The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-02-23


"silver bank" which institution appear:
to be necessary for the accommodation o
the public because the other bank refuse:
to take silver on deposit. We commcnc
ton of the public and hope it may bt
! largely patronized.
THE ELKToN AND DELAWARE JUNCTIoN
RoAD.-Mr. Euoch Pratt, who is vice ptesi
dent of the Philadelphia, Wilmington ard
| Baltimore railroad, has secured some sub
scriptions to the stock of the Elllton and
Delaware junction (Middletown) railroad
Three well known Baltimore business mer
subscribed on Monday. a movement is on
foot for a more active canvass here, which
it is believed will have good results. Mr..
Pratt is sapguine that the road, twelve
miles in length. will be profitable from the
time OF it's opening. The Philadelphia.
Wilmington & Baltimore railroad pays
per cent, and the Delaware railroad per
cent dividends. Baltimore Sun.
SUDDEN DEATH OF AN EsTIMABLE LADY.
Never before has it fallen within our pro
vince to announce more sudden and unex-
pected death than that of Mrs. Victoria,
this life, on last Sunday, in the 32nd year
of her age. Stricken down in her early
womanhood and leaving, as she did, low
ing husband and interesting family of chill,
dren to mourn her loss, her death is one of
those mysterious dspensatlons of the AL
wise that are incomprehensible to the hu,
man mind. Strange that the young and
good are first to die, while those, whose
loss would be less keenly felt, linger the
longest amid these sublunary scenes. We
can assure the bereaved and sorrow stricken
husband that he has our sympathy and the
sympathy of the entire community in this
time of trouble and sorrow.
DEATHS OF FORMER CITIzENs.-Mr.
Dexter p. Morgan died at the residence of
his brother-n law, Mr.. S. p. Steward, in
Philadelphia, on Wednesday last. Mr..
Morgan was native of Elkton, and re-
sided here until sixteen or eighteen years
ago, since which time he has lived in Bal.
timore, where he was, at one time, mana
ger of the Mount Vernon Hotel, but lately
chief clerk at the Rennett House. He was
80 years of age. His disease was consump
ton. His remains will be brought TO Elk
ton, in the l so p, NJ. train, to day, for
interment.
Mr.. Richard Mcfarland, formerly cashier
of the National Bank of Elkton, but who
has resided in Baltimore for some months,
died in that city, on Wednesday last. Mr..
Mcfarland had been suffering for some
time with consumption. He was so years
of ago, and native of this county. His
remains were brought to Elkton yesterday
afternoon and inferred in the Presbyterian
cemetery.
DEATH OF WELLKN0wN CITIZEN
In common with the whole community, we
are grieved to be compelled to announce
the death of George W. Wallace, which
occurred on Wednesday morning last, from
typhoid pneumonia, after an illness OF
about two weeks. He was aged about 62
years He was converted at the old Metho-
dist Church, on High street. in early boy
hood and had been an acceptable member
of the NJ. E. Church for nearly 50 years,
and a member of VIM. Torbert's class for
about 40 years. For II years he has been
was always attentive to duty. and pleasant
and accommodating to those with whom he
came in contact. There is scarcely a man
in the community who can fill his position
there. His whole life was spent in doing
good; scarcely thinking of his own COM
fort. In sickness his services were invalu-
able, and always, day or night, at the com
mand of those who desired them. We
think he was known and respected by every
man, woman and child in the community.
In his last illness he found great comfort
in the religion he embraced SO early in life,
and he peacefully passed away. His funeral
took place on Friday afternoon, yesterday,
at o'clock. The services were held in the
NJ. E. Church, and were attended by large
number of relatives and friends. His re-
mains were inferred in the Methodist bury
ing ground on High street.
A SwINDLER Mr.. Fred Height, bust
ness agent of the original Cotton Field
Georgia Minstrels," who was in town on
last Friday two weeks ago, we have rea
son to believe, is miserable swindler and
cheat He came into our office and lied
with tluency and JUNCTION that would
have done credit to Peter Funk auction.
eer. The editor was momentarily absent,
and with Height of impudence not easily
attained, he induced the printer to insert q
lying "local," for the payment of which
he gave him an order on the leader of the
mythical troupe of melodious MINISTRIES who
were to have sung SO sweetly on said night
but who never existed but in his depraveG
Imagination. Our neighbor of Tie Demo,
crGt, whose office he also visited, was more
fortunate than we, he taking the price OF
his advertisement in music, in which &C
complishment he declares the wandering
minstrel excels. He Informed our neigh
Dor that be was graduate of Lincoln Uni
versi,y. If this is true, we advise the
f,cnltv Of that inStitntinp IN bnraa az ma u