The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-03-25
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

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LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Local Miscellany.-The Mutual Building
Association meets tonight.
Shad have made their appearance in our
market in limited numbers.
Can't vote-THe Rising Sun, because it
doesn't register.
Rev. T. J. Quigley and Rev. d. Tiltlow
were the only members of the Wilmington
Conference whose deaths occurred during
the past year.
S. X. Miller will sell at Oxford, Pa, on
Thursday, the 30th of March, inst, large
quantity of live stock, consisting Of oxen,
milk cows, steers, horses, and pair of per-
fectly matched mules two years old.
Mr.. r. Marshbank has commenced work
on the foundation of the new building he
purposes erecting on the site Of the one
recently burned in the Hollow. 1t will be
three stories, and is intended for cabinet
and furniture ware rooms and workshop.
In an extended notice of n sermon preach
ed by Rev. Thos. L. Poulson, in ST. Paul's
Church, Wilmington, the Delatrare Repu6-
Icd5 closes with the following e Mr.. p.
preached again in the evening to Il full
house. He is a fluent and able speaker,
and if it had pleased the Conference to
station him here, his services would have
been acceptable to this people,
Mr.. John B. Dunbar, advertises his
feather renovating machine in the present
issue of The Wing. The machine has been
in operation in Elkton for several weeks,
and seems to be the very invention for the
purpose designed. The machine will be
hereafter in Cecilton, for some days, and
then be removed to other parts of the
county, notice of which removals will be
given as they occur.
County Bonds.-The County Commits
sioners advertise another loan of $4,000,
interest payable semi-annual, to run for
five and six years. This is a very desirable
investment and one that is doubly secure.
The proposals for bids will remain open till
April 18th.
Real Estate Sales.-W. J. Jones, Trustee,
on Monday, at the Court House door, house
and lot near the Roman Catholic Church, in
Elkton.
James B. Groome, Trustee, on Tuesday,
2Sth, at the Court House door, valuable
real estate in Second District.
The County Commissioners were in ses-
sion ON Tuesday and Wednesday engaged
in making "changes." The Commissioners
will be in session on Thursday and Friday
next, 30th and 31st inst, when the books
will be closed and no further changes can
be made for the ensuing year.
The Orphans Court was in session on
Tuesday and Wednesday,, The following
Bonds were examined and approved
Bond of Henry Booth, executor of John
Booth; Bend of Torbert w. Scarborough,
Administrator of EMS Scarborough; Bond
of Thomas B. Hopper, administrator of
Richard Craig. The time of the Court
was principally consumed in the transac-
ton of business of no public general interest.
COnoWingO Post Office.-The site of Con-
owingo Post Office in the Sth District, this
county, has been changed from Mt. Pleasant
to the old village of Conowingo, about two
miles distant on the Susquehaena river
Mr.. Frank has been appointed post master
at Conowingo in place of Mr.. VIM. McCul-
Tough. The Columbia and Port Deposit
Railroad will probably have the cars run
ming from Port Deposit to Conowingo, this
Spring OF the beginning of Summer, which
will make the ancient village the recipient
of daily mail.
The Subcommittee appointed to exam
inc the various localities the Eastern
Shore of Maryland, and Delaware, with
the object in view of selecting the most
appropriate site for College, were in Elk
ton and Port Deposit on Monday last
After a preliminary examination of the
places recommended, there will be a meet
ing of the whole committee composed of
Clergymen and Laymen of the Methodist
Church, when report of the examinations
made will be presented and the question
of location definitely determined. The
gentlemen composing the Sub Committee
are:
Clergymen Rev. Wesley Kenny; Rev.
George A. Ph9bus; Rev. J. H. Lightbourn.
Laynsen:-Gove Salisbury; w. NJ. Shake
spear, of Delaware; Jacob Tome; F. A.
Ellis, of Maryland.
The Farmers Club.-The writer did not
authorize us to publish the following let
ter, but in the hope that it may serve, in
some measure, to stir up the sleepy ener-
gies of our farmers to try and effect some
organization, by which their efforts will
not be consumed for want of harmony
and united purpose, we have taken that
liberty, Withholding the name of the wri-
ter, though we would prefer publishing the
names of all who feel an interest in such
movement. We think that being thus
brought face to face, as it were, with each
other, that each would come to feel more
confidence, and impart more of the same
spirit to his neighbors. Anonymous COM
lCSc IuuCl VI IlelT eueCU, IN q
good cause, while they have superior
advantages in bad one.
We could not learn that any steps had
been taken by the farmers this week, as
suggested to attempt an organization Or
club. Some half dozen, or less, earnest
men, must take the lead in the matter, and
comforting together, form an association,
determine definitely its present object, and
then publish an account of their work. If
this course is pursued, there will be no
difficulty in forming neighborhood asso-
citation in any part of the county. A
beginning of this kind would prove an
incentive to other neighborhoods, and, we
doubt not, that, in a short time, neighbor-
hood associations would spring up in many
places, and county organization would be
natural result, growing out of the neces-
Sity falt hu tho cavara1 associations to oop