The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-02-13
ELKTON. FEBRUARY IS. 1892.
GtOgAt DEPARTMENT. v

Miss Nora Samuels of Baltimore, is the
guest of Miss Katie Merritt.
The. Zion postotfice has been moved
from Canart & Co.'S, store to the residence
of Mrs. A. E. Johns.
Miss Gelert Cruikshank attended the
meeting of the Winter Club at he residence
of Joseph Coudon, near PerryyllIe' Oh
Tuesday evening.
Miss Ellen Hollingsworth, of Eikton,
assisted Mrs Thomas McEiderry at Tea
given at her residence on West First street,
Baltimore, on Monday afternoon.
The Rev. l. L. Wood, Phi. D.. Will
preach in the Rising sun Methodist Epis
copal Church next Sabbath at lo.oo a. /"
Public cordially invited to attend
The sixth sermon in the course which
is to be delivered in the Church of the Goou
Shepherd, Chesapeake City, on Sunday
evening, is on the Burial OF the Dead
The hours for service are 80 and IL 81 a.
u. and p. IN.
During the recent cold spell, the trlou-
taries of Chester river afforded the hnest
duck shooting that has been known Tor
number Of years. Morgan's creek, Eastern
bay and other tributaries were filled Win
choice varieties of ducks.
The Choir of Mt. Salem VI. E. Churcq
Wilmington of which the Rev. Walter h.
Avery is Pastor, gave very success Ill
Concert last night. 1t was under the ulrec-
ton of Mr.. Charles Z. Justison as Musical
director. Mrs. Avery sang in several NUN
bers.
Deputy Sheriff Harvey Mackey brought
to Jail on Monday evening John &. Taylor
who resides about five miles from Row land
vile III this county, and near the PennsyI
vania line. He was arrested on a warrant
sworn out by his brother, J'sper Thyl Tor,
who says the prisoner threatened to take
his life and that of several others.
The quarterly meeting in the Free
Methodist Chapel at Pleasant Hill near
New Leeds began yesterday. IL Will last
over Sunday, and will be in charge CT Rev.
j. T. Michael of Philadelphia Other min.
listers and earnest Christians are expected.
Everybody is invited TO come and worship
the Lord with us. d. w. Hart, pastor.
The trial of George Henry HUT, Julia,
his wife, and James johnson, all colored,
charged with completely III the murder OF
Noah Benson, colored, whose beadless body
was found floating i'll the Ches lpaake and
Delaware canal, near the Delaware City
terminus, on Decem Der %, has been con-
tinued in the New Castle county (Del.)
Court until the May term.
1t is claimed that the stock interest of
Kent county has been more than doubled
during the past five years, as result OF
the development of the creameries. Tue
following are the prices paid by some Of
the Kent creameries during January, per
100 pounds: Chestertown, Sl.2O; Kennedy
vile, 81 90 Locust Grove 81. 30; Crump:on,
Sl.25; Sassafras, Sl.20. A movement is on
foot to establish another creamery at Still
Pond.
The farmers in some sections OF the
Peninsula are discussing measures for the
determination of the English sparrow.
The next Delaware legislature will prob
ably be asked to pass an act giving IA
bounty for the heads of these birds. The
English sparrow has long since become a
nuisance in Kent comfy, but no definite
and concerted action has as yet been inau-
gurated for its determination. y farmer
a n h. litt I,aH
DESTROYED several hundred bushels of his
last years. wheat crop.
One of our Delaware exchanges this
week contains a communication relative To
the death of an Intelligent boy of fifteen, to
whose memory his school teacher contrib
utes the following:
.dove has gone and lett us
No more IN the class Will he be;
He has gone at the call OF Jesus
To Join the class OF eternity
We truly and sincerely hope that the
dear child is in heaven. But where after
death could the spirit of the teacher who
wrote that poetry CD repose? The thought
is something terrible TO contemplate.
What is called an epidemic OF hiccough'
is reported as prevailing on the Maryland
and Delaware peninsula, and in some case:
it has proved fatal. The case of Richard
ole, colored, who resided near Middletowr
Del, batfied the physicians, as have others.
and he fell a victim after coughing vic
lently for four weeks. His de ,th has at
tracted much attention from physicians
ID "a.
Neck, was stricken sixteen weeks ago with
disease and has hiccoughed incess intly
since. At times his lite is despaired of
but the attacks become less violent and he
rallies. He is now slowly improving
Every mail has brought letters to the family
of the sufferer for many weeks, the writer:
advising the use CT different remedies, al
of which have been tried to no avail.
The recent election OF Mr.. Charlie
Hopper Gibson to the United ST ties Seuat
renders timely the publication of the list o
distinguished Eastern Shoremen who hav
proceeded him in that august and bonorabl
body. They have been: 1889, John Henry
Dorchester county; 1897, James Lloyd
lalDOI1 IoOUJ w III aui IdiDO
1901, Robert Wright, Queen Alne's; 1906
Philip Reed, Kent; 1913, Robert II. Gold,
borough, Dorchester; 1919, Edward Llos d
Talbot; 1926, Ezekiel f. Cham bers, KEN
1885, Robert H. Goldsborough, Talbot; 1s3
John 5. Spence, Dorchester ,sf1, job
Leeds Kerr, Talbot; 1913, James Alfre
Pearce, Kent; 1862, Thomas Holiday Hick
Dorchester; 1865, John A j. Cresw-l
Cecil; 1868, George Nickers, Kent; 1877:
George Il. Dennis, Somerset; 1873, JAIME
Black Groome, Cecil; 1884, Ephraim Kin
Wilson, Worcester.
MIR. Richard Turner, ST., prominen
resident of Kent county, died suddenly
his home, near Bettertop, on Saturda
night last of heart d sease. On returnin
from Betterton, which is half mile frol
hi, residence, he fell dead on the porch d
he was about to enter the house NJ
Turner was seventy -four years of age and
leading citizen of Kent county, of whiC
he vas a native He went to Baltimoi
when young and engaged in the hardwal
business on Calvert street. He returned
Kent county in 1854 and purchased larG
ouantitY of unimproved land at and arouu
Betterton. This he brought up to val