The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-12-06


g In our last issue had rented the Falls Hot
:. on Main street in this town, ON Tue
day last, released the hotel to Mr. Charl
!, Armstrong recently the Proprietor of a hot
at Clayton, Delaware, his iather-in Law
: Mr. McElwee, being now the proprietor
a hotel in Smyrna. We have recently hear
from a Delaware gentleman, resident
Mr.. Armstrong; Hotel, very favorable az
counts of it. We have no doubt Mr.. Arm
strong will make an equally good house i
Elkton.
Miss Carrie L akin, Robert Eakin, Mis-
Catharine Eikin, Miss Capable Eikin ant
Mrs. NJ. Dushame Coward, of Wilmington
Mrs. Amanda Gledhill, of Philadelphia
and other Philadelphia and New York anr
Baltimore relatives, in all about thirty, ar,
claimants to $4,000 600, which amount i
being held in trust by the English govern
ment for the heirs of an English banker
named Woods, whom tho klkin family
claim to have been their great great grand
father. There are several sets of claimants
for the immense fDrtunr, but the SCI tC
which the Eakin family belong asserts that
it is the rightfu, claimant, aud declares thar
the truthfulness of the claim can be proved.
The Eakin claimants have sent 4 New York
LAWYER to England to prosecute their case.
A Philadelphia family named Wood made
claim for The money some wears ago, but
were unsuccessful
The Smyrna correspondent of The Ersa-
ina ,Tottradl has the following "WIiiiam
Start, a IL year Old Smyrna boy, has dis
tipguished hluself as a pedestrian. Several
weeks ago he WIS attacked by 10 IIoke
fever, and left lis home here to try his for
tunes in Southern clmes. After he had
been there a week OF two, he fever broke
out, and he became dreadfu!ly homesiCk.
He hal only So in his pocket, but trusting
to Providence lie started on his homcward
Journey. After walking and riding, as his
purse would permit, he arrived at Norfolk,
Va with only 81 in his pocket. THIS he
paid TO come over the Chesapeake Bay, to
Cape Charles, Va, penniless, and with bliss
tered feet he started again and walked all
the way from Cape Charles City, Va, to
Dclmar, where he was forum ate eapHgh 10
know man on a freight train WHO allowed
him to ride to Clayton ia a freight car. He
was one week on the road trot2 Roanoke to
Smyrna, waking 225 miles Of the distance |
and getting only three meals ami two light |
lunches while Oh the road. When ne ar |
rived at his home, his feet were in such bad
T.:
for sometime
The military critic of the Baltimore
SUI, bad this 10 say Of the marching of the
MARYLAND Militia on their Tn Inks giving
parade. \ strict criticism of the march
would not lie entirely favorable to all the
Ga the part of many individual
soldiers there was too mpnh p!lyfuln-ss.
This spirit was not general, AID ii would
,nly crop out from time TO time. There was
!lso at times some struggling and not a
United effort to keep up the compact and
old phalanx that is supposed 10 be an at.
ribute os military organic atoms. This WAS
particularly noticeable when the march
vas in column of companies, and - ~ be
ccouuted for To some extent by the rough
treets, TO which the county soldiers are
OF accustomed When in columns OF !uurs
he whole brigade seemed to become more
teady, which indicates that ia drills more
ttention is paid to this system of Marching {
hs to that of company front. The First !
regiment is composed of soldieriy looking +
len who would be serviceabe in times of ,
ecessity. Their appearance on the streets ]
as creditable in every way, notwithStaud- !
lg the fact that their opportunities of get ,
ug together are f. " and far between. In
as steady and regular, but, with one or V
yo exceptions, they lost nuch of this o
eadiness in company front. In the m anual |
ley were quick to respond, and they I
,udled their muskets with precision. The :,
scoud and Third Battalons are evidently {
lused to rough marching, and with them I
ere seemed To be too much familiarity he
Veen line officers aud men. Along the r
ute side remarks would he frequently =
lssed between them, causing a general tit :,
r, which tended to unsteady the ranks =
hen under the eye ola staff or field ii .er d
is mirthfulness would disappear, and D
ey would march with the accuracy of VET b
ans. They need practice in wheeling and a
ould b. more prompt in responding to W
ders. They gave indication Of possessing
aterial for fine military commands. S