The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-05-12

We have received copy OF the Mitchell
| Advocate, published at Mitchell, Ontario
by Davis Bros. dated May 4th, which con-
taius the following: "Mrs. j. +. Davis and
her daughter Marie, left Thursday for Elk.
son, in the State of Mary land, on visit to
| brother of the former Miss Davis, if she
| likes the place, may stay the summer"
Two horses attached to a wagon in
which corn was being conveyed by Mr.. John
Moore, to the firm of Naudain s. Foard, at
Singerly station, took fright, while standing
ON the scales of that firm on Thursday at a
car being moved down a siding, and ran
away. The runaways took road through
the woods and brought up with tree.
Strange to say nothing was injured but the
harness.
Miss May Mcdowell, of Chicago, ILL.,,
will deliver an address in the Presbyterian
Church of this town on Wednesday even
ing next, 10th inst, at 8 o'clock, under the
auspices of the Young Women's Christian
Temperance Union of this town. Miss Nc
Dowell is young, talented and accom-
plished lady and is an organizer of the Ma
tional Union. Special music. All are in
vited to attend.
Mr. John Milburn has employed coun-
sell to collect from the effects left by John
Reardon, who was recently mistaken for a
desperate ans killed in the west, nearly
$500 which Eeardon owned him. Part of
the amount was secured by bill-of-sale on
Reardon's team. Reardon removed the
team without paying the claim, contrary to
law, and was indicted by the grand jury
for the offence.
Mrs. Caroline H., wife of T. j. Steven
son, prominent merchant of Dover, and
an aunt of Mrs. r. c. Thackery, OF this
place, died on Sunday morning last aged 81
years. She was prominent in religious and
charitable work in Dover and had been
leader of the NJ. E. Church choir for many
years. She had been subject to heart dis
ease for years and this in connection with a
paralytic stroke caused her death.
On Wednesday of last week gang of
workmen put in new bridge at Elder
station, in this county, on the Baltimore ~
Ohio Railroad. The bridge was 50 feet long
and 81 feet high, and was made ready in
all respects before the old bridge was re-
moved. As soon as the down express passed
operations were commenced, and the trans
fer was completed in time for the next train,
a freight coming north, the entire operation
occupying only % minutes. Henry BARLEY
was foreman OF the men engaged in the work.
The Fifteenth Annual Convention of
the Maryland State Temperance Alliance
will be held in Baltimore on Tuesday and
Wednesday, the 22d and 23d of May, in the
First NJ. f. Church, corner of Charles and
Fayette streets. AL temperance associa-
tions, churches, Sabbath schools, colleges
and academies, religious and reform associa-
tions are entitled to and are requested to send
delegates. Reduced rates can be obtained
over railroads by application to c. S.
Mosher, secretary. A mass meeting on
Wednesday evening will be presided over
by Dr. Il. C. Mackall, of Cecil county.
The annual congregational meeting of
the Presbyterian Church of this town was
held on Monday evening last. Charles B.
Finley presided and George Johnston acted
IS secretary. DR.. j. III. lamar read the re-
port of the benefactions of the church during
the past year, and Mr.. Finley, treasurer of
the trustees and sinking fund, read his re-
port Three trustees were elected to serve
for three years. DIR. j. HI. lamar and John
Wilkinson were elected to succeed them
selves, and Daniel Bratton, Esq, was Sc
lelted to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of James I. Mccullough, Esq. The other
trustees of the church are Messrs. r. c.
Lewis, president, William S. Evans, James
McIntire, John Gilpin, P. H. Cieaver, and
Thomas Drennen.
Annie Harrington, aged thirty years,
daughter of Major A. Harrington, we'll
to do peach grower near Milford, Del, was
fatally burned on Wednesday night, and
died the next morning. The circumstances
of her death are rather peculiar. The family
had all retired, and about IL o'clock
colored woman in the house heard screams
and looking out of the window saw woman
almost enveloped in flames running across
the yard. By the time the family could be
aroused the burning woman had run out
into peach orchard and considerable time
was consumed in overtaking her. When
she was caught and the flames extinguished
1t was found that her entire body was burned
almost to crisp. Her clothing was entirely
consumed. During the time occupied in
catching the woman and extinguishing the
flames her identity was not known, and it
was only after the distigured body had been
removed to the house that Harrington dis
covered it to be his own daughter. Miss
Harrington for some time had been subject
to periods of mental alteration.