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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-04-21
Is Marshal Browne of COxey's
Army an Ola EmpIOye of
the Wing Office?

Is Marshal Carl Browne the associate
leader of Coxey's army prof. Lorman,"
alias Harry Lowman who is the son OF
an Elkton man and at one time employed
in the WIG office?
That is the question. which Burgess
James Ditto of Hancock, Nd, answers
in the affirmative. He insists that
Browne is PROT. Lorman" who visited
there three years ago as patent medi-
cine fakir, with great Indian blood
remedy. prof Lo1man that is the
original and only genuine Professor Lor-
man. visited this his native town some
seven or eight years ago. Many of our
citizens will remember splendidly
decorated wagon of DIR. Hamlin's Wizard
Oil type drawn by four spanking iron
gray horses which astonished the natives
when it drove into town, coming down
North street from Newark, Del. Prof"
Lorman did not "hold forth" in Elkton,
where he was born, knowing that a
prophet is not without glory except in
his own country. But he did offer his
medicines in other Cecil county towns,
and in Chesapeake City had q wordy
encounter with local physician. What
if the marshal of Coxey's army should
be the orig inal Professor? 1t is the un-
expected that always happens, and Elk
ton may be without knowing it, the
birth place of the man who publicly pro.
carnated in him. II the town Burgess of
Hancock is right, Harry bowman and
Coxey's Marshal are one and the same
man. Just think of il.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-04-21
APRIL q, 1894

things old seem to be passing aws, and all
things new coming in their place, We
notice tue phenomenal growth Of our cities,
towns and Villages. Whethe: this be
healthy or not whether it tend to national
longevity and perpetuiiy or not tt cannot
tell but the fact is true. The tide has set iii
from the country to the town until our land
is fast becoming land of great cities and
towns Necessarily, with this growth arise
new and unwonted questions of taxation,
public expenditure, official integrity, honest
of trusts and zeal for the
emOluments and honors of State. What, in
the midst of these circumstances and beset,
meuts, what in the race aud com petltion for
pubic station and houOr, shall m Ike men
t ue Ia t!,e interests Of The people be the
result 20 self what 1t Ill .? Some say that
nothing will produce an effect SO marvellous,
That the beginning of the end has come, that
the canker has begun to eat ard the dissolu
ZION OF our national fabric draweth nigh
Not so. Ia the Order you represent do We
see one OF the leayens which shall leaven
,he lump The cure, the safeguard, the
sure autIdote, lies i'll the doctrines you main
ain. When men are taught TO take the
Bible as the standard OF NOR Il conduct and
rue uussItish pttrloJism the basis of
public action, the problem is solved. All
nail, therefore, TO an organization that has
SO intelligent an appreciation of tie nature
If these moral and patriotic forces, and has
he courage to proclaim them. Yes more,
he citizen At the polls, would have them
,augut As the fundamental law of the land. |
Welcome, therefore, i'll Your splendid
work. May God speed you on, until every |
nan believes in the spirit of your Order and |
makes l. real in Lis life.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-04-21
Glasgow News.

Rev. II. G. &. Vincent, is in Phila-
delphia, this week.
Mrs. Kate Smith and Mrs. NJ. E.
Boulder are in Wilmington.
Mrs. A. r. Vincent has returned to
the manse, she having spent the past
winter with her son in New York.
Miss Flora Elason, of Philadelphia,
and Miss Edna Stetson, of st. Georges,
spent Sunday here.
Miss Kate Ferris spent few days this
week with Mrs. Skinner, previous to
going to lltimo:e, where she proposes
TO prepare for trained nurse.
Miss Fannie Eliason is spending some
time at Mt. Vernon Place.
The social will be held in the recep-
ton room of the church on Friday even
ing of this week.
This neighborhood was shocked to
hear of the sudden death of Lena, the
youngest daughter of r. T. Cam, ST.,
making three deaths which have occur
red in the family in less than three
weeks.
The mad dog scare as reported last
week was fake, one of the dogs is said
to have been poisoned by some one
evidently not an admirer OF the worth
less CANNES. with which the village in
overrun. The other dog though acting
strangely showed none of the symptoms
of rabies.
The snow storm was unusually severe
in this locality.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-04-21
New Castle Presbytery.

