The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-05-11

| Mr., James Thomas Bolton, a we'll
on Thursday last at his residence in that
city, was a native of Cecil county. He was
born at Charestown in 1919 and was conse-
quently in the 10th year of his age. He re-
moved to Baltimore when ID years old. lie
was formerly member of the firm of Hugh
Bolton & Son, paints, etc., but retired from
active business about 20 years ago. He was
afflicted with paresis which caused his
death. He leaves three sons and two daugh-
ters. His sister Miss Bolton formerly made
her home in thic vicinity with Gen. Srwell.
One thousand dollars was raised last
Sunday morning by the congregation of the
Elkton NJ. f. Church to pay the unprovided
for debt on the new parsonage. The ground
which cost 5000 had been previously paid
for. Mr.. VIM. NJ. Singerly has contributed
| 500 toward the building and friend who
desired that his name be not mentioned gave
$50. These two last named contributions
are not included in the thousand dollars
| Presiding Elder Murray who was present
said the Elkton church had the finest par
sonage on the Wilmington district. The
building cost 81 $50, of which 81 500 remains
unpaid.
Mr.. +. Snowden Hill and Mr.. Thomas
Parran, Jr., the new collector and deputy
collector of internal revenue, were in Balti-
| more on Thursday arranging with Collector
Cox and Deputy Collector Chapman for the
fran Of Z ha yuli MI
| terday. Gen. Swell and Mr.. Lay, special
revenue agents. came over from Washing.
ton in the morning and arranged the trans
fer. Mr.. Hill said he had reached no decis-
ion about new officers except as tar as his
own county is concerned. He said he would
inquire carefully about the candidates, so as
to appoint no incapable or unworthy men,
aud when he decided who could best be
spared and the service improved he would
give those who are to retire notice on June
LIST, that they, would not be wanted after
July LIST.
The semi-annual meeting of the Board
of Church Extension of Wilmington NJ. E.
Conference was in Wilmington on Tuesday.
There were present. Presiding Elders Will
son, France, Ayres and Murray, Captain
Alexander Kelly, John HI. Hoffecker, of
Smyrna; William T. Kellum, of Dover, and |
the Revs. j. B. Quigg, R. Irving Watkins,
E. HI. Nelson, T. E. Martindale and T. f. |
I. E. Terry. Loans were made as follows:
Cape Charles City, $3.50; Chesapeake City, |
$500; Centennial Church, Hooper's Island, |
5000. The following donations were made |
Cape Charles City, $3.50; Chesapeake City, |
$500; Ayres Chapel, 5000; Gregg, 500; Bethel, |
5000; Centennial Church, 500; Wheatly,
$40; Thompson's Station, $3.50. The board |
adjourned to meet in Dover during the lat
ter part of June.
Mr.. Frank S. Evans, cashier of the |
Second National Bank of Bel Air, died on
Friday morning of last week at his home in |
that town. He was in the 34th year of his
age and was son of the late DIR. John
Evans who moved from Havre de Grace to
Port Deposit. The deceased obtained po-
sition in the Cecil National Bank at the
latter place. He removed to Bel Air in 1884
entering the employ of the Hartford National
Bank as receiving teller. He held this po-
sition until a few months since when he
became cashier of the Second National Bank
of Bel Air. Mr.. Evans was very estim-
able young man and had many friends in
the upper part of the county. He was IN
married and leaves widowed mother and
three sisters. Miss Josephine Evans, one of
his sisters, is a teacher in the Elkton Acad-
envy and another is the wife of Mr.. w. Hol-
lingsworth Mackall of this place. His fun
eral took place on Monday. Interment at
West Nottingham Cemetery.
AS the patient disciples of Isaac Walton
have good reason to know fishing with rod
and line has been nearly broken up in the
Elk river and other tributaries of the Ches-
apeake. The time was and that within the
memory of men still young, that excellent
white perch fishing could be found at al
most any point between Elk Landing and
Turkey Point, the old wharf at Frenchtown
being very popular resort for anglers of
all ages. Further down the bay, Betterton
was famous for its sport with white perch.
But the many ruin Gus devices employed 10
catch fish form arket has very nearly broken
up the spot of rod and line. Twenty years ago
says Philadelphia Daily had the question
been asked, where white perch of the largest
size and in greatest abundance could be
found, the answer would have been, Better
ton, at the mouth of the Sassafrss river, in
Kent county on the eastern shore of Mary
land. But the glory of Betterton has largely
departed, as far as perch fishing is con.
cerned. A catch of five, six or seven hun
dred in day, by pair of skilful handlers
of rod and reel, was nothing uncommon,
and the ma jority of such catch would
range in range in weight from three quar-
tiers of a pound to a pound and quarter.
But fyke nets seines, and other devices have
had their legitimate etfect-that of having
either depleted the original stock, or driven
them away to other localities. When tide
and weather favor, good many perch can
still be taken at Betterton, but nothing like
the number that would have rewarded the
anglers skill score of years ago. In the
vicinity of Spesutia Island, at the head of
Chesapeake Bay, few miles below Havre
de Grace, there is generally good perch
fishing, so also, at Port Deposit and the
other points on the Susquehanna river.