The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-11-12
ELKTON, NOVEMBER u, 1892.
GLOgAL DEPARTMENT, v

Rev. 7. f. Kane will preach in Chesa-
peake City NJ. E. Church Sunday morning
and night at the usual hours.
The extra meetings at Sy.mar continue
with increasing interest, Thirty persons
have professed conversion and others at the
altar.
The marriage of Miss Miss Mary G.
Robertson to Mr.. William NJ. Pogne will be
celebrated at the Rising Sun NJ. E. Church
Wednesday evening of next week.
Mrs. George B. Brckley. of Virginia,
died at the residence of her brother in law,
A. G. Gibson, Pennington, last week.
Deceased was a daughter of John w.
Brown. Mrs. Buckley, accompanied by
her husband and son, had been visiting in
Cecil and Chester counties.
Record of marriage licenses issued ny
the Clerk of the Court for Cecil county
October q, Isaac Price and Rosa Tucker,
colored, both of Earleville; October %,
Henry c. Poole and Louisa A. Fowler, of
Elkton; October 90, Charles w. Mckinney,
of Rising Sun, and Ella E. Morris, of
Chester County, Pa; October 3lst, j. I.
Scott, of Cowantown, and Annie r. Man
ming, of Appleton; November l, Arthur
Allen and Susie McCabe colored, of Elktop;
November John o. Morrison and Flor
ence M. Scott of Providence; Jesse j. Wive,
of Leslie, and Sue Burns, of Bay View.
November 5, Zebulon Short and Annie
Mary Foreacre, both of Elkton; Clyde
Chidister and Jennie Short, both of Elkton.
On Monday afternoon Mrs. Lizzie G.
McCommons, wife of William McCommons
who is engaged az shipper of paper at the
Providence paper mill died at her home at
Providence. of consumption. Mrs. Nc
Commons who was a pious and exemplary
woman, and shared the affection of a large
circle of personal friends, was the fourth
child of John A McAlister well known
carpenter and builder of the Fourth dis
trict, and besides whom four other children
are living, Mrs. Theodore "ollens of Chy-
enne, Wyoming, Gt orge ID. McAlister OF
Providence. Clement X. and Lille Nc
Alister, the two last of swhcm reside with
their parents. In 1887 Miss Lizzie Nc
Alister married VIM. McCommons, to
whom one child was born. Mrs. McCom-
mons funeral took place on Thursday from
her late residence, the service being held
at Moore's chapel in the Fonrth district, in
the cemetery of which her remains were
laid, and of which church she was for a
number of years a devoted and consistent
member.
Our neighboring borough of Middletown
was spared panic on Monday night last
which the Every Erening of Tuesday thus
describes. During the performances of the
Moss Family at the Opera House here, last
evening, the cry of fire was raised, and the
audience leaped to their feet as one man
and mi de a mad rush for the doors. Ladies
tainted, others were thrown to the floor and
trampled under foot, and for few moments
it looked as though nothing but miracle
could save.them frcm death or serious injury.
The efforts of the managers. j ohm McInLy re
and W. S. Letherbury, alone prevented
such disastrous result, the general i'm
preston being the building was falling, as
the electric light wires emitted buzzing
sound, caused by the main circuit being
directly over the burning structure. The
latter, it was afterwards learn ed, was the
stable of W. s. Letherb bury, directly opposit,
the Opera House, and in the most thick J
bullt-up portion of the town. 1t has beer
been looked upon as a fire trap for several
years, it being divided by a 10 foot alley
only, from the hotel stables, and only {
small yard between it and the large stool
barns of L. S. Mcdowell 81 Son. The built
ing in 10 minutes was a seething mass O
flames, and high wind prevailing at TIL
time it had the appearance of a serious con
hagration. Above the roar of the wint
and flames could be heard the frightened
screams of the imprisoned horses, three Of
which persisted in the flames. One spa
were a recent purchase of Mr.. Lsthorbury' ;.
and cost $3.50. The other was the propert
of his father in-law, DIR. E. f. Rowland
which, in connection it'll his phaeton an
harness, proved a total loss. Mr.. Levhel
bury's was insured for $500. His loss wi
aggregate about 500. Too much oredi
cannot be extended to Mr.. LeJheI bury 70
the heroism displayed by MIN during tn
panic at the Opera House He had jus
received word by messenger that hi
property was being destroyed and had star
ed for the scene when the rampipg OF fee
warned him OF othss gers. Turnin
back he begged thS q to disper
quietly, assuring theA the build
ing was safe for the pres, and that tn
fire was too distant to e.. anger them
To his bravery was the awfulreult 80 com
mon in cases of this kind happily averted
The burned building has been fred tire
times before and an adjoining building ono
but no clue can be gained to the perperiator
as it was undoubtedly an incendiary'
work. The adjoining buildings were o
fire several times last night, Dut the arriva
of the hose company prevented its spread
ing further than e. 3. Rice's ice hous
which was partially destroyed.