The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-01-07
NORTH EAST ITEMS.

The Goose Come Home-1n APOLOGY to
the ThHf-The Parsons goose is all right
AGAIN. That thief didn't get him. He
went off OH his own accord, to see some of
his old friends. Whether he intended to
return or not, is matter of serious doubt.
However, sufficient to say, we excuse the
thief and beg his pardon for falsely accus-
ing him. We are authorized to say, if he
will call at the Parsonage he shall have that
"leg' anyhow. Indeed so poignant are
the regrets that he should have been wrong
ly suspicioned, that he can draw at sight
for too legs, at least. We hereby promise
never to accuse him of stealing thnt goose
again. His metempsychosis ere long will
be so complete as to render identification
by the sharpest roost-rogue in the land
next to impossible. If the Parson should
hereafter behave "like goose - we may
guess the reason why.
An ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS for the sew
eral points on the Delaware Railroad are
now sold at the North East station. afford
ing a great convenience to travellers i'll
this respect, not heretofore enjoyed.
The Pulpit.-Rev. WIN. E. England oc-
cupied the Methodist Episcopal pulpit in
this place, last Sabbath, and his text i'll
the morning was, 'Sanctify them through
thy truth: thy word is truth. John II
IL In the evening. ooh, Lord, l will
praise thee, though thou vast angry with
me, thine anger is turned away, and thou
comfortest me. Isaiah 12-1.
Christmas Tres.-A Christmas tree was
exhibited at the Protestant Episcopal
Church on Saturday evening last, for the
benefit of the Sabbath School children.
They had good time, particularly when
the ''goodies" were distributed.
Rolling MiH Slapped. in the
Mccullough Iron Co. S rolling mills at this
place, have been ceased ever since the day
before Christmas. 1t is not known when
they will resume work.
Narr0to Escnpe.-One day, not long
since, Mrs. w. w. Kyle was preparing to
alight from carriage i'll front of her resi-
dence, in this place, when the horse start d
Off at full speed, and plunged down fear
full hill, till he was stopped by the vehicle
being caught against tree, which threw
the animal fiat on his side. Mrs. X. was
then rescued from her imperilled situation
without sustaining any injury beyond an
unpleasant fright.
Our Schools.-The customary vacation
was given by our schools during the last
week of December. They mostly resumed
on Monday, the I'd inst. We learn there
the educational department of the Acade-
my, under Prof. Vaughan, such, for in
stance, as large walLmaps, &c.
Ta5leaur-The ladies of the Lodge of
Good Templars, in this place, gave excel
lent exhibitions of tableaux in their hall
on Thursday and Friday evenings of this
week. The occasions were enlivened by
appropriate Instrumental and vocal music.
They were popular, and well patronized.
4 Word to the Wse.-Was the devil
at work on our items last week? If we
had had him out on the ice in that ''riqid
fun talked of, he sl ould not have warmed
his toes till he was willing to confess it
was likewise .trigid.
Mistakes will occur in the best arrang-
ed families" the proverb says; especially
when they have member in them who is
a derH-Epl