The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-01-28

Wood Lawn, Tuesday, January 3l~t. sup
Der from to 10 P. NJ. Ifthe evening >nculd
he stormy it will be held the next fair even
ing. Proceeds for the benefit of the church.
-Optican McCord, of Bridgeton n j., is
at the Howard House. By recent inyen
ton he claims to cure cataract, catarrh,
asthma, hay fever and all diseases of the
throat, head and eyes, See him He comes
highly recommended by the press of Cum
berland county, where he resides. Spectacles
also.
John Cameron, of the Ninth district,
has sold his interest in the Maxwell farm
of 100 acres situated near Pennington TO
James Maxwell This property has been IN
the Maxwell family for several generations,
and many years ago was called Maxwell
possession, it then consisting of several
hundred acres.
DIR. Chas. NJ. Ellis, assisted by DIR. koi-
lock, of Newark, and DIR. Skinner, of Glas-
cow, on Tuesday afternoon performed adlf-
ticult operation on Mrs. Lewis, wife of Thos
Lewis, a section boss on the Philadelphia,
Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad, for
merly of ElkJou, but now of Iron Hill.
Mrs. Lewis suffered greatly from an abscess.
Gertrude CotInan, a colored girl OF
seventeen years, daughter of Peter Cotman.
attempted suicide on Thursday evening,
about five o'clock by taking laudanum. DIR.
Howard Bratton, who was promptly called
upon for assistance, administered emescs
and the girl was soon out of danger. Dis
appointment in love is assigned as the cause
for the rash act.
-Mess-s. Samuel j. Keys and Isaac ID.
Davis on Wednesday purchased of Captain
John Davidson the farm which the latter
purchased of the late Burbage Brock, a
mum Der of years ago The farm is situated
in Elk Neck, about two and-a- half miles
from Elkton, and cont aims log acres. Six
teen hundred dollars was the amount paid.
The purchasers will cut timber off the land.
The next public meeting of the Youp g
Peoples Association of the NJ. E. Church
will be held On Wednesday, February Sth.
William j. Jones, Esq, will read paper
on "Ths Reformation, and Rev. ]. P.
Otis will deliver an address. 1t will
be the occasion of the first anniversary of
the organization of the association. An
excellent program of vocal music is being
prepared.
The Northern Convocation of the Do
cese of Easton was in session in Chester
town last week. The clergymen present
were Rev Messrs. Walker, of Shrewsbury
Parish, Miller, of North + ,st, Schouler, of
Elkton, Roberts, of Chestertown, and the
Rev. DR.. Duncan, of North Sassafrns
Parish. North East was selected for the
next session of the couvocaIiou which will
be held in May.
Providence permitting tomorrow ,Sun-
day. will be observed as Missionary Day at
Crouch Chapel. Rev. j. p. Otis wiz. preach
an object sermon At 3 20 p. NJ. w. j. Jones,
Esq Will deliver \ missionary address at
7.30 p. NJ. There will be special music and
singing. Ii the day should be stormy, the
exercises viii be postponed unlil the next
clear Sunday. Everybody is cordially in
vited to attend.
Mr. and Mrs. John S Writ gave an en-
,joyablc progressive euchre party at their
residence on Main street on Thursday even
ing last at which number OF young So
ciety people OF our town were the guests.
Register of Wills il. T. lamar won the irst
favor for geutieinep and Miss Aauie lamar
the first fer ladies. The "booby" for gentle
men was taken by Hester Hess, ESQ.,, and
for ladies by Miss Alice Boulder.
The condition OF John Piiling, the New
ark manufacturer, who fell in Philadelphia
and broke his thigh, is very materially i'm
proved, and Dr. Pancoast, " no is attending
him at the Medico- Chirugrical Hospital, in
Philadelphia, has allayed much fear on the
part of MIR. Pillings friends by saying that
the injury is not so serious as at first thought,
and, instead of using crutches in the future,
Mr.. Pilliug will return perfectly cured in
the course of several months.
The fourth quarterly conference of the
Elkton NJ. f. Church was held on Monday
" u. V.
Murray in the chair. Daniel Harvey, Esq
was elected lay delegate 10 the annual ses-
session OF the Wilmington Conference meet
ing IN Union Church, Wilmington, early
in March Will IN Jones, Esq, was
named as alternate. Edwin V. Hinchlitfe
having passed au examination was by
unanmoug vote of the conference liceu sed
as a local preacher.
Cornelius Il ,rrett #ho formerly resided
near Brick Meeting House, but recently
living about mile south of Oxford, Ps.,
was taken suddenly i'll with heart disease
while in a creamery in that neigh
borhood on Monday of last week. Ii
was with difficulty that ne was moved
to his residence where he died shortly ate.
his arrival. His funeral was held on Fri.
day, the interment being made at Brick
Meeting House. The deceased was Is years
old, and was q brotherinlaw of Captain
| John Brickley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi X Bowen celebrated
the fifth anniversary of their marriage las
| evening at their residence in Newark Mr.
| Bowen, as is generally known, was a
| Cecil countian until resent years, and i.
now a men Der of the firm of Bowen Bros
editors and publishers of the Newark Led
| ger. The dining room was prettily deco
rated, the table being tastefully displaye.
| with the delIcacies OF the season. Man,
citizens of Newark as well az people from
| Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wilmington ant
Elkton we're present on this enjoyable occa
sion. Mr.. and Mrs. Bowen were the reel
pients of many beautiful and useful pres
ents.
We have received the second annual re
port of the Maryland Lunacy Commission
| 1t shows that two new insane asylums hav
| been erected in the State since the last re
| port, one of them being that constructed il
| this county. The report speaks we'll of on
asylum, but states that the commission di,
not approve of the iron tire-escapes. Til
commission ask the Governor to recommen,
TO the Legislature the providing of suita
| BILE State institution where all cases of epi
| leptic insanity, and idioUic or feeble-minde q,
| persons could be maintained. In connection
with this commission they suggest train
ing school and hospital for the idiotic an
feeble minded. Eight states have provides
such institutions. 1t is stated that there
an increase of insanity among both tn
white and colored people of the State Th
increase of immigration to this country o
foreigners who either have evidence of in
sanity or hereditary predisposition to it, til
growing immortality, the use Of liquor
opium, etc, the lack of care in keeping th
sexes apart in almshouses, where insan