The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-09-05

ris MatSipger, owner of Otter Point Club
House on Elk river, died at the latter
place last Monday afternoon of typhoid
fever. lie had been Ill about three weeks
His remains were sent to his home in Phila-
delphia last Tuesday morning.
Mr. L. T. Crouch intends going West,
where he will spend some months and be
engaged in railroad enterprises. He owns
a valuable and successful travelling horse,
known as Il. T. c., which he will sell be
fore he starts for his Western enterprise,
and the horse can show guaranteed gait of
2:iO before the SALE and is only five years
old.
The pipe of the Underwater Pipe Line,
Shenk's Ferry, thirty miles north of Port
Deposit, burst on Tuesday, and the oil
escaped in such quantities as to cover tho
surface of the river. Although there was
a stiff breeze blowing, the surface of the
river was perfectly calm, owing to the
presence of the oil.
The Teachers Association of the Sixth,
Seventh and Eighth districts will meet in
the Public School building, Port Deposit,
this afternoon at 80 o'clock. The election
of officers and the transaction of other i'm
portant business will come before the meet
ing An interesting program of literary
exercises has also been prepared. The pub
lie are invited.
A party of gentlemen and their ladies'
arrived in Elkton last Tuesday night, and
hired the Howard House hack 10: fishing
and grabbing trip to Wclch Point, where
they would take boats for three day s trip.
The party were Dr. ID. Il. Martin, Edwin
Cassell, Seth Smith, with their wives; Frank
Shattuck, Henry Isaacs, aud Master |,
Martin. The party will return tomorrow.
Mrs. Ann Eliza Aldrdge, who died
last Thursday morning, living on Bow
street, in Elkton, was in her S3I year. She
died from the infirmities of age. She has
always lived, except for a few months, in
Cecil County. Mrs. \. was the mother-n-
law of Mr.. William Hammond, of Balti-
more. Her funeral will take place To-day,
and the intermcnt will be in the Elkton
Cemetery
Mrs. Cullen, aged about seventy years,
wife of James Cullen, of West Amwell,
while making bed last Sunday morning,
was wounded by Il ball from a revolver,
which had been placed under a pillow. The
ball entered the thigh, inticting serious
wound. The revolver, which was a small
one, belonged to Benjamin Cullen, a son,
who is nearly blind. 1t is supposed that
the weapon was cooked, and discha rged by
being caught by the bed clothing.
Bishop Lays condition, although per-
haps somewhat improved, is by 10 means
encouraging. The Bishop has consti-
tuted the standing committee of the
Diocese of i lston the ecclesiastical au-
thOrity during his illness, as follows: Rev.
Drs Thco. p Barber, Jno. o. Barton and
Z. L. Dashiell, and Rev. Messrs. James A.
Mitchell and Stephen c. Roberts. Commu-
uications on ecclesiastical matters should
be addressed to DR.. Barber, president of the
committee, Cambridge, Dorchester county,
Md.
1t is stated tina; the Right Rev. Thomas
a. Becker, Bishop of Wilmington, Del,
will be transferred to the See of Savannah,
Ga, lately made vacant by the elevation of
Bishop Gross to the ArchbShoprc of Ore
gon, and that her Foley of st. Martins
Church, Baltimore, will be Bishop Becker's
successor. Bishop Becker is well known in
this community, having frequently visited
it on official visitatious. just when the
change will take effect is not yet known
but it is expected soon to occur. No mem
Der of the Catholic hierarchy of this country
is more widely known or better liked than
Bishop Becker.
The railing season began last Tuesday
and although there was no tile, large
number of sportsmen We're on the marshes
early in the morning Mr.. DiSston's steam
pleasure yacht with a large party of gunners
arrived here late on Sunday night all ready
to commence the sport. When the gunners
awoke at about daylight tley found that
there was small prospect Of tide and only
small number started out. The honor of
high boat belongs to Mr.. Jesse Meals, who
killed Ga birds. Mr.. Joseph Wells followed
him closely with ~, Warning -, and Shock
ley 80. Very few of our own gunncrs were
out, and all are waiting for 4 good tide be-
fore starting the season.
The valuable South American parrot
which has been taken care of by Mr. A. w
Mitchell AZ his drug store for some months
was sent home to its owner, Mrs. Eebecca
Young, last Tuesday morning. The parrot
is very remarkable bird, and will sing .
song III Spanish and Immediately change
into the English. Since the parrot has been
in the drug store he has learned the names
OF all the young men employed there, and
wOnld frequently fool al! of them by calling
out their names. The bird would call out
CUT, come hcrc.' "Charlie come back on
the porch" and DR.. Arthur's young son
Robbie" has often been fooled by hearing
his name called, when he found on running
back that it was only the parrot calling
him. The name of the parrot is contracted
from the (French) Pcrroquet the name
parrot is applied to various species of scan
serial birds of the Psittacid tribe, but more
especially to those which belong to the
genus PiSttaChus. The bill is hooked and
rounded on all sides, the hooked bill bcinr
used in climbing. The birds are found al.
most everywhere i'll tropical climates. They
breed in hollow tees and live Oh fruits and
seeds. They are remarkable for their fac.
ulty Of initiating The human voice, and il il
noted that any of the members of family
owning parrot who have a musical talent
and who are accustomed to practice at th,
piano as accompaniment to the voice will
soon hear their bird repeating the song
The bird that has Just been taken away
from Mr.. Mitrhe,I's drug store can sine,
cry and laugh whenever it pleases his or he,
pollship to do so, and many will miss it
from the drug store
Religious Notices.
The hour of evening service at Trinity