davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1881-05-24

TIE New Pal1as {Iroland) farmers seem to
have trinmphed. The military Gordon which
was drawn round the CASTLE lii which they
l1ad fortified tllotnselyus Inns been broken up,
tho ejoctlncnts hive been abandoned, and the
peasants have returned from their fortress
victorious, So much for courage and duter-
tnIinttnn
, 1881-05-24

pnor. MOSES Corr TYLER, Of Michigan
University, has been Offered md nas ac-
cepted the chair Of 1ll$tory In Corllrll Unt-
yers[ty, Us tho s,icccssof to Prof. William Z.
Russell. Tie selection Of Prof Tyler greatly
strengthens the faculty Of Cnrneil.
, 1881-05-24

CONTROLLER GunxEY, Commissioner-of-
Puhilc-Norks Waller, Ch!ct-of.rolicc Mc-
GarigIe. Ftre-Afarsllal. Swenle, and Health
Commissioner Dc Wolf were renolnlnated by
Mayor Harrison Inst evening, in con.mun1-
caton to the Council and the nominations
were unanimously co1flrMed.
, 1881-05-24
WARNER and partly cloudy weather for
this region today. !

Mis-. GAnp1El.p was, not much better yes
tcftlay. Her physicians. while confident Ut
llcr complete restoration to hca1il, III time,
say that It will bo some days yet before my
!cc'de4 improsomunt ii her condition will
be noticeable, /.
, 1881-05-24
CHE Ttfft1t1te.

~ I'tr&0n& ,.r,tl,ie 10 rnIrcttsN coptts nf THE
C1fCAHt, TRIBUNE at NetrH AVe1rtes nirl m rda-
atus truths ,eerc Chcapo tiptr1 are s1f tnsa coa-
fer (aror iv reporting ths facts to thu Office, Dio-
ing full 1urttcuiury
, 1881-05-24
a Custodian Named Pitncy the
Scapegoat~-'Tis True, 'Tis
Pftney, Etc.
Opening Of Mahone's Campaign
An Old Bridge--Raum's
Enemies.
Treasury Aaairs-Condition Of Mrs.
Garfeld-The Cabinet
Officers.
MICE



A. @ LIZ Wv H"ShES ~. !.skALs sAcRs'
wa."a .~t .'rof1" 70 :, ss ts ea'eao' 10 11,oan @
.,o,s -. ~ ~ -. ~. mns nc h'.!'ta-
r"t;a,a', ~ ,S LIS a.e n9 euas ogss . s ~ W
,,n',,s ,r.,. ,t".. pst au"s IT, A.s nupa'
-, 10 ,,,,.,i.',,,.t IT,.
oy,.o,,I,r.,a ~ t,, 1...' ~ ~ .,.o ~.
,.ns,. e eu'Ess ,9,,.. iu'os ~ u'e
t,a,,,,,. T.. ~ n,u, 'o '.7 ".S"us 49,.
res,,,., - - ~ H. !s"sy n'alcn', aao ue
1,n,.o.S 49,, .,a..n ''.'.s',..a ~ ~ " W.
~ sn, .i, ;,s,.ns.,,.a.. Sose ~, ns.s w."
.'o.,.I,.'s 49,, ...,.s'," ao ucl ., .9 y.
,,.,,t.,, T. .;s,,,,ss, H.. t,n r.,a.'1 -. @ ~.
',ansr,,non. ~ s'n ,too, ~ ' , y. @ ca.
l,ns tl,r foi,n,xinv ,,nnu ti,a en1,;nct. III
l.ns been a notorious fact In tie Treasury De-
partment TINT for years. Mi has mt meu
rigtltin tho Custodtat's o,iIcr. The burtls,,
OF the preseut ayaInncha fnIls uno,, tl,a
shoulders OF o. l.. 1,,tncy Tho Custodian.
Tho amount of mol,ev that anuunilv il ex-
pended by tlle Custudiau ia
e,e, nm
r,.,. ,. .m,...~- ~
an'a - ioa ia.n.ulc. a,'' e"tpcts, wale1-pl1cu-
els: s @'Ap. aaa tlc'es neeess~ES lo1 tae eo1ll-
lo..' soAsea,ie"cc' ~ 'u'u "ork vi u'e ou!eeFs
a,..4 1,!. e1llpaoses " the nepa1tnients. Nheh
.st"o! oeca1!e eus.ouM''' aoout s4 seals
-, = $780,
!os:. uell ohicos was Ill the hahds ot
tno inherent oufeau onlcefa: so1n u'ere
Was chahge: II aI' went TO the Office Of tue
tustoflan. ohort'y a1tef II was noticed that
nc" contractors wefs dea!t with. Ihen
cahen'ms '"aterlal' 1urhlshea NJ exofbltant
prices. several Bureau officers refused to
cefIlly 10 me accounts OF theso con tractors.
s~.ep. ~ oo.te eu." ,o',M ,> ~ .1'ls
a. s's y" ~ ~ "u!u uoae ts Wou'u "o. ~
.", p.osa III p''eeo' VI LUG 4aa'''s VI u'o 'SofA
u '''a'o4'a''
TIE DEPARTMENT cAmSETstAkE1h
snter, was replaced by Mr. Frank ilcssler.
When tho desk Of Thomas Jefferson, upon
which he WROTE the Declaration of lndcpend-
ence, was presented to the President, fifteen
copies OF 1t wero manufactured III Hesslor's
shop. They werc given nround, 1t Is said, as
presents where 1t was thought they would do
the most good. An cmpoyt Ut lIessler
makes number Of allegations agninst lin.
Ilc has duplicate key to the hardware
room, lie says, which lle visits nt nights and
| takes therafrom what hc wants. Another Of
his employees makes aftj.layit is to how n nor
r1on Of his time was spent, liz gives
the dutus when ho should llayo been
MT work for the {;oyernnont hut
when he was employeu on tiuo work unon
| Secretary Sher1nnn,s new house. IIo also
| s,vaora that ha ,yor.-a,1 nj Sacratnrr E,nrta,
, 1881-05-24

