The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-01-24


-Goyenor Biggs was unable to attend
the Inauguration of Governor elect Reynolds
on account of sickness.
The Farmers Alliance is stronger i'll
Caroline county than in any other county
in Maryland. There are 800 members IN
that county.
DIR. Thomas II. Gilpin of Middletown,
was in Elkton on Monday. We don't wish
to tlAtter the Doctor, but we never saw hun
look WELL
MIR. r. I. Bradley, the Farmers State
Alliance Lecturer for Maryland, spoke at
the Rising Sun last week and formed an
organization tor the Sixth district
! The Woman's Christian Temperance
| Union of Newark, Del, have made an ell
pagement with ex Gov. John p. ST. John to
lecture there in February on prohibition.
Miss Carrie Hall has just returned from
a visit to friends in Washington where she
had IA charming time. Miss Carrie attended
a reception at the White House, both the
President and Mrs. Harrison receiving.
Zachary Taylor Hynson and Wistar
Dickinson charged before Squire Partridge
by Edward Cannon with stealing chickens,
were after hearing of the case on Wednes-
day discharged for insufficient evidence.
MIR. Nevin McNey of Zion and Miss
Salue \. Clement of New London, Chester
county, Pa, were married on the 18th inst,
by the Rev. c. w. Langley at the parsoR
age OF the Methodist Church in that village.
| MIR. Charles Walton of Iron Hill, who
is a member of the Delaware Legislature
| has been placed on several committees. MI
Walton is an excellent man Of business,
and will doubtless prove useful member
| in the committee room.
| A change in the time of the Southern
connections of the p, w. u Il. railroad
makes one change necessary III the recent
schedule of trains stopping at the Eikton
station The daily No-thbound train here
tofore due at Elkton at l: 5S p. m, now leaves
at 2:35 p. m.
MIR. Samuel Scotch, prominent cltl
zen of North East, and son of the late
who has been confined to his home for
several weeks with intermittent fever was
in Elkton on Tuesday, and paid the WING
office an agreeable call.
Mrs. n. NJ. Browne, wife of the Lev.
Nicholas NJ. Browne pastor OF the Newark
NJ. L. Church. and who is very active in the
Missionary work of the Wilmington Con-
ference attended the meeting OF the Ladies'
Home Missionary Society of the NJ. E.
Church in this town on Friday last.
Mr. o. Il. Chaytor has commenced the
upholstering business. in the building ON
the corner of High and Bow streets recently
occupied by Harry L. Giles. He will alsp
repair furniture of all kinds at the shortest
notice He respectfully solicits share Of
the public patronage being practical up
holsterer.
George T Cosden, of Chestertowu. has
an apple tree standing out in an open field
which he has heretofore considered worth
less as a fruit bearer. 1t bore to its fullest
capacity last year, and, as usual, no atten-
ton was paid to the gathering of the same
but during Christmas week lie found upon
examination that about two bushels Yet
rem aimed Oh tbs tree in good condition, and
were mellow and of delicious taste.
Governor Jackson has issued call for
State immigra ion convention to be held
in Baltimore on February IS, in accord
lance with Recommendations of the South
lately held at Asheville, n. c., which re-
commended the holding of State conven-
tions at an early date to consider the
expediency of State action and of co-opera-
ton among States on the question of immi-
grafton.
Edward McCaulley, of Dover, was ar
rested in Philadelphia last week at the insti
CATION of the proprietor of the Girard House,
who claimed that he was hotel beat and
owed him money. This McCaulley denied.
Nevertheless he was taken to Jail. a sub
sequent investigation of the books of the
Girard House showed that his assertion
was correct, as he had paid all he owed the
hotel. When this became known Nc Caul-
ley was released. He will sue for damages
and has retained Lawyer Henderson of
Philadelphia, aud Colonel E. I. Cooper, OF
Dover, to represent him.
On Friday morning the 10th inst,
while the steam tug l.. b. Cramer was on
her way from Baltimore to Elkton, having
in tow three barges loaded with phoshate
rock consigned to the Scott Fertilizer Com
pany of this town, the "Belle Miller" one
of the barges was cut through by the ice
and sank in twenty foot of water off Still
Pond about twelve miles below Turkey
Point. Her cargo of about two hundred
tons, and valued at $1,000, is fully insured.
The Insurance Company Company will
take charge of the sunken barge.
"A farmer named William Roberts, re-
siding near Red Lion, visited New Castle
on Thursday evening" and after taking
tour of the saloons made up his mind to go
home, and as there was no passenger train
due attempted to board a freight train
bound for Wilmington. He caught the
rail on the car and attempted to swing him
self on the bumper but slipped. He, how.
ever, kept his hold until the train had gone
some distance. when he let go and fell be-
meath the weels. His right leg was horri-
bly, mangled and his left leg was broken in
two places, DIR. j. j. Black and DR.. r. r.
Tyabout amputated the crushed leg in
mems waiting room at the station. After
the operation had been reformed, Roberts
was taken in carriage to the county hos
pital at Farnhurst.
The Vestry of Trinity Episcopal Church
| in this town of which Rev. William
Sen ouler is Rector, is negotiating with a
| firm in Salem Ohio for the purchase of
new pipe organ. The new instrument will
cost about one thousand dollars, over eight
| hundred of which is already in hand. The
| idea of purchasing new organ originated
some years ago with Miss Cora lamar the
organist of the church. She has been uutir-
| ing in her efforts IN the matter, and of the
sum in hand, has by her individual efforts
collected over four hundred dollars, the
balance having been made up by
the ladies of the church at festivals and
other entertainments in its behalf. We
congratulate Miss Cora upon the prospects
of the early realiz alton of her long looked
for hope of a new organ for Trinity Church.
Mr.. George E. Weldin who lives at
| Union Avenue and Tenth Street, Whining
ton cotemporary of that city says, has
demonstrated the feasibility of cultiYating
forests and raising chestnuts. He has a
grove of chestnut trees near the old park,
which he planted from the seed some
eight years ago, and the trees are not only a
foot in diameter already but they bear
luxuriant crops of Spanish chestnuts He
| ranrats rnu. TINT he nlanted them 81 clnse