The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-11-16

her corps there. The meetings up to this
| time have beeu held in the streets and
saloons. y wealthy resident of Ionkers
| however, who admires the earnestuess and
piety of the fair Young Captain is having a
hall built which he will allow the Salvation
Army to use at very low rent
Frank j Peabody, of Springfield, Mass,
four years ago on an Elkton paper, was
here this week. He visited he office of the
Clerk of the Circuit Court and obtained a
certificate of his marriage on June 16, 1885,
to Kate c. Lockard, of Elkton. The cere-
mony was performed by the Rev. William
| Schouler. He has received informs alton that
his wife has married again and lives in
Baltimore. He intimated that if such
proved to be the case he would prosecute
her for bgamy.
| -Spesutia Island, at the mouth of the
Susquehanna River, has been sold to syn
dictate of rich Philadelphians by the execu-
tors of the estate of the late C. Wilmer Mid
| dleton. 1t is understood that S32 900 was
the price paid. The name is derived from
two words, spes-utie, spes being the Latin
word for hope and Utis being the name of
a distinguished parsonage in the early colon
ial history of Maryland. II was the seat of
trading port even before Baltimore was
| founded and it was here that Herman, the
Bohemian. concluded treaty with the Sus-
| quehanna Indians, warlke tribe then oc-
cupying the upper part OF the peninsula.
-Stra10br1dge d ClOttier's Monthly for
| November, certainly makes good It's claim
| to be a magazine for women; with its 'front.'
| ispiece of seasonable wraps, It's many pages
| of illustrated fashions for ladies, misses, and
| children; instructions in arr, in needlework,
in household affairs; short story and con-
| tlnued story; and new waltz In addition
to the foregoing literary contents, there are
| certain pages containing a directory of sea-
| sonable dry goods, described and priced; by
means of which those who cannot purchase
in person, may make their selections and
order by mail. In this way Strawbridge &
Clothier's is doubly valuable. 1t is also
cheap, being but 80 cents for yedrs's sui
scription.
The Newark Correspondent of the Will
mington Every Erening states that the re-
ception rendered to the students of Della
ware College on Saturday evening last by
the gentlewomen of Newark was complete
| and glowing success in every particular.
Including the students and the young peo-
pie invited to meet and entertain them
there were about $50 persons present in the
assembly hall of the college A collation.
was served towards the end of the evening.
The affair admirably arranged and car
ried out by the following patronesses wives
of the members of the college faculty: Mrs.
A n. Raub, Mrs. F. d. Chester, Mrs. T. K.
Wolf, Mrs G. A. Harter, Mrs. G. Leroy
Brown, assisted by others.
Chief of Police William Y. Swiggett, of
Wilmington, Del, presented his resignation
to Mayor Harrington on Tuesday with a re,
quest that it go Into effect upon the quail
iication of his successor. This action is the
outcome of charge which was sustained
by city councils police committee that the
chief received one half of the cost of each
local prisoners meal. The city appropri-
ates Is cents for this purpose, aud the rebate
was given the official by the person who
furnished the food. The law stipuates that
Is cents shall be the actual cost of each
meal, and the chief of police must make atti.
davit to this effect. With the resignation
the chief inclosed check for 1858, the
amount of rebates he has received. The
oh iaf' Of ba Ia
Chief Judge Irving of the First Judicial
Circuit on Saturday last at Princess Anne
sentenced Levin B. Hall and his sister
Sarah F. Hall who were convicted of arson
TO be confined in the peniteutiary of Mary
land for 10 years, the law being not less
than 10 or more than Is years. The parties
were tried and found guilty of burning the
storehouse of Cox & Miles, in Farmount,
Somerset County. Nd, on the night of
Septemb Der ID, 1889. The firm was insured
with the Mutual Company of Cecil County.
On account of the iudisposition of Miss Hall
they were sentenced at the Jail in the pres
ence of the counsel for the defence, States
Attorney Dixon and Clerk Landlord. Mr..
Hall displayed the same GOODNESS which
was so noticeable during the trial but Miss
Hall who is suffering from nervous pros
tration burst into tears.
Gus johnson, young man employed
by an Elkton liverynan, got on 4 drunk on
Friday of last week and acted i'll such dis
orderly manner that he was arrested and
lodged in Jail by Bailiff Howard. He was
released the next morning without being
taken before a justice of the peace for trial.
On his release from Jail he was discharged
by his employer. johnson on Saturday
went to John NJ. Terrell, meat and provis-
ion dealer, and procured six-pound roast
of pork on the credit of his former employer,
Mr. Terrell, not being aware that johnson
| had been discharged. When he approached
the liveryman for the amount and found
that he woud not pay the debts of his for
mer employee the meat dealer was very
much incensed. He went straightway be-
fore Justice A. j. Scott and had a warrant
issued for the arrest of the lover of pork on
the charge of obtaining goods under false
pretenses. The officers have not yet Sc
cured johnson who, If apprehended, will
not get off again without trial.
We wish to acknowledge the receipt of
"Ancient Families of Bohemia Manor,
| Their Homes and Their Graves by Rev.
| Charles Payson MalleIy, author of "Histor-
| ical Sketches of Bohemia Manor Mr..
| Mallory, our readers will recollect, was for
| merly pastor of the Chesapeake City Presby
terrain Church at which time he made his
| historical researches. In readable style
this little publication tells the story of one
of the most interesting Manors in America,
where, two hundred years ago, lordly opu-
lence, titled families and stately mansions
might have been seen, and where, today,
| the remnants of these interesting objects
may still be found. Historians, biographers
and genealogists will be interested in its
contents, but especially those readers whose
ancestors were associated with the early
history of Bohemia Manor, or whose friends
happen now to reside on that historic tract.
The price of the work is 81 30 in cloth bind
ing and S1.00 in paper. Sent postpaid on
receipt of price by the author, Rev. Charles
Payson Mallory, West Farms, New York
City.
| When the late. Miss Henrietta Bedford,
of Wilmington, Del, highly respected and
most estImable lady made European trip
some thirty or forty years ago with no
other baggage than her hand satchel, the
achievement was discussed in social circles
generally as something remarkable. Doubt
less it required more ''nerve'' then than