The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-11-22

tn- oi This vicinity was married on Wednesd
ow evening in st. Marks Episcopal Church
IA. that City, to Miss Florence Kalbfus I
daughter well known Washington .Jor
. nalist
it Anna NJ. Ferris of Wilmington dauu
,h, Ter OF the late Benz amin Ferris, historic
Cd ana author of Original Settlements on II
nd Delaware" died on Tuesday at her hon
all III that city. She was in her seventy,ixt
year, and was a member Of one of II
j., o'Csst and most highly respected famili,
OF delaware. Miss Ferris WAS an ac,iz
-, member OF the Friends Benevolent ASS,
. Grafton, and one of the org tnizers of th
:. Home for Friendless Children.
es A Cecil county advocate of high (o) o,
il. Incense named McDIvitt, who resides uel
ID frinciplo Furnace, teIt the stern hand G
\ the law laid on him last week at Hayre IL
E urace. He was arrested FIR drunkenness,
le anu using obscene language On the stree
Tor which the local Magistrate sentence,
nilh Tor SIX months to Jessups Cur. He had
behaved outrag -ousy after inbiaing Har.
, iofu county ruin, even going so tar tie Re
puottcdn says as To compel residents OF
Ihat town to get up AT night To defend their
property from his depredation,. On being
, sentenced to six months, lie appi led a very
opprobrious epithet To the Magistrate. who
. immediately gave him au additional ninety
uays' lie would he an elegant ch 4rlctcr to
nave In Cecil to illustrate tue beauties and
advantages OF high CD old license.
-Residents of the East end of E,kton
witnessed another periodic mad dor for,v
on Saturday night last. Early sitter twi.
hght an excited crowd of men and bows
armed with all SORTS of improvised Seapons.
appeared on the streets. Inquiry of The
excited boys oulj ELECTED the hurried re-
ply, that IA mad dog hah bitten, this r,y
and that, AMI had attempted Ia ,ievour this
Jog and that, including u masilff as big AS
| full grown tiger. Whether til. purs,,.d
canine was really rahii deg or nor, he |
Illustrated the old adAg-, give = dog an i'll |
name and then hang him. for Il little LATER
the report of a gun echoei the death of the
nuhted anlmsI. The Il slain IS a mixed
oiood grey hound, owned oy Nj. Wliis;u.p
anu had it seems during the day shown
suspicious symptoms, by swapping at chill
ufeh ana other dogs. Without intending
10 cast any sur upon the character of The
dead dog, possibly the town wonld he inn
proved by the death of others, who still
i've to render night hideous by their dis.
cordant howls.
AS heretofore aAvGised in the WING
INC lorty-hrst anniversary of the Rising
gun Methodist Episcopal Church in this
county and Of which the Rev. Isaac Jewell
is Pastor took place on Sunday last. Rev.
Dr. John LanahAn an able and elcau,nt d
uiVine pre- 'ched two sermons. They were '
listened to by large congregations both
morning and evening. The Sunday School j,
rally at : ~ p. III. was a great success +
Singing by the children, choir, and Prof. f.
Ioldey and wife. Prof. GOIdey addressed r
he Sunday School and gave words of en- u
and sound advice He also
made an admirable address before the En- -
worth League, At light the Pastor, Rev. :"
saac Jewell, read a historical sketch of IL
deIhouism In that town. Forty-one years "
go the Methodists worship si in a wheel. o.
wright shop they havs SIS, 600 worth fr
+ property, nearly 200 members, Sunday OF
chool 200 strong aud congregation tEat ii,
ny pastor should be proud Of The Pastor m
uggested on Sunday morning that he
lought IL would he a good time to take up
collection and asked for, 500 The con.
regatlon promptly responded by paying
rt..I H. |
Ut the week. Rev. William B. Chalfant
reached on Tuesday and Wednesday even
gs. ~
"A correspondent at Chariestown, in his In
unity, writes us that Capt. James Nc e.
own, OF that place, had very Agreeable w
rprise on Wednesday,, the 11th inst, in
g unexpected return home of his son,
AIRY, who left there about twelve wears VIZ
o to go to Manitoba, British Colum bia, to d.
IN his brother, Samuel; who had preceded MI
ID there several Years before, and was AT loI
at time engaged i'll experimenting the me
'am shoveis eng tged on the public works
are. He took his father and friends COM rat
'tely by surprise. as he sent no tidiags of alt
ooihihs' anu IN TACT they DID not recog- the
70 him until he was m ade known by his of
'ther-in-lI law, Mr.. James King, of Balti. h.;
re, who accompanied him to his old
ne. Harry's old friends and school
ties were glad to once more grasp his VS.
nd after such long absence lie was 'ne
lie young-not more than eighteen years
age when he left his native home and in a
'nds to take his long journey alone and abb
ich but few of his age would have under ava
en. But ths nerve and firmness then entt
played have served him well since that wed
e. After reaching his destination he enc,
given position on one of the steam F,s
'e''' "ne'o ne 'e''"eo Tue business no
roughly and was soon promoted to pay
position, which he held for several
rs. BY industry and economy he accu-
lated quite sum Of money with which u :
md his brother, Samuel, went into the uioii
,pectipg and mining business in Mon Qlis
, and Idaho, and At which they have been 5:20
e successful. They are located at pres whe
in idaho. Mr.. McKown, after visiting the
,imore and Washington, accompanied with
lis sister, Miss Mary McKeon, will spend of n
,ck or ten days with his father and fam amo,
when he will leave here for Idaho, tax and
n S'o"no' q" NO" io'n o''' io' Nl'"- j., a
,ua. He will then go by land to San =,
nscisco. Cal, and then to his destina a. ,
We wish him a safe voyage and
.,1 60, tions
The Baltimore Sun of Wednesday Con
ed the following account of the circum- AZ
ces of the death of Mr.. Les Webster a at IN
ninent young man of b fillmore county EVEN
who is known personally to a number Rutle
tizsus OF this county. Mr.. Lee Webster, min
,g man of Baltimore county, killed know
self shortly after twelve O'Clock last Gitfol
t by shooting himsel In the mead with ing tc
Tolver In Tue oinlnsr'on Vi MI VIII J. r.
Renshaw's residence, No. 1901 North
ie' s.teo'' W. no n',>:N hundl
ort distance from Cockeysville. The
,r,s nivsn "a follows. Mrs, webster and p
,rday afternoon visited Mrs. Renshaw, Ill WI
,vos her intimate friend. After dinner tulle,
r home MIR. Renshaw, who had known long t
Webster since her childhood, invited her b
lady to attend the performance at the carrie
leny of Music. She accepted. While Japan
were at the theatre Mr.. Webster called Gitfor
r. Renshaw's residence with the lnten- brides
IF accompanying his wife home When ford W
the WAS at the theatre he appeared to in tb.
ti,ied, and he sat in the dinngroom to ho,o,
: her return. Shortly after Il o'clock :,
noi .,,., themu
''n'n" w., . ~. ,haa,r. Arrs pink
u "" ., a. tho door She ,oId mony