port Deposit, are excellent
as hacks are running from both places to the
ground on the arrivals of the regular trains.
Those tenting on the grounds are:
Aikin-Nathan Steel.
Bay View-Rachel Jauney.
Blue Ball-NIiss NJ Bies
Calvert-Rachel Foster James l.. Crothers.
College Green Alice T. Logan.
Colora Miss Tyson, Miss McCardle, Harry
T. Davis, Rev. E. Greenfield, T. Brown.
Conowingo-Elliot Graham.
Ebenezer-W. A. Brickley George Will
iams.
Farmington-T -Theo. Brickley Mrs. White.
Havre de Grace-Chas. T. Wilson.
Liberty Grove-E. Mccullough. G. G. Cald-
well, J. Harvey Hindman.
Lombard-Harriet Rodgers.
Milford, De-Rev. Thos. Z. Martindale
North East. w. Mccullough, Samelia
Mearns, james I. Cameran, Andrew Anderson.
Oxford Pa %. G.. Smith.
Perryvile-H. NJ. jackson.
Philadelphia Dunlap.
Pleasant Grove-Marshall Nesbtt.
Port Deposit-Samuel D. Fisher, Misses
Alexander and Campbell, J. Gwinn Shure,
John II. kimble w. R. Nesbitt. Jos. Everist
q Co.. +. NJ. Rawlings Mrs. Sarah Atkinson,
George c. Oldham, Jas. G. and H. B. McCay.
rincipio-Magge Lakeland, George Gift
ford. Misses Kirk and Miller, Maude Brown,
Misses Maxwell, Miss Saie Clifford, H. G..
Mcdowell. Chas. McDouga.
Rising Sun n-Wm. NJ. Pogue, Charles Will
: son, Thomas Kirk, Thomas J. Williams,
Carlton kimble.
Sylmar-J. P. Wilson, A. Il. Brown.
Woodlawn-Miss McMaster, Miss c. A.
Marshall, c. S. Abrahams. Miss NJ. o. Jack
son, A. P. Hasson, Charles Kepler, James
Harding, Il. NJ. Barnes. f. Ward Brown,
Geo. Tyson, Rev. j. H. Geoghegan, G. L.
Thompson.
Zion VIM. L. Mearns, John Crothers. j.
M. C. Carhart.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-08-10
George Cain.

NORTH EAST. August Sth 1895.
George Cain. IL respected citizen of this
town on Monday morning was taken with II
second paraytic stroke, and died on Tuesday
afternoon without regaining consciousness. He
has for 13 years been n prominent member of
Wngate Post, No. 8, G.. A. r. and served 3
years in the Civil war as Il member of Com
pany c, Penna. Volunteers and was with
Sherman during his great march to the sea,
and was noted rs II brave and daring soldier.
He was buried on Thursday afternoon with
all the honors of the Grand Army in the NJ.
E. Cemetery and with the full ritual as beflt-
ting a soldier who had fought his last battle.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-08-10
Hosting the Flag,

The following order has been issued by the
Treasury Department mt Washington:
"The flag of the United States shall be
hoisted over all public buildings under the
control of the Treasury Department during
the hours of business, and on February %,
May 30 and July from sunrise to sunset, ex-
cept when stormy weather preventsits display.
"When any one Of the last three days falls
on Sunday the flag is to be displayed on the
day that is observed locally. On May 80 the
flag should be placed at half-mast.'.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-08-10
j. Thomas Budd.

]. Thomas Budd, u prominent citizen Of
Middletown and native Cecil countain died
at his home in that town on Wednesday
morning at 2 O'Clock. Mr.. Budd was born in
Cecil county, in 1888, and removed to Mid
dletown in 1856. He was Il manufacturer of
agricultural implements and later emigrant
commissioner of the B. & o. Railroad Com
pany. He was secretary of the Middletown
Board OF Trade and was also prominent in
Masonic circles. He was also member of
the Forest Presbyterian Church. A widow
three sons and two daughters survive him.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-08-10
MARYLAND Fairs, 1875.

Montgomery, at Rockville, Sept. g; Balti-
more, at Timonium, Sept. II 20; Frederick,
at Frederick City, Get. 8 s12: Talbot, at Eas-
ton, Sept. SO; Washington, at Hagerstown,
Oct. 1913; Prince Georges, at Marlboro
Aug. 273O; Cecil at Elkton, Sept. 1913
Hartford, at Belair, Oct. 8 IL.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-08-10
Helen Ball.

