The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-05-21
ELKTON, MAY 81. 1892
&LOgAL DEPARTMENT, "

-ouuudNs u uDt ObD, Will Dc upociNcu d
Children's Day in the NJ, Z. Church.
Mr.. w. W. Burnley, is havi G hi
steam yacht, painted and reftted, for tn
coming season.
DR. T. A Worrall will make the Decor
alton Day address in North East on the
evening of May 80.
Lieutenant a. C. Amunsden of The
Salvation Army, will speak on the suhjec
of Darkest America" on Sunday, at the
Elkton barracks.
Henry NJ. Mccullough. Esq, Uillprob
ably begin the erection OF double frame
dwelling house on his lot on Church street
at an early date.
Webster McVey is having An addition
of 50x70 feet built to his barn near SyImar
in this county. job b. Sidell has the
contract for the work.
Mr.. Scott Green, a well known young
man of this town, left on Monday, for
Sparrow Point, near Baltimore, where he
has secured position, in a ship yard.
Stephen Caldwell's bay gelding, Willie
E, is a Conowingo horse that took the third
heat in 80 race at Pimleo on Tuesday
of last week in 2.24I4. Walton Greenwsy
is handling Willie E.
-Messrs. Frank B. Harvey, Edwin V.
Hinchiffe and r. Day Cantwell, of Elkton,
students at Dickinson College, lost consid
cradle clothing by the burning of a Chinese
laundry in Carlisle, Pa , last week.
w. W. Wiyel of North East an old
employee of the Mccullough Iron Co, in
the rolling milling, left on "Wednesday for
Wilmington to accept a position as ship
ping clerk in the Diamond State Rolling
Mills.
The pail bearers at the funeral of Miss
Matte j. Davis, last week were six young
ladies. Interment was in Rosebank Gene
terry, Cilvert. The ceremonies were con-
Quoted by Minnehaha Lodge of Good TEN,
piars.
The kite-shaped track at Kirk wood,
Del, owned by DR.. j. C. Mccoy will open
about the middle of July. This track is
attracting much potice from horsemen, a
number OF whom are training fast horses
there now.
Mrs. Matte Perkins wife of George w.
Perkins, who is well known in Elkton, and
son OF the late John Perkins of this town,
recently received verdict for $500 dam
ages i'm suit against the L action Street
gesailTay Company of Philadelphia Mrs.
Perkins was injured while riding on one of
the cars.
The following new officers Of Crystal
Lodge L. o. G. T., Rising Sun, were in
stalled by Lodge Deputy w. W. Carter at
the recent regular meeting: G. T, L. +
Kirk, V. T., Belle Keilhnltz; Chaplain, May
Keilholtz; Secretary, VI. Jennie Warden;
Assistant Rhoda Y. Wilson; F. Secretary,
Mary Conner; Treasurer, NJ. E. Kirk;
Marshal, Elwood Nichols; Assistant, john
Mahsn; Guard, Mary Shads; Sentinel,
William Shade; Supt. of Juvenile TEN pie
John Campbell.
Barnard Eosszza Totograuda of Port
Deposit committed suicide Sunday by cut
ing his throat with a razor The deed was
done at the house where he boarded, kept
by Samuel.H. St. Clair. Co oner b. T. Cald
well was sent for and on bis arrival EN-
paneled jury and examined Witnesses
Totogranda left his work last Friday bout
10 o'clock aud went up on the hill On his
return n evening he would not tell why he
lett his work. His brother watched him
Saturday and that night. The jury's verdict
was insanity caused by drinking too much
whiskey.
MIR. John S. Rossell formerly of Elkton
now an officer of the Security Trust and
Safe Deposit Company of Wilmington, was
delegate from the Seventh ward of that
city TO the Delaware Democratic State
Convention, which met in Dover on Thurs
day, aud selected deleg 4tes to tie National
Democratic Convention. The following
resolution was offered by Mr.. Rossell with
ID few well chosen remarks, aud which was
adopted: "Rcsolred That the mem beers of
this convention desire to express their sor-
row at the death of the late Chancellor
Salisbury and to put on record their high
estimate of his character as a man and
public officer. Though long removed from
political life by the elevated judicial place
which he held and adorned for so many
years they recall with pride his eminent
public services in the Senate of the United
States and his devotion to the State that
always 50 delighted to honor him"
"A Philadelphia detective visited West
minister, Nd, on Tuesday and pronounced
the man under arrest there as not Gideon
Marsh the fugitive Cashier of the PmIadel
phia Keystone Bank whom he was repc rted
to be. Very little has yet been found out
about the pris 1uer, his appearance being as
mysterious as that of the stranger who
recently turned up al the FELTON, House in
this town, and who when leaving the Hotel
after a comfortable nights lodging and Il
substantial breakfast cOnfdentalIy [?)
whispered in the kind landlady's ear that
he was the fugitive Marsh. The Westminis
ter prisoner is quite respectable looking as
was the Elkton adventurer and unlike the
latter has not yet lied about his own
indemnity by claiming TO be Gideon Marsh
In response to a letter sent his brother TO
the same address given by him, prompt
reply was received from Philadelphia say.
about two years ago and that ne had a wife
mother and two children, who would be dl,
tressed to hear of his condition, but giving
no explanation as o the cause OF his present
condition.
Mr.. Samuel Thompson offers at prvat,
sale his very desirable farm near Bethe
cemetery in the Second district. Thi,
property is one of the most conveniently
located in Cecil, and contains one hundred
and eighty one acres of fine land. 1t is
part OF tract of land originally containing
about 800 acres owned by Richard Thomp
son, the maternal grandfather of Sanue
Thompson who died in September 1926
The whole tract was part of the origina
"Three Bohemia Sisters Tract" ans
descended to Richard Thompson from Iii
ancestor Augustine Herman, and wa
owned by successive Richard Thompson
since 1867. Outside of its Commercial
value it is in interesting tract of LAM
historically, not only on account of havin
been owned by Augustine Herman TIN
settler of Bohemia Manor, but because
has never been out of the possession Of th
Thompson family, Mr.. Samuel Thompso
the present owner of this farm, being til
only living heir of this branch of th
Thompson family, he belonging to IL
Seventh generation of that family, and no
just entering his S8th year It is also int
esting to note, that Mr.. Samuel ThomI
sons father DR.. Samuel Thompson was
class mate of Col George Mitchell father
Dr. Henry Il. Mitchell of Elkton, at
Philadelphia Medical College where the