The Cecil Whig., 1874-12-26
Local Affairs.

ones head.
Court adjourned on Tuesday till the
4th of January.
The Mutual Building Association of
Elkton, meets this Saturday evening.
The fair in the Catholic Church school
room will begin next Thursday, the 31st,
and last three days.
Our exchanges talk of sleghing. We
have had no snow about Elkton yet, ex-
cept few stray flakes.
The Elkton market is crowded with
poultry. Turkeys are selling as low as
thirteen cents pound, picked.
About Oxford, We learn, the inhabit-
ants have been enjoying the Lapland
amusement called sleighing. How barbar-
GUS,
The first of the Winter series of Elk
ton sociables was given by Mrs. Won Bowens
on Tuesday evening, and was very bril-
liant party.
The Peninsular Press Association will
hold their next meeting at the Clayton
House, Wilmington, on Wednesday next,
30th of December.
The annual visit of the Zion Presby
terian congregation will be made to the
Pastor, Rev. J. II. Johns, on Thursday
afternoon and evening, 31st instant.
The corner stone of Galena (EpiscopaD
Church, Shrewsbury Parish, Kent county,
Nd, will be laid on Thursday, December
31st Services commence at 1920 A. NJ.
The Rev. VIM. B. Culiss, of Philadel-
phia, will conduct gospel services in the
Presbyterian Church of Chesapeake City
every afternoon and evening of next week,
except Saturday. All are invited. Seats
free.
AT Rising Sun the ladies of the Mite
Society of the Methodist Church propose
taking advantage of the holiday season to
hold fair and festival on the 30th and 31st
instants. The fashion of church fairs and
festivals has fallen into disuse in this heigh-
borhood.
The sewing circle and trustees of
Providence Church intend holding fair
and festival during the holidays, in the
basement of the church, commencing on
Thursday evening, December 24th and con-
time six or eight nights. The public are
invited.
The charge at the Catholic school is
twenty five cents month, and those who
cannot pay even that, as some do not, have
the same attention paid them as those who
but to teach the young those things which
are for their spiritual and temporal welfare.
REV. w. ballard,
Pastor of Catholic Church.
"A Newark, Del, correspondent of the
Wilmington Commercial, says: " We under
stand the Reading Railroad Company in
tend applying to the Legislature of Della
ware, for a charter to run line from Clay
mont through by Glasgow and thence to
Elk river, with a coal depot at the termi-
nus of said line."
The terminus probably would lie French
town.
The following Letters Patents were
issued during the week ending December
18th, 1874: Grain meters, w. G. Fowler,
Chaneyville, Maryland; Wheels for vehi-
cles, II. Gwynn, Baltimore; Roofing Tiles,
L. Hamel, Baltimore; Steam Fountain
Washer, II. II. Robins Baltimore. Re-
ported by Fitch & Fitch, Solicitors of Pat
ents New York City, through Reuben
Haines, Counselor-at-law, Corresponding
Solicitor in Elkton.
The Middletown correspondent of the
Wilmington Commercial says" The rev-
val of religion in the NJ. f. Church is ex-
erting widespread influence, and although
the meeting has been continued five weeks,
the interest is on the increase, large con-
gregations being nightly in attendance and
the altar crowded with pentents. Mr..
Matlack, the pastor, is immensely popular,
and has endeared himself to all The
Methodists will not hear to any change in
the Spring, but would prefer the term of
pastoral service to be extended, even be-
yond three years. The meeting will be
continued through Christmas week."
The two-inch snowfall of Sunday last,
with accompanying moisture, froze up
during the night and rendered walking un-
certain and dangerous business. Our pave
ments are very icy and it behooves pedes.
trians to be exceedingly careful to prevent
the horizontal from overpowering the per.
pendcular Several severe falls have re-
suited. 1t was very dangerous for old peo
pie to venture out on Monday Oxford
Press.
Come down from your hyperborean re-
gions, oh, Press, to Elkton, and enjoy our
beautiful, pleasant, semi mitropical weather.
Strange, such difference there should be,
betwixt the climate of Oxford and Elk
ton.
From the St. Louis Dispatch of Mon
day, the 14th Of December, we clip the
following death notice, which may be of
interest to some of our readers:
The FUNERAL OF JUDGE THOMAS
Judge David Thomas, one of the pioneers
OF the State, died on Saturday night, at
Bridgeport, after brief illness. When
last seen in the city, about ten days ago, he
was apparently in robust health. The
Judge came to st. Louis from Cecil county,
Maryland, some seventy five years ago,
about the time the post of St. Louis was
turned over to the United States by the
French authorities. Some twenty five
years ago he filled the position of County
Judge and gave general satisfaction to the
citizens of st. Louis county. Since then
he has been mostly occupied with the set
tlement of estates and has been an almost
constant attendant on the sessions of the
Probate Court.
The funeral took place this morning at
the Fee Fee Church and was attended by
large number of friends.
Christmas Services at Trinity Church.
Christmas Ere, at midnight.
Christmas Day at II A. NJ.
and ) p. N.
On Christmas Eve the Church will be
opened at huff past eleren, at which time
the Bell will be rung.
The OfsrtH0s on Christmas Dan will be