The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-04-21

TO their business and politics at the same
time.
John Crow died on Saturday last at tn,
residence of his son-in-law James Law. He
was one of the Oldest persons in the county
being in the 95th year of his age. He leave.
q son and three daughters. His funera
took place OF Wednesday afternoon at one
o'clock. Services were held at the Head
of Christiana Church, and the intermenl
was in the cemetery adjoining.
The roof of back building of the resi-
dence of ex-Sheriff Morris Dunbar, at Belle
Hill, near this place, was discovered to be
on fire ON Sunday morning last After
some of the shingles had been torn away
the fire was found to be caused by an over.
heated terra Gotta tlue. The flames were
extinguished by the pronpt use of a few
buckets of water and the tiue was replaced
with brick one.
MIR. Harlow H. Curtis, for several years
the correspondent of the Wilmington EGery
Ereaiag at Newark, and young journalist
of ability, will succeed Fred L. Bach, a
member of the staff of the Wilmington
Morning Ne,oS, who recently rendered his
resignation. Mr.. Curtis, who is well known
here is visiting friends in New York and
Boston preparatory to assuming the duties
of his new position.
AT the regular m Getting of the Provi-
dence A. q. NJ. P. Church lyceum on We'd
nesday night, the question of which gives
more pleasure, Anticipation or Realization
was debated. Miss Julia Songow and John
Scarr spoke in favor of Anticipation and
Romeo Milburn and Chas. Daniels of Real.
ization. Miss Myrtle Salisbury gave a
recitation and Miss Hartley, of Chesapeake
Citv, select reading.
The Glasgow, Del, literary circle will
glAe literary and musical entertainment
on Friday evening next, April 9th, in the
Presbyterian Church, at that place. The
entertainment will consist of readings, reci-
tations, instrumental and vocal music.
Mrs. j. Il. MiIlgan, of Zion, will render
several solos. The proceeds will be devoted
TO foreign missions. Admission, % cents;
children under II years, 10 cents.
Mr.. Benjamin K. Drew, who recently
obtained position at SINCE rly's pulp works,
had the misfortune on Saturday last to have
the thumb of his right hand caught in the
cog wheel of a machine in the drying room
and considerably larcerated. He was en-
gagged in wiping it with some waste at the
time. The machinery was stopped or he
would have been injured more severely. DIR.
c. NJ. Ellis dressed the wound.
Col. l. d. Davis, clerk to the County
Commissioners, has secured a copy of the
new general state law, giving the County
| Commissioners powers heretofore vested in
the legislature. IL was submitted to l.. NJ.
Haines, Esq, for an opinion in regard to
the question whether under the new law the
| commissioners can disregard the county
road law, and provide for repairs to the
roads in such manner as they may see proper.
The Westamwell public school, Miss
Hattie Evans teacher, was closed at the end
of the spring term. Owing to the many
removals from that vicinity caused by the
cIosing of the iron works, and the fact that
| many of the children of farmers in the
vicinity are unable to attend during the
busy season, it was found that sufficient
number of scholars to justify the school
being kept open during the summer term
could not be secured.
There were Two woods fires near Barks-
dale station on the b. & O. railroad on
Sunday last. One west of the station is
thought to have originated from "a spark
from 2 locomotive, and caused but little
! damage. The other fire is reported to have
been started by boys undertaking to smoke
squirrel from a hollow tree. IL was in
Thomas Morrison's woods, and quantity
of woods as well as fencing belonging to
| Frank Neatly was destroyed.
AT the session of the Quarterly Confer
ence of the Elkton NJ. E. Church on Mon
day last the salary of the pastor, Rev.
Charles Hill, was fixed at 81, 600 per annum.
This is one hundred dollars in excess of the
amount paid any previous pastor. The raise
| in salary is said to have been contemplated
| for year or two. the pastor is also sup
| piled with furnished house, which is con-
sidered worth 5000 yearly, making his com
pensation about $1,000.
Cecil Lodge, Ancient Order OF United
| Workmen, will hold an open meeting in the
| lodge room in Odd Fellows III all, this town,
on Wednesday evening next. Tue objects
of the organization will be explained by
able speakers from other places. Among
those expected to deliver addresses are Pre-
siding Elder W. l.. 5. Murray and Rev.
Asbury Burke who are members Of the
order. There will also be some good vocal
and instrumental music.
| A new afternoon paper, to be called The
Journal, will he issued about the first of
May, in Wilmington. 1t will be a one cent
sheet, and it is said, will be Independent in
politics, although f. E. Bach, political edi-
tor of the Morning Ne,cs, Is to be the editor
in-chief and prominent Republicans are
backing it. A charter for the journal Pub
fishing Company, will he applied for, this
month, by Anthony Higgins, Esq. The
paper will IN AXE a speciality of local news.
The Maryland Prohibitionists met in
conference on Wednesday in Baltimore.
Mr.. George Balderson, who represented
Cecil county, was named as alternate to the
national nominating convention. General
| Clinton b. F'iske, of y. j., for president,
and Joshua lowering, of Maryland, for vice.
president were declared the choice of the
party in this State. The convention to
nominate a candidate for Congress in the
Second district will be held az Glyndon,
Baltimore county.
| The storehouse and stock of goods of
Mr.. Roach in Hopewell, Somerset county,
| Nd, was recently destroyed by fire. He
was engaged in disposing of the goods at
| auction sale, and some had been sold. He
| was insured in several companies, among
others the Cecil County Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Company for $1,000. Tue company
will not lose near this am punt however,
owing to the stock being reduced. The
Cecil Mutual also had loss of few hun
dred recently by the burning of dwelling
at st. Michaels, Talbot county.
Mr.. George Giles, who was engaged for
great many years in the milling business
in this county, died recently at his home in
Linwood, Del, aged 10 years. Mr.. Giles
| conducted Ricketts, mill near Elkton tor
many years, and also the mills now owned
| by Daniel Harvey at Child's station. He
was twice married. He left twelve
| children, four by his first and eight by his
second wife, who survives him. Most of
these reside near Linwood. His son Mr.
John Giles has attained great success in
New York city in the lithographing bust
ness which he conducts on large scale