The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-03-07
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


Mr.. E. NJ. links, special agent for the
pension office was in town on Monday last,
looking up some cases on the special list.
"A fine snow storm set in yesterday
morning, giving our boosted Spring wealth
er wintry aspect.
The Mutual Building Association of
Elkton, sold So, 900 on Saturday night last,
at 81 so premium. Mrs. Sarah Ella Clark,
purchaser.
w. P. Shade has captured in Skunk
Hollow, near Rising Sun, the present sea-
son, 1875 rabbits, II muskrats, 81 polecats,
opossums, minks and coons.
Muddy roads are the standing subject
of complaint by the wayfaring, but the
bright sunshine and warm winds of March
promise to speedily remove that difficulty.
The steamer sc. P. Smith, Captain
Brown, which piled between Baltimore and
Elk Landing last season, will resume her
trips on Monday next between Baltimore
and North East.
The lecture of Rev. T. L. Poulson on
"Queer People," delivered at Cherry Hill,
on Wednesday evening last was well pa
tronized for the season, and the lecture
highly entertaining.
Cars fired into.-The evening train
which arrives at Elllton at 6 o'clock was
fired into at Havre de Grace by some un-
known villain. The ball passed close to
two of the passengers in one of the cars.
A Prolific Heifer-Mr. Roger H. Kirk
has a Durham heifer years old next May,
which has given birth to three calves.
Her first calf was in the Spring of 1878.
At present she has pair Of heifer calves
by her side.
james II. Morgan, an employee of the
P, W. 6 B. R. R. Co., abo ut the Elkton
depot, had one of his hands badly crushed
while coupling train of cars one day last
week. The previous week Roger Feeley
lost a finger by the same means.
The first herring of the season were
caught by Captain w. Drew in the ELK
river this week. Very fine pike, suntish,
yellow neds and mullets were quite plenty
this week. McNeight appears to have the
fish market to himself.
The vane has been placed in position
on the spire of the new Presbyterian
Church of this town, and points immova-
bly to the southwest. 1t is an indicator
of perpetual fair weather. The skaters
will finish roofing the tower the first calm
day.
The Sabbath School of Zion NJ. E.
Church will hold an Exhibition and Con-
cert, on Wednesday evening next, the 18th
inst, for the benefit of their library. 1t is
promised that the programme will be
somewhat different from that of the 10Th
ultimo.
An important notice is published by
the Register of Wills to Guardians, Execu-
tors and Administrators; which will be apt
to create furry among these officials.
The County Commissioners have been rak-
ing up some laws for taxing property
which appear to have fallen into disuse.
MIR. A. S. Mason, who has been 'citi
Zen of our town for sixteen years past,
and since the war has carried on the boot
and shoe business on Main street, left for
Wilmington, on Thursday evening last
Mr.. Joshua NJ. Ash takes his place in the
shoe business.
Our enterprising sewing machine man,
Mr.. J. Wilkinson, has placed a new sign
over his door, blue and gold, painted by
MIR. G. Wells. The execution does infinite
credit to the artistic skill and taste of the
painter.
Long train of cars passed through Elk
ton on Saturday, which were loaded with
tea and silk-worm's eggs from San Fran
cisco. The cars were all of uniform size
with ventilators, and pronounced by the
agent, Mr. Wells, the handsomest train of
cars that ever passed over the P, w. &
B. r. r.
Two of the pupils of the Night School
gave fine exhibition of their proficiency
in the "manly art of self-defence," in the
Hollow, ON Thursday last, to admiring
lookers-on. After becoming tired of using
their fists, they fourished Knives but did
not use them As usual, when needed, no
officer was about. A citizen finally parted
the belligerents.
We have been kindly furnished with
the weather report for February by frien',
(which our readers, who have taste for
smetearology, will find an interesting study.
IA marked difference in temperature ap-
sfpears between the 22d and 23d, when the
!. thermom eter rose to 70o, and the 25th and
! Goth, when the mercury fell to 200, with
inches Of snow on the ground.
1t gives us pleasure to publish the ar
rival in town of Miss Brooke, of Freder-
sicksburgh, Va, who proposes giving les
sons in vocal music and on the piano.
Miss Brooke's recommendations are high,
and we hope that those who desire to avail
themselves of the services of a thoroughly
qualified teacher, will give her fair trial.
She may be communicated with at the
Howard House.
Spring is rapidly advancing. The
warm genial days of the present week
opened the maple buds and called out the
bees, whose hum among the branches, and
the MARBLE of the blue birds lent a new
life to dreary days of departing Winter.
The farmers speak hopefully of the wheat
which has not been checked or injured by
the frosts of Winter. In the fields the
grass is growing green and the buds of
the peach trees are pressing and expand
ing and in few days bid fair to start into
bloom.
We saw two barrels of oysters on
:, thursday last, marked II. II. Bennett.
a,ein of an inquisitive turn of mind we
qnreste 4 80 cents for one dozen, and found
them sim, oly delicious, and we proneuce
them the bot that have appeared in the
,Elkton market for some years. Four of
them opened succsssively measured from
eJutyo six inches inclusive, and were plump