The Cecil Whig., 1886-05-29
The Convention of the Diocese
of EastOn.

The Annual Convention of the Diocese of
Easton, will meet in Trinity Church, Elk
ton, next Wednesday, and will continue in
session two days, or thereabOutS. 1t is ex-
pected that the Rev. DIR. Barber of Cam
bridge will preside The convention, num-
bering about sixty members, consists of the
clergy with the lay delegates Cone from
each parish or independent congregation
for the most part.) The members of the
body will arrive on Tuesday, on the after
noon of which day a devotional meeting
Will be held i'll the church, from 3 to /. In
the evening 4 conference, for the members
OF the convention only, will be held at half
past seven. There will be service ard SER
mon on Wednesday, morning, with the cele-
bration of the Holy Communion, immedi-
ately after which the convention will be
called to order. Sessions will be held in :he
morning and at night; also in the afternoon
If the convention shall so determine. The
IMPORTANT and responsible duty will de-
Noivg dpon the present convention of elect
ing d successor to the l'te Bishop Lry. Tue
public are cordially invited.
MEMBERS OF THE CONVENTION -.
The following is a list of membsw can
Diocesan Convention as netrlyG yGambridge;
be given: Rev. Drs. Barbegss Anne; Du
j. O. Barton, late of Pe,rns, of Easton:
Hamel, of Church iiIj3nt county; the Rev.
Wall, of st, Paul 'onantico; Bate, Snow
MeaSrS' iGaven, Hillsborough; w. Y.
,,i'' '" i Saints Talbot comfy; j. l..
'"f. D., Cambridge; Bovine, Sails
- buck, Easton; Britain, Massey;
tatsley, Tunis Mills, Talbot county; Greene,
Church Creek, Dorchester county; Hall,
Denton; lillliard, Pocomoke City; Joyner,
Berlin; Martin, kennedyville, Kent county;
+. X. Miller, North East; Jacob Miller,
Port Deposit; MITCHELL Centreville Q. H.
Murphy, Upper Paramount; Il. II Murphy,
Shrewsbury Parish, Kent county; Roberts
schouler, E&ton; Thompson,
Kent Island; Wake, North Sassafras; Wal
ker, Trappc; Ware, Wye Mills, Talbot CO.
THE LAY DELEGATES.
Caroline county, Dr. T. Reynolds and
Charles Stevens: Cecil county, II. 5. Cou
don, DR.. 5. L. Wills, w. w. Hopkins, DR..
l.. G. Macka!l Il. =. Hanson; Dorchester |
DR.. r. X. Carroll, \. Webb, DIR. T.
II. Williams, w. II. Barton, Jr.; Kent |
county, W. 5. Walker E. w. Hepburn, J..
NJ. Bean, j. c. Wheatley, f. II. Taylor; |
Qneen Anne's county. Col L. c. L"gs, E
5. Valiant, J. B. Brown, c. IL. Tilghman,
Wye Parish Somerset county, L. j. Davey,
DIR. VIM. II. Gale; Talbot county, j. c.
Adams, DIR. j. l.. Adkins, Hon. b. Seth,
II. L. Bateman, &. Il. Goldsborough, ID. c.
Trimble; Wicourdeo county, |. 5. Adams,
A. l.. Jones; Worcester county, DR.. Il. w.
Bishop, c. c. Lloyd, J. K. Purnell, j. y.
Fields
The Diocese of Eiston comprises the nine
counties of the Eastern Shore of Mary land.
A Superior Horse.
Mr. John \. Wilson, of Wilmington, has
lately returned from a visit to Shadeland,
the famous live stock establishment of
Powell Brothers, Sprinsboro, Crawford
County, Pa, where he purchased the fine
imported Percheron or French draft stallion
"Pamphie' (2Sj). "ramphile" is an elc-
CANT dark dappe gray stallion, about 1615
hands high, and will weigh about LOO
pounds he is 4 muScul tr-built toppy horse
with grand action. He was foaled III 1881,
and imported from France by Powell
Bros. in 1880. lie is = grandly bred horse,
among his ancestors being some of the most
famous Sires and prize-winners of the breed
Aside from his rare bre, ling, his indlvi-
dual merits are such that he was selected
and approved by the French Government,
and the French certificate of approval ac
companies him. Had he remained in
France his owner would have received Il
large sum as premium for his services
He is recorded in the lercheron stud book
of France, No. 80 and will also appear in
both Per2heron and French draft stud
books of this country Mr.. Wilson is to be
congratulated for his good Judgment in
maxim. such fine selection, and the breed
arS of our section should not fail to avail
themselves of the opportunity afforded
them of procuring the services of the un-
equaled draft stallion "lamphiie.