The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-04-10
Local Affairs.

Tho County Commissioners, Orphans
Court and School Commissioners will meet
on Tuesday next, 18th instant.
-Tramps.-One fat ard lazy-lookine
fellow called this week after night, looking
for place to lodge-not for work.
There will be meeting of the Elkton
Reading Room Club at the Rooms of the
Club, on Saturday evening, April 18th.
Fishing for shad and herring with the
large hauling seines generally commenced
on the North East, Elk, and Sassafras riv-
ers this week.
"A Careless Fellow.-A man who sends
for specimen number of a newspaper and
forgets to enclose two cent stamp to pay
the postage.
There will be an Auction of Store
Goods at Browns store to day, at 104
O'Clock, and this evening at =. Ladies
are specially invited.
Twenty eight persons joined the Elk
ton Presbyterian Church on last Sabbath.
This large accession of membership is at
tributed in a great measure to the recent
efforts of Rev. Mr. Culis.
Much fun is expected at the spelling
match on Tuesday night. A good laugh is
worth quarter any evening, and is often
more potent against disease than doctors
nostrums.
The Elkton NJ. E. Church is still with
out a minister, the congregation having
refused to receive Rev. Geo. A. PhGbus,
who was assigned to this charge by the late
Conference.
"A few shad have been caught in the
North East and Elk rivers. McNeight had
the two first shad of the season in town on
Wednesday. Herring and other fish are
very plenty.
In Pursuit of Pretzel."-A school
boy in this town, 16 years of age, weighs
1e9 pounds. Our fat contributor, "Pret-
EEL" will have to look to his laurels.
Young America is after him.
"A number of ladies have given in their
names as contestants at the spelling bee on
Tuesday evening. There is room yet. If
one night is too short time to spell all
hands down, the bee will be continued till
its buzz is heard in every bonnet.
-Skirmish Drill.-There will be skrm-
ish drill by the Groome Guards on the
depot lot to-day at o'clock P. NJ. This
drill is military movement worth seeing.
Ladies may witness the evolutions without
danger, as there will oe no firing by the
troops.
On Wednesday night last, the frame
kitchen adjoining the dwelling house &C.
cupied by Mr.. John Lair, on High street,
was discovered to be on fire, but the flames
were extinguished before any serious dam
age was done. The property belongs to
Mr.. Nicholas Hiss.
There will be grand "Spelling Bee "
at Liberty Grove school house, on the even
ing of the 18th instant Doors open at
O'Clock. The prize is chrome from
Tudor's celebrated painting, "Charming."
Admittance, cents. The public are cor
daily invited.
AT public spelling match in Indiana
polls, the first person who missed word
was the editor of the School Journal, form.
erly Superintendent of Education in that
city. He spelled "allege'' with sd"
and was presented with huge cabbage for
bouquet.
Mr.. ]. A. Wilson, who has been for
several years salesman for Moore & Bro,
and has served Cecil county customers so
faithfully, has taken the Carswell soap
house, in Wilmington, known as the &" Will,
mington Soap Works." and will hereafter
sell his own manufacture of soap.
Mr.. w. X. Stackhouse has cleared out
the haul on his farm, and made extensive
arrangements for an extensive fishing this
season. "Stack' knows how to push
things, and if the fish are in the water he
will be very apt to catch them. We wish
him humping luck - and big fishing.
-Antidote for Poison.-When it becomes
known that poison has been swallowed,
stir salt and ground mustard, of each a
teaspoonful, into glass of water, and have
it drank Immediately. 1t is the quickest
emetic known. 1t should vomit in one
minute. Then give the whites of two or
three eggs in cup or two of the strongest
coffee. If no coffee, swallow the eggs in
sweet cream, and if no cream, sweet milk;
if neither, down with the eggs.
Pocket Mucilage.-To make pocket
mucilage, boil one pound of the best white
glue and strain very clear; boil also four
ounces of isinglass and mix the two to-
gether; place them in a water bath (glue
KETTLE with half pound of white sugar,
and evaporate till the liquid is quite thick,
when it is to be poured into moulds, dried
and cut into pieces of convenient size.
This Immediately dissolves in water and
fastens paper very firmly.
Poetry of the season:
Now doth the evening spelling bee
Comb down the Dragging spoilers;
lis honey for the pretty girls,
But waxy for the "fellers."
Work for the idle.-The p, w. & B.
Railroad Company advertise by hand-bill
for 2OO laborers to work on the track be-
S''NNA vi duu aUcTueeD, 1arfOrQ
county. s1.25 per day are the wages offered.
The job will occupy several months. Let
the loafers and tramps 60 to work.
The colored dramatic troupe had unite
successful exhibition at the Odd Fellows
Hall on Tuesday night. The entertain
ment consisted of combination of comedy
and concert. Mr.. Chlds, the colored COM
edian, quite distinguished himself in his
peculiar role. A large number of white
folks availed themselves of their newly
acquired privileges under the Civil Rights
and attended the performance. All were
mighty pleased with the exceptionally good
singing, and Prof. Childs' fine acting.
Misses Sue E. Conard and Evangeline
Coates, of West Grove, two of Chester
county's best teachers, have been engaged
as instructors in the Friends Select School
at Rising Sun. The managers and patrons
Oh this school are to be congratulated on