The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-05-03
GLOgAL DEPARTMENT, "

Mr.. J. K Lewis of Singerly left on Sat-
urday last for trip to Chattanooga, Tenn.'
for the benefit of his health.
Good quality of goods at low prices Is
the motto at Mrs. L. Fl. Ltzenbergs. She
studies the interest of her customers.
Rev. E. w. Scott will show his Modern
Panor at Elk Neck A. U. NJ. p. Church
on Saturday night, May 5rd at p. IN.
S. B, Foard's trotter, peninsula Boy"
who was very i'll is recovering under the
care of DIR. Ewes, of Wilmington.
Pensions have been granted Robert Z.
Ross, of this vicinity and James 7. Marcus,
of Wilmington, Del, formerly of this place.
Mrs. Margaret Jane McVey, wife of
Absalom McVey, died at her home Lear
Zion, on Sunday in the 69th ninth year OF
her age.
A lodge of the American Order OF Steam
Engineers has been organized in Ekton
The lodge has rented room in the Maxwell
building
David Mackey, NJ. D., formerly of 9Ol
Tatnall street, Wilmington. Del. has re-
moved to Lewisville, Pa, where he will
practice his profession.
Another of A. c. Yates s. Co.'S striking
advertisements appears in this issne. They
say "a Word to the WISE and our readers
who are wise will heed.
Rev. VIM. Schouler will hold service in
the schoolhouse at Andora to- morrow (Sun-
day. at p. m. Attention is called to the
change of hour.
Peach growers in this county say that
there will be practically no crop, hardly
enough for the use of their families. The
buds were killed by frost.
&C. NJ. Scoville has been awarded the
contract of carrying the mail six tunes
week between Conowingo, Cecil county,
and Darlington, Hartford county, for 1874
per year.
Mr. Howell, of Philadelphia, has award
ed the contract of building four dwelling
houses on the rear of the Gottier lot 'front.'
ing on West Main street to James P. Mer-
rift.
Mrs. Susan Gillespie, widow of Samuel
Gillespie, died at Liberty Grove on Saturday
last of paralysis aged 81 years. She was
sister of Rev William Schroff of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church.
Strawbridge & Clothier have consider
able to say to the readers of The WING in
this issue. It should be read by all who
contemplate purchasing goods in their line
This is a reliable firm and their statements
are correct.
Miss Daisy Archer, daughter of Hon.
Stevenson Archer, of Bel Air, was last week
appointed a teacher In Miss Rarle's boarding
school, in Washington, and has entered
upon the discharge of her duties in that po-
sition.
-Wanamaker & Brown make their
spring announcement in another column.
They have been manufacturing clothing
nearly thirty years aud know how to make
it right. They have the best now they ever
made. Read the card.
An all days meeting will be held at the
Elkton A. U. NJ. P. Church to- morrow
Sunday. The Rev. E. W. Scott, pastor
will preach at 1870 m, Rev. DIR. o.
mopd pastor of the Elkton Presbyterian
Church, will preach in the afternoon and
Rev. E. w. Scott will preach at night.
Isaac Bedwell underwent the operation
of Lithotomy at the Maryland General Hos
pital where he was taken by DR.. Howard
Bratton about two weeks ago. Two stones
weighing about four ounces were removed
from his bladder. The operation was sue
cesfully performed.
-Duringa heavy storm on Sunday after
uoon William Caldwell, young man of
Warwick, who was standing on a porch
near by a tree which was struck, was
knocked senseless and it was some time be-
fore he recovered. A stable belonging to
George V. Poverty, in Middletown, Del,
was struck by lightning and burned.
Rev. John A. DeRuyter, of st. Mary's
R. G, Church, Wilmington, addressed
congregation of about 60 people in the Elk
ton Catholic Church on Sunday Father
DeRuvter has devoted his attention to the
colored people for twelve years. He stated
that in Africa there are now five hundred
priests of the Catholic Church and seven
million African Catholics.
Mrs. Elizabeth Peoples, widow of An
thony Peoples, died at her home, near Elk
ton, on Tuesday of pneumonia aged IS
years. Her husband died on the same day
of the previous week Of the same disease.
Mrs Peoples maiden name was Elizabeth
Anderson. She leaves three sons and two
daughters. Her funeral took place on FRI
dav afternoon from her late residence. In
terment at Head OF Christiana.
A barn and barrack, belonging to Thos.
P. Mitchell, near Boothby Hill, HarfoId
County was struck by lightning Sunday
and set on fire. The building caught about
five o'clock. The barrack was entirely des-
troyed. and the barn was savei after con-
siderable trouble. The building was 20 by
60 feet and 16 feet high, and was insured In
the Hartford Company for $3.50 The con-
tents of the barrack were entirely destroyed,
and a heifer that was near the builling was
killed instantly.
A man known as "Boston," who for
several weeks had been employed at Jack
son 8 Bros fish house on Old Bay, fell
from the p, w. & B. Railroad bridge over
the Susquehanna river on Monday and was
killed. He had started to walk over the
bridge from Perryville, and seeing freight
train approaching, lowered himself to the
iron Orders below the track. Before the
train reached him he fell from his perch to
the water, a distance of 80 feet " hen
picked up he was dead, his neck having
been broken by the fall. Justice Burroughs
Jury of inquest rendered a verdict of acct
dental death. The water was only about two
feet deep where he fell
The case of the State against Frank
Harris, colored, tor the murder by shoot
ing Alfred Trusty at an entertain ment held
at Perkins Hall, Chestertown, on the night
of November Z, 1889 was taken up in the
Kent County Court on Monday. Perkins
Hall is a public concert and entertainment
hall owned and controlled by VIM. Perkins,
the well known colored politician of the
county. At an entertainment given by a
colored company on the night of November
z, 1879, Frank Harris, colored waiter on
the steamer Emma A. Ford, shot and in
stantly killed Alfred Trusty and Edwin
Brown. A greater portion of the morning
was consumed in securing jury. The two
panels were exhausted, and after many
talesmen had been sworn jury was OBJ
tanned A verdict of guilty of murder in
the second degree WAS rendered in the case
of Trusty and Harris plead guilty to the
murder of Brown.