The New Castle Presbytery met in
Pocomoke City on Wednesday, the Elk
ton Presbyterian Church being represent
ed by it's pastor, Rev. John McElmoyle
and Elder Charles B. Finley.
The Presbytery comprises the Eastern
shore of Maryland and Delaware. Rsv.
E. w. Long, of Wilmington, Del, was
elected moderator, and Revs. L. A. Oates
and w. F. Lewis clerks. Many matters
of interest to the presbytery were dis.
cussed by ministers and laymen. New
Castle, was selected as the next place
for holding the October Session of the
presbytery. Thursday morning the
presbytery in a body, visited Reboboth, s
miles below Pocomoke City. Rehoboth
is the old landmark of Presbyterlanism
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-04-21
WEDNESDAYS SESSION.

At Wednesday mornings session new
business was taken up. The thanks OF
the council were extended by resolution
to the citizens of Elkton for their hospi-
tality, also to the local press for the
notification of articles appertaining to
the good of the order
"WHEREAS, An attempt was recently
made I, :3iure or destroy the non sectarlah
and non religious Character OF our puoilc
school system by the Introduction OF teach-
ora ,rrayed in the religious garb OF the
cbnrch or order, OF which they were mem
hers in the public schools of Plttsburg;
and
or,iona of PENNSYLVANIA such religious
teachers are now employed and have been
employed for some time past In the puohc
| schools situated there; and
| WHEREAS, State Councillor William L.
| Kari of said state, by proceedings instltut-
| cd i, the courts of Pittsburg TO test the
| IsgaIitv of such appointments, has by his
| faarIaas and .patriotic action forced such
| raIigious teachers to retire from lss puoAc
| schools and is now pursuing the same
| oourse in regard to such religious teachers
now iustructing in the puohc schools III
| other portions of the state; anu
| HWHElEAS, Sdlu ctdto So""
~ Kerr. by his wise and conservative stat,
ments and actions in the above cases and
II, relation to the true position OF our junior
Order ofUuited American Mechanics &c
wards religion and politics, and caused TN
- 70 he acted upon, without arouslnl
t. n"Iitical or religious rancor upon thi
amy ;npd pI; question. Therefore be il
IN p resided, By the State Council of Mary
- J,,ninr order United American
Mech Mechanics in annual session now assemble
NJ we do hereby approve and endorse tn
artion of said state councillor, Wlllian l
Kerr, in said proceedings, and do heFep
tender him our sincere congratulate o
.ep"ol ar,tsd success in defending an
tno the non sectarian and non
IpaliSious character of our public scho'
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-04-21
Warwick Items.

WARWICK, April 10, 1894.
Arbor Day was observed here in spirited
manner, Rev. b. p Truitt making an appro
priate address Mr.. Il, B. Merritt assisted
in planting the trees, while the teachers of
the school, Misses Ella Stats and Bessie
Davis rendered efficient service: the music
being under the direction of Mrs. j. L,
Wilson. The pupils taking part in the exer-
cises were Estelle Hendrickson, Royden
Marsh, Elsie Vineyard, Susie Wilson, Hem
rietta Price, Bessie PIERCE, Belle Price, Ada
Marsh, and Dollie CHM, the choruses being
sung by the school.
Mr., and Mrs. w. Arthur Mitchell, of Elk
ton, spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Shallcross, near Sassafras.
Miss Katie Hall, one of our most popular
Young ladies', and Mr.. Charles r. Ditman,
| of Baltimore, were married in the Presby-
terrain Church at Georgetown on Wednes.
dav. They will reside in Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs j. T. Wilson are visiting
friends in Germantown, Pa.
Mr.. At Laws and John Price spent
Sunday last with friends in Kent county.
Misses Florence and Bessie Merritt spent
Sunday with relatives near Middletown.
The Sabbath School of the NJ. p. Church
was organized on Sunday last.
DIR. j. j Wright is still very i'll.
Rev. b. L. Truitt will remain here another
wear, Salem Church having been added to
this charge
Quite a plumber of our citizens have been
i'll. among them M. Henry Gil espie, Miss
Hannah Stats, Miss Alma j. Benson, Mr..
John Sullivan.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-04-21
Calvert Notes.

