The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-09-12

| "A large VI
the Wilmington fair, on Thursday.
| Miss Lucy Gutenberg has issued lnvl-
tations for hop at her home Monday even
ing.
| In another column appears the adVer
tisemeut of We'll, the clothier, who bought
out Frank kerr's establishment ON Main
street. Mr.. We'll carries well assorted
line of mems and boys clothing, and SO
| licits all to inspect his stock
The Chicago and Northwestern ltall
road Company claims to have beaten the
| record by making a run of lO2 miles an
hour. The telegca phi operators report that
this marvellous speed was attained by Jay
Gould's special train over the above
route this week.
An engine was derailed a short distance
below the Elkton station last night, be
tween eleven and twelve O'Clock The accl-
dent was caused by a switch breaking on the
southbound track. The other track was
used for all trains, until the engine was
placed on the rails.
Mayor Wiley, of Wilmington, met with
serious accident Wednesday. While coming
down stairs, she fell the entire flight and
sustained injuries of an internal and danger
Gus nature. On account of her age 1t IS
feared the result will be serious.
Three of Professor Steele's bright
pupils are now puzzling over the following
problem: If it requires three boys with three
pints of angle worms, three hours to catch
three minuows, how many boys will 1t
take and how long, with one angle worm,
to catch enough fish for supper? Answer
reserved for next scrubbing day.
Harry Bennett, an Eikton typo, who
has been for several months connected with
the Philadelphia Press, has been several
weeks at home, victim OF typhoid fever.
Harry is now convalescent and appeared on
the street this week, looking very much as
if he had been grimly wrestling with the
"King of Terrors." May ne live long to
enjoy the triumphs of the contest.
Bishop Waymau whom we regard one
of the most eloquent orators that the Afri-
can race has afforded, ranking little If any
inferior to the celebrated Fred Douglas,
preached in the A. NJ E. Camp meeting
tent. in Elkton, last Sunday, afternoon and
evening 1t is a remarkable coincidence
that both OF these gifted sons of Ethiopia
are natives of the Eastern Shore of Mary
land, born within twenty miles of the same
spot.
Mrs. Reuecca Steele Evans, wife of
John p Evans of the Sixth District, one of
Cecil's most substantial farmers and pros
porous business men died at her home,
after lingering illness last Saturday. The
venerable lady had reached the ripe old age
of four score years aud two and departed
full of the sense of duty well done. Her
remains were inferred in West Nottingham
Cemetery lest Tuesday. William S.
Evans, Esq, States Attorney for Cecil
County was one of her sons.
The Elkton National w. C. 7. U, held
their regular monthly meeting Friday
evening Sept A. b at the home of Mrs Har-
vey Groves. The following officers were
elected for the coming year. president Mrs
II. C. Jones; 1st vice president, Mrs. j. E.
Alexander; 2nd vice president, Mrs. VIM.
Watson. Recording secretary, Mrs, S. j.
Keys; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Geo.
A. Blake; treasurer, Mrs. Henry Ninsinger;
superintendent evangelistic and prison and
almshouse work, Mrs. j. E. Alexander;
press work Mrs. VIM. j. Evans; parlor
meetings, Miss Mary Terrell; flower miss
ion Miss Hattie Alexander; Sunday school
work, Mrs. +. p. Price. Mrs. p. II. Cleaver
and Mrs. j. E. Alexander were elected
delegates to the county convention.
Frank Weldon, Cecil county boy, and
only son of William I. Weldon, formerly
County Comm ssioners for this county,
has been for the past six years doing
worthy as a journalist in Savannah,
Georgia. For three years years past Frank
has given his time and talents to the devel-
opment of the Savannah Times, perhaps
the leading afternoon daily of the Empire
State of the South" Recently his valuable
services have secured for him the unsolici
ted position of managing editor of that
promising journal. Frank is st. Sohn's
boy who, after doing the prescribed work of
a teacher, began his journalistic career on
the baltimore Day III which our townsman,
G. w. Crukshank sunk his fortune.
When the Day was obliged to suspend,
Frank went South and is manifestly grow
ing up with the new dominion. Congratu-
lations.