The Cecil Whig., 1885-11-28

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man since or before him has filled NOR
capably aud well. lie was in whateve
public position he held, the public's in
defaticable servant. The public interes
sponsbility of his own, and his acut
and attentive nature allowed nothing
beneficial to the cause he supported t.
escape his observation. He was one o
the originators and, after it's formation
the most devoted friend of the famous
Cecil County Agricultural Society. With
ont many exceptions, its almost entire
success is due to the personal efforts ht
put forth in its aid, and SO in every cir
cumstance of his life he made that object
which most engaged his attention the
first to be watched and guarded and ben,
Gifted. But it was as the simple, unas-
suming citizen, and noble man, in his
home and among his companions, that we
see the sweetness and grandeur of Mr.
| MitchelrS life and nature. There are
few for many miles around who were not
acquainted with him, not alone from the
fact of his being proprietor of an extern
sive drug business, his store being Wis
| itcd daily by numbers who thus met and
knew him, but also from the remarkable
magnetism of the man that drew forth
! a responsive chord in the natures of all
with whom he came in contact. In 1876
Mr.. Mitchell married Miss Mary Lewis, a
sister of II. C. Lewis, Esq, of this town,
and daughter of the late Norris Lewis.
| At the time of Mr.. Mitchel!'s death his
family consisted of his beloved and esti-
mable wife, and two bright aid at
tractive boys. Several years ago Mr..
Mitchell became a member of the Elkton
Presbyterian church, and from that time,
has largely aided in it's support, and in
the dissemination of the Christian inhu-
ence found within it.. walls to his fellow
men outside, in such gentle, manly and
unobtrusive ways, that few could under
stand the peculiar power which he
welded. 1t is almost impossible to real
ize that the familiar face and form of
Arthur w. Mitchell will never more be
seen in our midst. A brothers grief, as
was so beautifully demonstrated by his
fe-long friend and relative-Dr. II. Ii.
Mitchell-fnds a sincere echo in every
friendly heart. In many, many eyes the
tears will unbidden start when they re-
call in memory the man now mourned as
dead. The days of his life were ever
made full of sunshine, by the sweet and
hallowed brotherhood, which marked his
nature. He could not be aught than
kindly. In cases of distress he was as
sion which Shakespeare so beautifully
portrays in the nature of Portia. To his
young friends he was ever willing to lend
counsel and advise, which, tempered by
his accurate wisdom and judgment, be-
came at once valuable and precious. AL
though the public offices which he held
were not great, and his public admins
tration was limited to the bounds of
small county like Cecil, we believe the
influence of his private career may be
felt as an example over far wider ranges
of territory. 1t was such an influence
that will echo from heart to heart in
which it had once been planted and
widen the circle of it's benefits beyond
our human ken. Unto few great men of
the world do we feel that more honor
and human recognition of his sublime
traits are due than unto Arthur Whiteley
Mitchell. That quiet, resistess nature
of his was absolutely contagious. He
came from one of the oldest and most
illustrious families in the history of
Mary land, and to this fact may be traced
his quaint, colonial manners, his modest
wit and penetrating intellect. A man so
wholly public spirited could not fail to
win the universal admiration and affec
tion of the community in which he liv-
ed. In the family circle he was fully
the man, in every deep sense and mean
ing of that word. Kindness and affec-
tion, love and gentle solcitude for the
welfare of others were the pure, sweet
currents that forever coursed through
his heart. He was man with few &C.
centricities, and of those which he did
possess none could complain, for they
were simply beautiful part of his ma
ture. His life had reached it's Goth year
Every measure of its duty had been
| filed, and with Christian faith and the
assurance of a noble, well-spen life
death found him and beckoned him
! away. Although his face and form may
have vanished from our midst, we do not
believe his memory can ever die. Tlere
are few in this community who have rot
some kind deed of his to remember, and
of his public virtues the masses can
never become forgetful We feel like
murmuring, as did the great master of
human feeling-Charles Dickens-"The
old, old fashion! The fashion that came
in with our first garments, and will last
unchanged until our race has run its
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up like scroll. The old. old fashion
| Death. Oh. thank God, all who see it,
for that olden fashion yet, of immortal
ity." The remains of the deceased were
inferred in the Presbyterian burying
ground yesterday afternoon, the funeral
services being held at his late residence,
on Main street, at 2 o'clock. The Rev.
R. w. Beers was the clergyman who
otliciated, and the pall-bearers who car
RED the corpse of the beloved man to its
silent grave were: DR.. r. {. Mackall,
Adam r. Magraw, John Gilpn, DR.. Thos.
II. Musgrove, DR.. J. V. Wallace, DR.. j..
H. lamar, DR.. C. NJ. Ellis, John Perki ins,
n p. Manly and Isaac F. Vanarsdale.
DEATH OF AN EsTIMABLE LADY.
Mrs. Mary 4. McIntire Expires from Heart
Disease on Tuesday Last.