The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-02-04

broke enc of his fingers.
Joseph Egee, an aged resident of Che.
peake City, died on Sunday last. II
funeral took place on Wednesday afts
noon.
The young men of Newark held a soeia
lance at Caskey Hall in that town la.
night which was attended by several fror
this town.
-Shockley X Smith sold on Tuesday a
private sale the Cosden johnson farm i
New Castle county, Del, to Bart holome,
collins OF Chesapeake City.
Mr.. Samuel H. Miller whose came
tomatoes have attained wide reputation
has received a large order for the comm
| seasons pack from western firm.
George BedwelI, of this town, Will
chopping wood on Mr. Taos. Drennen'
farm on Monday cut his foot badly witt
his axe. DR.. lamar attended the iniure,
man.
The February meeting of tho Ceci
Farmers Club, will be held at Mr. VIM. L
GilieSpie's near Colora, on Tuesday the 1itl
inst, instead of Wednesday the 18th a!
heretofore announced,
Mrs. Jones wife of w J. Jones, Esq
received information on Monday of tn,
death of her elder sister Mrs. Munroe
which occurred at her home in Middle
town, Conn, on Sunday.
DR.. Il. Cleland Jones, dentist, has ar.
ranged to be in Chesapeake City on Thurs
day OF each week with office at the Park
Hotel, where he will be pleased to receive
MS patients in that vicinity. Office hours
from 3 a. N. to p. m.
The bar and sheet mills of the McCul,
Tough Iron Company, at North East,
resumed operations on Monday, after al
idleness OF six weeks, owing to stoppage
ior repairs. The FORCES which had also
been shut down, started up day OF so
later.
Mrs. Samuel Thompson and her son
James Thompson, aged II years who as
stated are suffering with mild cases of
small pox at their home at Freuchtown.
near Port Deposit are rapidly improving
The sanitary measures have proven efficient
AID no other cases are reported.
-On Monday morning freight car was
backed partly over q high trestle on the
Cecil, Lancaster and Southern railroad at
the Marley Paper Mills. Iu backing, tue
train was run too far, the truck knocking
away the bumper which allowed the car to
partly pass over and there hang suspended.
1t was replaced with little damage being
doue.
A serious accident happened to William
b. Gillespie, near Rowlandviile, lastThurs.
day. He and his son in-law, Oliver
\ esbitt, were cutting down a tree for fire
wood which stood on sloping ground. The
tree had been cut almost through when
Mr.. Gillespie went OH the other side of il
and sank his axe into the wood. The tree
fell instantly and striking Mr.. Gillespie
knocked him down and rolled over his
body.
We call the especial attention of our
farmer readers to an article on our fourth
page entitled IA Review of Chemicals and
Glover" The article also contains a state
ment of the result of the use of fertilizers
on the farm of Mr.. Whitehead Hewlett of
Long Island which contains valuable sug-
gestions to farmers in this section, whose
lands have been devoted to the production
wheat, corn and oats exclusively.
MIR. j. Hanson Knorr, the enterprising
of the Pleasant View Vineyards
at Town Point in this county will send out
next week a new circular list of grape vine,
pear, and small fruit stock. The advantage
Of buying stock from Mr.. Kuorr is, that be
delivers and plants his stock for you, aud
cares for it personally after it is
planted. This is the benefit the buyer of
fruit stock derives from buying at home.
Last year he sold 80 600 pounds of grapes
from his vineyard.
The store of Mr. E. 7. Benson, at Royal
Oak, Talbot county was destroyed by FIRE
early Sunday morning. Mr. Joseph Il.
Benson had harness store in an adjoining
building, and this, together with the build
ing and the goods in the store room OF Mr..
E. Z. Benson, were total loss The origin
Of the fire is unknown, but supposed to
have been from defective tiue. Mr.. E. I.
Benson was insured in the Cecil Mutual
and Montgomery Insurance Companies for
81, $50 on stock and 5000 on store.
Chief Engineer John NJ. Hennick of the
Baltimore Fire Department, whose son Mr..
WIN. j. Henuick married Miss Lizzie
Merritt, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James
P. Merritt of this town. died at his home
No. >. W est Lee street in that city on Wed
nesday morning. His illness dates back to
he fire at the cotton warehouses on
Browns wharf, early in Decem oer lie
then caught severe cold, hut paid little
attention TO the matter. About week
before Christmas be became so i'll that be
was compelled 10 remain at home, and
Mace himself under the care OF his physi-
ciar, DR.. Hill. Once OF twice since that
time he rallied enough to take short walk,
but for swo weeks past he has been unable
to leave his bed.
Miss Ella Todd who has mum Der OF
friends in this town, captured the first
nrfza at the spelling bee held in the base
nent of the Newark Presbyterian Church
on Friday night of last week. II the report
of the Eceyy Ecening be accurate, for an
Academy town Newark does not rank high
in expert spoilers The wife of well
known doctor went down on the word
u,bvsic,an.' - while a teacher in The public
school, WHO has lived many years unuer
the shadow of Newark Academy, was sent
N his seat for trying to squeeze three a $
into the word academy" After about
half AN hour there were found only three IN
line who had stood the fusillade OF difficult
cords These were Miss Ella Todd, who,
though a resident there, teaches in the VII
mington public schools; Miss Nunam,
teacher in the Newark public school, and
Miss Garlick. Finally, there was only one
who stood the crucial test, and that was
Miss Todd. Prizes as fellows we're then
,iven the best five spoilers: Oxford Bible,
70 Miss Todd; book Of poems TO Miss
Nunam; gold pen to Miss GarIick; bottle oil
ne-r,,oe. to Miss Emma Blandy, and a
.p,per cutter to Miss Anna Southland.
Mr., Samuel l.. Roberts, assistant . to
General Agent j. E. Watkins Of the Penn
svIvania Railroads Worlds Fair EXHIBIT
lis C ,llecting old railroad relics to be exhib'
ted a. Chic ago. He was in New Castle
rec -n.ly collecting relics OF the Old New
lcos,1. ard Erenchtown Railroad, one OF
tn earliest constructed in this County