The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-03-22

passes Elkton at . +. IL, met with al acl.
dent last Saturday morning, caused 10y ~.
OF the platform cars becoming uncouped
while the train was descending the Iron
Hui grade east of the town, which caused
1.-THE rear portion of the train To collide " 18th
tue front part of 1t, near the Marley cross
ing. The cars that cullided were pla; form,
cars loaded with an iron bridge enroutc
, from the works Of the Edgemoog Iron Com.
'pany. of Delaware. To the Chicago. Mil
waukie y ~. Paul Railroad. But lit lie
damage was sustained. but the train was
delayed several hours. aud. owing to the
ponderous freight on the wrecked cars, they
had to be taken back to Wilmington to be
reloaded.
-on Saturday night last Jenny Lind
wagon was taken from the wheelwrirhr
shop OF Joel r. Craig, at Mechanics Grove.
above Wh:iaker's Mills, and after being
roughly handled-up>ei. one front wheel
aud back wheel broken. a shaft broken
of. spring broken, the curtains torn. aud
Used up generally. was returned some
ime before daylight on sunday morning
Nr. Craig tracked the vehicle in the neigh
Iorhood, mule having been used for the
the carriage is fully So. From the
curse taken 10y the driver al the purlalned
agon. he was either drunk or crazy. aS
eep embellishments, cutters, trees and
utches were no obstacle to this reckless
rscal We understand Mr. Craig offers 4
! ward for the apprehcusio. of the thief
/ The WILMINGTON CONFERENCE The
/ Wilmington Conference Of the NJ +
| Curch convened in its eleventh annual
! session in the New Castle NJ f. Church.
oi wednesday lsst. 10Th instant, at .
/ % ock A. u. II is presided over by Bishop
Snpson, who opened the session 10y the
reiing Of the Gist chapter of Isaiah
| Asr prayer and the usual devotional exer-
cl's. the Secretary called the roll. and the
mobers answered tn their names Rev
-. Martindale was re elected Secretary.
an Revs- J. ID Rigg and T.. H. Nelson.
asstants The conference resolved tn
me at ;. clock A. " each morning. and
thathe first half hours bs spent in deYo-
tiosl exercises. We hope To be able to
glva full report of the proceedings and
Apartments next week.
hTH or FORMER CITIZEN CT Cecil
u Lee, Sr., formerly Of this county, died
OF pumonia, on Thursday, the 18th in
star at his residence in Brandywiue hun
dret bear Wilmington. Delaware Mr..
Lee As the only brother of M John r. .
l.ee,' Elkton. and WAS born about sixty
yeaItgo on the property formerly owned
by tlate James Frazer. a short distance
iromlkton. on the Frenchtsvn and New
Casi'urnpike. Early in life Mr.. Lee re
moveo Red Lion hundred. New Castle
counibut afterwards returned to Cecil
and imany years resided near French
town part Of the fine property now
owne,y Townsend Poole. Esq Subse
quentbe removed TO Red Lion. but for
the lathree years has been a resident OF
Brancipe hundred. He was an ener-
getic,:erprising aud successful farmer,
1 and ne time Of his death was the pro
q, prieto large and successful dairy. His
, remalvere inferred, on Monday last, at
the RLioH VI. f. burying grornd. At
= the uof his death his wife and eldest
/, son W suffering from pneumonia, with
but lithope Of their recovery.