The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-03-04

desire has been expressed to hear this
gifted lady again in Elkton, that she has
been engaged to deliver the closing lecture
of the Star Course, and ON Monday even
ing next, March 9th, she will speak on
"The Heroic in Common Life All who
heard "Indoors" can imagine the rare
intellectual treat in store for them, when
we say that competent critics consider the
lecture announced for Monday night as
the most enterta ming, touching and beau
tiful that the fair poet-lecturer has ever
delivered. We hope she may have a crowd
ed house.
Public Sales Next Week.-Wm. J. Jones,
Attorney, will sell real estate near Cecilton,
at the Court House door, on Tuesday next,
It'll inst.
w. E. Heisler, ON his premises, near
Newark, Del, ON same day, stock, farm
implements, ect.
Mrs. Ricards, Bay View, Wednesday,
March Sth, stock and farm implements.
George Chandler, at North East, Satur-
day, 4th, today, stock, farm imple-
ments, household goods, and variety of
other goods.
Jas. A. Campbell and E. S. Biddle, on
Chestnut Hill road 3 miles from Elkton,
stock and farm implements, Saturday 18th
inst.
Sudden Deaths.-On Saturday afternoon
last John 7. Miller, residing on the old
plank road, miles from Elkton, was
stricken with paralysis while in Elkton,
and was conveyed to his home, where he
expired about 10 o'clock p. NJ.
Mrs. Martha A. Brown, relict of the late
Edmund Brown, was also attacked suddenly
on Saturday night last, with apoplexy of
the lungs and expired in half an hour after
the attack
On last Friday evening lunatic, who
had been confined in Jail, at this place, for
some weeks, died very suddenly. His
mental atfliction is reported to have been
of the widest type. His name was J. c.
Newton, and was from Sassafras Neck
Coroner Brown summoned a jury and held
an inquest over the body on Saturday.
We have still to record another sudden
stroke of the Destroyer. An aged colored
man, named Richard Thomas, who has
been in the employ of Jas. E. Barroll, Esq,
of this town, fell dead on Tuesday morn
ing last, while standing by the pump at Mr..
Barolls residence.
Local Miscellany.-Money sold at the
Mutual Building Association on Saturday
night last, for S1.36 cents premium on
5000, and for SLIP premium on $500.
In view of the handsome premium which
the loans of the Elkton Building Associa-
tons invariably command, and the COM
paratively low figures obtained for money
sold by the Cherry Hill Society, it has been
suggested that it would be a good move to
incorporate the Cherry Hill Association
with the Mutual, of Elkton, as an indie
pendent series of the latter society. Both
societies are organized on the same princi-
pal, and it is the opinion of those who have
considered the subject, that such an ar
rangement would be mutually beneficial.
The Young Peoples Association will
meet in the NJ. E. Church on Friday even
ing next at y o'clock. An agreeable
entertainment will doubtless be provided
All are invited.
A fine skiff is advertised in this ISSUE
See advertising columns.
The Havre de Grace Republican states
that one OF our citizens, engaged in the
milling business, has visited that town and
secured contract that it will take some
years to fill.
Death Of a Former Citizen of Cecil.
Philip Roman, of Cumberland Allegany
county, Md, died in that town on Tuesday
morning last. He was raised at Rowlands-
vile in this county, where his father and
brothers were engaged in the Iron business
for many years. He removed to Western
Maryland while young man, where he
acquired considerable eminence as lawyer
and politicion. In the latter walk, how
ever, he never was very successful. The
deceased was of good stock, both as to
brain and muscle, his father, Jos. Roman,
being one of the most go-a-head, forty
horse power, steam engine of man that
we ever knew.
Jacob p. Roman, the name by which he
was best known in this county, was the
youngest member of a family of five BROTH
ers and three sisters, all dead but one, a half
brother, who resides in the Eighth District
of this county.
The deceased became wealthy by his pro-
fcssion and speculations in business. 1t is
said that the boy is father to the man.
This may be so under some circumstances.
but to have attempted to cast the horoscope
of J. Philip Roman, or to use his boyhood
cognomen, Jacob p, the best philosopher
of character would have attributed to him
anything but an influential and eminent
future, for without exception we think he
was the most devilish school-boy we evcl
knew, and as dull as many other boys who
have become eminent men, at his lessons.
The deceased was of Quaker family, hi!
father having removed to this county from
New London, Chester county, Pa, ant
commenced the manufacture of shcet-iron
at Rowlandsville, on the Octoraro. The
sheet works he established now belong tc
Mccullough Iron Company, and have beer
rebuilt and greatly enlarged with all tho
modern improvements attached and arc
among the finest sheet iron mills in tn,
State.
Tie family were ardent Wings and Ado
ltionists in politics, taking a leading part
in the log cabin and hard-cider campaion,
of 1904. The subject of this sketch w,
believe deserted his family creed boil
politically and religiously, when he attain
ed wealth. and nnsitinu in Westnrr n