The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-07-28

Will nOb dJbou'i gum
init camp meeting One or more ministers
of equal celebrity may attend, how. yer
Bishop Foss will probably come east during
the autumn.
- Rev. Chas. r Eek les who was ordained
a Presbyterian minister at the meeting ol
the Presbytery held at West Nottingham a
few months siu'.e, will sail FIR Siam in
August where Lee will eng. = III mi 1siunary
work. He was given II farewell rir-nr at
Augustine Pier, Del, last evening, by lis
young friends.
School Commissioner Frank S. Everist
and Rev. John Squier III conversation on
Wednesday last recalled the fact thai just
twenty two years since on July 25th hap
pened the great hail and wind storm when
the P, w. & B. railroad bridge then in
course of construction across the Susque-
hanna river was destroyed.
Henry Young, colored, of the Second
district was arrested on Sunday night last
on the charge of threatening the life of Mr..
| VIM. Freeman, of Back Creek Mills and
placed in the lookup at Chesapeake City.
He was brought to Elkton and lodged in
Jail on Monday morning. He is said to be
insane, vicious and dangerous.
Mr.. Folger McKinsey, formerly ass,
ciate editor of THE WING has severed his
connected with the Daily Neaos of Frederick,
years. He has temp rra"ly t iken position
on another paper published in Frederick but
we understand will to Baltimore to Ell
gage in newspaper work in the fall.
| MIR. Charles Fiommont came to Elkton
on Saturday last to visit his relative Mr..
Fred H. Racine who is very ill. As he EN-
teredthe door of the latter 5 residences he was
stricken with paralysis and remained in an
unconscious condition until Tuesday morn
ing when he died. The deceased formerly
near Gray's Ferry.
Among the clergymen who will attend
Brandy wine Summit camp meeting next
month are the following who either belong
in the county or are we'll known here; w.
f. Avery of Mt. Salem church, Whining
ton, G. f Sheppard of Delaware City, j. b.
| Quigg of North East, j. b. Hunter of Char
lestown. Isaac Jewell of Rising Sun and n.
NJ. Browne of Newark.
Mr.. Alexander Sewers, who for ten
| years past has been employed in the barber
shop of w. w. Burnley, on Monday pur-
chased the goodwill and fixtures of Mr..
John c. Davis who had for many years
conducted the shop. Mr.. Sewers prof
he will doubtless succeed in his new venture.
Mr.. Jacob Stein, formerly with Mr.. Davis,
is now employed by Mr.. Burnley.
| On Saturday last r bacca Taylor, the
| aged mother of the late disting lished Ba y
ard Taylor, visited West Chester from her
home in keunett Square, and while there
Was taken to the new public library rooms,
| where the handsome memorial window to
the memory of her son was shown her and
| with which she was much pleased. Mrs
| Taylor is in her nipetIes, but is remarkably
well preserved for one of her years.
The trustees of Elkton Academy at IL
meeting last Saturday morning elected
| George A. Steele, A. NJ, principal of that
| institution. Mr.. Steele will assume the
duties of the position in connection with
| that OF principal of the Z kton public school
which he has held for several years. The
| more advanced pupils OF the public school
will be taught in the Academy building.
Mr.. Steele is ii graduate of ST. johns Col
lege.
| The Young Mems Turf Association en-
couraged by the attendance at the last races
| given under tneir auspices notwithstanding
| many uufavorabe conditions, are arranging
| for races on the afternoon of 5 saturday Au-
| gust 18th. There will be tour races as fol-
| lows wagon race for Cecil couu'y horses,
| 2. 40 class 2.:j4 class and three minute class.
The premiums will lie 500 i'll each OF the
races except tie wagon race and will aggre,
gate $3.50.
-Rev. Waldo Messaros, the eloquent
| preacher and lectui er OF Philadelphia, has
accepted call from the congregation of the
Free Ii .plisJ Church OF New York ci y and
| will shortly assume his new charge. He
|
apolls. Mr.. Messaros will receive a salary
OF 5000 per year i'll Now York aud will tind
another source OF iucone Ill delivering lee
lures i'll Cooper Institute. He is well known
i'll Elkton having lectured here severa
times.
The Daphne l. iwn Tennis Club of this
town ON Saturday afternoon last played
match games with the TogL Lawn Tenui.
Club OF Philadelphia, on Tue grounds of tn,
former. The visitors are crack players anC
Steelmau and BRISTOL defeated Messrs
Bratton and Wilson OF the Daphne. Score
to 6, to 9, 6 to l, 6 to l, = to 2. The singles
were not completed ON account of darkness
Two sets were played by Bristol of Tiog,
and Bratton OF Daphne.
| The President on Wednesday appointed
Samuel b. Herdman postmaster at Newark
Del vice Stephen r. Choate, term expired
Mr. Herdmen had practically no opposition
He is about 40 years of age, was for year
an accountant in the employ of the Deal
Wooden Company, and is one of the mos
popular citizens in Newark. The post otfic
is located in the Exchange Building at tn
extreme upper end of the town, and he new
postmaster will doubtless continue it Their
unless he can secure a more central location
The salary of The office is 81 200 per year
John Nickle who was indicted at tn
. last term of court for the larceny of severa
bags of meal from David Brown, a farme
residing near Colora last spring, was al
rested on Sunday last near Battle Swami
by Deputy Sheriff G. H. johnson an,
brought to Jail. He was admitted to bal
in the sum of $500 on the following day
Nickle was arrested shortly after the rot
berry but escaped from the officers that ha
him in charge. Pickering who was arreste
in the spring on the same charge is still i
Jail.
The officers who mistook John Ricardo
formerly of this county, for a desparadc
and shot him at Round Prairie, Kansas, o
: April 295h, we're rrested ,st week and he'll
, on bail for trial next September. The KILN
I Is believed to have been done recklessly an
: without just cause or provocation. Tn
l officers were exonorated by the coroner
jury but it is alleged that the coroner a
q sided manner, little if any evidenc
i against the officers being considered. Publ
9 sentiment could not be put down, however
s and the arrest of the officers was demande
q | The officers have no1ifical Influenza and a h