Helen, infant daughter OF Mr.. Herman Ball.
died on Saturday morning at her parents
residence on East Main Street. after an illness
from marasmus. The remains were taken to
Philadelphia on Monday for interment-
services being held in the Jewish Synagogue,
In that city.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-08-10

In we'll played game the Glasgow club
defeated Elkton at Glasgow on Saturday
afternoon. The home club was strengthened
by the addition Of Stradley, the Townsend
pitcher, and Steele, of the New Castle G.. A.
c. team. Stradley pitched good ball and
kept the hits well scattered Will Freeman,
of the Elkton Juniors, who was in the points
for Elkton, did good work, striking out
seven men. The score:
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-08-10
Laura Harrigan.

Laura, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Harrigan, Of Baldwins' Bank, died on Mon
day evening after an illness from tubercular
meningitis, aged seven years.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-08-10

.. No restrictions in regard to wheel.
3. Time-rhursday morning, September
18th, at 1870.
L. Flying start, mile heats.
5. Best two in three.
g. No entrance fee; admission to grounds
refunded only to those who start.
7. Entries close September 9th at 6 p. m.
Prizes-First, complete bicycle suit, in
Guiding cap and shoes; second, best bicycle
lantern; third cyclometer.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-08-10
Races at Warwick.

Races were held at
Warwick on Tuesday
afternoon. There was "a
good attendance. The
judges were William
Bradford, DIR. Il. NJ.
Black and c. f. Crock
EFT. Tne principal events
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-08-10
DEATHS OF THE WEEK.
Louisa COrdeS.

Louisa Cordes, aged Is months, daughter
of Mr.. H. B. Cordes, of North East died on
Friday, August 8. The funeral took place on
Sunday.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-08-10
Base Ball Hits.

In a game at Liberty Grove on
Saturday, the home club was de-
feated by the Port Deposit Club
by the score of 10 to 8. Brown
and McClenahan were the win
ming battery. Liberty Grove bat
terry: Jack and Fisher.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-08-10

The Havre de Grace base ball
club was defeated at Aberdeen on
Saturday by the Nonpareils of
that town, the score being II to 10
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-08-10

FIRST RACE.
VIM. Deshane's Maud Massey ........1 l l
J. l.. Dickinson'5 Headlight. ht..........2 . 2
Time, 2.37i 2.3sl9, 2.37ai.
SECOND RACE.
Eugene Clark's Woodlock. .........1 1
r. d. Aikins Rex. X....................2 l .
Time, 2.59li 2.59l >, 2.594.
Walter Buckwith's two-year-old colt made
mile in 2.59l,. Henry Gillespie is now
training several horses on the track.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-08-10

The Gentleman's Driving Club of Elktop,
will hold matinee races on the Fair Grounds
on Saturday. August II.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-08-10

Two base -Dickerson, D. Thornton, 2.
Base on balls of Stradley, 3 Struck out
By Freeman,7; by Stradley.5. Double plays
Green and Wilson; Thornton and Burris.
Time of game-l.4O. Umpire Mr.. Osmond,
of Newark
The Rising sun Base Ball Club will play the
Elkton team on the Fair Grounds on Thurs
day, August Is.
The Oxford base ball club will visit Rising
Sun on Wednesday. and cross bats with the
club of that town.
The Bay View base ball club defeated the
Pleasant Hill club at Bay View, on Thursday
August lst, by the score of 13 to y.
The Elkton Juniors will play the strong
team from Townsend. Del, to-day on the
Elkton Fair Grounds. An interesting game
may he expected. Game called at $3.50.
The strong base ball club Of Cherry Hill
visited Rising Sun ON Tuesday last and was
club put up better game all around than it
has put up this year.
The Elkton Giants visited Port Deposit, on
Tuesday, and played the colored base ball
club of that town, the home club winning by
the score of 10 to 8. The return game will be
played in Elkton, on Saturday, August II.
The Pulp Mill and Boat Yard base ball
clubs played on Saturday in Elkton. The
game was closed at the end Of the Seventh
inning when the score stood Is to IA in favor
OF the Boat Yard club. That club insisted
upon closing the game at the Seventh inning
and accordingly the contest was awarded the
Pulp Mill club by the score of to 0. Plum
mer and Deibert were the battery for the
Boat Yard. Moore and Smith were in the
points for the Pulp Mill.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-08-10
Bicycle Races at ElktOn Fair.

The managers of the Elk
ton Fair are arranging Il
bicycle race for Thursday
morning, September ~. 1t
will be governed by the fol-
lowing conditions:
/. For all riders, ladies
included, of Cecil and ad-
joining counties, exclusive
of Wilmington.
Connecticut western news., 1895-05-02
CORN " ALL.

