The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-12-12
ELKTON, DECEMBER 12. 1891.
GLOgAL DEPARTMENT.. Y

Mr.. A D. Spencer, the well known
on Tuesday.
Miss Florence Armstrong, of Newark,
Del, has been the guest this week of Mrs.
DIR. c. NJ. Ellis.
DIR. S. Claude Sykes and Mrs. Sykes,
will spend the holidays with relatives at
Ellicott City, Md.
Mrs. Frank Whitney left Elkton on
Wednesday, for New York, where she will
remain until after the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard f. May, of
Bozeman, Montana. are expected east on
visit to their relatives in February.
Mrs. Manly Drennen and family will
spend the Christmas holidays with her
sister, Mrs. DIR. George Marshall, of Mil
ford, Del.
Miss Minnie Davis, of Port Deposit, Is
visiting friends in Norristown, Pa. She
assisted at social reception given by Miss
Ida NJ. Nyce, of that city, on Friday, the
4th inst.
The Rev. Jacob Miller, formerly rector
of the Church of the Good Shepherd, at
Chesapeake City, in this county, and re
Gently located at Church Creek, Md, has
been elected rector of Grace Church, at
Tsleyville, New Castle county, Delaware.
Rev. aud Mrs Frank Z Williams, and
Mr. and Mrs. Cuthbert Green will be ten
dered a reception by Mr. and Mrs. ii. ii.
Brady and Miss Brady at their home at
Chesapeake City on the evening of We'd
nesday, the 23d instant, from seven until
nine o'clock.
The pupils of Oak Grove school will
hold an entertainment in the schoolhouse.
on Friday evening, December 18Th. Doors
open at o'clock, exercises begin at 80.
Admission, twenty cents; children, ten
cents If stormy, will be held Saturday
evening. Full programme: Vocal and in
strumental music, recitanons and dialogues,
"Josiah's First Court:ng," Susie's Lesson
"About the Size of It," "An Every Day
Occurrence Honesty is the best Policy,
are some of the best. Arrie NJ. Rowland,
teacher.
AT the meeting of Elkton Grange, No.
las, Patrons of Husbandry, held on Satur-
day last, the following were elected officers
for the ensuing year Master, \. P. Manly;
Overseer, John f. Roach; Lecturer, l. l. K.
Ward; Steward, William I. Lee; Assistant
Steward, Allen H. Grosh; Chaplain, VIM.
G. Mercy; Treasurer, j. I Jones; Secre-
tary, w. X. Grosh; Gate Keeper, George w.
Roberts; Pomona, Mrs. L j. Manly; Flora,
Mrs. P H. Grosh; Ceres, Mrs A. f r.
Ward; Lady Assistant Steward, Miss NJ.
A Gilpin.
A very fishy piece of news comes from
Snow Hill, Md, in the newspaper report
that upon dissection of a whale thrown on
the beach at Green Run number of empty
bottles and five gallon demijohn sealed
and filled with good old rye whiskey was
found in his interior. The demijohn was
reported as having been taken to Snow
Hill with ITS contents intact. 1t is supposed
that the whale was in the wake of the
wrecked Dispatch IA few weeks ago The
surfmen are said to be jubilant over the
flow of oil, ETC., from the fish, and the
search is being continued.
The Rev. James l.. Vallandigham, ID.
D., has Just closed his thirty eighth year as
pastor of the Head of Christiana Preshy
terrain Church. This is Que of the Oldest
churches of that faith in Delaware, and it
is also remarkable in having had during
it's 1874 years of existence only six pastors,
or an average of thirty years service with
every pastor it has had, which speaks
volumes for both the longevity and faith
f,,1,, Of tha x1-n1l he
and unity of the congregation The present
venerable pastors church diary contains
the record of S07 admissions to the church,
700 baptislns, 215 marriages and 5"l
funerals during his passionate.
The grip is epidemic in Easton and
very prevalent in other parts OF Talbot
county. Physicians and druggists say it is
in fourth of the town houses and nearly
as bad in the country. Judge Wicks was
well enough to start for his home in Ches
tertown on Friday and Judge Stump left
Easton more than half sick. Court pro
ceedings were nearly broken up by the
malady. Bailiff William II. Bostic, who
has been an attache of the court house for
nearly half a cen Jury, is seriously i'll. In
the printing offices grip among the work
men is seriously interTupting business and
the same conditions exist among builders
and merchants and in tue schools. Ply
sicians ear the grip will run into pneu
monia or pleurisv, but it has manifested no
such tendency yet except in a few cases.
On a pier of the high Summit Bridge
across the Delaware and Chesapeake Canal,
says the Middletown Transcript, is a large
stone tablet on which the following relative
to the construction of the canal is inscribed.
"Tnis tablet is erected by the proprietors of
the Delaware and Chesapeake canal to com
memorate its completion on the 18th of
October, 1929, and to stand as testimonial
of their gratitude to James G. Fisher, presi
dent and Thomas c. Cope, John X. Kane,
Robert NJ. Lewis, Isaac G. Jones, Robert
Whorton, Thomas Fassitt, John Hemphill,
Ambrose White ard William Plat, direc-
tors of the company; Secretary and Treas
urer, Henry ID. Gilpin. Engineer in Chief,
Benjamin Wright Engineer Resident,
Daniel Livermore; Superintendent, Caleb
New bold, Jr. THE construction of this
canal was begun on the 18th of April 1924
by Silas E. Weir, the chairman of the first
committee of work, whose jealous ana eff
Gent service to the company, terminated
with his life on the 14th day of May 1928
He was succeeded by Robert NJ. Lewis
under whose active supervision the work
was continued and finished. Iu its pro
gress through the eastern level, large sec
Of ba, L,n feet hello
the adjoining surface and the bottom OF the
excavation rose 40 feet above its natural
position. "On the Deep Cut, more than
1885, 900 cubic yards of earth slipped from
the regulated slopes of the sides, and passed
into the cham Der of the canal. These and
many other difficulties having been over
come, the water was introduced on the 4th
of July, 1929, and the final accomplish
ment of this great national work was cele
brated on the 18th of October Of the same
year, at which time the navigation was
opened. Length of canal, 1879 miles;
width at water line, 81 feet; width at bot
tom, Sc feet; depth of water, 10 feet; depth
of excavation at Summit, 1871 feet; extreme
width of section at surface. 3G6 feet; ex-
cavation from deep cut, 100000 cubic
yards; length of locks, 100 feet; width OF
locks, % feet; length OF Summit Bridge,
PAT feet heighth above bottom of cana !,
90 feet, total cost, 81, $50, 900 OF whioi'
$3.50 ,OG0 was paid by the United States
100000 by the state of Pennsylvania
$50 900 by the state of Maryland, $4,000
by the State of Delaware, due
by citizens of Pennsylva; nd