The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-03-14

MI. JOG MdETdtI us pIuiiV -hf-
pleby and Mrs. Howard as Aunt Jerushy, the
strong minded spinster, were excellent. Mr.
John Howard made q most natural Methodist
Parson, with Miss Lizzie Marratt, as the
parsons wife. Miss Alice Settle, as Old
Marin Brown, was truly ''deefer'n had
dock" but could jump up on chair quite as
spry as the three young gossips, when the
mouse appeared. Miss Galaher, Miss Holt,
aud Miss Hanna gossiped in most natural
manner over their quilting, while Mr.. Hill
Campbell, the tree agent, in his "store
clothes" finally succeeded in finding out the
first name OF Old Peters, Mr.. Robert Me-
Cauley. Mr.. Barrett Campbell made Il fright
full looking tramp, with the aid of false
face. Mrs. Garrett. who made IL fine little
darkey girl and Mr.. Robert Campbell, as
Pete, her bean, afforded lots OF laughter.
The other members of the Y. y. A. did equally
well ami the old time songs by the entire
Donation Party added considerably to the en-
merous friends the play will be repeated
Saturday night. March Dist 1896.
Miss Ida Willis. of Wilmington, Del, WAS
The guest IF friends in Elkton. on sunday.
Mr. Theodore W. Carrier, of Pitts5ur;. P,l !,
is visiting friends in BythGla!c and Port
Deposit
Levi /. Patterson. the contractor and
builder. Of Biy;hedale, was in Elkton on
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs James II. Moore celebrated
the 25th anniversary of their wedding On
Monday.
Prof. james A. Kealy, principal Of the
Rock Academy, near Fair Hill, Was in Elkton
on Tuesday. Mr.. Kealy is known as a
gentleman of high literary attaiuments and
his conduct of the Academy has been very
successful.
Henderson Smith, of Wilmington, spout
Sunday in Elkton with his parents.
John Evans. who is attending the Balti-
more Dental College, is spending few days
with his parents Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Evans,
in Elkton.
Jefferson Foard, CIerl; of the Peace for
New Castle county, Delaware. was in Elkton
on Monday.
Mrs. Robert Lewis and children, OF Phila-
delphia. are the guests Of her parents Mr..
and Mrs. David l.. sloan, on Stockton street.
Mrs. +. j. Primrose. of Boston. Massa-
chusetts, was the guest of her sister Mrs.
John I. Brown, in E,kton. on Saturday and
Sunday.
Mrs. George Turner. of West Elkton. is
dangerously ill at her home.
The friends Of r. c. Thackery, ESD, were
much y ,ascd this week to have him return
from niIadephia. much improved in health.
Mr. .hackery's condition is ow most favor
and he is eXpecte % be but Il short
lille until he will resume his large law
,ractice as actir as ever
Miss Mile Piser. OF Warwick, is paying n
protracted visit TO Wilmington friends, and
to her sister Miss Amy r. Piser. at Brandy
wine Springs.
Misses Bessie and Anabel Culleney enter
tanned Il number of their friends on Friday
evening, last week, at their home on Church
Street. Those present were:-lIr. and Mrs.
well. Mrs. George Witworth, Mrs Henry
Laws, Misses Annie Pierson, Lizzie Shockley.
BERTHE White, Messrs. William Vinsinger, r.
d. Brown, Howard Ash Ollie Giles, Andrew
Dean. Pierce Laws.
Marriage licenses We're issued this week to:
George G. Fogan. of Rowlandville and Clara
b. Riley, of Conowngo; John Christie Jack
and Anna Margaret Woodrow, OF Liberty
Grove; Edgar T. Janney and Ella NJ. Tong,
Of Cherry Hill
Mrs. Eliza Michael, of Steelton, Pennsyl-
vana. is the guest of Mr. and Mrs David L.
Sloan.
Elmer Sloan, son OF Mr. and Mrs David l..
Sloan, OF Elkton, who for the past four and
half years has been serving an apprenticeship
with the Harlan & Hollingsworth Car Shops
and Boat Yards, Wilmington, one Of the
largest concerns in the country has received
a deserved and highly creditable promotion
there. Although Mr. Sloan had a term of six
months to serve to complete his time. the
firm has appointed him 10 a responsible posi-
ton at the head Of the department in which
the amount OF lumber for boat and car build
ing contracts is determined, it being his duty
to send the estimates Tor the needed lumber
to the saving mill and there have tho stun
COTTON out. Mr. Sloan is not yet twenty-one
years OF are. He is librarian OF the Silver
Brook NJ. Il. Sunday School Wilmington.
Miss Ada Kirk, of Liberty Grove enter
on Friday evening last week in compliment
to her brother Sherwood Kirk, who is at
home on n short visit.
Mr. ana Mrs. Thomas G. Crouch formerly Of
Elkton celebrated the sixty third anniversary
of their wedding, at the home of their nece
Mrs. Rebecca ?. Fouk in Wilmington Del,
on the evenlnsoi February 23rd last Such an
anniversary is rarely vouchsafed in this life,
and the friends OF Mr.. and Mrs Crouch in
this community, congratulate them upon so
rare an anniversary.
Mr.. G. NJ. Childs, of Elkton, has returned
from pleasant trip to Carlisle, Pa. where
he attended the commencement exercises at
the Indian School and also reception given
to Generals o. o. Howard and Fitzhugh Lee
it being the first time that General Lee had
been in Carlisle since he captured that city in