THERE is an insurrectlon in South Amer
lcq, which Is not passing sttunEe. Venezuela
Is tho theatro Ut the rising. At L!a,los. III
that country, body Of rebels have taken tie
field. Their war cry Is, "I>own with Guz-
uau Ulu1cQn tGulMun Diaueo Ii tho Prcst-
, 1881-05-24


friends. md ca1no very near getting thd =,
scheme through !.
TREASURY oRF1crA1E
VINO Ought to Know good deal about these
charges say that tlio Investigation ls only the
customary annual Investigation; that 1t was !
commenced without any suspicion OF fraud, ::
and that there t'as been nothing yet dlscov@
cred to Justify nry opinion ti,at tbs fund has ;
eeon sa.a a.sn.tc,, "oea' o'to " 'e ssse
iaes asserted 10 % tfne III ne pup :.
lisl'ett reports are aento'1. as, for in4
stance, tue purchase of barrel of bay
nr,i"te honinr ti,ot r. MOI, ho s ,,rc,,.sa%
"i.'c.e' hop'n9 a,as ~ "Isnt uo p1tcnasau'
1, pnt u ,t, meyer mas oeeh OF dete% OF paa iol
Treasury officials any, however, Tint, iuas-
,nuch as t,onvrcsa In },otl, hrnp c,ca erte I'M
arnmnts NJ ,HoIntoim,u~ hari,a r.shnn rnr' omd
e@ntap's y. ''''s't'R "...ts - o.oe ,-soop ana
public expense. the Executive Departments
have Mt least a prominent example for tie
orniicot,on ~ a ,nrt,on ~ tna rnrtlnoant
1ftn Fund to suci, PURPOSES.
TIT: INVESTIGATION.
WAsutSaroy, u. e., May @.-Tho lnves.
ttration nf the nerol,,,ts mi conduct of q.
,,,,,,n,. T,.+ostta, -, ~ ,r,a.a,,.,s ~ ~
.a~+,nn,,t ,-anr,, H., va.~nt.r., Viii. =.
..'"..t.,' ',.i.. ~ ,,,.';,, "au"' s"a..s 20
wv, ussop.f "t;' s' 'aG.' Mm an'1ns.ns "is9 %
ness Is to buy everything needcd in the
s"' etc. II Is aseertaned th"s e 'i as for s TX
purchased Sy contrast from l'e lowest tls'.
ors yors wtou akne uv pavnr
tn ."ss atoa. Msous 'm .aa,. a a,.s pug
.a,l .len' "Aaecs"l u'es cllafSeo. ~ ssstem u
books or vouchers has been kept every
+1,ft,r hnn on1
, 1881-05-24

dent Of tho Venezuelan Iscpubltc), and l,o
will probably gu down, bslt whoever goes up
will not enjoy the uncertain privilege Of
bcng up very long. 4 South American coll
stttuency Is an uncertain one.
, 1881-05-24
WILL0UGABY, hill & CO.,

