The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-04-22
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

There Is tllk VI SIstl uitlSi letCtoiy
here. Matchmaking has existed among
portion of our citizens for years.
Jas. T. Mccullough, Trustee, sold the
McCrea property, on High street, consist
ing of house and lot, on Tuesday last, to
Mr.. Thos. c. Crouch, for 1928.
Miss Bertha Thorpe has been appointed
Principal of the Elkton Public School
Mr. johnson Benjamin has been appointed
teacher of the Westamwell, and Miss
Emma " Layman, of the Holt School.
The hoop season is now at its height, not
crinoline, but the veritable hoop and
.sbeater," with small boy supplying the
motive power. The rattle of the iron on
our streets may be heard far in the night,
as some enthusiastic Young America y
propels and guides, with commendable skill,
his annular toy over the pavement.
We desire to call special attention to the
advertisement Of Mr.. S. S. Rambo which
we publish to-day. Mr.. Rambo was form
erly resident of Elkton, but has recently
bought out the extensive hardware store Of
Messrs holland & Co., at Port Deposit,
where he has established himself in that
business.
Pennington Bros, of tho Middletown
Peninsular Machine Works, call the atten-
ton of farmers to an important fact, that
they have the exclusive right, for this and
other counties, to attach the drop to old
reapers.
Our old friend Miss Lizzie NJ. D. Earles,
makes her bow again to the ladies of Port
Deposit and vicinity, through our columns
to-day.
The store house occupied by Mr.. W. c.
Rambo, ON Main street, has been consider
ably enlarged by the tearing away of the
partitions and converting that portion of
the building recently occupied by Mrs.
Rhodes, as millinery store, into sales
room.
ub.COmmittee. Sub Committee on
the part of Committee appointed by the
Methodist Episcopal Conference to select
site for Peninsular Academy, made
careful examination of Elkton and it's envi-
rons on Wednesday last. This we believe
finish ed the examination Of the numerous
localities indicated for the proposed seat of
the muses.. On the second Monday in May
the general Committee will meet in Will
mington, when the report of the Sub-Com-
mittee will be examined and site selected.
The Town Election.-This important
election will take place the first Monday in
May. We have tried electing our wisest
men to that Office, but always with the
same results. They assess taxes to the
extent of the law, and give some individual
whom they dignity by the title of Bailiff,
carte Blanche to do what he pleases with the
funds As there is nothing to be seen for
the money spent, and no statement of the
finances are made public, the people are in
the dark as to where the money goes.
From motives of pure economy, doubtless,
no statement is published; but in order
that the property holders should know
where the heavy town taxes have gone to-
we suggest that the Commissioners ne
gotiate with the king bee of the Hive to
make four copies of the report-he is an
excellant penman-and have one stuck in
the Hall, another on the Court House door,
one on the Court House yard pump, and
the other on the old Engine House. Dick
will doubtless do this little turn for nothing,
SO that the econimical Board will not have
to spend any of the Bailiff's perquisits in
publishing their report. The office of
Town Commissioner has so remarkable
and contrary effect upon men, that we
would suggest a Board of fools for the
next. The thing seems to work by con-
traries, like Rory O'Moore's love-making.
Death Of Samuel Magraw, Esq.-The
Bel Air 1Bysis notices the death of the
above named gentleman, which occurred
at his residence, in Hartford county, on
Monday, the 10th inst, in the following
manner:
"Ths gentleman died at his residence,
'Henrico,' near Thomas Run, in this
county, on Monday morning, in the 65th
year of his age. He had been stricken
with paralysis about two years ago, and
although an invalid since that time, was
ordinarily cheerful until his death, which
oSSuliCu SuuuCuly. NIL muSTdW WIS II
gentleman of superior education and accom-
plishments, and was at one time principal
of the Bel Air Academy, and for many
years one of the judges of the Orphans
Court for Hartford county. He was also
member of the Constitutional Convention
of 1850, and took a prominent part in the
deliberations of that body. His remains
were inferred on Wednesday at West Not
tingham, Cecil county, whittier they were
attended by large number of his friends"
The deceased was a son of Rev. James
Magraw, D. D., who established West Not
tingham Academy, in this county, and who
was man of considerable ability and note
in his day. The deceased was principal of
the West Nottingham Academy for several
years before removing to Hartford county,
and had the reputation of being one of the
best teachers the Academy ever had. He
was an elder brother of the late Henry S.
Magraw, who died at the old Magraw home
place in 1867, lamented by all who knew
him.
Assault, with Intent to Kill.-On We'd
ncsday last Robert Montgomery beat an old
man named James McFadien so badly that
fears are entertained that he will not re-
cover. Montgomery lives in the Fourth
District near Mr. James McKane's. 1t
would seem that the assault was most
unprovoked. Mr. McFadien resides in
Philadelphia, but was in the neighborhood
on visit. Montgomery's father died a
short time ago, and by his death consid-
cradle sum of money fell into his sons
hands, who has been spending his inheri-
tance it appears, not in riotous living, but
in hard drinking, and it would appear by
the evidence that he is little better than q
dangerous maniac. He beat his wife few
days since in a brutal manner.
The beaten man was taken to Mr.. Johr
Feeley's house near where the assaul
occurred, and was followed by Montgomery
VINO swore he would finish his brutal