The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-03-04
ELKTON, MARCH 4, 1898.
-.GLOgAL DEPARTMENT. "

officiated at the Tuesday evening services
in st. Michael's Church, Wilmington.
Mrs. Jennie Carwine, of Laurel, Della
ware, celebrated her ITO birthday on Tues
day. She is in good health and attends tc
ordinary homework.
Jacob B. Cazisr, Esq OF Mt. Vernon,
Del, has purchased the farm of the late
Thomas McCracken, near Summit Bridse,
for 50, 800. The farm contains li3 acres.
-Epworth and Wesley NJ. E. Churches
Wilmington. have requested the return OF
the Revs. Isaac Jewell and j. B. Quigg
respectively, as their pastors for the next
conference year.
The ladies of Harris M. E. Church, Elk
Neck intend holding a supper in tn at
church on Thursday evening, March 9th,
for the benefit of the church. The public
are invited. Z, GARDNER, Pastor.
MIR. John H. Feehly, son Of Mr.. Roger
Feehly of this town, has been promoted to
to the position of extra or special train
dispatcher on the P. w. Il B. railroad at
Wilmington.
MIR. Samuel j. Harlan who last year
was tenant on the Gillespie property, near
Colora, will remove to the farm of Joseph
Coudon, Esq, at Perryville, to succeed
Mr.. John II. Bradfeld, as foreman.
james NJ. Cooper the colored boy con
victed at The last term of Court of stealing
a horse and cart owned by John Baasten
was taken to the Penitentiary on Monday
by Sheriff Mckinney to serve two years
sentence.
The NJ. Z. Congregation at Aberdeen,
Hartford county, has concluded to build
81, 900 church on Bslair avenue A building
committee has been appointed consisting OF
Messrs. Charles W. Baker, James B. Baker
and George Ii. Ivans.
The Baltimore caterer who is to furnish
the terrapin for the inaugural supper at
Washington on this evening March ~ has
contracted to furnish 1000 pounds of the
"birds." They are to be of an average
weight of four pounds.
MIR. E. B. Pryor, clerk III the tobacco
store of Z. +. Taggart, under the Howard
House is exhibiting the models of full
rugged ocean steamship and bateau which
are creditable pieces of ingenuity in design
ing and workmanship.
The election OF town officers of Middle
town, Del, will be held on Monday and
there promises to be an exciting contest as
there are numerous aspirants for the Offices
Three comm issioners, an assessor and a
treasurer will te elected.
Mr.. Stephen T. Dsnnison and Miss
Jennie e. Mccall, both of Pennington,
Nd. were m arried at the Bingham House,
Philadelphia, Feb. %, 1898, by Rev. DR.. j.
A. Lippincott, pastor of Arch Street
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Mr.. Cecil c. Morgan of Baltimore, has
rented dwelling house on John street,
owned by w. B. Heatzig and will remove
his family to this town. Mr.. Morgan
represents the merchants and Mechan.
Insurance and Saving Association, of that
city, aud has established au agency in
Elkton.
"A young woman in a Pennsylvania
village the other day asked the posIm sster
for some stamps. (Which kind?" he in
auired. "The ones with the whiskers, she
replied, and he at once gave her soule two
cent stamps on which is the picture OF
Columbus with his twelve hours growth
of whIskers.
The Pen sula Press Association met
IL Dover on tuesday afternoon and elected
the following delegates to the National
Editorial Association, which c)nvenes in
Chicago next May: w. S McCoaAbs, of
the Havre de Grace Republican,; w W.
Busted, Centreville Record; Charles w.
Edwards, Wilmington Erening Journal,
and R. D. Hoffecker, Smyrna Times.
"A suit has been brought by the State of
Maryland against the State of West Vir-
ginia to recover the entire territory lying
between the north and south branches of
the Potomac river. Six large counties,
with population of nearly 100000, are
involved, and, in addition, if Maryland
wins the suit, five other West Virginia
counties will be cut off from the rest of thu
state.
james H. Armstrong a prominent
citizen of Newark, Del, and former
resident of this county died on Saturday
last, of paralysis. He was in the S7th year
of his age, and was born in Yates county,
n. j. His widow and two sons, Theodore
F., and Rankin Armstrong survive him.
The funeral was held on Wednesday morn
ing, the interment being made in Lewis
vile, Chester county, Pa.
A gentleman driving horse and
buggy arrived at the Howard House on
Saturday Ell route from Massachusetts to
Washington to attend the Inauguration of
President Cleveland. He stated that he
had driven the entire distance from Massa.
chusetts having started the first of January,
and expected to reach Washington on
Wednesday. He was apparently about
forty five years of age and well dressed, but
refused to give his name.
james A. Dell, the well known driver
and trainer of horses at Port Deposit, has
taken charge of the stock on Mr.. G. o.
Wilson's farm, in Baltimore county. Mr..
Dell owps Ben Hur, by Thorndale Idol, and
Miss Lizzie, two year old, by Almont
Chief The latter he will take to his new
quarters with him. He will prepare a
number of yearliugs and two year olds to
compete in the Breeders stakes next fall.
He will also train Blosceps, by Orange
Blossom, dam by Princeps; Ped Earl, a
young Red Wilkes stallion, and Lo etto, by
Princeps.
Tong Ben's laugh has come, and one
boy at least has put the tick tack and
resined string on his laundry window for
the last time. Willie Anderson, a colored
boy about fifteen years of age, played a
che game with crowd Of other boys OF
Thursday night of last week, but no
unobserved by Tong who swore out
warrant for his arrest, and he wa
arraigned before Squire Partridge tina
afternoon. The Squire reprimanded hin
and after warning him against furthe
annoying Tong Ben dismissed the case. l
is likely that Tong Ben will now be able t
"Washee with no Noisee."
Jim Andrews whose confinement
the Elkton all dates back from JunSs5
1871, is insane upon a new subject
the execution of Alfred Stout,
hanged in the Jail yard on Fry
9th last for the murder c1f
Dittmar near Chesapeake
ined that the officials Of
spiracy to hang him.
able time in writing
people in which he full ~ =
scheme. Andrews wrote 81
the other day requesting
counsel. Five of the pris, u