The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-06-21
DEATHS OF THE WEEK
MRS. w. ARTHUR MITCHELL.

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Mitchell, wife of
w. Arthur Mitchell, died at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. j. Alfred Taylor
early Thursday morning, aged IS years.
Mre. Mitchell has been suffering acutely
from diabetes for some months and her
death brought only relief to ner, though
it brings sorrow to her family and NAL uy
friends. Mary Walmsley, as Mrs. Nit
chell was widely known, prior to her
marriage, was the daughter of the late
Benjamin and Francis Wilmer Walmsley,
of the First District, this county. After
her marriage Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell re-
sided for years and entertained many
friends at their home farm on the Elkton-
Chesapeake City road. Her failing health
caused their removal few years ago, to
Elkton, but her heart ever hungered for
the home she had so loved in the country.
Beside her husband, Mrs. Mitchell Is
survived by two children, Henry A., and
Mrs. j. Alfred Taylor. Also by two bro
theirs, Clarence Walmsley, of Baltimore,
adm A. B. Walmsley, of Bernardsvile,
and by three sisters, Mrs. s. J. Weiant,
of New York, Mrs. F. ]. Murphy, OF Bal
timore, and Mrs. George r. Ash, of Ekl-
tou.
The funeral services will be held tomor-
row Sunday at p. m, from Holly
Hail. the home of her sister, Mrs. Geo
K. Ash. Relatives and friends are invited
without further notice. lnterment will
be made in Elkton Cemetery
MRS. JANE H. T. QUIGG.
Mrs. Jane II. 7. Quigg, WIDOW OF Rev.
John B. Quigg, for many years a member
of the Wilmington Conference, and mother
of Rev. Howard 7. Quigg, the present
pastor of the Elkton NJ. E. Church, died
at noon Monday at the home of her
daughter, in Wilmington, after an illness
of over a year
Mrs. Quigg was daughter of Peter and
Mary Porter Townsend, and was born at
Snow Hill, Md, March 81, 1885. She was
married to Mr.. Quigg in 1853. To them
We're born seven childrSn, two of whom
died in infancy. The surviving children
are Rev. Howard 7. Quigg, prominent in
the Wilmington Conference, and now sta
toned at Elkton; Alfred William Quigg,
Hon, Lemuel E. Quigg, ex-congressmun
from New York, and Miss NJ. Grace Quigg,
of Wilmington, with whom she lived
during her closing days.
Funeral services were held Wednesday
afternoon at Grace NJ. E. Church in Will
mington, at o'clock Interment was
made at Snow Hill
IRA BIDDLE
sudden and most sorrowful death
came to Ira Biddle, son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Jacob Biddle of Elkton on Wednesday
evening, at Linwood Station near Chester
Mr.. Biddle, who had been married about
nine months, had spent the day with his
young wife in the city buying furniture
with which they were to go to house
Keeping. While waiting at the station
for the train that would take them home
Mr. Biddle, himself brakeman on the
Reading Railroad) stepped out on the
pennsylvania X. r. tracks to meet what
he thought was the train of his brother
William, with whom he wished TO speak
on a business matter. 1t was not the
| train he thought, but switched suddenly
| on to the track where he was standing
striking and killing him instantly. His
remains were brought to Elkton and fun
, eral services were held on Friday after
noon at o'clock from the residence OF
his parents, on Church street, with in
terment in Elktrn Cemetery.
Mr.. Biddle was only 22 years of age.
ABRAM l.. ENGLISH.
Abraham l.. English, operated on last
week for appendicitis, as recorded in the
WHlG, died on Thursday or this week
aged ~ years.
Mr.. English was at one time Director
of Public Safety. of Philadelphia, anC
| for several years past has been associat-
| ed with his brother in the Marine lnsur-
ance business. A few years ago he pur
| chased the beautiful Ford homestead or
teh Elk River, in the First district OF
| this county, and by elaborate alterations
and improvements, made of it a magni
| ticent country home, where he and h.s