The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-03-21
LOCAL Affairs.

Cummings BAKE nouse' vi Ahui s""'
night.
We advertise runaway negro TINS
week. That's something new. He was
bound-to run, it seems.
The Orphans Court were in session
two days this week, but transacted no
business of general interest.
The P. W., & B. R. r. Co. are sub
shutting an iron span in the susquehanna
bridge in place of the wooden span, on the
Cecil side.
Auction Cash Sale at Newmayer's on
Dolly Warden street, at one O'Clock this
Saturday afternoon of Household aud
Kitchen Furniture.
Again we have the genial weather OF
Spring, which we hope has come to stay.
St. Patrick's day had its customary furry,
of course.
MIR. John Nickle has sold his farm con-
tanning SO acres with fine buildings. and
located near Woodlawn, this county, to
Mr.. Jacob C. Warner, for $4,000.
The Delaware ladies, who visited Elk
ton on Thursday last, on canvass for
their Centennial Tea Party at ST. Georges,
disposed of one hundred tickets in the
town.
The next session of the Cecil County
Temperance Convention, will be held at
Cecilton, on Thursday, the Goth inst. 1t
is very desirable that a full attendance
should be present.
The County Commissioners were IN
session on Tuesday and Wednesday, but
did nothing worthy of note, unless listen
ing to applicants petitions for collector
ships be deemed noteworthy.
-Flocks of wild geese have been pass
ing over town this week, on their northern
migration. They flew quite low and
honked their farewell, as they winged their
steady flight above the tree tops.
Bohemia and Sassafras rivers are said
to be alive with ducks, preparing for their
Spring migration to the northern lakes
and bays, where new broods are to be rear
ed to supply the annual drain in the South
ern tour of the birds.
-Wanamaker and Brown, proprietors of
the celebrated clothing establishment, at
9th & Market streets, Philadelphia, have
opened their new fabrics for spring. Their
circulars promise custom made clothing
considerably below others.
The Elkton Amateur Dramatic Com
pany will repeat "Ten Nights in Bar
room,'' on Thursday evening, April 18th.
Their admirable performance last week
should insure a good audience, but they
should have had a performance while
Court was in session.
DIR. H. c. Register, who recently
graduated from Jefferson College with the
first honors in oral surgery, publishes his
card in The Wing this week. The doctor
proposes to make oral surgery speciality
in his practice, and his previous practical
knowledge acquired as dentist, cannot
fail to make him most skillful operator
where diseases of the mouth and its organs
require treatment.
The sweet song bird of West Elkton,
Miss Lou Bennett, has been captured, and
Elkton ears will be charmed no more by her
mellow notes. One bird fancier from Phil
adelphia, whose name is reached through
the difficult photography Stadger, set love
traps for the unsuspecting bird which
finally become entangled in the meshes,
and was borne away in triumph to the
Quaker City, to MARBLE her songs for the
Centennial.
The one-half of the Sewing Machines
that have been sold over the country are
dear at any price, and often cost as much
as a first-class Machine; and it will all
Agents who sell and peddle them about in
wagons. Customers who desire to see for
themselves, would do we'll to call on JOHN
WILKINSON, Wing Building, Elkton, who
sells nothing but first-class Machines, and
will not talk you into any inferior article;
and if it should not suit to pay cash, will
make terms to suit all customers.
Mr.. W. R. Gilpin lost promising
pair of young setter dogs on Sunday last.
He took his children out for walk and
the pups, which were about ten months
old, were allowed to follow. Being full of
life and keen for hunting they could not be
restrained from coursing the fields, and final
ly got beyond call. Having the children to
look after Mr.. Gilpin could not follow the
pups, and bring them back. And as he
feared, they got nto a field where flock
of DR.. Mitchel's sheep were, and the
sheep, of course, ran at sight of the dogs,
and the pups as naturally gave chase. The
shepherds of the flock fastened to the
continently shot and killed. The pups
were of good stock, and, while the owner
of the sheep cannot be blamed, it is a mis-
fortune, where SO many old and worthless
ours depredate or trespass upon the COM
munity, that their sins should be visited
on pair of wild, too eager, puppies.
The Oxford Press men have discovered
another wonder of that neighborhood, and
with that minuteness of detail, a dis
tinguishing virtue of the Bohemian family,
they take care that nothing shall be lost in
telling the story:
AN ACTIVE OLD LADY.-We have re.
Gently received the following information
in relation to very remarkable old lady,
of East Nottingham, whose pardon We
must beg for thus advertising her in so
public manner. There is living within
sight of Oxford lady in her S7th year
who has been blessed with better health
and strength than the majority Of women
She has always been accustomed to do all
the work that pertains to the domestic
duties of farmers wife. She has been a
widow for eighteen years, yet she still has
the oversight of the farm and takes as
much interest in it as she did in her young
er days. She always does the baking for
the family; spins stocking yarn from which
she knits stockings, besides doing much
other special and regular work. During
the past year she had small patch of flax
grown, which she pulled, rotted, broke,
skutched, hacked and spun into fine
quality of domestic sewing thread-going
through the whole process of preparing