The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-01-10

Postponement Of Public Sale.-Owing
to the heavy rain storm, on Wednesday
last, Mr.. Henry A. Wright, on the Plum
Point Farm, was compelled to postpone
his Public Sale of fine Live Stock, Farm
ing Implements, &C., till TUESDAY NENr,
the 18th inst, when the sale will positively
take place. This sale is worthy the atten-
ton of buyers.
Growing Dim-Our street lamps. 1.-THE
gas pipes were cleaned out the town would'
be benefited to the extent of its outlay for
light perhaps. Some of the street lamps
in the vicinity of the Presbyterian Church
resemble penny dips more than gas jets.
And we doubt not that other portions of
the town have the same experience. 1e
Town Commissioners who enjoy the fat
emoluments of office, to say nothing of the
honors, brighten up!
stances.-On Thursday morning John E.
Wilson, Esq, saw two wild ducks in
"Howard's ice pond" opposite his house,
where they were quietly feeding. Getting
his gun he started in pursuit at once, and
getting the bank between him and the
ducks, succeeded in getting in range of
them and bringing one down with each
barrel. They proved to be bull heads-the
Il 1ya hain n al nfh hoo re ct
snow white with tuft of green on the
head. The hen was of duler hue. He
used the tallow cartridge in breech load
ing gun and the ducks were brought down
at long range. With these cartridges a
duck can be killed almost to a certainty at
| at 60 or 70 yards, with light bird gun.
Trunk Robbed.-Miss Joe Black, of
Charlestown, had her trunk broken open
and robbed few days before Christmas,
somewhere between Baltimore and North
East. The trunk was not delivered at the
Cbarlestown station where she left the
cars, and did not turn up for four days
after. After repeated inquiries and tele-
graphings it was found at North East, on
the Tuesday after Christmas, broken open,
the lock bearing marks of having been
blown open by powder, and the whole trunk
presenting the appearance of having been
roughly handled. None of the clothing
had been taken, but card box containing
several articles of jewelry had been rifled.
Mr.. Black reported the affair to the Presi-
dent of the P, w. & B. Railroad Com
pany. Mr.. Hinckley, and detective was
Immediately dispatched to work up the
matter.
The Presbyterian Fair.-We learn that
the total receipts of the Presbyterian Sup
per exceeded all expectations. The tables
amounting to s2Os.53, and from this were
deducted $46.12 for expenses. Altogether
the ladies connected with the entertain
ment, after deducting all expenses, gained
1888, Al, including receipts from the buggy
mentioned last week. The flowers which
were one of the features of the occasion
were kindly presented for the first evening
to Miss A. NJ. Ricketts, who, assisted by
the taste of Misses McIntire, Gilpin and
Mccullough, made them into beautiful
button-hole bouquets" and those pre-
scented and sold on the second night were
from the conservatory of Hon. J. A. j.
Creswell, by Miss McIntire. Our reporter
was misinfogmed in his former report and
makes the second statement in regard to
the floral department in the hope that those
deserving mention may know that he did
not Intentionally slight them. b.
Ice notwithstanding the
"goose bones laid before the Academy
of Sciences at Baltimore, early in Dscem-
Der, to prove that the weather would be
severe, the mild weather still continues.
All the ice houses were cleaned out in anti
cipation of an abundant supply of the crys-
tai necessity for nexi summer. We are
informed that Mr.. Jos. II. McNeal took
advantage Of the cold snap last week,
to secure, and house about 40 loads of the
precious luxury. So far he is alone emit
tied to be called the "Ice King" of the
neighborhood.
The principal dealer of our town (Mr.
Howard, as we'll as all the private ice
houses are still without single lump, and
great anxiety is manifested on the subject
for fear that Boston will have to be depend
ed on, at from one to two cents per pound.
Some of our sages who always claim to
be able to conjecture the, season by signs,
&C., now openly claim that cold icy Win
ter has done his worst and that now Spring
weather may be looked for. If there be
anything in their "signs" it MAY be well
to add that in the garden of Isaac Byard,
an old and respectable colored man, living
on the Landing Lane, two sparrows have
already built their nests in the gooseberry
bushes and one has laid its eggs. If it be
so, as some contend that instructive nature
teaches them to know when to begin weav-
ing twigs in which to hatch and raise their
young, then we have only to say, farewell
to the tingle of the sleigh bells and rejoice
with the poor who have not a fagsot to warm
them from cold, cold, Boreas; and at the
same time beg our ice man to see immedi-
ately about procuring an ample supply of
| ice elsewhere. B.
Report OF the School Commissioners
The School Board met on Tuesday last.
Messrs. F. S. Everist, S. J. England and
George Biddle, School Commissioners APP
pointed by the Circuit Court, having quail
fed according to law, constituted the