WILL0UGABY, hill CO.,
Whose clothes are now.
charged with electricity
(without any extra charge),
rendering them contagion-
proof and full of health. No
one was ever known to die
with our harness on. ("See,"
we sell our goods for CASH.
Of course tisn't our harness
after you pay for it.
Ladies, buy no more love
"philters." Bring the pro-
posed victim into our store
and we will "electrify" him.
He will then "obey." The
power Of "rnagnetism" is mar
velous, but unless properly
administered will fail Of its
object. Tell us what you want
Of the proposed victim and
we will fix it Q. K.
Why not patronize WILL
LOUGHBY, HILL & co.
instead of these dark Eastern
Branch Stores run by man.
ayers? the owners seeing
Chicago once a year, merely
to take their gains and leave,
spending what you have Civ
en- them on the shores of the
Atlantic Sea, doing'no "CH1-
CAGOAN" any good.
W1LLOUGHBY, HILL
& co. spend all the money
they can get hold Of right
here among you. Buy your
Clothes, Hats, Shoes, Of the
most enterprising Clothing
Merchants known to the
modern world. PROVIDED,
Of course, that the goods are
right, "AND THEY SHALL
Be-; that the prices are
the lowest, "AND THEY
SHALL BE-"
"Mn07seti%ed" Clothes
only sold by W1LLOUGH-
BY, HILL & CO.,--Electric
Suits that will make an old
man frisky, and wake up a
good many young men. You
must buy them and put them
on while the great "Electric
Machine" is running,--say
tonight at $500.
Did you say you would
come in? :.
, 1881-05-24
LTGITT-NING CLOTIEII;Ii!S.
WlLL0UGHby,
hill G CO.,
r.,
Light: TIMING
(jlIO'I'N 'NlERS
o| hp 10Th Century, J,
SolicitY our Custom.
Is Electric Lights Outside a|e
Store---25 Within.
DAYLIGHT ECLlPSED.
Grand Electric Reception
EVERY EVENING At Eight.

Invite your wives, mothers,
sisters, and sWeethearts to
come down town tonight and
see the greatest display of
light ever known, and prop
er1y located in Chicago. No
one will ever attempt to equal
the Magnetism" Of Amer
ica's greatest workers for
trade,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-07-23

heavenwar,lS, these ambitious Wesleyans
sought To erect this commemorative struc-
tire. Dr. Thomas thought thai Legislative
intervention should be asked, and that the
strong arm OF the State should protect its
own Cgeation-the monument to Washing
tnu-irnm too close contact with that OF
John Wesley. one day. while the erection
Of the proposed church was the subject Of
general conversation and comment 10y the
Metholists of Baltimore, and particularly
by the residents of Mount Vernon square,
DIR. Thomas and Mr. Hurst, who We're per
soial friends, met on the street. The Doc
tor repeated his objections warmly hut mol
Extensively. and in conclusion said that, if
the proposed church was erected he would
be compelled To sell his dwelling and leave
the square Not disturbed at all by this
very emphatic declaration of hostility to Il
project in which Mr.. Hurst felt So much
interest, but with :, meaning glance of the
eye, turning to the Doctor, the latter said:
-" We should be very sorry Doctor, to drive
You from your elegant home; but seriously,
if you should have any idea of selling it,
let me know the price, rs we should like to
have it rs a parsonage. 1t is >;ld that the
Doctor, as he suddenly left Mr.. Hurst, cast
ut him one long, lingering look of reproach,
as his only answer To this audaciuuS propo-
Sitiun. Mount Vernon Church is to-day one
of the architectural monuments of l5alti-
more, the erection of which is alike an orna-
ment to the city and an honor to Baltimore
Methodism.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-07-23
A Bold Robbery.

