The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-04-14

Rev A. ). Walton and ID. NJ. Silver, Red
Lion NJ. E. Church.
We have received a copy of the minutes
of the first annual meeting of the Peninsula
Horticultural Society held at Dover, Del,
January IL and 18th last. 1t is from the
press of 4. P. Whitaker, Wilmington, Del.
1t can be procured by sending thirteen cents
to Wesley Webb, secretary, Dover, Del.
DIR. j. H. lamar, of this town, attended
the banquet given on Friday evening Of last
week in Philadelphia to DR.. d. Hayes
Agnew, in honor of the close of the fiftieth
year of his service as a practitioner. Many
notable medical men were present, and the
exercises were of a deeply interesting char
acter.
--Shockley & Smith, auctioneers for Jno.
E. Wilson, Esq, trustee, on Tuesday sold
at public sale at the court house door the
small farm of the late Emma Davis, situ-
ated in the First district near Earlville, and
containing Is acres improved by frame
dwelling house, ETC., TO Jeremiah G. Price
for $500.
Service will be held in the schoolhouse
at Andora tomorrow Sunday afternoon at
half-past three. Rev. William Schouler,
rector of Trinity (EpiscopaD Church, Elk
ton, officiating. A general invitation is ex-
tended to residents in the neighborhood. A
Sunday school will be organized at the close
of the service.
There was no debate at the Providence
Church Lyceum on Wednesday night. An
enjoyable evenings entertainment was
given, however, including a solo by Miss
Julia L. Songow, and an essay by Rev. w.
II. Fax. An interesting question will be
debated on Wednesday evening Iext, and
w. S. Cotman will sing solo.
Mr.. Alfred McCrery, of the Fourth dis
trict, took horse to Wilmington one day
this week to dispose of it at a large sale of
horses. He was unsuccessful, however, and
was driving home when his sulky broke
down and he was compelled to return to the
city. Before he left second time be dis
posed of the horse to advantage.
The session of the Methodist Protestant
Conference in Baltimore closed on Tuesday.
The committee on statistics reported the
value of church property at 1912, 1873, and
debt of $685. 42. Rev. d. w. Litsinger was
returned to the Cecil circuit, Rev. B. =.
Benson was appointed to Chesapeak circuit,
and Rev. G. 5. Arnett to Caroline.
The mother of Rev. l.. f. Barrett, pastor
of st. Pauls Church, " ilniugton, until
recently of Port Deposit, died last week at
Cambridge, Maryland. Her funeral was
held on Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. Barrett
attending The pulpit of st. Paurs was
filled on Sunday morning by Presiding
Elder w. L. S. Murray, and in the evening
by the Rev. D. III. Corkran.
MIR. A. C. Crothers, of the Eighth dis
Crothers, of the Cecil bar, and of DIR. r. r.
Crothers, of Colora, has passed very credi-
taLle examinations at the Maryland Uni
versity Medical School, and will graduate
on Tuesday next Mr.. Crothers is also
graduate of Washington College. We wish
him success in his chosen profession.
The tree standing in front of the resi-
dence of Mr.. Charles w. Maxwell, on High
street, was cut down this week by William
william and au assistant. 1t was one of the
largest and Oldest trees in the town. The
tree was taken down limb by limb and the
work occupied several days. The workmen
sometimes appeared to be in perilous posi-
lions, and pedestrians frequently stopped
to watch them
The Kent Netcs states that "Rev. r. w.
Todd, the new pastor of the M. f. Church,
Chestertown, preached his first sermons
Sunday, April LIST, in bis new charge, and
was attentively listened to by large congre-
cations. MIR. Todd is a minister of marked
literary ability, and one of the best preachers
in his conference; and his first sermons were
in every respect satisfactory to his new
auditors. He WILL no doubt, be popular
and useful in Chestertown.''
George Carter, young man who was
raised in this vicinity by Captain Cozzens,
and is now student at Pennington SEMI
nary, n. j., preparing to enter the ministry
of the Methodist Episcopal Church, has
been spending a vacation here and acting
as agent for engravings of the celebrated
painting "Christ Before Plate" He is
deserving young man and should have met
with success. Mr.. Carter addressed the
Sunday school at Johuson's scnoolhouse on
Sunday.
OLIVIA Pennington, aged about fourteen
years, died on Tuesday about midnight at
the residence of Mr.. John Perkins of this
town, by whom she was employed to assist
with house-work. Her disease was diph-
iberia. She came here from st. Georges
Del, but few weeks since and had been
i'll about two weeks. Although her attack
of the disease was a severe one, she had
greatly improved by careful nursing, and it
was thought was likely to recover when
blood poisoning set in and caused her death.
Her remains were inferred on Wednesday
in the Elkton cemetery.
deputy Sheriff Charles H. johnson on
Monday took Peter Cotman, colored, and
James McKinsey to the House of Correction.
The former will spend two years and six
months at Jessup's Cut for violating the
prohib itory law, and the latter two years
for the same offence. McKinsev drew about
$500 that he had deposited in the Elkton
National Bank shortly before his trial, and
it is supposed placed it in the hands of some
person for deposit in a Delaware bank.
William Spars, the colored man, who was
sentenced to imprisonment for a year and
escaped from Jail, has not been apprehended.
The Peninsula Methodist of last week
contained the following correspondence
Rev. w. E. Avery was cordially received
by the members and friends of Mt. Salem
NJ. E. Church, at the parsonage, on We'd
| nesday March 9th. After every one pres
| ent had been bountitully supplied with a
| good supper, the evening was spent in social
| conversation, while a NUN Der of the vocalists
present, led by Mrs. Avery and Miss Camp
bell, RECALLED the company with some good
| N usic. The reception closed with prayer
| by Bro. Avery, and all went to their homes
favorably impressed with our new pastor
| and his wife; and with the feeling, that he
| was the right man in the right place.
Death of Mrs. Araminta Howard.
Mrs. Arsminta Howard, widow of the
late Jacob Howard, died early on Tues
day morning last at the residence of her
son VIM. p. Howard in the Second dis
trict, from the infirmities of old age, in
her S5th year.
Mrs. Howard was a member of the
| Hyland family of this county. Her great