CALVERT, April 20. 1894.
Banner Council, No IL, o. L. A. NJ,
raised handsome flag pole in front of
their hall on Saturday last, and ran up
handsome flag, II feet long and feet
wide, with square and compass 2 feet
square, beautifully bronzed. This is a
strong order and is full of patriotism.
They say they intend to have flag on
every school house in the Ninth district
before long. We hope they will.
A literary and dramatic entertain
ment was successfully given by the pup
lis of the Friends school on Tuesday
evening of last week. The teacher, Miss
Clara Weller, as we'll as those who par
ticipated are to be congratulated. The
scholars taking part were: Misses Ada
Pyle, Iona England, Hannah Griffith.
Florence Bsrrker, Maud Well er, Maud
Wilson, Mary Kirk, Maggie Rogers, and
Messrs. Wilson Berriker and Charles
Waller
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-04-21
ELKTON COUNCIL NO. %.
A Brief Sketch. It's Membership.

The history of the Elkton Council is a
record of progress. From its institution on
February II, 1891, with charter member
ship of "A. it has now grown into an organi
cation of 173 members-witb a constantly
Increasing list OF applications.
In February last the Council moved to its
new quarters in the Mitchell Building on
Main street, and its present home is Commo
dious and handsomely furnished.
The present officers are:
Cuuncillor-Nalvern Jones:
Il. Sec'y, j. II. Terrell:
Asst. X. Secy, Fred Ludwig.
Finan Secy., A. Z. Sewers:
Treas, Alfred Davis:
Chap. X. Day Cantwell:
:. Z. G p NJ. Groves:
L. c., X D. Rowland, A. NJ. Strickland, o. G.
Giles, Herman Jelters 5. j Keys:
Cyn.. John Dean:
War. Willie Giles:
l. :. William stevens:
q. $, George NJ. Boulder;
Trustees, W. j Smith, 5. J. Keys, G. A. Brown;
Rep. to State Convention, Ii. ID. Rowland, A. NJ.
Strickland.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-04-21
MARCHING THR0' CECIL.
The See See Jones Coxeyites pass Through
EIkton rs Strong

The See See Jones Coxeyites pass Through
Elkton rs Strong,
As Christopher Columbus started on
watery pilgrimage so is Christopher
Columbus Jones crusader of the nine
teenth century by the overland, pedes-
trian route.
From Philadelphia to Washington.
Coxey and Reform, Good Roads and
Commander Jones is striving and walk
ing for in the fifty-ninth year of his age,
at the head of his little army of twenty
eight men.
Unheralded by the blare of trumpets
uuresplendent in the array OF armor,
minus Peter the Hermit but plus
Jones--See, Sac, the army, twenty eight
dusty, footsore, disconnected, aimless,
unambtious men and boys, marched into
Elkton at noon on Tuesday, and like the
Arab pitched their tent, ate, rested
awhile, and as silently stole away Oh
ward in the afternoon.
The army after emerging from legal
battle at Wilmington marched to New
ark, where Monday night was spent. At
eight o'clock on Tuesday morning after
their humble but satisfying meal, the
soldiers buckled on their breast-plates of
faith, and at the command of Leader
Jones tripped into line and began the
onward tramp to Elkton. The sylvan
shades of the river bank at Gilpins'
bridge, a short distance Forth OF town,
welcomed the men where the halt was
made for dinner.
"N ak in" pleasantly spoke advance
agent c. T. Mckee. to eWHIG reporter,
| as he sat in his tent relishing his noon
day meal of mashed Irish potatoes mixed
| with onions and sprnkled with salt.
You must excuse me, said the adj
vance agent but am tired and hungry
and hope you will pardon my not rising
to meet you"
A general conversation as to the
army's composition and welfare was
INDUCED in, during which the pIivates,
corporals and the other Jonesites col
lgcted. The men are not Of rough
appearance but on the contrary ara
polite ,talkative and we'll disposed. Their
appearance although showing the stains
of travel vas not ragged by any means.
Several wore new suits, ueckties were com
mon and new shoes encased several pair;
of feet. The members of the band may
properly be termed harmless cranks, who
seemingly know little of the purposes
of their expedition. One of them being
questioned, stated that they were goihs
n march to Washington 10 help the un
employed workingmen. When aske'
: what they would do in the Natioua
Capital he answered that Cozey wou,C
! attend to the rest of the program.
e Agent Mckee is an affable and cOur
i teous man, tall III stature and wears
cropped black beard over rosy com
plexion. When asked where Commando
Jones was, he stated that he and a numbe
of the men were in Elktou, attendin
the trial of one of their number, PAT
Marshall who had been that mornin
arrested on the State charge of assau
upon Henry Riley.
At the trial before Justice Partridge
the army proved drawing card and til
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-04-21
In the Churches.

