The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-04-04
Local Affairs.


be re-opened on tomorrow Sunday after
noon.
Peach trees are in full bloom in thu
southern parts of the State; no injury t.
the buds reported thus far.
A little son of Mr.. c. W. Wilson, Of
Rising Sun, fell out of a cart a few day
since, was run over and had his arm broken
Tomorrow is Easter Sunday, the enc
of the Lental season. A great many egg
will pass into circulation on the occasion.
Money sold at the Mutual Building
Association of Elkton on Saturday nigh
last at 81 so, 81 and $1.47 premium pei
share.
March, true to its traditions, went Out
with snow and sleet. No month ever made
it's entry with softer skies and balmlel
airs.
The Public School was not opened on
Wednesday last, April list, the Principal,
Mr.. Hanna, being prevented from attend
ing by a sprained ankle.
Andrew ]. Pennington, of Sassafras
Neck, has been appointed Quartermaster
General on the Governors staff. Mr.. P.
is the only member from Cecil.
A black kid glove was left at the NJ.
E. Church on Sunday afternoon. The
lady can have it by calling at the Post
Office.
w. H. Wright has sold out his butch
ering and vegetable establishment at MIR.
McAteer's, on North street, to his brother.
T. Wright, and George Maxwell and pro-
poses to shift his quarters to Little Elk.
The firm of Drennen & Bro. has been
dissolved, and Mr.. J. X. Drennen becomes
sole proprietor Of the business, and will
open out new stock of Spring goods for
his customers, next week.
The firm of Rittenhouse & Heston, at
Rising Sun, has been dissolved, and the
Mammoth Store will be conducted in future
by F. w. Rittenhouse. The Mammoth
advertisement was received too late for
insertion this week.
Davis, Pugh & Co. propose to do an
extensive warehouse business at North
East and have made preparations for a
large Spring trade. We invite the atten-
ton of farmers to their special advertise
ment in The Wig headed Fertilizers.
The firm of Davis s. Miller, who have
been engaged in the lumber business in
Elkton, for some time, publishes this
week, Notice Of Dissolution. Col. Davis
will conduct the business in future. Mr..
Miller retiring on account of bad health.
The Amateur Dramatic Company,
which gained SO much eclat in their first
effort in "Ten Nights in a Barroom,'' had
intended to repeat the performance next
week, but that purpose has been postponed
and the company will perhaps exhibit
about the first of May.
Mrs. Ascherfeld's farewell Concert on
Tuesday evening will be musical enter
tainment most enjoyable. She has taught
numbers of pupils in Elkton who regret
her determination to leave town. Several
of her pupils and other musical talent of
Elkton will assist at the Concert
Now that the mild days of April have
come, every body who has bit of ground
should plant shrubs and trees. Nothing
more delightful to the eye than rose bush
covered with bloom, or refreshing to the
olfactory organs than the exquisite per-
fume of this old queen of the lawn and
flower garden.
All-fools' day, the first of April, was
celebrated in town by a party who made
the bar-room of the Howard House their
headquarters. They nailed penny fast
to the pavement, and the delight consisted
in watching pedestrians stoop to pick it
up-an entertainment infinitely amusing,
and a spot well chosen for smiling"
The funeral of Capt. L. G. Ford took
place on Sunday last. Services were held
at the NJ. E. Church and the remains in
tered in the Methodist burying ground
here. The Captain was an old and much
esteemed citizen of Elkton till recently,
when he moved to a farm near Chester
vile, Kent county, where he died last
week.
Our report of the testimony of David
Phillips in the kearney case, which was
published in last weeks Wing, did the
witness injustice, he complains. The re-
port makes Mr.. Phillips say that he had
told Mrs. Kearney that he hoped Kearney
would not come back alioe;: yet he wished
him we'll" The witness denies having any
conversation with Mrs. Kearney: Said he
did not wish to see Kearney come back.
The Stereoptian Exhibition at the Odd
Fellows Hall on Monday and Tuesday
nights was most enjoyable entertainment.
The Drummond light brought out the
colors on the screen in great beauty and
perfection. The attendance was quite
small and the exhibitor, we judge, did not
clear expenses. Even the distribution of
chromos did not draw, although some of
the audience got very handsome pictures.
There will be an all-day meeting at
Providence First Colored NJ. p. Church,
on Sunday, April 9Th. General Class at
IA. NJ; II o'clock Preaching; p o'clock
Preaching by Rev. w. w. Heberton,
Pastor of the Presbyterian Church. y
o'clock P. NJ. Preaching by Rev. f. W..
Scott, at which time the Sacrament of the
Lords Supper will be administered
There will be Sunday School Exhibition
held in the said church, on Monday and
Tuesday evenings, April 9th and 18th, at
y o'clock. Come one, come all.
A Pied Form.-The first form of type
that has been pied in The Wing Office in
twenty-three years, and perhaps the first
yer pied in the Office, came to grief on
'ay evening of last week. In removing
nv he forms from the sink after wash
,a W Zen in the act of placing it on
.ho imnosing tone, the chase slipped and
anvn one corner # the iron frame came
to the floor, leaving and lndellioie I'm
nrint" in the board, and out went eight
columns of type, composed OF dozen
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