The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-11-27
Ecfal GGuirs.

BUSINESS NOTICE. in
arrears fer The Cecil Wing, particularly
those residing out of the county, will please
remit touS by mail We are in need ufmoney
at present, and shall be under Obligation to
those who will pay eitherby letter or BY calling
at the Office 3w.
f5~The attention of School Teachers
is called to the advertisement of the School
Commissioners, found in another column,
calling Il meeting, for the examination of
Teachers for the Public Schools. The rates
to be paid are specified in the advertisement.
Most Of the people Of this county
have probably, forgotten jonathan Howard
who some four years ago was sentenced to the
penitentiury tor horse stealing. The following
paragraph from The Baltimore Chppsr Of
Mondry shows him to be alive and vigorous
still.
ATTEMPTED ESCAPE FROM THE PrNITEY-
TNRY.-A daring but unsUcCp s,fu attempt
WAS made on Saturday evening last 10 break
OUT of the Maryland renitentiary. by an
Englisiinau named jonathan Howard. who
had been sentenced to eight years confinement
for horse stealing IN Cecil county Nd. 1t ap.
pears that one OF the Waterman WAS making
his nine o clock round, when he saw the bed
OF TIL Prisoner was not altughcr right, and
discovered him underneath. Upon calling to
him he was answered by thr prisoner, the Of
liccr at the time pcrceiying that he had ! Unit
in his hand which was covered with something
white. Upon an examination Of the prisoners
room, il WAS touud that he had made conSid-
c!ablc Roadway in his attempt, having removed
enough ut the bricks from tie wall under lis
bid to admit Of man. llchad made tn figure
OF a man and placed it in his bed, and covered
it over. He was locked in his room at about
4 o'clock in the afternoon, and consequently
had been 1T work, in his efforts to escape.
some five hours Two knives, made into
saws, were found in his room. also piece OF
iron, which he had managed t. conceal about
his person and carry to his sleeping uparnr ut.
New LEEDS CHURCH.-This building
was erected by the Rev. John Wilson OF
Leeds, England, about the year 1899. He
was engaged at that time in the manufacture Of
cloth, at the works Of TIL Cecil Manuf ,cturing
Company on the Little Elk, Immediately be-
low the New Lee DIS Factory, which Mr.. wilson
afterwards bui,t about ISL. He WAS mem
Der Of the g independents" in England
After the church WIS finished he preached
regularly every Sabbath, and had arcspcctahlc
congregation. lIeltft the cighborhood some
years before lis death, and was brought back
and buried at New Leeds about 1881. He has
two sons in the miniStry-Rev Joseph Wilson
of the Presbyterian denomination, stationed
number of years past near Little Fails
Passaic County n. j., and John G.. VI iSon of
the Protestant Methodist denomination, If
kcnsinGtOn Philadelphia. The NV Leeds
Church is Situated about four miles nOrthw st
erly from Elkton, and las just undergone Il
thorough repair, new floor, seats, pulpit,
lamps and stoves has been handsomely paint
ed and is a very neat country church. 1t was
rc-opyncd on Sunday week in a very eloquent
and affecting sermon by Rev, John G.. Wilson.
from g Come thou and all thy houS" into the
ark" Gen. VII, /. A protractcd meeting
has since been going on under the minister in
charge, Rev. Mr.. VI htcside, and much interest
is manii, st d.