Henry Trimmer and family have re- moved 10 Daubury, having exchanged places with Chas Ottman. who has moved to Mir Zimmer's former residence in East St.
 Mrs Henry s Dean. of Stockbridge. Mass, is visiting friends in Cornwall.
 Wm. Hslpin, of Thomaston, spent Sunday with his parents in this village.
 J. E. Calhoun Is making repairs on his cottage. It is to be occupied by Prof George Woolsey the coming sum- mer.
 A couple of young men passed through this village last Friday driving a pair of horses and trying to see if when three gallon jug vas inverted the contents would run out The re- suit of their experiment was that the horses came back in the evening alone hitched to load of furniture, which was in rather demoralized condition.
 Most of the farmers have their oats sowed aud potatoes planted. The acreage of tobacco will be much less than last year.
Connecticut western news., 1895-05-02
W EST CURN " ALL.

George Oldfeld, of Stockbridge, spent Sunday in town.
 Miss Jessie Wheaton arrived here from West Haven last week for few weeks visit.
 Rev Samuel Scoville. of Stamford. came up Monday for short visit.
 Rob. Dean has purchased bicycle recently which adds one more to the club.
 The Misses Morse, of Waterbury. have rented O. E. Baldwin's maple shade cot tage and soon expect to occupy it.
 The dime sociable under the auspices of the Y. P. s. O. E at Dwight Rogers, Wednesday evening, was we'll attended and very pleasurable event.
 Rnfus Owen is on the sick list at the present writing.
 The bridge, sort of connecting link" between Cornwall and Sharon. is being shingled this week.
 Capt. Gold Is in very critical condi- ton from blood poisoning.
 George W. Cochrane was in New York Monday and Tuesday, and the re- suit is 8 vely choice assortment of capes, jackets, silk waists, ready made suits in serge, diagonal. aud fine novelty goods, also pretty costumes in duck, challie and lawn. The emporium is again complete with a great variety of every thing in the millinery line. The very latest in hats and bonnets just opened. Exquisite flowers, laces and trimmings right from the great metropolis. Call and see for yourself. No fner display outside the city. .-.@
Connecticut western news., 1895-05-02
LAX WILLIE.

John l.. Merwin has graded the grounds around his house and taken away the front fence, which makes his home look very neat and modern in ap- pearance.
 A F. Roberts moved into his new store the fore part of this week and opened 1t for business Tuesday with several additional clerks, among them 8 young lady from Po'keepsie. Miss Van Kleek, who takes charge of the women's department. Every body who enters the new store feels as if they were in a city store
 Archibald Eldridge is just recovering from long spell of illness with liver complaint.
 ". o. Witter was here last week to have his summer residence made ready for occupancy by the 10th of this month.
 Our station agent, Thos. Martin, has made several flower beds around the depot.
 Dr George Fl. Knight arrived home Saturday from Virginia, where he has been with Mrs Knight and his little daughter, whose health has not been very good since April 2d. F. P. Miles and son also returned from the. same place. Mrs Knight and daughter gre not home yet They stopped off on the way in Washington, D. 0 10 visit rels- tives.
 Our little park is now covered with Natures best green carpet, which adds greatly to the appearance of the new stores which have been built the past year around its border in Park Place and Park Row.
 William Perry, IT,, of Portland, Me, arrived home last week to visit his par ents, Mir and Mrs William B. Perry and his brother Charles and his many at- tached friends.
Connecticut western news., 1895-05-02
NORFOLK.

J. D. Bassett is confined to his house by sickness.
 Mrs John Arnold, who has been car ing for her brother, Edward Higgins, is quite sick.
 MT and Mrs s. D. Garfield and two sons, Erwin and Paul, returned from Housatonic on Saturday where they at tended the funeral of her sister, Mrs Mary Bramble, on Friday at p. m.
 A F. Curtiss has painted and arrang- ed his store in fine shape.
 Dr and Mrs Dennis were at the Stevens House over Sunday.
 D H. Rowland and wife and Dr and Mrs Bulkley returned to New York on Tuesday. They have been stopping at the Stevens House the past week.
 The Hillhurst is undergoing repairs, preparatory to opening June 1st.
 Mrs Mabon, of New York, has been visiting her parents, Mir and Mrs F. E. Porter.
 Fred M. Darrow has returned to Nor folk and taken his old stand as depot agent, May 1st.
 Eugene McCarty and Miss Della Jackman were married at the Church of the Immaculate Conception at 3 a. m. on Tuesday.
 Mrs Emma Welch Walcott has been visiting at Mrs W W. Welch's.
 Miss Fannie Barber visited her father, Dr Barber, at Waterbury over Sunday.
 August Johnson is preparing to erect a large wagon shop to connect with his present blacksmith shop on Mill street
 Miss Mary Barry is visiting her sister, Mrs Bulkley, of Torrington.
 Lyman Hedge, of the Hotchkiss school. was guest of Joseph Eldridge over Sunday.
 Miss Roxey Stevens, of Canaan, has been visiting her brother, E. 0. Stevens.
Connecticut western news., 1895-05-02
SALISBUR Y.

