The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-02-13

put stop to their wholly subsi,tins on
the bread of idleness.
Some of these sturdy. lazy rascals who
visit the Aims House are impudent and
unyratefnl as thieving ours, and an appli
cation of boot leather is recommended in
their case.
Narrow Escape from a Frightfnl Rail-
road Accident. Saturday morning Last.
the early train, which starts from Port De-
post and passes Elktnn at 7:19 A. NJ, met
with an accident about one mile south of
| Newark. Delaware which was only avcrted
from brcoming one of those frightful rail
road catastrophes which form a chapter of
almost every days news, by special Prov
idrnce. The front axle of the tender truck
broke at flaw in the iron. and the wheels
were thrown under the train. ripping up
the floor of the ladies' car fearfully as it
passed over them. The smoking car esca Ped
| torn from under the ladies' car. and the
coupling almost forced ont. bnt it was kept
in place till the train, which was fortunately
not thrown from the track. stopped. it run
ming the third of mile after the breaking
of the tender trucks. 1t was discovered, on
examination after the wrecked train stop
ped, that the coupling of the front end Of
the ladies' car was only held in place by
the merest pinch. Had this given way
the front of the car would have fallen on
the track and the momentum with the car
in the rear wnnld have doubled the CIR up
and smashed it to splinters, it is most prob
able. In the event of such catastrophe
il makes one shudder to contemplate the
appalling consequences. There were per-
haps dozen persons in the train from Elk
ton and vicinity. Among whom were W.
J. Jones. Esq. and daughter, Miss Bessie
Maffit. DR.. lamar, Miss Bennett. Mr.. w.
Merry and others. The wreck was cleared
from the track with the customary des
patch. but not in time for the mail train
which follows. passing Elkton at 9:il
n'cInck A. NJ, which was switched off nn
TO the left hand or down coming track and
ran To Newark. taking the passengers off
the wrecked train on to Philadelphia.
Death Of Aged People.-Joseph Peoples.
one of the old residents of the Eighth Dis
riot, died ON the 17'h of January last. The
deceased was in his S0th year at the time
of his death. lie had always been a tenn
perate man in all his habits, and died from
exhaust ion Or occurring outof the vital pow
ers, more than from any effects Of disrase.
He left good name. and was one of the
useful workers in the great human tribe
He, with two or three others, came from
Ireland, when ynnng. to America. and were
of the Protestant denomination IN their
| religious convictions.
On Monday last, Reuben Reynolds de
| parted this life. He resided near the Ris.
ing Sun. and was a member of the large
and industrious family who have filled so
large space in that part of our county;
contributing much of their shrewd bust
ness and industrious habits to develop the
| wealth and add to the material worth of
| the neighboIhood. The family are of the
nri .nal stock of Friends who settled in
| Chester, Lancaster and other counties oi
Eastern Pennsylvania, and the Societys
industrial habits, religious views and public
spirit which have elevated that section of
country are, in a large measure, the valua
| bile heritage Of the followers of Penn. The
| deceased had reached three score and ten,
or nearly that age, which is allotted to
man by the Psalmist. He was fair type
of the frngality. industry and hospitality
for which his family and religious denomi
| nation are noted.
We have to record the death of another
aged person who was literally one Of the
oldest inhabitants Of the same neishbor-
hood, bnt who belonged to another race
and type of men. This latter was an an
cient colored man known by the familiar
name of F7axky Bradford. The queer
name is supposed by some pantologists To
be corruption of the Poli.h name Pulaski
Flasky had reached the advanced age of 90
years or thereabouts He took leave of the
world. in which he had passed the largest
part of a century, about the middle OF
January last, kindly remembered by the
families among whom he labored and made
| his home.
| tS Go into a store in Cecil county on
a wash day and sit one hour. and y,u will
! hear enough calls for more of MOORE 8
i" Wilmington City Soap t. make you
! dream at light, Won are making s,ap in :