The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-05-04
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Local Miscellany.-At Principle Fur
mace, John McKenny is designated Mail
Messenger at $50 per aunum from date of
beginning, vice H. Moore.
The Right Rev. II. c. Lay, Bishop of
this Diocese, will preach and administer
the Rite of Confirmation, 1t st. Msry's
Church, North East, on Sunday, May 9th,
at 104 o'clock A. NJ.
Bennett Jones, formerly resident Of
this town, was shot dead in Memphis,
Tenn, on Friday last, by DR.. w. Cameron,
for an intrigue with his wife.
The weather has been very fine and
Spring. like for two weeks past.
Dennis, the negro who committed the
outrage, near Wilmington, some weeks
since was reported to have been in Elkton
last week. E ~.
The farmers in this section are busy
with their complaining.
Mr.. Benjamin Wells is having frame
residence erected on his lot, opposite the
depot.
The fruit trees in and around town are
in full bloom.
Mr.. V. S. Caleb, Of this town, has been
appointed Route Agent, instead OF Mr..
VIM. Hasson, removed.
The first run of herring has about "run
out" They have been plenty this Spring.
Street paving has been going on in Elk
ton briskly this week.
North street has become quite track
for training race horses.
Ohio Rowland, Jr., of this town, fills
Harry Belts position as clerk in the
National Bank of Wilmington and Bran
DIVINE.
The meeting for the purpose Of organ
izing Farmers Association will be held in
Chesapeake City, this evening, at o'clock
Money sold at the Mutual Building Asso-
citation on Saturday night last, $500 for
$1.15 premium and $1,000 at $1.06.
The steamer C. p Smith made her first
trip from Baltimore to Elk Landing, on
Wednesday last, bringing considerable
freight and several passengers. The pros
pect is that the boat will get good freights
and do prosperous business.
The regular monthly prayer-meeting of
the Young Mems Christian Association
will be held at the Academy tomorrow
afternoon, at 4 o'clock. The public and
especially the young men of the commu-
nifty are cordially invited to attend. By
order of the committee.
The fine showers of Wednesday and
Thursday nights have exerted magical in
fuence on vegetation.
We publish an Amendment to the Char
ter of Elkton, to-day, which places hook
in the mouth of future Town Commission
ers, unless the people are careless enough
to elect party Of spendthrifts who rob by
legal process and squander the money in
efforts to bring grists to their own mill.
Monday afternoon is election day for a
new Board. We have had so much of 40
cent Boards that change for 20 cents
would be most agreeable to tho tax payers
next year.
Rev. DR.. Newman, editor of The Monitor,
temperance paper, published in Balti-
more, delivered temperance lecture in
.She NJ. E. Church, on Wednesday evening
Last, under the auspices of Elkton Lodge,
No. 70, /. o. G. T. The lecture was a
good one, but the audience limited in num-
bers. The choir of the NJ. E. Church was
present and entertained the audience by
some very fine music. The Good Temp
lars did not turn out in regalia, as announc-
ed they would. The Doctor delivered a
lecture to crowded house, on Tuesday
evening, in Port Deposit.
Advices from the peach district, report
the prospect for peach crop favorable.