1t is desired to make this column as complete
in its news possible, and to this end communi-
cations and announcements are solicited from
every church and religious organization in the
county. Each item must bear the name and
address OF its author, and be received Eot later
than 10 o'clock on Friday morning.
Preaching at Crouch Chapel on sunday
morning at half past ten o'clock.
Rev William Schouler will hold service
in the Andora School house to morrow
"Sunday" at 3 p. m.
The Big Elk Sunday School will reopen
on Sunday at half past two o'clock, at
which time officers will be elected.
Big Elk Sunday School will reopen on
next Sunday, the 22i inst, at half past two
o'clock, at which time officers will be
elected.
Presiding Elder L, T. Barrett will preach
in the Elkton NJ. E. Church on Sunday
morning Q larterly Conference will be-
held on Monday afternoon at o'cock.
The ladies of the Elkton Catholic Church
will give "Piuk Tea in the basement of
the church. Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day evenings, May 81, 4th and 5.h.
The class in Church History, conducted
By Rev. j. McElmoyle, will meet in the
chapel of the Presbyterian Church on MOI
day evening at 7.3) Topic: Tue Apostolic
Fathers"
Presny teri n Church, Sunday April %
Services and sermons by the pastor, Rev. j..
NJ. McElmoyle, as follows: 10 80 \. NJ +,
s'rhe Pure in Heart and the Vision of God. ="
80 p NJ, "A Young Mans Temptations, "
the fourth in the series to young people
Every body cordially invited.
The ladies of the Elkton Presbyterian
Church will hold another cake sale next
Saturday afternoon from three to five
o'clock az the house of Mrs. &. b. Finley.
A committee of the ladies will then accoma
date all seeking good eatables in that line.
Special orders for cakes, desserts etc, will
receive attention, and may be left with
Mrs. Dlnott, East ElktoD.
The Salvation Army will conduct three
meetings on Sunday, April 22nd. Holiness
meeting at IL a. m, Christians meeting at
by Captain Allen. On April 10Th there
will be grand jubilee meeting held at the
barracks from $50 till $50 p. ID. This will
be followed by an ice cream festival. Capt
Adel Grosclaude the halleluja An cyclone will
| lead the meeting. Everybody is cordially
invited to attend. Capt. b. Boulter and
Lieut.. Urchel, Commanding Officers.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-04-21

As Il soldier lighting for the preservation OF our
Union in l96l-65, Past Councillor Andrew NJ
Strickland can well preciate what a sacred
trust he and his fellow Americans hold in the
maintenance and preservation Of our government,
and this is why he is II Junior Mechanic, with
Our Country as its motto.
Mr.. Strickland is a Pennsylvania by birth,
having been born in Bucks county IN 1913. MS
father was Miles Strickland. Alter course in
the public schools, he finished his education at
the Gainesville Academy, and served an appren-
ticeShip at carpentering i'll New London, Pa AT
the outbreak of the Rebellion he enlisted in the
9th Pennsylvania Regiment, Infantry. ami
served To the close of that memorable struggle
At the close of the war he located inPhiadelphia
engaging in carpentering and building. he
removed to Elktou in 1855 and Is con tractor Is
conspicuous in the development Of NV Elktou,
being member of the Town Council Tor the term
Just ending. 49,
AT the institution OF the Elkton Council in 1871
Mr. Strickland was elected Vice Councillor, ana
is recognized as one fthe pillars OF the organiZa-
ton here. He is also a member OF the Odd
Fellows and A. O. w. He married Miss SUSIE
Stevens of this county, and has Two children.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-04-21
ADDRESS OF WELCOME
By Geo. a. Blake, Esq, Mayor
off ElkIOn.

Members Of the state Council Of tie Jr. o. L.
4. W.:
As officially representing the citizens of
Ekton, it gives me great pleasure on their
behalf to extend To the memb hers of this
Council very cordial welcome TO our
town. l. is our earnest wish than your stay
among us may ne 50 pleasant, aud your
sessions 50 harmonious and helpful to your
organization, that YOU may go away feeling
satisfied that you have been well enter
tanned; so that if in the future, ElktOn shall
ba again chosen the place of your meet
ing, you will return to us without regret.
Ours is, in some respects, an old town, aud
like old people, has some old fashioned
ways, but like many well preserved old
people it has taken on some new ways and
cast off some old ones. Never however, |
trust, may It be said that she has cast off
an earnest eLdeavor to maintain that true
hearted, old fashioned hospitality for which
the Eastern Shore of Maryland has been SO
far famed.
We have entertained Conferences, Convo-
cations and Presbyteres, and | believe they
have always left us with regret. This is the
first time we have had the honor to enter
tain a Council of your order, and We trust
that you may depart in the same spirit.
We esteem it not small honor that you
have chosen EIkton as the place of your
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-04-21
Train Wreckers Frustrated.

