The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-05-03
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

ELkTON, MAY 3, 1873.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Local Miscellany.-Money sold at tn
Mutual Building Association on Saturda,
night last at 1874 and lat premium.
There will be a strawberry festival in tn
Presbyterian Church, at Chesapeake Cit
on May 9th, 2Sth and goth inst.
Rev. Robert P. Kennedy will preach il
the Presbyterian Church of Chesapeake
City, next Sabbath, May 4th, at 104 A. N.
and y P. NJ,
The Engineers have been busy this weel
making preliminary surveys for the f1lktol
& Massey's Railroad. The line through
Partrige's hill has many advantages owe
all others and is likely to be the on
adopted.
Port Deposit has got a steam fire engine
Tho fishermen on North East river hav'
been catching more herring this weel
than they could manage. They sell TO
so cents hundred on the shsre. Shad hav'
not been plenty this Spring. May da!
was a gala day on the shores.
On Monday next, seven wise men will b.
elected Town Commissioners for Elkton
the ensuing year, who will be dubbed fool
and asses before the year is out The pay
is nothing, and strange to say some ART
found soliciting the nomination. What
mania for office!
DR.. Kennedy, Homeopathic physician
removed to our town this week, and ha'
hung out his shingle on Main street, op
posite Church street. His card is publish
ed in to-day'spaper.
The lot of ground belonging to Trinity
Church was fenced in this week, on which
to build the Rectory.. We have no doubt, II
the same spirit of enterprise which is no"
manifested in the congregation continues,
before many years pass we shall see
building erected, which will be-not only
an ornament to our town, but will alss
greatly add to the already bright prospects
for the future advancement of the church,
under the untiring efforts of the new
and popular Rector. A fine organ arrived
last Tuesday, and will aid very materially
in the church service, which, beautiful at
all times, will be still moro solemn and
impressive when the rite of confirmation
is administered on the 18th of May, by The
Right Rev. Bishop Lay.
A Concert by company of the first
Amateur Singers, of Baltimore, will be
given at Port Deposit, on Friday even
ing 9th of May, for the benefit of st.
James Episcopal Church.
Rumored Railroad Change.-A rumor
is in circulation, with what foundation we
can not say, that the management of the
Philadelphia, Wilmington u Baltimore
Railroad is about to be transferred to the
PENNSYLVANIA Central Railroad Company;
that arrangements are now being made,
and will be completed for the transfer
about the middle of May. Messrs. FELTON,
and Kenney, it is said, are to be elected
directors Of the Pennsylvania Central.
.Middseto,cn Transcript.
Election Of Oficers.-At the regular
meeting of the I. o. G. T., of Elkton, the
following officers were elected for the ensu-
ing term on Monday evening April 2sth.
w. C. T., T. C. Crouch; W. V. T.,
Joanna Sloan; w. R. g., Matte Wingate;
w. F. S., Lizzie Walmsley; w. t., M. Il.
Crouch; W. c., S. ]. Smith; w. NJ, w.
H. Davis; w. D. NJ, Ada Gray; w. 1. g.,
Laura Witworth; W. o. G., E. W. Draper;
W. L. II. S., Mary j. Ricketts,; W. R. h.
S., M. C. Walmsley; D. G. w. c. T., l..
M. Haines.
100000 Prize.-A lucky fellow named
Pemistan, of Philadelphia, has drawn a
$500, 900 prize in the Havana lottery.
Drafts for the amount, less the usual dis
count (s420,OOO are on their way from
Havana by steamer. The drafts we're cut
in two and forwarded by different steam
ers, as better protection against loss
This large prize will serve as powerful
incentive to five hundred thousand fools to
invest in the lottery, each hoping that he
or she will draw a capital prize. This
prize is the largest ever drawn by an Amer.
ican.
Alleged Attempt to Poison Family
A. colored girl was lodged in Jail at Elkton
as It week for an alleged attempt to poison
The family of Mr.. Benjamin 3. Price. of
sassa fras Neck, where she had been en-
Dloyed as a servant, by putting poison in
The coff, c. Mrs. Price first tasted the cof-
fee and ,'ound it very bitter, caused by
some forei On substance that had been put
in it, she in, erred. Suspicion Immediately
rested on the ,,-irl for having poisoned the
coffee. and Mr.. Price tried to make her
drink some of it, ". hich she refused to do,
when she was arrest I'd and committed to
Jail.
Resignation Of DIR. Nc. abe.-Dr. John
Collins McCabe, pastor of 1t. AIMS +. T.
Church, Middletown, last Sa turday caiieo
a meeting of the Vestry of his church ano
rendered his resignation. The 'estry al
journed without taking any acti ON on the
resignation until Monday, when 1t was
accepted and resolutions of regret a. 1optsd
The resignation will take effect at tie Ter
minatien of the present quarter. W oere
Mr.. McCabe will go, is not yet known, .'u
he will probably remove from the State
His loss will be severely felt in the church,
in the Masonic fraternity and in the com
munity at large.-Euery Evening.
Insanity Of Teacher.-We are calico
on to make the painful announcement Till
week, Of the terrible affliction Of insanit.
in the Principal of the Elkton Public
School, Mr.. Chamberlain. He was motto
ed last week to act strangely. He has
wife and family residing at Havre de Grace
from which town he came to act as Primer
pal of the Public School at this place,
few months ago. Mr.. Chamberlain hat
been in the habit of going home to Havr