Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-28

Some surprise was occasioned, a few
days ago, when the announcement
was made that the Cecil Whig, one Of
the Oldest and most influential news
papers on the Eastern Shore of Mary
land, was TO be sold at public auction,
at klkton, where the paper is puhiigh-
ed and where the business is located.
The sale is to take place at the Elkton
Court House on March 9th.
1he Mbig was star ted In 184l, being
hrst issued on the 7th OF Auguat of
that year, Immediately following the
IippecRnoe, or Harrison and
Tyler campaign, having been founded
by Palmer q. Ricketts,, one of the
ablest men in the county. After con-
Quoting the paper for sevsTal years
Mr.. Ricketts, disposed of IL to Edward
X. Ewing, who was equally prominent,
and 80 years ago Mr.. Ewing sold it to
Henry II. Torbert. Mr.. YoFbert con.
Quoted the paper from the time he ao-
qulred 1t in a manner which kept it in
the front rank of Eastern Shore jour
nalism, and its influences was felt far
beyond the Eastern Shore. It was
Of Whig persuasion until the Republi-
can party was formed. when it became
Republican and has preached that
Qootflne ever Since.
During the past few years Mr..
Iorbert has been assisted in the pub
lication Of the paper by his son Victor
N. Iorhert, tc whose energy - largely
due the present high standard of the
Plant, which is one of the best south
Of Wilmington. A few years ago a
handsome new building was erected
on one Of the main streets in Elkton,
as home for the paper, and IL has
occupied it ever since. Besides being
large the building is we'll appointed,
but the business has out crown the
building and plans we're made Tor en-
larging it when a complication arose
which was not anticipated, and the
project was allowed TO rest for the
time being.
Victor NJ. TorbeIt opened a publi-
cation office in Wilmington a short
time ago, doing the mechanical Sork
connected with his business at the
Wing Office. His father was then in
charge Of the paper and the Office al
Elkton, but on the Thursday following
the last election day the elder Torberi
was stricken with illness in bis office
and be has been in poor physical con.
dition ever since, which made IL i'm
possible for him to give the business
his personal attention. The son beinc
engaged in Wilmington, as we'll as in
Elkton, was oompelled to diVids bis
time, which be found to be unsatis.
factory, aud short time ago an effort
was made to organize a stock company
TO publish the paper, which, il il all
probability, would have succeeded
had IL not been for the fact that a
legal obstacle was encountered.
The late Jacob Tome was a warm
personal friend of Mr. Torbert's and
when the latter purchased the site
upon which the printing Office is 10.
GATED Mr. Torbert took a MORTGAGE
thereon, which was then a personsl
matter with Mr.. Tome, but uron Mr..
Tones death the mortgage reverted
to the trustees Of the Tome Institute.
which gave them an interest in the
Wing property. Consequently, when
the effort was made to form a oom.
pany il was sought to have the Tome
Institute trustees invest the amount
Of the mortgage in the business, but
they found that as il was a trust found
they could not do so, and, that being
the case, the idea was abandoned.
and on February 9TH Mr.. ToIberi
made an assignment of the busines,
70 Il. Marshall Haines, and at the
instance of the latter the Circuit Court
Of Cecil county made a decree making
him trustee of the property and direct.
ing him to offer it at public sale on the
9th of March. This is the explanation
of the following editorial announce,
ment which recently appeared in
the WhiR.
Ill health preventing his active
participation in Its management, and
owing to unforeseen complication
in the effort to reorganize the bushes
of the Ceoil WhiR, It was thought best
by the owner, Henry r. Torbert, tc
make an assignment to l.. Marshall
Haines, of Elkton. This has beer
done and the Circuit Court for Oecjl
county, in equity has assumed iurjs,
diction of the trust, and authorized
the trustee to continue the publica,
tion Of the paper until a sale of tn,
property can be made. -
Victor Torbert, the son, is oontinuins
his publishing business with his prin
cipal Office in Wilmington.
The PAPER is now being publiehee
by the trustee, with the assistauce O
| Victor Torbert.