The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-02-23

agent is leader and plays first violin, f..
Pusey Passmore second violin, Harmon
Russell bass violin, w. Lewis Terrey first
cornet, Frank Yerkes clarionet, Charles
Worrall flute, Harry Russell trombone.
AT the regular February meeting of the
Cecil Farmers Club held on Thursday at
the residence of Enoch Mccullough, ESD,
Henry K. Torbert of THE WING was unan-
imously elected a member and recording
secretary of the club. \ full account of the
proceedings will be published in our next
issue.
"A revival is in progress at Dickinson
College. The students will hold meetings
for ten nights in the NJ. E. Church at Carl
isle beginning next Sabbath. The officers
elected to conduct the meetings are: leader,
Mr.. Zimmerman; chorister, Francis b. Har
vey of near Elkton; organist Edwin v.
Hinchliffe of Elkton.
Missionary day will he celebrated next
Sunday at the Rising Sun NJ. f. Church,
Rev. l.. L. Barrett of st. Paul's Church,
Wilmington, will preach in the morning.
The Sunday school will hold Missionary
Jubilee at 9 80 in the main audience room
The church will be handsomely decorated
with flowers.
The annual session of the Ancient Order
United Workmen of the District of New
Jersey, Mary land, Delaware and the East
ern Shore of Virginia was held in Whining
ton this week. A new constitution and by
laws were adopted. Among the delegates
were Ex- States Attorney Daniel Bratton
who represented Cecil Lodge No. 3d. of this
town.
A grand musical entertainment will be
given in Rising Sun, on Thursday evening,
February 2Sth, by Miss Rhoda V. Wilson,
the we'll known Cecil County vocalist. She
will be supported by the Oxford Qusrtes,
Miss Lottie Wilson, Mrs. A. l.. Pugh, Mr..
l. w. Collins, Mr.. w. q. Crowl. The ac-
compartments will be played by Miss Vir-
ginia Garner, of Oxford.
-Drs. Howard Bristton and j. Fl. lamar
on Saturday last amputated the great toe
from one OF the feet of William Shivery, a
young man residing on Church street. Mr..
Shivery had one of his feet badly injured
several weeks since at pulp works
where he was employed, iece of ma
chinerv falling upon it. H. was at first
thought that amputatiou would not be nee
essary.
The County Commissioners at their ses-
sion this week under advice of counsel or
dered the clerk to strike the various small
amounts of personal property, consisting of
household furniture, assessed to the various
church of the county, owned by the churches
and devoted to the exclusive use of the sew
eral parsonages from the assessment book
for 1889 and to deduct the same from the
basis of assessment.
lakewood, in the Eighth district has a
fiourishing debating society. 1t is called
the lakewood Lyceum and among the de-
baters are, S, j. Hanna, E. Graham, Z.
Watts, j. J. Bennett, J. r. White, w Gill
lesple, and E T. REYNOLDS. The question
debated last week was "rhe Signs of the
Times Indicate the Downfall of the Repul :
lie. The speakers on the side of the Repub-
lie had the best of she argument.
Joe" Craig, well known colored man
of this town was found dead i'll bed We'd
nesday morning. He had complained recon-
tly of feeling unwell and that morning when
bis wife arose asked her not to leave the
house on this account. When she returned
to the room he was dead. Heart disease is
SUPPOSED to have been the cause of death.
"Joe" was for many years coachman for
Mrs E. B Groome BY the industry Of
himself and wife they became the owners
of house in which they resided.
Mrs. Susan A. Gatcheil, former resi-
dent of Poplar Hill, died in Washington, d.
c., on Sunday last in her 69rh year. She
was a member of Fourth street. NJ. Z.
Church, Washington. Funeral services
were held in that city by the pastor Rev.
Mr.. Rice BY his request Rev. 7. A. H.
o. Brien conducted services in Cherry Hill
NJ E. Church and the remains were Inferred
IN the cemetery opposite Mrs. Gatchell re-
moved 30 Washington in 1865 She leaves
three sons and three daughters, all grown.
Justice John Partridge on Monday gave
hearing TO man giving the name of
Francis Joseph Cosgrove He had been
arrested the previous Friday night by Con
stable e. B. Smith, at the house of Mr..
Bradley on the West Nottingham road. He
was thought to be insane by the farmers of
the 'Barrens He appeared to be some
what deranged on the subject of religion
but the Justice did not think him insane.
He was released and told to leave the state.
A crazy man, who hired to Mr.. Evan Aim
scow run at him recently with a pitchfork
and as this man was also very religious i
NAV have been the same person.
Mr.. Edwin j. David, who formerly re-
sided near Cecilton, returned to that locality
last week after spending four years in the
west where he thought of locating. He
prospected in California, Nebraska, Kan
sas Idaho and her Western states and
territories, but is of the opinion that Cecil
County is a better place to live than any
other place. He liked much of the western
country particularly some portions of Cali
fornia, hut says prospects of settling in that
| state even much msrepresented. A
man can make money out there if he has
money to start with. He is of the opinion
| that nine persons out of ten that leave home
| for distant settlement in the west regret
their decision, and would return very soon
thereafter did not pride or poverty prevent
| them.
Frazier Estes, the eleven yesr-old son
| of Charles Estes, of Chestertown, who is a
brother of Mrs. VIM. 7. Giles of Elkton,
| died at one o'clock Monday morning last of
serious internal injuries received from a fall
on Saturday afternoon. The little fellow
Der of other boys. The switch was thrown
out on the roof of a shed in the rear of the
building. The boy in trying to get it slip
ped on the vet roof and fell to the ground a
distance of seven feet striking his stomach
on a stone. The injury was not thought at
the time to be serious. Medical aid was
summoned about seven o'clock Sunday
night and the injured boy continued to grow
worse until one o'clock the next morning
when he died.
"A Baltimore daily among other news
relating to the militia of the state this week
had the following: The only militia organi
zation that does not seem to be going ahead
any is the Eastern Shore Battalion consis
ting accompanies from Ellton, Chestertowr
Easton and Cambridge. Lt.-Col James L
Woolford is the commandment. He is al
affabe and courteous gentleman, and is very
popular, but, unfortunately for his com