The Cecil Whig., 1886-06-19

death occurred at Newark, on w edneSuaY
last, will take place to- morrow (Sunday) at
the Union Meeting House at noon. Friends
are generally invited.
A horse attached to dearborn belong
ing to Frank Mccartney ran away on Thurs
day morning, passing along Main street
No one was in the vehicle at the time, and
no great damage was done.
The comptroller of the State Treasury
has made the distribution of the public
school fund among the counties of the state
Cecil county gets $2,143 II for the white
schools and $526 AZ for the colored schools.
Owing to the fact that satisfactory ar
rangements could not be made with the
railroad company, no train will be run from
Elkton or Newark to Delaware City to meet
the steamer Republic, as has been an
nounced.
Two United States steamboat inspectors
were here this week to inspect the steam
yacht Annie as required by law. The cap
tain expects to get his certificate this week
and have her on the river ready for excur-
sion parties.
The railroad facilities to Rehoboth from
Elkton are now better than to any other
summer resort. The 3.45 p. M, train from
Elkton reaches there about o'clock in the
evening. The return train reaching here at
9.54 a. M, leaves Rehoboth at an early hour.
Miss Mamie Haines, daughter of Reu-
ben Haines, Esq graduated on Wednesday
at the Darlington Seminary for young
ladies at West Chester. The subject of her
essay was the Tidal Wave" Miss Haines
was presented her diploma at the close of
the entertainment by Professor Richard
Darlington, the principal
Mr.. Justus c. Dunbar, of Elkton, and
Miss Mary c. Sterling, eldest daughter of
Mr.. James Sterling, were married on Thurs
day evening at the home of the brides par
ents near Kinks mill by the Rev. G. F.
Sheppard. The young couple, who will re-
side in Elkton, have THE WHIG's best
wishes.
j. NJ. Allen and Miss Lizzie Smith,
daughter of William B. Smith, of Elkton,
were married on Tuesday afternoon at four
o'clock by the Rev. r. w. Beers at the
home of the brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Allen left on the AL train north the same
afternoon on a bridal tour. THE WING Of
fers its best congratulations to the young
couple.
George A. Blake, Esq. returned home
on Wednesday evening from business trip
to Northwestern Iowa. Although not away
long, he stopped at Chicago, St. Paul and
other cities. He says it is very warm in
the West, the thermometer at St. Paul reg
istering 100 degrees in the shade while lie
was there. He met Mr.. Clarence c. Strick-
land, who is in the West on a pleaSuring
tour, at the last name;! place.
A young Cat Swamper took an Elkton
lady last Saturday to the concert at New
ark. He had two horses and was doing the
thing in style. The young lady unfortu-
nately took the lines and one of the horses
stumbled, and in some way went entirely
over the other. Things were muchly mixed
for a while, and all the traces had to be cut
in order to release the animals. The next
time he goes driving with lady our friend
had better hold the lines himself.
Paul, aged about Is months, youngest
child of Mr.. John S. Rossell clerk to the
County Commissioners, met with distress
ing accident on Thursday morning last.
About IL O'Clock it was in the house of a
neighbor when lady laid a tin cup con-
tanning about pint of scalding water near
ada of tabl no oh oho,l
to get it and upset the contents of the cup
upon itself, making scald from its chin
over the entire breast and shoulders. The
injuries are very painful and of a danger
GUS nature.
On Friday last Mr.. q. Irwin Griffith
president of the Board of County Commits
sioners and prominent resident of Bohe-
mia Major, was taken i'll with gathering
in his head, which, for while, seriously
alarmed his friends. We are happy to say
that Mr.. Griffith is now in fair way to re-
cover. We regret to chronicle that Mr.
William Cooley, another member of the
board of commissioners, is in delicate
health. On last "Wednesday he attended a
| meeting of the Cecil Farmers Association,
ana was greatly Frustrated after returning
to his home.
Hiram Il Mccullough, Esq of Chica-
go, brother of Senator Clinton Mccullough
and chief of the freight division of the Chica-
60 and Northwestern railroad with his wife
and children were in Elkton this week on
their way to Philadelphia TO be present at
the graduation of Miss Hughitt, of Chica.
60, sister of Mrs. Mccullough. From
there they will go to New York, from
which port Miss Hughitt will sail for
Europe on Saturday. Mrs. Mccullough
Fiughitt, Esq, vice-president of the Chicago
and North Western RAILROAD.
The committee having the building of
the Court House and insane asylum in
charge met on Tuesday last in Elkton. They
had visited the almshouse grounds, near
| Cherry Hill, on the previous Saturday and
decided on point Immediately across from
the almshouse building the site for the
insane asylum. Messrs. VIM. J. Jones,
Daniel Harvey and Henry S. Couden mem
bers OF the committee, were appointed to
visit and inspect the insane asylums a.
Frederick City, Md, and Gettysburg, Pa.
| They left on Thursday for that purpose, and
| will report the result of their Investigations
on Tuesday next.
| The Kempa Ladies Orchestra which
has performed at many peninsula towns
| during the last few months will appear at
| Odd Fellows Hall next Tuesday evening a.
| o'clock. The performance will be for the
benefit of the Presbyterian Manse fund.
| Having had the pleasure of hearing this
company of performers at Newark during
the winter, we can state that all persons
fond of good instrumental music should
not fail to attend. The press of Whining
ton and other places speaks in high terms
of the merit of their performance. They
were liked so we'll in Newark that they
were engaged to return during commence
ment week.
The owners of the Elkton Gas Works
announce on their statements for June tn at
the price of gas will be reduced on Sertem
Ter 1st from s. to 81 90 This is done in
order to still further increase the consump
tion. When the present owners took con
troll of the works several years ago the price
per thousand was 81, or $3.50, if paid
promptly. A glance over the directory o
gas companies for 1886 shows that the price
in Elkton is lower for the size of the plac,
than in any town in Maryland, and as low
! az N the t'atn nhriI II