The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-01-04

$50 years thr '>'r;au Acdd sif!;. u
Ni!hl aEan. Mass. az that tine under the
charge of Rev. Wilbur Fisk. ID y On
iray'ng NlibIaham he entered the sin:. uf
diam x wan X Go. Wilmington, b-l
too the purpose oI leaning mercantile hu~i
ness ii. continued there Tor ab ut three
years. when, III c"u>rqu-uc" al The death
ii R"hsTE CONS abe. with whom hrs mother
had CONTACTED - second marriage. he -.
,uEnrii home and engaged III agricultural
PURSUITS
In lS3S Col. wilkins was married to De
haGi!, "authirr of Dtyii Jones' Eir<. VII.
klH : ancestors, fhi.tp Thomas. al Mary.
aud and -anu,l Niillln. 81 PrnnSs wanna,
were among he earliest settlers Of the
cuiuni,s IN l~!H NlS - .hnIaa Wilkins
died. aud III 1878 Col. Wilkins married
Frances Olivia. daughter "f Samuel Ner
IIti. Ms I q. wilkins died III January,
lS.. by his lis. wife tul Wilkins had
lAirc children. two daughters aud a sau.
The son (N III :.i"n" >nrviVes, and re.
sia,s nn :. farm al Iurug Riverside. BY
his scc"nd vile he had three sons aud 4
"tuL''tcr. all now LIVING.
!, = As \ captot" AMI successful agTicul-
'uir>i shat Colonel wilkins Is mos; widely
N'."an. From hrs entrance upon the prac
iir'', "i his profession a. q fstmrr ha pur-
sued ~, IN lis varied aud Interesting uu, IA
lions, not only with discl lu.iuaiiuE iudg
u-u!, bur. from ms fup,iur>~ 81 the pursuit,
with great delight. He b-ou.hr To- the
wUsk at ;ar :IIG'I great sa.lcrgy AID a de
gee OF business IKE mriHoi no frequent
-: thar branch OF industry. Col Wilkins
Vas aC'i:" ~ the formation Of the Agrirul
'urai ~oci.ry # Kent County. ore Of the
".,!rs, and m">F iHilUt Mira! associations oi
l..
.IIgiBAtn.S ui the safe Agricultural -
ctviE, which was fIinrsi IN 1871 and &C
tive IN promoting tile success -! lis shows
IN Baltimore. iiv served iul severe wears a.
one III as vice presidents. - position he also
nccurI,d IN the .attr~ society, organ ~ IN
1861 Daring his Germ III the Senate Of
Maryland Cot. wilkins Wi, chairman of
IA" committee "a agriculture. lie was
q conspicuous u, s,CH.img the CnIrte! grant
IT, rCcnuiaiy AID from the state for ia.
aiy.aud Agricultural College. Ken
ccu:iN IL indebted To hIm fof several ESSAYS
I" Improve the character ~. Its farm stock
lie "as the lis.t :" introduce the Durham
-. short llulu cattle within her borders
iui also TIE Jerseys or .ilic.usys Manner.
n; auImhi> al these and otucr breeds oi
animals were distributed 10y him. many as
presents 4" hi> brother faIrnrr..
In 1876 toi. Wlik'n> hrgau the cultIya-
i:uu ui nut for market Oh a considerable
scale. 100 ceres bcIn1 planted with II. 900
peach TIr.>, ihts planting WIS continued
until the TIE, 10000 covered SEQ acres
al Iaud. His "s!ciu. attention through the
last twenty two Yeas tn tins nI,c interests
which engaged i.S energies up Ia The time
"i his .vain. has b-cu :IIIliul Of results,
demonstrating hat II u :. paying one. HIS
III
s.us Throughout the Eastern Shore of
>.ary land, aud indeed the peninsula has
mace tins SEC ION tilr CREATES, fruit grow
Ing TcgIu III the world.
In addition 10 tie cultivation of his
orchards lie fnr some years raised under
glass, aprGcors. peaches and nccraIInCs
Forwarding item hS ARTIFICIAL heat. - that
ais extensive houses wcl- anuu .I.y a mass
ui br..u'tu! ltpnuS III JlHuaty. with nuIt
maturing III lay. Obvious advantages III
The Wy Of testing new varieties 49, To-
quality w"sr iuu, I'll ri INN. Va ADDITION
;" TIE i.c.Ity 81 supply Ins the markets
with great enthusiasm. aud With all the re
>"G:cc> al AN enlightened mind his en-
1a.InL ana Profitable branch oil agriculture
-. oJn came t. H. regarded ~ an aulaority
"n all >u' cts connected w.t. III. p.oluc
u"n e NUTS.
