The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-10-04
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Several white frosts this week make
the weather begin to feel like Fall.
The Rising Sun Methodists have sus-
pended a new bell in the cupola of their
church.
Mr. Jacob A. Howard, of this town,
had a fne COW to die ON Thursday last
the best of his herd.
Money sold at the Elkton Mutual Build
ing Association on Saturday night last for
16s@17O premium.
The Railroad Company are renewing
platforms and making general repairs
The Elkton boys had a bee hunt one
night this week. Hoaoe the &eluded hunter
ran was a caution to all sewing machine
agents.
-Elkton is becoming so moral and anti
belligerent, that a little skirmish on Thurs
day created a tremendous excitement and
crowd.
A new map and descriptive circular
containing location, prices, &C., &C.. OF
Kansas Railroad Land, sent free on appli-
cants from the WING Office.
The Church of St. Augustine, Bohemia
Manor, will be opened for Public Worship,
on Sunday, the 18th of October, at half
past 3 o'clock P. NJ.
The brick work of the Presbyterian
Church is gradually approaching compile
ton. The brick-layers have been employed
on the tower for a week or more.
The Choir of the Glasgow Presbyterian
Church, assisted by the Choir of the Elkton
NJ. E. Church, will give Concert Of sacred
music, at said church, on Friday evening
next, the 10th inst.
For good beef at the low price of s, 8
and 10 cents per pound, by the quarter,
call on Rudolph Bennett, Esq, at his store
in West Elkton, whose advertisement ap-
pears in our columns to-day.
The prospect for a good corn crop in
this county is favorable. From all quarters
the crop is reported we'll matured with fine
yield of grain, but less fodder than usual
White potatoes will be heavy yield.
Select reading will be given free of
charge by Past Chancellor Clinton McCul-
Tough, in Washington Lodge of X. p. No.
81 of Elkton. All Knights in good stand
ing are particularly invited to be present.
Jos. G. Taylor has sold out his store at
Ashville, Lancaster county, and rented the
property to John w. Passmore, of Bay
View. Mr.. Passmore was until recently
employed in the house of J. Tome
& Co., at Port Deposit.
There will be an all-day meeting at
Providence Church, Elkton, on Sunday.
General class at Z o'clock A. NJ; preaching
at II A. NJ; also3 and y P. NJ. The sacra
ment will be administered in the afte noon.
There we'll be some strange ministers pres
ent Rev. E. w. Scott, Pastor.
Adjustable Spring Bed. Mr.. A. A.
Chapman has been placing these superior
spring beds, or rather spring bottoms, with
housekeepers on trial, in the town of North
East, Elkton, and other parts of the coun-
ty. These beds have been received with
general favor. After trial of a few days,
few are willing to part with such luxury.
Mr.. Chapman is distributing them on trial
and we advise all who would enjoy the
most luxurious of touches to try one of
Bartlett's Patent Adjustable Spring Beds.
Blind Tom, will exhibit his almost
superhuman power as 4 musician, at the
Odd Fellows Hall, on Tuesday evening
next, 7th inst. 1t is worth journey of
hundred miles to hear Tom play. Any
piece of music-the most ditficult-hs has
once heard he can Immediately repeat
without missing a note Tom is stone
blind and but one remove from an idiot.
His musical powers are not acquired by
cultivation but wholly a natural gift
We hope his agent will give a musical
concert entirely and not devote any part of
the time to displaying Toms initiative
power of beasts, birds and steam whistles.
This feature of his exhibition when for
merly at Elkton, was universally con
demned.
Theft Of Travelling -bag-A gentleman
on the 932 P. NJ. train going north missed
his travelling bag on Tuesday last, soon
after the cars passed Elkton. He proceed
ed as far as Wilmington and returned to
Elkton by the 1.32 A. NJ. train. After an
unsuccessful search the next morning for
the lost satchel, he proceeded to North
East and ascertaining the number of tickets
sold at that station for Elkton, and the
names of the parties purchasing the tickets
he returned to Elkton armed with this
information. A detective" and Deputy
Sheriff were employed, and soon the sus-
pected party was arrested. The missing
bag was found in his possession, rihed.-
The goods were recovered and the thief
was released on the payment of $50 to the
gentleman who had been robbed, by one of
the culprit's relations
cB The PUREsT AND SWEETEST CoD-
LIVER OIL is Hazard s. Caswell's, made on
the sea shore, from fresh, selected livers,
by Caswell, Hazard & Co., New York. 1t
is absolutely pure and saoeet. Patients who
have once taken it prefer it to all Others
Physicians have decided IL superior to anv