The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-02-02
Eofol Afoirs.
CJ-The ice on the Elk river about Court

to the business of the county.
O. SleiehFng Parties which manage TO get
to some snug harbor for an evenings dance -.
are all the rage up about the Sixth District
now.
+ BURNT TO DEATH.-A colorcd woman in
this town, named Sarah Reason, was burnt
so badly last week by her clothes taking fire
while she WAS standing with her back to the
fire place washing, that she died after suf-
fcring few days.
n3-W Wonder If wen have n snowy Sunday
o.mOrrow The last five have come with
snow storms, and several preceding them
were rainy days. The slcgl,ing here by to-
morrow will have lasted five weeks, having
begun OH the last Sunday in December.
y BEEvEs CROSSING TIE IcE.-Wc see it
stated that Killer 4 lIarlin drove one hundred
and sixty five head of fat cattle. across the
Susquchanna, at Port Deposit, on Sunday
last, the like of which was never done there
before. The ice was sixteen inches thick.
SPLENDID CLoTniNG.-If you want cloth
ing of the best quality and low prices call on
Thomas p. Dill & Co., 1G5 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, whose assortment cannot be
cxcc!lcd in that city. Look at his advertise
ment in another column.
NEW AUDITOR AND Commemorative
understand that VIM. J. Jones, Esq, who
was sometime ago appointed Auditor in the
Court here, has qualified. Mr.. Jones and
+. A. Ellis, ESQ, have also been appointed
and qualified as Commissioners to take Tcs-
timony.
VALENTINEs.-Thc season of valentines is
coming and we see our dealers are getting
in their supplies Of prints intended as valen-
tines. We refer to them merely to express
the hope no rightly disposed persons will so
far forget themselves as to send any of the
beasty and brutal caricaturcs, which an
uncnviablc taste fabrcatcs and sells,
y NEWARK BANK.-Thc following gentlemen
were elected directors of the Newark Bank
on Saturday last Daniel Thompson, Joseph
ll"sslngcr, Frederic A. Curtis, VIM. McClcl.
land. Benjamin Caulk, John W. Chambers,
Z. W. Bandy. On meeting on Monday,
Daniel Thompson was elected President, and
John Miller, Cashier.
WHEELEH's DAGUERREAN SALooN.-Mr.
Wheeler has got up Il capacious saloon, on
wheels, for the purpose Of better taking his
line photograph pictures and da gncrcotypcs
lie is thus enabled, by having the lights ar
ranged exactly to suit, to turn out.thc very
best quality Of pictures. His saloon is now
standing near the Court House, where first
rate likeness can be had at almost anv
moment, at very cheap price.
DANGEROUS SpoRT.-We expect shortly TO
be forced to the painful duty of recording the
manning or killing Of some of those boys who
make a practice of jumping on and off the
cars while they are in motion, about the sta
ton in this town. Some of them are in the
daily habit of this and the chances are much
against their lives and limbs during this lev
weather. Is there no person to stop them?
IA FIERY CHARroT.--On Saturday evening
last shortly after the arrival of the Eastern
Shore stage coach here, it was discovered to
be on fire. The curtains and cushions and
leather of the top were burnt and the frame
considerably damaged. 1t made great
blaze for so small an affair but the fire was
soon put out. A Dutchman, who carried
PIPE, was the only passenger up. and it is
likely it was caused by fire dropped by him.
QrAILs.-We are gratificd to learn that
several OF our farmers are feeding focks Of
these birds, which otherwise would have
persisted during the severe weather. Mr..
William ID. Alexander at the II. Il. Depot
has coop Of over dozen, which he intends
to keep till the weather will admit of their
being turned loose. One farmer who has
two or more tlocks under his care never
shoots Il bird in cunning season and he states
it as something remarkable that those who
shoot most after them in the fall care the
least about preserving them now.
The CENTRAL RAILRoAD.-At a meeting
of the stockholders held at Oxford. on the
l4th of January, the following officers for
this road were elected Prrsidcnt-Frank-
lin Taylor Dircctors-Isa Watkins, Lew
is Cause, John Richards, John NJ. Kclton,
John II. jackson, Mark A. IIolgSon, Saml.
Dickcy, Jos. Roman, Cheney Iloskins, Geo.
p. Cook, Jas. II, Ramsey, and Gerard Cover.
At a subsequent meeting Of the Board, f. V.
Dickey was appointed Secretary. and Samuel
J. Dickcy, Treasurer,
'THE Fire ENGiNE.-An "ln1uircr" asks
if the fire engine is in order. We are not in
formed on the subject but it is certain that
all the fire apparatus of the town ought to be
at once put in complete working order, if not
already in that condition. February and
March are dangerous months in the respect
of fires, and we suggest that attention be
given to the matter. Our old fire engine
saved the town on former occasion, and is
capable of effective service when kept in rt.
pair. Let us net stay in position to prove
the old adagc when the stcCds stolen shut
the stable door.
MAJOR ROBERT ALEXANDER WILLIAMSON
who was killed by the cars on the Mem.
phis and Ohio railroad. of which nc was