The dwelling house of VIM. ID. AleNan-
der, on Central avenue. Oxford, was entered
on Thursday night of last week by two bur-
glars. They effected an entrance through
the front door by inserting pair of nip
pers into the key hole and turning the key,
which was in the lock inside. They con-
fined their operations to the first floor and
stole therefrom Il new coat belonging to Mr..
Alexander, and a coat and vest of his son
Herbert, with Il watch and about 81, which
were in the pocket OF the latter. The thieves
ct away with their booty without arousing
any of the household. The next morning
Mr.. Alexander started in pursuit Of two
tramps who We're seen lettering around
town on the afternoon preceding the rob-
berry. He tracked them as far as Brick
Meeting House and there lost the trail. In
the evening he Went again on the hunt-to
Rising sun, which direction il was said
they took from the former place, hut failed
to find them. -Orf0rH Press.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-07-23
The Flies.

The flies are Just beginning to get the
best of it. Before they gain the upper hand
entirely, let us consider the best way of be-
ing even with them, of shifting them, so to
speak, upon the thigh bone Their OBJ
.ect in life is most plainly to annoy. Let
us retaliate and deprive them of this privi
lese: not by rnsightly means, such as halo
causts upon gummed and sticky paper, or
tin traps t. eaten them unawares but by
such simple, nnsophisticated methods as
might elnanatc from the fly himself Let
us only leave a crack OF our window shut
ter open. What whisky is to the nebriate
is light to that initiating fly. Like the great
poet, he Graves Light-more light Well,
let him have it in moderation. Make the
room so dark that he will shun and hate it,
and by one bright streak of light WOO him
to Ely sian fields of clear daylight outside.
and-outsde he will 90. Philanthropy will
then have gained two ends, peace TO the
human and pleasure for the fly. Shakes
peare was no friend of the fly, knowing his
habits and his iacouseIuent fashion Of dip
ping into everything. lie aptiy character
lies it in two words as the hawdy fly"
~ BROW Y X SCnTT are go-ahead men,
That's the kind we want in Elktou. Read
. their big card.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-07-23
No pissension IN the New Castle M. E
Church.


At the meeting of the trustees, stewards,
and leaders of the New Castle NJ. Z. Church,
held in the Sunday school room on the even
ing of July 18th, 1881, the following Paper
gas passed. b? Hnanilnops vote;
As there has appeared in the v Wilmington
del Morniag N,.rS of July 18th an arti-
Gle headed g. Divided Church." making
a statement that our church was ,lissatis-
fled with isev. Pr iirStor our pastor, that
q split vas talked Ct iu. building :; nav
church, and that nleasltres We're on foot
toward Ilr. briStors reInoval from our Eas
torate; We deem it proper and Just to make
the following statements pt the facts as theT
fSIst
Y lien cur loFIler pastor was TO he re
moyed at a meeting called to consider the
question, it was upon motion of 80 to or
dered that our Conference Committee should
urge the appointment of pr. Hrstor to our
charge for 1881. Rev. Dr. Matlack only diI,i
~ PAL peni,'ei " ~ 't,i"4eaS,, ,palorty, t.,
,uestsli.
There has e.iSisd III our church since
conference no larger proportion of diSSatiS-
faction than has existed heretofore among
us with all pastors, or that has existed in
other churches. OF the membership OIL
cally reported at the last conference rs 2I9
(267 members aud ~ probationary, not
more than 10 or T. have been dissatisfied
entirely upon purely personal matters.
). Rev, pr, Bristor has not only the full
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-07-23
A Stack Yard Burned.

The new steam thEesiiug Hlachine belong
ing to Herman Jefferis was destroyed by
fire, on Tuesday, while at work on the farm
occupied by Mr.. George Rhoades, on Bohe
mia Manor They were threshng in the
field and the fire, when iirst seen, was only
as large as a mans hand: but so quickly
did it spread that before Mr.. Ehoades could
dip up a bucket of water close al hand it
had got Layopd control. Mr.. Il. lost all of
his threshed straw a..si about fifty bushels
Of wheat pom Mr.. yeiteriS, the ioss fails
heavily. it was :, bran-new machine, and
is SAID TO have been the best ever used in
the county a.i had only done one job of
threshipg before being destroyed.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-07-23
Peninsular Press Association.

The annual meeting OF the peninsular
Press Association for 1881, will I've held ut
Ocean City, Md, on Monday and Tuesday,
August 18th and 10th. Application ha, al
ready been made by the Secretary, Mr.. w.
Scott Way, to the railroad companies for
passes. and to the hotels for reduced rates.
The passes will be made good from August
18th to 10th, inclusive, so that members
who So desire can go 1o Ocean City on the
previous Saturday, spend Sunday III the
seaside, and he well rested before the meet
ing. \ business meeting will be held at 10
o'clock on Monday, and the election o:
officers will take place on Tuesday. 1t is
proposed to have a little entertainment on
the evenings OF Monday and Tuesday, in
the way of original essays OF sketches, ad-
dresses, poems and select readings. 1t is
proposed to make the annual meeting this
year the most successful that has vet been
held.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-07-23
A Test Case.

