The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-03-27
Local Affairs.

Tomorrow will be Easter Sunday,
when it is the custom of some people to
devour an unusual number of eggs.
just as we 60 to press letter from a
correspondent at Port Deposit reaches us,
which will account for its not appearing
this week.
There will be meeting of the Read
ing Room Club at the Rooms of the Club,
on this Saturday evening. A full attend
ance is requested.
I Subscribers of The Wig who have
changed their residence will please notify
us and their papers will be sent to the
proper office without delay.
There was an exhibition of tableaux
at the Odd Fellows Hall, in the school
room, on Thursday evening. Miss Lille
Towards school got up and managed the
affair.
BY reference to the SherifSs License
Notice, in our advertising columns, the
names of the persons recommended by the
Grand Jury for license to sell liquor will be
found.
Ducks have been very numerous in
Elk river this week-but fight shy of the
decoys. Some of our sporting men went
down the river to try their luck, but came
back empty.
Farmers had better not invest largely
in the oat crop this Spring. The season
will be too short to warrant a good crop.
Late sown oats seldom yield well in either
quality or quantity.
This has been busy week for those
who changed residences, and the cold and
stormy weather and bad roads made "mov-
ing anything but agreeable. Get "a home
and stick to it is the true philosophy.
The train due here at o'clock p. NJ.
met with an accident near Linwood, on
Saturday evening last, which delayed the
arrival of the train at Elkton till nearly 9
o'clock. A break occurred to the engine.
No further damage was done.
On Sunday morning last, while occupy.
ing his accustomed place in the Methodist
church, John Perkins, Jr., of this town,
received despatch announcing the death
of his father, who resided in Wilmington.
J. Perkins, ST., the deceased, had reached
the ripe age of 10 years.
Each and every one who will buy
New Sewing Machine for cash will be pre-
scented with one barrel of the best flour and
one ton of coal. This arrangement is not
good after the 25th of April, 1875. Custo-
-: a:kt~o
uine Elias Howe or the Improved Ameri-
can Machines. JOHN WILKINSON, Agent,
Elkton, Md.
There will be an all day meeting at
North East Colored NJ. z. Church, on
Sunday, 2Sth instant; general class at 8
o'clock A. NJ; preaching at il o'clock, and
also at 2 o'clock p. NJ. by the minister in
charge. A sermon on the Resurrection of
Christ will be preached in Providence Col
ored NJ. P. Church, Elkton, on Sunday
evening next, by the Pastor, Rev. E. w.
Scott.
This Winters most fashionable class
of storm-the sleet storm of Friday night
last-was the heaviest of the season, and
gave everything exposed to it triple coat
ing of silver. In the moonlight on Sunday
night and the bright sun on Monday, earth
I and trees presented one gorgeous display of
sparkling jewels. On Wednesday, came a
snow that would have done credit to mid
Winter.
MIR. Samuel Logan, Jr., who fell on the
ice, some weeks ago, and broke his leg, is
slowly recovering but is still unable to
work. He is improving his time, however,
in laboring for the cause of temperance.
He has prepared lecture on "The Curse
of the Social Glass, " which he has deliver
ed at several places in the county. On
Monday evening next he purposes speaking
in his native place, Charlestown, where we
bespeak for him large audience.
Rev. J. E. Alexander, who has been
resident of Elkton for three years, a portion
of that time as Principal of the Academy,
has received a call from a congregation at
Ridley Park, short distance from Phila-
delphia, on the p, W. & B. r. r., which
place he will remove to from here. Mr.. A.
will also have the management of female
seminary, which is about being established
there. On Tuesday next he will have
public sale of some of his furniture &c,
prior to his leaving Elkton.
"A Council of Oranges for Cecil county.
AT a meeting of Advance Grange p. of
II. the first move was made towards estab-
fishing Council for the Oranges of Cecil,
Evo in bo
county. Said meeting will in all proba-
bility be held in Elkton, as central point.
Advance Grange will meet hereafter at
Colora, on the second and fourth Wednes-
days in each month. Nearly all the lead
ing farmers of that section are now inter-
ested in it.
MIR. Thos. Conry, of Chesapeake City,
has invested largely in the road business,
having purchased about ninety miles of
road in the First and Second Districts.
He has ordered road scraper from Salem,
New Jersey, where first-class article is
said to be manufactured. Mr.. C. has his
contracts for three years. at about what it
has cost the county under the old system
to keep the roads in miserable repair, and
we have no doubt that he will be able not
only to clear 40 per cent, but keep the
roads hundred per cent better than they
were kept by the old system.
The County Commissioners completed
the sale of public roads at auction, on
Thursday, at North East, where the roads
of the Fifth district were disposed of on
that day, postponement having taken
place from the day advertised, on account
of bad weather interfering. A number of
roads in the several districts were bid in by
the Commissioners and are being disposed
of by private contracts to parties, many
showing degree of timidity about bid
ding, the system being new and the length
of time not having passed which is required
to put new idea through Simple Smon's
head. Next week we hope to have a full
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