The Cecil Whig., 1881-05-14

and lOnlSa Stadlger, tformeriN Louisa
Bennett. a daughter 81 the late Rudolph
Bennett, Esp, of this town. died al the
residence Of his parents, \" 1919 aliace
street, Philadelphia. on "Wednesday last oi
Iiphtheria He was in the SeveaIh year of
his age, and a bright anl Intelligent child.
His remains We're inferred on lritaN.
Edward l.. ,tuirr>. sou Of j. I jones,
ESD, residing nral tAis ;0Wu, at one time
clerk for r Dr,une... Es,,., merchant Of this
place and who has for several years past
held a clerhShip III tltr office of The Haltl-
more X Ohio Railroad Co. has been appoint
ed ticket agent At the Washington. Cd. CD
depot Mr. Jones stands high in the eSti-
nation Of his employees, and desrrvc,iiy so
Mr. Augustus \. i;rown. who resides on
North Street. in the old bcHt"crW building,
MAS overcome by the heat on Wednesday.
He had oren at work in the garden during
the day and towards evening went out to
milk his COW. While doing So fell in some
thing like IL tit and when taken home and II
physician called he pronounced il the effects
/ of exposure to the sun nr sun stroke. He
/ is slowly recovering.
During the past season twelve hundred
! dollars worth Of straw has been purchased
at and hauled from Delaware City, 10y one
OF our paper mills. Much OF this straw was
raised in the lower part Of this county and
hought up by Delaware City parties at Il
low price. Had the bohemia bridge been
free. the consumer wouid have bought it in
Sassafras Neck thus giving the farmer tie
advantage of the higher price paid by him.
The old hotel at Perryville has, since
1 the dawn OF local option, assumed :: new
1 role, and now appears before the public i'll
! the character OF i Summer boarding house.
1t is under the management of Mr.. Alfred
Boyd OF Philadelphia, who has fitted it up
/ in good style. The location on the bank of
the SllSo Souehanna is pleasant one, and fine
sailing and fishing may be INDUCED in with
very little outlay or eXertion. Altogether
We would think it pleasant place to spend
quiet Summer.
7 On Saturday afternoon last, the Newark
/ base ball club played Il match game with
:he Elkton nine, on the grounds OF the lat
/ ter. The game was \ close one almost
throughout-the two sides standing even
up to the eighth inning. when the Newark
ers forged ahead and won the game with a
| score of twelve to Elkton'S ten Some
charge the loss Of the game by the Elkton
to the fact that one of the members not
withstanding the heal of the afternoon play
ed with his overcoat on.
On "Wednesday last. John kirkpatrick,
! who had reached the advanced age of 50
years. died at his residence, on the Goodyear
! farm, near town. Mr.. kirkpatrick was
Phladelphian, having removed. from that
city 10 this county about ten years ago. He
had always been 4 healthy man, little tro,u-
bled with sickness and was 50 mp 10 the
time ef his death. For Il number of years
he was master builder in charge at Gi:ard
College. His remains will he taken 10
Philadelphia this morning for interment.
The directors of the y agricultural Society
offer two special premiums, the competition
for which will he of benefit to the school
children OF the county. The first is a pre-
.
largest and most properly classified collec-
ton of native plants, and the second is :.
premium Of so for the most correct map of
the Peninsula of Maryland and Delaware,
/ not less than 12xiS inches in size. Here is
an opportunity for healthy and beneficial
in the county in the list.
The statement OF the number of births
and deaths AT Cecil county Aims house dur
iug the past year, given last week in The
| Wig was incorrect, insomuch as that it
/ covered Il space of eighteen, instead of
! twelve months. From May, 1880 to May
/ 1881, there We're eight deaths at the institu-
/ ton and the hodies OF three persons who
| did not die there were buried on the grounds,
| and during the same time there was four
| births. Only one of the four persons giving
birth 10 children was an inmate nf the in
stitution.
A strange collection of articles not gen.
orally used as food were found in the
I stomach of L fat steer killed recently in =,
neighboring Pennsylvania county. There
was FIVE stones about the size OF hickory
| nut q piece OF coal about the same size, a
lead car seal, 4 copper button, :. toy iron
wheel, one wrought nail OF the shape of 4
| fish hook, seven cut nails and 4 common
pin. 1t is thought that at some time or
other the old fellow has swallowed an
Eikton boy. and these things We're among
the contents OF his pocket.
Mr.. Hugh L. McCauley, Jr., son OF
Hugh Il. McCauley, ESD, Ga native of this
town and well known here, but for a num-
| Der of years past Il resident of New York
upon his graduation from the Theological
college in that city (where he has been a
student for several years. will take the
paStorate of the First Presbyterian Church
| OF Hackensack, 4 few miles from New York
city. Mr.. McCauley was married this week
at the Arch street Methodist Church, III
Philadelphia, to daughter Of the Eev +
r. Harvey, late of Oxford, Pa, a brother Of
Daniel Harvey. Esq, of this district.
The dredging machine has reached 4
point about four hundred yards below the
wharves, leaving behind her to the moutf
of the creek at Cedar Point 4 channel 80 fee
wide and seven to eight deep at low water
Captain Jollitfe, the government inspector
ho has supervision of the work, sees that
the work is done thoroughly. Since they
have been using dump scows til" work ha
progressed more rapidly than formerly, ant
there is every prospect that the appropria
tions Gncludng the last) will finish the en
terprize and give us all the water needle,
and on any tide from the bridge out, cXcep
on the bar below Cedar Point, which w
hope will also be deepened.
A matrimonial boom has passed ovel
Elkton this Spring, and il has been oul
, pleasure 10 record more of these happ.
: events than for number of years. And i
is not over yet Another large and pleasant
wedding party was given at the residence
of Lewis Buchanan: ESQ, Il mile from tow
on Wednesday evening, ON the occasion o
the nuptials of his daughter, Miss Mary L
Buchanan and Mr.. TlOs. G. Lewis, son o
John T. Lewis, Esq, Section Master on th
p, w. &; b. Railroad. Everything passec
of in an exceedingly pleasant manner, am
all were happy, notably SO the groom ant
his handsome briue. Rev. Mr.. Mclntir
conducted the ceremony or in plain Englis
| tied the knot.
, An interesting suit at law is pending j,