The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-01-19

A colored man named Smith who be
longs in the neighburhood of Perryville wa
released from Jail this week. He had beef
confined to await the action of the CRANE
: Jury on a charge of assault and destroying
property. No witnesses appeared agaius
him hence his discharge. He was in iai
once before for larceny aud released because
: no one appeared against. Smith is Il luck
fellow.
There is much talk of pigeon shooting
match between j. Polk Steele the champion
shot of Chesapeake City and Mr.. Henri,
Cameron one of Elkton's crack sho's. Sew
eral young men of Elkton inform us thai
they are willing to back Mr.. Cameron fol
500 against Mr.. Steele and will have the
match to take place at Chesapeake City
The sportsmsn of the latter place as the
: saying is, must "put up or shut up aiteI
this liberal offer.
Mr.. ID. Feehly was recently promoted
from a position as telegraph operator in
Wilmington to an important situation In
} the office of superintendent ii. ii Garter IN
the same city, in which his ability as a
stenographer is brought in use. His brother
Mr. John Feehly also holds good position
as operator in Wilmington. The Messrs
Feehly are industrious aud reliable young
men and we are pleased to learn of their
| merited advancement
Frederick Durbin, young man who
was employed in clerical capacity by the
Cecil Fire Brick Company of North East
died suddenly on Saturday of heart failure.
He had been seriously i'll with pneumonia
but was improved. He was nephew of
the wife Of Rev. E. X. Miller and died at
St. Mary's rectory. His funeral took place
on Monday and the remains were taken to
Wisconsin for interment. He was q years
old and a very estimable young man.
| Mrs. Margaret B. Porter, mother Of
Mr.. Richard H. Porter a well known mer-
chant of Cherry Hill, was found dead in
bed on Sunday morning last at her home
at Burrsville, Caroline county, Md She
was in her usual health on Saturday night,
On Sunday morning a servant who knocked
at the door found it locked. When the
room was entered she WAS found dead.
Heart disease is believed to have been the
cause of her death. She leaves seven chill
| dred.
| The annual meeting Of the stockholders
of the Cecil County Agricultural Society
was held on Tuesday in the room of the
society in Odd Fellows Hall. Henry c.
! Mcdowell was called to the chair and John
Partridge acted as secretary. Ninety eight
votes were cast. The following were
elected managers of the society for the
ensuing year: Adam r Magraw, Daniel
Bratton, Morris Dunbar, VIM. Armstrong,
Henry c. Mcdowell, J. w. Mccullough,
Samuel j. Arbuckle, John S. Writ, Jesse
A. Kirk, Henry S. Coudon, z. Porter Lusby
| and Thomas Drennen.
John w. Merritt, of the First Delaware
Infantry was recently awarded a pension
and the arrearage will amount to a very con-
siderable sum. Mr.. Merritt applied for
pension over 90 Years ago having been
wounded at Charlottesville. The years
rolled on without success. He placed the
| matter in the hands of john E. Wilson,
Esq, of Elkton, who brought the matter to
IA success III conclusion. Mr.. Wilson has
| been engaged in this business for many
| years and is very successful. Mr.. Merritt
who resides at Pittsburg Pa, is brother
of Mess1s. James p. and Calvin Merritt of
this town.
Having time on a recent visit to the
neghbOriug city of Wilmington we took
occasion to call on our old friend j. Hayes
Gallaher, Esq, recently of this county and
president of the Gallaher. Kitselman & Fox
Co., of that city. As our readers know, this
Is one of the largest Shoe manufactures in
this section of the country and a firm which
is very rapidly extending It's trade. Mr..
Gallaher kindly gave us peep at their
order book which shows the recent receipt
OF several large orders that ought to make
any manufacturers heart rejoice. They are
from large Western dea lers and cover many
cases of popular styles of their goods. The
firm has made many recent improvements
in both it's office and factory, while the
familiar face of a well-known Cecil coun-
tain Mr.. Shippers now meets you as book
keeper for the firm. Mr.. Gallaher reports
trade at his Elkton and Childs stores as very
encouraging.
The Fourth district farmers had some
difficulty in capturing George Smith, the
colored mau who is confined in Jail charged
with assault on Mary Wa;d, daughter of
Mr.. James Ward He and his wife lived
with Mr. Authur Mackie, a farmer of that
neighborhooa. When they went to the
house they were at first unable to find him
and his wife persisted that be was not there.
One of the party suggested that he might
be up the chimney and another said a shot
might be fired up to fluid out. On hearing
this Smith who had been concealed there
dropped. When he came out of the fire
place, however, he made a rush for the door
| and fought for freedom. In the scrimage
that followed the lantern was put out. One
mem Der of the party had bis thumb knocked
out of place. We learn that the girl says
| that the fiend did not accomplish his pur-
pose. He dragged her nearly half mile
| through the woods.
In the January NUN Der of the Parish
| GleuneI just received, the Rev. Jacob Miller,
| Rector, of the Church of the Good Shepherd
Of Chesapeake City, and editor ofthe Cleaner
| writes as follows COZ corning a recent visit:
I'VE were completely surprised by numer-
| Gus parishioners who invaded the rectory
without any previous notice having been
! given of their intentions. They brought
with them many evidences of their good
wishes aud things "handy to have were
| to be seen in all directions. 1t was not ''the
night before Christmas" but it was timely
preparation for the approaching festival.
| Others who were unable to join the ranks
| of their visiting friends that evening, SUBJ
sequently added their gifts to the long list
| of good things that were enough to "iast for
| quite while" The rector and his wife
return thanks to all concerned for tier kind
| remembrance The scene at the rectory
was a lively one, the company remarkably
cheerful, and the visit altogether one that
any rector would appreciate
Bay View Items.
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