The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-01-28
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Local Miscellany.-The Elkton NJ. f.
Sabbath-school has 4 new library.
Prof. J. v Reardon, of Elkton, is now
in Talbot county, teaching craftsmanship.
To destrians-Descend the grade in
pavement below Alrich's, and order
coffins of Marshbank.
a There is a very bad place in the pave
Ssnt on Partridge's hill. If it can't be
fixed now, the loose bricks should at least
be removed. Surely this work is 'for
joe
Fair Luna has been casting sly glances
earthward, for few nights.
Rev. B. f. Price will preach on temper
ance, in the Elkton NJ Z. Church, to-mor-
row evening.
A correspondent occupies some space,
in this issue, in telling Peddlers Run .
Just as if everybody didn't know what
good time they made, sometimes.
% Female mail messenger" is not, as
some may suppose, contradiction of terms.
Another snow storm visited us on Sun
day night last and continued until about
10 o'clock Tuesday morning. Although
it showed continuously, yet the snow was
not of sufficient depth to make sleighing
Sunday night, Monday and Tuesday were
very cold, and the creek and ponds were
again frozen over. On Wednesday we were
again visited with another heavy snow
storm, which ragged furiously until quite
late Thursday night, the atmosphere being
intensely cold. This latter is snow "as
is - snow, the first we have had, worthy
the name, for several winters. Plenty of
snow this winter is much to be desired
On account of the small quantity of snow
that has fallen for several succeeding win
ters past, the springs and streams have
become much diminished, many having
entirely failed. Rains run off and are evap-
grated, and do not serve to fill up the veins
of the earth like snow which melts grad
ually and is Subscribed, penetrating the earth
to a great depth.
Grace GreenwOOd.-Th lecture of Grace
Greenwood will be delivered on Wednesday
next, February list, instead of Tuesday.
3lst inst, as heretofore announced, the
lecturer being unable to be here on the
evening previously announced. The post
ponement, we hope, will not make any
material difference, and we trust that the
Hall will be well filled on that evening
Grace has a reputation second to no other
literary lady in this country
Public Sales.-I. n. Mills, at Perryville,
will sell farm stock and household goods,
on Monday, 30th Jan.
V. S. Caleb, near Cherry Hill will sell
large quantity of improved stock and farm
ing implements, on Wednesday next, Feb.
list.
Bulah Pierson, three miles from Elkton,
will sell farm stock and implements, on
Monday next.
Caspar w. Morris, Jr., Plum Point, will
sell stock, farming utensils and other arti-
cles, on Thursday. Feb I'd.
Thomas McNeal, near Elkton, will sell
stock and farming implements, on Friday,
10th inst.
The Denton Union has the credit of the
following anecdote. We may say here
that The IVhig has no correspondent from
the Cecilton District; but the DeneocrQt has.
A man who has faith in modern Democracy
Cecil Democracy-mght easily believe in
witchcraft:
THE Fools ARE Not ALL DEAD.-On
Tuesday last, an Intelligent and influential
citizen of Cecilton, Cecil county, with gray
hairs and a sedate and reverend contour.
made his appearance at one of our hotels
on Il mission of grave Importance. He had
journeyed all the way from Cecil county to
this place to visit one of our citizens OF
african descend known here as the
Fire King" but whose real name is
Nathan Coker. and who has earned some
notoricty i'll this community by his perform
ing such extraordinary feats as that of
swallowing molten lend, eating g'o,ciRq
coats Of fire; running his hand into Il c2al
store and stirring mp the fire, and walking
with bare feet a red-hot bar of iron.
The special mission of this gentleman
from Cecil was to obtain the services of
the Fire King" to remove .speH''
which had been placed upon his horse
Arriving at this place, this Cecil county
believer III wltchcratt left his horse at the
hotel, and, on foot, plodded his way some
four miles in the country in search of the
object of his visit. The :" Fire King was
on hand, but the gentleman failed to ac-
complish the object of his visit, from the
fact that the necromancer had abandoned
the cause of the evil one, joined church and
was changed man. Failing to accomplish
the object of his mission he returned to
the hotel, became very communicative and
declared that all the women, in and around
Cecilton, his place of residence. compelled
him, he being man of means, to father
all the children in that region round about
who are born out of wedlock.
After supper he was put through mes
meric influence, having declared himself a
special medium, and the scene presented
was rich and racy. The old gentleman
left yesterday on his return to Cecil.
The all absorbing question here is, who
is he? Some have imagined he is the
local correspondent Of The Cecil Whiq fol
the Cecilton district, who receives the sum
of S25 year for his services as loca'
reporter. But this is mere conjecture
The real question is, who is he?
Y. p. ASSOCIATION