Though not writer in ;hr accepted
seuse al 'ir term. he contributed occasion
ally to thc agricultural aud horticultural
periodicals papers al much point and pTac-
tfC.l value uu the varfous >pecL.ifI,S to
when AIS attention had been directed
he ravag"s "i Ia" ai'.i $, hrTmnpiurnGs
insect, bad become 50 destructive To- leach
Trees tat plTulnglsl> were most >rTluuSiv
rS"Ic:>vn ahuar II, fearing that ultimately
tie cuii 'vttIru oil the peach would have ip
hr ..ntndouvi. E"i. " liz It's turned hi, AZ
'cniI N - the INV, Il aj:"n pt and rene
'iIcr isr the Trouble, aud though ms cxpe!i
mrutS were no crnpIrtei ~ the time ui
ms death, lie had demonstrated that their
images can hc materially lessencd, If Ia,
!n>ccJ cannot hc ..,utcaicd.
His beautiful pace ON chester river was
the !regTaut resort Of those concerned IN
iIuit culture from all secfInHs of the cuuu.
Try, Gr>l:ous IL sec for themselves ms well
arranged orchards, to learn hIs method
aud Ia prof, hy MS prolonged experience.
When the MAJ Wand Horticultural society
was organized, IL 1874. Ice was made vice
;,ge> ut and n JIu Its inc" y, ION hr wuI ed
u,rtcuI!tIu..r aid !l.utivriy tor Igs succrss
ia iha occasion III tie rcyc,,; on 10y that a.
s"ciasIou III Ba!'IEaic. IN September lS11.
rf;he American Pu;nr.oI zeal society, which
g M lis = III !sgstcs :r.n all Tie States aud
Territories amd the BlI::sh possessions, lac
extended /" tine visiting body, through tho
state society, Az INVITATION to visit him aud
inspect tnc peach !aru>, the 'ame OF which
WAS known over the wh"is CnuntTy. Over
200 nrmbets aud Delegates cImpu>cd the
visiting parry, who In.prc'cd TIM peach aud
par orchards + Riverside aud those Ia The
B Il
trIY. and most al them astuushcd A. the
magnitude oi jh" iruIt growing capacity of
the STATE. and the ~ ~ ent.:p, 's- dIs play Ell
IN III" produc' i've ami marketing 81 the
- OPS. IhI> excursion dsd i great deaf Ia
>-f"..d ti.uuGnuut every quarter of the
! ul"E All "u'quric notion OF the fruIi-p:u
iJ.r i!c i->Hu!c-s Of ,Iary Land. which prov
=" bench tai "a thusr ri ter ClI:Zru> dev.i
"r.uC them, a. well ..s 10 i,:c community at
iIT.r.
Cui Watkins. though an earnest and z,al
u, Mig aud Il publican. had not beer
II any pcIIad of his LIT" an active wurk:u.
politician, aud YET was called At various
'imrs :" til responsible IubEc positions
In comparatively early nl- lee was one uf
the Judgcs OF the Drphar4r' tou.t rf Kent
county. Ia 1873. he was elected 10 the
senate Of Maryland. - ihr breaking out
al the civil war hr Ials"d = regiment Tor
the .euci al :. .yr:n'urur Which di|i service
on the Eastern ~uor" of Virginia. aud on
"a" .lac of the Baltimore aud ONO rail
road, between Baltimore ard Harper
Ferry. Ia consequence rf 4 severe attack
IT typhoid fever, which seriously affected
his subsequent health, he WAS cumvrll,
before the close Of the first year of the
VA: to resign Ills command. Gel. wilkins
was the Republican cardldaic fnr Comp.
ti"il-T 81 the -Ia'r "n the Reform ticket IN
the campaign of $50. receiving largely
mar. than the fuli vote 81 his party. though
defeated DUTing the last year IT the adj.
mIHIstra,Inn If President Grant. on the
resignation of Washington Booth. Col
" likIus Vas. without his solicitation OF
knowledge, appointed Collector Of Gus
toms for the port nf Baltimore On the
22i If June. 1877, lac was removed from
that position by President HAYES nntwith
81 .uiIaG the >ir"uu "IS n - mad toy a
h">t 81 iIl"uis t. have HIM cp..Iuurd Ia
office. Sluce then hc has devoted himself