Justice Scott has the following case Oh
his docket: State rersus Nicholas Smucker.
j. Smith, July 18th, 1881, with selling goods
and merchandise in Elkton without license
and contrary to law. Mr.. Smucker waived
a hearing and entered into bond with Mr.
II. g. Iieese, each in the sum of 5000, for
appearance at the circuit court, which meets
the third Monday in September. Mr.. :.
has engaged counsel and proposes to TEST
the cnnstitntionality Of the law.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-07-23
Personal-Arrivals and Departures.

Mrs. Henry Disston, Miss Nellie Kutzle
Miss Mary Donnelly, all of Philadelphia,
with occasional visiting friends from that
city, are spending :, few weeks at Holly
Hall
Mrs. II. NJ. Reese Gray, nee Idle =
McNeal, is visiting her parents ut Bell Hill
Mrs. black and daughter. of Glasgow,
are visiting Mrs. James Frazer.
Mrs. John H. Ritchie and family, OF Will
mington, are spending the summer with
Mrs. john Thomas.
Miss Ella Humphries. of Philadelphia, is
visiting Mrs. John 7. Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. \. Miller are with their
father, Col. J. NJ, Millor
Mrs, Burns and Miss l.,scault are visiting
Mrs. ,!aines II. Groome.
Miss Cochran, OF delaware. is visiting
Miss Alice nouldeH,
The Misses Hill, daughter of Col. ''ol &c.
Hill, OF Baltimore. are at Mr.. Henry Vim
singers.
Mr.. Fred keech, Of ST. Mary, :. grad
nate of ST. Johns College. is AT Mr. j. S
Wirt's.
Mr.. I. fl. Pickett. ahd wife are visiting
Mr.. George iiicketts.
Misses Hattie aud Idle Alexander are
visiting relatives near Collins Beach
Mr.. Reuben Haincs and daughter Stella
are at Atlantic City.
Miss Alice Constable is ut Germantown
Cottage, Atlantic City.
Miss BERTHE and May Miller have been
visiting friends at Rehoboth.
Miss Cora lamar. with her pieces lurdie
and Laura lamar, aye visiting friends in
SaSsafras
Mr.. J W. nIarer is visitin. friends near
Iehohoth.
MIR. and Mrs Charles b. Finley and fam
lily started on Friday for Cumberland coun-
ty, New Jersey.
The Rev. MIR. and Mrs. Hchertan and
family will leave, on Me.,,;sy, f.g y yisir TO
the Delaware " ;,ter Gap
81 BROWN X S,nt'F arc men of push.
Their card il io-ttay's Wing shows that.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-07-23
The Toy Pistol.

Little Victor Bennett, living in Little Elk,
was sitting on his mothers steps playing
with th,s dangerous toy, on Monday last,
when it exploded the cartridge, the ball
passing through two fingers of his left hand.
DIR. Ellis dressed the wound. The Phila-
delphia papers have already chronicled four
teen deaths from lock-.iaw since July lth,
caused by this dangerous plaything. OF
the pistol the Boston Herald says that it is
more .iGs,ructive than the Armstrong or
even the Gatlins CIR. IT is mechanical
Herod, shaving the children right hand and
1nft
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-07-23
Rough on the Cats.

Mr.. Falls, Of the Howard House, has been
considerably annoyed by 4 NUN Der strange
cats, which would climb on the porch roofs
and enter the house by q window To the
great annoyance of the entire household, as
we'll as endangering the lives of several valu-
able canary birds. Mr. +. had quiet con-
sultatiou with DIR. Cut Wells, and the nin-
BILE felines. having partaken of several nice
juicy heefsteaks te,nptipgly displayed on
the rear roof failed to digest the same, and
one large Maltese and one spotted cater
wauler required the services of an under
takaF
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-07-23
The Casho Machine Company.

