The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-02-24
news IN Brief.

H. NJ Jackson has been appointed
postmaster at Singerly, this county.
The ladies Of the the Pencader Pres
byterian Church at Glasgow, gave sue
cessful supper, Thursday and F'iday even
ings of this week, in the lecture room of
the church
"A musical and literary entertainment
will be given in the Presbyterian Church,
at Newark, March 9th. The exercises will
include singing by Emma Lore, of Will
mington. The proceeds will 90 to the
organ fund.
-Four candidates were instructed in the
mysteries of the first degree of Odd Fellow
ship, Friday evening, last week, by Ma
tonal Lodge, of Ekton. The member
ship of this lodge is rapidly growing and it
is now one of the most influential bodies
of that organization in Maryland.
The annual meeting of the New Castle
County Farmers Institute, was held in
Delaware College, at Newark, on Tuesday.
Dr. J. c. Curryer, of Minnesota, lectured
on TYPES of Horses and Principles Of
BREEDING and Schooling of Colts, Horse
Training and Breaking Some Bad Faults. y
1t is believed that when the Uniouists
and Regular Republicans OF Delaware hold
their State Convention at Dover, on Febru
airy 27th there will be no attempt by either
side to capture the other faction. Some
sort of peace overtures will be made, but
Just what shape they will assume none Of
the leaders will say.
The farmers OF the upper part Of Cecil
county have come to no agreement yet as
to the amount they are to receive for to-
matoes and corn. The Gamers offer to pay
Sc so ton for tomatoes and 81. 80 for corn.
The farmers hold out 81 for tomatoes and
So for corn. Owing to the advance in the
price of tin cans it is likely number of
Cecil Gamers will suspend business for the
year.
The attention of the Maryland Legis-
lature has been called to the fact that the
celebrated letters of Antilion Daniel Do
lany) exist in but one file OF the Maryland
Gazette, and an appropriation will be asked
to multiply this copy and save the letters
from loss the necessity for such forethought
is emphasized by the fact that gentleman,
in hunting up data, discovered that the file
= -
the issue of July 1lth, 1776, which con-
tanned the proceedings Of Congress on the
Declaration Of Independence, which copy
was cut from the file. For one hundred
and twenty seven years Antilion's letters
have hung on the fate of one copy.
The funeral of Adam Dayett, who died
at his home at Dayett's Mills, eight miles
east OF Elkton, on Wednesday, last week,
in the DIST year of his age, took place Sat-
urday morning at eleven o'clock from the
home Of his son, William P. Dayett. The
remains were laid to rest at Salem Gene
terry. The deceased was born June 12th
1909 In his younger days he was far
mer. In 1858, he purchased the Dayett's
Touring mills and farm, which he con-
Quoted until the last few years. Mr..
Dayett cast his first presidential vote in
1882, for the Wing candidate, and his last
vote was for President Mckinley. He
married Miss Eliza Henderson. Three
sons and one daughter, William 7. Dayett,
Nathan Dayett, John w. Dayett aud Mrs.
William p. Tull, of Wilmington, DEL,
survive him. For over seventy years Mr..
Dayett was consistent member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church.