The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-03-07
ELKTON, MARCH 7, 1891.
sGLOgAL DEPARTMENT.. y

Miss Carrie Hall this week.
The young gentlemen of this town will
give an Easter hop at Odd Fellows hall.
Mrs. Gutenberg is in Philadelphia at
tending the openings of imported bonnets
and hats.
When you visit Baltimore, stop at the
Maltby House, where will be found first
class accommodations and exceedingly low
rates. Mch1 1tf
Orders can be left at the telephone ex
change in Elkton, Chesapeake City and
North East, free of charge, for Vinsinger's
-four, meal and feed.
DIR. Thomas 81. Gilpin was elected a
member of the new board of Town Com
missioners, at the annual election held
MtddleJown, Del, on Monday.
Invitations have been issued for the
marriage of Mr.. George w. Brackin of
Philadelphia and Miss Bessie MahCney,
daughter of j. Hunter Mahoney, Esq, on
March 18th at $50 p. m, in the Union NJ.
E. Church.
MIR. Timothy V. Rose well known
citizen of this county is lying in precari-
GUS condition at the home of his sister-ip-
law Miss Mary T. G;Ilingham at Humeyille,
Bucks county. Pa. A few weeke ago he
had slight stroke of paralysis from which
he has not recovered.
Israel Reynolds well known citizen
of the Fourth district of this county died
at the residence of his son, Taylor Reynolds
near the Blue Ball on Thursday of last
week, in his S2i year. Besides his son
Taylor Reynolds five d sughters survive
him, Miss Mary Reynolds, Mrs. Benjamin
McVey, Mrs. Joseph Ewing, Mrs. Joseph
Scott, and Miss Nettie Reynolds, his wife
having died number of years ago. The
funeral services were conducted by the
Rev. J. r. Milligan. Interment was at
Rose Bank Cemetery.
The fourth quarterly conference of
Cecil Circuit NJ. p. Church met in Bay
View church on Monday 23l ulto., with
the pastor Rev. j. b. Jones in the chair.
Representatives We're present from Leeds,
Moore's Chapel, Mount Olivet, Bethel and
Bay View. Much important business was
transacted, r. I. Tyson was recon IN ended
for the itineracy 1t was decided to mold
another campmeeting the coming Summer
in the grove of w. G. Gray near Oxford.
j. j. McCauley of Leeds was elected dele
gate to the annual conference which meets
In Baltimore in April. H. was instructed
to ask for the return of the present pastor
Rev. J. B. Jones who has filed the position
so acceptably the past two years. The
ladies of Bay View provided sumptuous
dinner for the conference in the basement
of the church.
Miss Sophia A Simpson highly esti-
mable lady of this county died at her resi-
dence at South Milford on Sunday the I'D
ulto., in her S0th year. She was the daugh-
ter of the late Major Richard Simpson of
this county who earned his military title in
the war of 1872 Her youngest sister Re-
becca now deceased, III arried the late
Joseph Miller prominent citizen of this
county, the father of S. Keunard Miller
and also the father of Mrs. Davis, wife of
Col. l. D. Davis, Cashier of the Second Ma
tional Bank of Elkton. Another sister
Lydia NJ. Simpson married the late BENZ
Miller of whose children three are still
living, Thomas S. Miller, Sophia NJ. McVey
and Joseph B. Miller. Miss Simpsons
funeral was held on Thursday the Goth
ulto., the services being conducted by the
Rev. T. B. Hunter of the Cherry Hill NJ.
E. Church, interment being at Rose Bank
Cemetery az Calvert. The following gen
tlemen acted as pail bearers: Wilmer G.
Bouchelle, John T. White, William Yonker,
Thomas NJ. Tyson. Andrew L. Miller and
John V. Price. Miss Simpson was an ex-
emplary member of the Methodist Church,
having professed conversion in her four
tenth year.
The most unique and interesting enter
tainment says the Washington Correspon-
dent of the Philadelphia Ledger which has
so far been devised to help along the Lenten
habit of reflection was that which Mrs.
Wauamaker permitted to occur in her pic
ture gallery last Wednesday afternoon,
when the Rev. DR.. Hamlin introduced Mrs.
Ballington Booth, daughter in-law of Cen
eral Booth, to an audience of ladies assem-
Chairs had been placed to form a semi
circle, facing the raised diyan which fills
large window at one side of the room. A
railing separated this charming retreat
from the main portion, and this was hung
with Oriental drapeIies, while at each end
was placed a tree palm " hich tow cred TO the
ceiling. The daylight was partially excn.
i l.. of
pestrY over the window. The host stood at
the door of the room to welcome the guests,
while the butler assisted in finding places
for them. A large number of people had
assembled, and great was the expectation
when DIR. Hamlin entered, followed by
demure little figure clad in the well known
Salvation Army uniform. In a few well
chosen words the young woman was intro.
duced, and arose to face the audience, Be-
tore commencing to speak she slowly and
deliberately scanned ;he faces in front of
her, and then smiled. Such a transforma-
ton! What had seemed at first glance to
be an ordinarily pretty countenaEce now
glowed with Madonna light that WAS I'M
mistakable, and which radiated its beams
directly into the hearts Of all present. And
SO from the very first moment she had the
entire sympathy of her hearers. She talked
long and well, reciting chiefly her expert
ences as a ''slum officer" in New York. So.
sweetly and eloquently did she relate the
dark tragedies of life which are enacted be-
meath our very eyes that, before she had
half finished, many were shedding tears.
Mrs. Booth is the daughter OF an English
Clergyman, and bears the strongest marks
of advanced education and refinement.
She has been identified with the Army for
about eight years, which have been spent
in the foulest parts of London and New
York. 1t is difficult to imagine the dainty
little woman visiting saloons at night, wsd'
ing through dusky tenement houses or go.
ing out at all hours of the night TO minister
to the sick and dying. In summing up the
work which has already been accomplished,
she mentioned, among other conversions,
the reclamation of forty thousand drunk
ards, who are now enrolled in the Army
and leading useful lives. While much
that she said was already known there were
some items of news, but the strongest inn
preston carried away was the vision of her
own personality, living real conservation
to the work of the Lord. In the audience
were seen Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Mckee
Mrs. Russell Harrison ard many others.