The timely discovery of cross ties piled
ON the north bound track of the Phila-
delphia, Wilmington and Baltimore rail-
road near North East at two o'clock on
Monday, saved the wrecking of the New
York express, which was, at the time,
almost due. The crew of extra freight
No. 129, southbound, discovered the
distractions placed on the track and
Immediately removed them. A recent
attempt was made to wreck Baltimore
& Olio train near Childs in this county,
the rail plates being removed and several
spikes drawn.
The P. w. & B. officials are making a
| thorough investigation.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-04-21
NORTH EAST ITEMS.

JONES ARMY ANNIVERSARY AND ENCAMP.
MENF NEARTHE GREEN HILL MAN
sIoN--oTHER NEWS.
NORTH EAST April 20, 1894.
There will be a celebration of the Holy
Communion on Sunday morning next in
St. Mary's P. E. Church, North East.
The monthly SOCIAL of Fellowship
Lodge, No. AZ X. of p, of North East,
was held or monday evening. Over one
hundred knights aud invited guests were
present, and Il very pleasant evening was
spent.
Messrs. Charles J. Bayard, Jos. Harris
and Matthew Russell, have been chosen
as appraisers by the Mccullough Iron
Company, to apprase the damage done
to the timber land of the company by the
recent fire iu the Bacon Hill woods.
c. Columbus Jones' branch of Coxey's
Commonweal Army arrived in town on
Tuesday night at ten O'Clock, and large
crowd gathered to STE them. General
Jones arrived in advance, and selected
the grassy slope in front of the Green
Hill Mansion. where they encamped to
the number of &c. On account of the
warm sunshine of Wednesday, very
pleasant day was spent. Tue Coxeyites
were well-behaved. During the day a
large number of people viewed the en-
campment, many giving them money. On
Wednesday morning they had fish for
breakfast, cooked over fire and washed
down with strong coffee. At dinner time
potatoe soup and beans were served. For
supper they were treated to bread, cheese.
potatoes sc. At 80 o'clock on We'd
nesday evening 800 parsons asse m bled to
hear the speaking in the Town Hall. Gen
eral Jones delivered an address explaining
the purpose of the movement. He was
followed by Lieutenant MCGEE. who is
quite al orator. He advocated, and said,
they were going to Washington with a
gigantic petition to Congress to appro-
pirate $500, 600, 000 for road improvement.
He said the petition included a clause
that men should work on the roads at
$3.50 per day for hours. The work, he
continued, was greatly needed in this
country, as the roads are the worst he
nas travelled since leaving Philadelphia.
A collection of 50 % was taken up. The
army left early Thursday morning for
Havre de Grace
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-04-21

The position and standing OF Samuel j Keys
as a Junior Mechanic i indicated by his selection
as National Representative of the State Council.
As a prominent business man OF ElktOn he is
also prominent member of the Elkton Council,
Jr. o. U. A. NJ. Mr.. Keys was born In Vienna.
Dorchester county, in 1916, his father being
Samuel Keys The public schools and the Vienna
Academy atioi ded him his education. He early
engaged in the mercantile business in Vienna,
and removing to Elkton in 1873 again engaged in
mercantile pursuits. Forming a partnership with
Col l. ID. Davis, the lumber firm of Davis Y Keys
was organized, and which soon attained prosper
Gus proportions. In 1892. the firm was incorpor-
ated as the Keys y Miller Lumber Company,
with a capital stock of $4,000, and j. today OF
Elkton's leading enterprises. MIR KEYS also owns
considerable real estate in Elkton.
He is noted as a great fraternity man, being
prominent member OF the Masons, Odd Fellows
and e.. U. a. NJ. He is an houorei member of
the Elkton NJ f. Church. Representative Keys
was married in 1873 to Miss Mary II. Hopkins,
daughter OF the late Ezekiel Hopkins. OF this
county a cousin OF aryland'S noted phianthro-
pist, the late Johns Hopkins OF Baltimore.