The regular qqaFtefis iaeetipg Of the
stockholders Of the Cqsio Machine SOM
pa"y wa he'd at their worls, pea Newark
on Tuesday, 18th inst Nr. James II. Ray,
President Of the COMPANY and Mr., james
Syringe, Secretary and Treasurer, resigned
Thomas :. Belah, Of Wilmington, was Sc
lected President and Mr.. Winfield 5. Quig-
lay, Of Wilmington, Secretary and Treas
urer. on rNoti.in, tie credits of the COM
pany we're placed in tho haHis 81 James II.
Bay s Co. feg collection, Tks pEqcsed, Of
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-07-23
Religious Intelligence.

bishop Wayman was in Elkton, on
Friday last, and preached in the tent.
Rev. Vim. Srlloulrr will holt service AZ
Baldwin's Chapel, Elk Mills, tomorrow, M
z. Nj.
Preaching at the Elkton +. NJ. Church,
tomorrow, morning and evening by Rev
Vim. NJ. Parry.
Wood Lawn camp meetin. commences
on August 9TH. \ tent l2xi6 feet can be
rented for Sll: one i4N20, Sl4.
A Free Methodist camp meeting will
be held in Samuel ,IohnsUnS woods, II.
miles north OF North East, commencing on
August 18th. Full particulars next week
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-07-23

he sa,rc to e" q w?IG liqn!l'at;uc H." debts
OF the 1mpant.
The Company intend going extensively
INTO tia. manufacture OF iron aNteS, which
ii is Thought can he done with much more
profit than building thrrshing machines
To limited extent, they II ro,.t!l!ue t,
make farming implements.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-07-23
BaIbe Fences.

We have heard OF numerous instances of
slight injury to stock from the barbrd wire
fences, and give the following additional
eases just reported:
j. Martin, of Kent county, Md, had IA
mare and colt killed a few days since by
getting entangied in a barbed fence. The
colts throat was cut from ear to ear and
the mare was so mangled that she had to
killed.
The kennett 4druHce says: Mr.. Edward
Marshall, of l.ondongrove. had 4 horse bad
ly hurt :; few days since by collision with 4
harbeu Wire fence. William Marshall. At
the mills above Kenneth square, had a valu-
able horse injured i'll the same manner 4
day OF Nv" ago, and the wounds Of both
animals are very painful, the wire having
poisoned them.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-07-23
A Fool once More

. For ten years my wife was confined to
her bed with such Il complication of all
ments that no doctor could tell what was
the matter or cure her, and ] used up Il
small fortunein humhug stuff: Six months
ago saw - L. S. flag with Hop Bitters on
ii. and thought would be "A fool once more.
l tried it. but my folly proved to be wisdom.
Two bottles cured her, she is now as well
and strong as any mans wife. and it cost
me only two dollars. Such folly pays
ii. W, Detroit. Mich.-frce Press.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-07-23
A Palace for a Parsonage.

The very recent death of that very csti-
mabe gentleman, DIR. j. Hanson Thomas,
4 prominent and wealthy citizen of Balti-
more recalls Il little incident in his life,
which we recollect having heard at the
tine and which also reyiyes the memory
If that good lGan and cxGe.lgr, Methodist
Jl,e late John Hurst, of baltimore. some
eight or ten years ago, when the project #
building q Methodist church IN the exclu-
sive and a,,stocratic Mount Vernon Square
was started, the late Dr. Thomas was one
of its most outspoken opponents. While
he may have felt no individual prejudice
agunSt Me1hodists as a leECminal;op, }g,
aS the owner of hat i; its t,,ne w"s ,isas,s'
ere., the i.asI naiatiai private residence OF
tie Monumental City, he was decidedly
avsrse to the invasion of this favored sec
ton by the spires of a Methodist cathedral
He thought its erection not only worked AN
injury and depreciation to surrounding pr-
vate properties, but that its proposed spires
would seriously detract from tho solitary
grandeur and inspiring beauty OF Washing
tens p2a9Iusnt, VI rt9a, which, in its glory
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-07-23
BELMONT PARK, PHILADELPHIA,
THURSDAY. July esth, 1881.

The most wonderful trotter OF the age MACD
>. record 2lhl2. L. trot against time. 4 2.25
race. and II GrHHd Sf,tpi' Chase. Admission ST:
Grand Stand. soc. Tickets oil admission to be
had ut icnnr! l\ania Depot. Trains viii leave
Ienna. DepO! for Elm Station and Races at IL ~
NJ. |. >. 2.;0 and o'clock T. VI: returning at 4 u
and IA l.. VI. Coaches will convey passengers to
and from Eth Station VI. GOOUIN Lessee