The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-07-28

once owned up and said that some black
,coman, that he did not kAosc, gaze them 10
him to SELL" So we say the age of honesty
has not entirely passed.
DEATH OF G. NEwBoLD PRICE.-On
Friday afternoon of last week, the Goth
instant, Mr.. G. Newbold Price died at his
residence at Pivot Bridge, in this county,
os pneumonia. He was i'll but short time;
in fact four days previous to his death he
was the picture of robust health; the shock
of his death was therefore felt with double
severity on account of its unexpectedness
Mr.. Price was 81 years of age. lie leaves
widow and one child. He was the second
son of the late John r. Price-recently de-
ceased and was widely known and greatly
beloved. Seldom is it the fortune of so
young a man to enjoy such universal popu-
larity as did Mr.. Price. lie was member
of the Methodist Episcopal Church, having
been converted three years ago under the
ministry Of Rev. George r. Bristor His
remains were inferred in Bethel cemetery,
on Tuesday afternoon last, at O'Clock.
Revs Matlack, Bristor McIntire and Kemp
taking part in the service. The funeral was
attended by large concourse of friends.
DEATH OF Rev. J. d. CURTIs.-ThiS
gentleman died at his residence in Will
mington on Friday last after a short illness
of about q weeks duration.
Mr.. Curtis was born in Plymouth, Eng
land in 1916, and in 1920 he came with
his parents to Philadelphia where he grew
up. In 1889 he entered the ministry of
the NJ. E. Church. filling in that year some
local appointments in Philadelphia under
the Elder, after which he started out in the
itineracy, his appointments being as follows:
1887, Centerville; 1888, Talbot; 1889,
Delaware City; 1910, Elkton; 1912, Snow
Hill; 1S43 4, Northampton; 1916, Norris
town: 1867, Twelfth street, Philadelphia;
1913 ., Germantown; 1850 Strasburg; 1851,
Port Deposit; 1924, Presiding Elder of
Reading Districts; 1866, Harrisburg;
1878, st. Georges, Philadelphia, 1859 GO,
Easton, Md, 1862, Dover; 1868 4, Elkton;
1866, Union Wilmington; 1868, Asbury,
Wilmington; 1869 70,1-2, Presiding Elder
of Wilmington District of the new Will
mington Conference; 1878 4, North East;
1875. St Michaels.
Mr.. Curtis health failing at St. Michaels,
he took a supernumerary relation and
removed to Wilmington, Delaware, where
he raSiIaH ppti, his Haoth IN "Wednesday
evening the 18th, inst, he complained of
feeling unwell and on Thursday the cry.
sipelas made its appearance in his nose, and
gradually extended down his throat, swell
ing his tongue to such an extent that he
could scarcely speak. In 1910 Mr.. Curtis
was married to Miss Sarah G. Gray of
dorchester County, Md, with whom he
has lived happily 81 years. She with
seven children, four sons and three 6augh-
tiers, are left to mourn his death. His re
mains were inferred in the Wilmington and
Brandywine cemetery yesterday afternoon.
THE WAR FEVER IN ELkToN.-We Were
not entirely exempt from the excitement
aroused by the "pomp and circumstances
of war" consequent upon the strike riots
On Sunday the telegraph office was besieged
and the operator kept busy taking off pass
ing dispatches and issuing them as bulletins
to the people. In the afternoon the follow
ing despatch was received by the Captain
of the Groome Guards:
BALTIMORE, July 22nd, 1877.
Capt. W. G. PurneN: -Keep your com.
pany in readiness to move if wanted.
FRANK A. BOND, Agd't Gen'l.
The Guards, under command of Capt |
Purnell and Lieuts. Tuft and Howard, were
ready to move at moments notice, until
Tuesday, when the following was received:
BALTIMORE, July Gath, 1877.
Capt. ". g. PurneN:-Relieve your COM
pany from duty at the armory, to report
promptly when called.
FRANK A. BOND, Adg't Genl.
The men were then allowed to doff their
uniform and depart to their homes. The
members of this company have been much
ridiculed for their want of interest in
parades and drill meetings, it having always
been an exceedingly difficult task to raise
squad for these purposes; but the call to
real, active duty was promptly responded !
to by 4 large majority of the company.
There were but few laggards to exhibit
want of backbone, and the places of
these were soon filled by volunteers. We
venture the assertion that the men of this
command would have shown more sodierly
than did the men of the Sixth Regiment
on Friday night of last week, in the streets
of Baltimore.