The funeral of Mrs Myron Hutchin- son was held at her late home last Thursday. Mrs Hutchinson was 93 yrs. old
 Little Virginia, youngest child of Dr and Mrs H. M. Burtch, died last week after an illness of three weeks
 Chas Whitebeck, of Litchfeld, spent Sunday in town
 The remains of Mrs Olive Pratt, of Great Harrington, Mass, formerly of Salisbury, were brought here for burial last Monday. Mrs Pratt was 99 years old. Slie was very smart for one of her age.
 Mrs F. R. Davis went to New Haven Tuesday to attend the wedding of her cousin, Miss Ferris
 Three persons have died in this parish wi hin six months whose united ages were 282 years.
 Road machines are doing good work.
 More work being done at Acme rule shop.
 c H. Clark is grading around his house.
 Howard Whiting visited on Selleck Hill.
 Levi O. Selleck is much better; sits up most of the time.
 Miss Pierce,Sof Springfield, Mass, is visiting friends here.
Connecticut western news., 1895-05-02
SHEEP FIELD.

The drama, "Among the Breakers given at the Town Hall last Friday eve- ming for the benefit of the High school was success. A large audience was present and every body enjoyed the en- tertainment by home talent only. Of the ten persons taking part in the play we cannot speak of any one in particu- lar who excelled but say they all did veil. The music by Baldwin's orches- tra. of Great Burlington, was most ex- cellent.
 s. W. Merrifeld has moved his tin shop and store to the front part of the stone building across the way.
 Mrs l.. Jenkins. of New York, is again at Orrin Taft's and taking her board at J. H. Bacon's.
 The selectmen have forbid the riding of bicycles on the sidewalks. as we have State law against it.
 Miss Fannie D. Marks has returned from the West, where she spent the past winter with friends and will re- main here with her cousin, Fannie E. Calender, for the summer.
 Harry s. Andrews was elected as the new member of the school board for this year last Saturday.
 John o. Merwin has moved his family to New Haven, Conn.,, where they will have rooms.
 Manly H. Wickwire, of Berlin. Conn.,. is here attending to his place which is not yet rented.
 The Congregational Ministers Asso- citation of South Berkshire met at the parsonage here on Tuesday with Mir and Mrs Carr.
Connecticut western news., 1895-05-02
CLAYTON.

Mir and Mrs Ruluff Rood, of Pitts field, Mass, celebrated Patriots Day by coming to Canaan aud Clayton to visit their children. On Saturday they called on other relatives and old neigh bors and on Sunday their family was reunited at G. A. McIutyre's. On Monday they returned to Pittsheld.
 Last Friday the Robbins School came out from Norfolk to the arbutus lot and went home loaded with the fragrant flower. Miss Gussie Rood and Miss Aura Beardslay, from choice, walked the whole distance and after refreshing themselves at H. R. Bunnell's walked to Canaan and took the train home.
 The bridge across the sluice between the store and H R Bunnell's has been torn up and new substantial one built.
 John Tubbs will soon change his place of residence to the house on the west road to Mill River, recently vaca- ted by Charles Stanard.
 Mrs Charles Upton has recently pnr- chased pretty road-cart, suitable for two persons.
Connecticut western news., 1895-05-02
FALLS VILLAGE.

Ten names have been taken from the pay roll at the railroad shops within few days.
 Jamie Ensign has given up his posi- tion at 0. Andrews meat market.
 Mrs Myron Finkle returned Tuesday from visit to Waterbury and Winsted.
 Charles E. Ford and I P. Hornbeck will have an auction sale on May 4th. The first named will move to Hartford where he has been engaged for three or more months in the insurance business.
 The migration from the south to this region of the swallows and whippoor- wills last week is an infallible sign of the continuation of warm weather.
 Mrs A. E Kingsbury, of Pine Orchard, iS staying here tor her health.
 George Graves left home Sunday morning. the 21st without notifying any one of his intended departure and no tidings of his whereabouts having been heard up to date, the general be- lief is that he has committed suicide.
 Several have planted potatoes this week. .e --...z
 Mrs Lord is dangerously i'll with pneumonia.
 Mrs Peter Shondy spent Thursday in Ct. Burlington, Mass.
 John l.. Jacklin has received from the selectmen the appointment of sex ton of tue Grassy Hill cemetery.
 The G. w. Hall Go. and Geo. V Cap- ron will close their stores on and after May first on Wednesday and Friday eve nings at 2 o'clock.
 The committee appointed by the baseball nina haya acromplishad their purpose relative to the renting of the Athletic" field another year. The terms are satisfactory and the boys are becoming interested in the matter as we'll as others not connected with the nine.
 Columbia bicycle agents pay for the local advertising they have done in the newspapers Perhaps we might see items referring to other makes. in a To- cal paper. if their agents did likewise.