The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-03-20
Local Affairs.

Work has been resumed in the granite
quarries of Port Deposit.
j. T. Collins, near Elkton, has fine
lot of seed oats and corn for sale.
-Radishes, the first of the season, have
been put into market this week by Bel, the
Elkton trucker.
Fresh herring made their appearance
in town this week. The first were caught
by THE Boys
Rev. William Kershaw will preach in
the Elkton NJ. f. Church tomorrow Sun
day. morning.
retreat on Wednesday last and gave us all
a parting shake.
Mud predominated this week. and per
sons attending Court had sad experience
in traversing bottomless roads.
Fish, in abundance, made their appear
ance in our market this week; pike, yellow
neds, mnllets moccasin and catfish.
Rev. ]. II. Lightbourne, of Cumber-
land has been transferred to New York,
and stationed in 18th Street Church.
Our streets have been lively with teams
the last three days, moving furniture from
place to place. What pleasant episode
in the life of housekeepers is moving day.
The snow and ice had all disappeared
from about our town before St. Patrick
day, and the Saint was welcomed with an
abundance of mud and spanking breeze
from the northwest.
"A break occurred in Sites mill-race
on Friday night of last week, caused by
the thawing out of the frost and Spring
freshets. Hands were put to work on Sat
urday to repair the damages.
The robins, peewees, blackbirds, blue
birds and other visitors of Spring have made
their appearance; and it will be well for all
idle boys and men to remember that there
is a fine of S. for killing one of these birds.
Scarlet fever is in town, the children
in two families being afflicted with that
malignant disease. On Tuesday last a
child of Simeon Scott, two years of age,
died with the disease after three days i'll
ness.
The Glass Front appears in Il new dress
this week. Those little o's round about it,
represent plate glass, which was as near as
the printers could approach that article.
But to realize all the beauties Of the place,
you must go inside.
The Literary Society of Liberty Grove
School will give an entertainment on Fri
day evening next, Goth inst. Doors open
at y o'clock. Admission 20 cents; chill
dren, half price. Proceeds for the benefit
of the School.
The letter from ga poor fisherman "
we were compelled to lay over for the next
issue. He takes Communistic grounds, but
enters his protest against the fishing laws
with a great deal of earnestness. He shall
have hearing, but the law is as we stated.
-Trotting Stock.-The attention of per-
sons DESTROYS of raising stock from thor
rough bred horse, and abandoning the un-
profitable business of rearing Junk heads,
are invited to the advertisement of G. w.
Lockwood's celebrated horse, "Legatee,"
in to days Wing.
Bishop Lay will preach at the Church of
St. Augustine, Bohemia Manor, on We'd
nesday, the Gath Of March, at clock P. NJ.
On Thursday, the 25h he will visit Elk
ton, remaining till after Easter. He will
preach every night, and on Easter Day.
Great anxiety about the Court House
this week by the men who desire to renew
their licenses next May. On Monday and
Tuesday full delegation reporting from
all parts of the county, was in attendance,
which was kept full by fresh supplies on
Wednesday.
There are but two places in the Ninth
where spirituous liquors are sold, but the
petition sent to the Grand Jury from that
district against license was signed by two
hundred and twenty one persons. The vot-
ing population of the district is about three
hundred and fifty.
Mr.. Geo. Mahan has again returned to
Elkton from Wilmington. He was former
ly a resident of this town, but moved to
the city to better his fortune about the
beginning of the financial crash, but being
disappointed in his expectations has re-
turned to Elkton.
With the break up of the ice in the
rivers the ducks have made their appear
ance from the south, moving toward their
northern breeding grounds. Their stay
will be very short, the season being far
advanced and the weather quite mild. The
season in our waters has been one of the
poorest probably ever known for ducking.
&C. C. Brokaw, whose dangerous illness
we announced last week, died on Saturday
morning. The deceased was we'll known
throughout the county, having occupied a
place in the School Board several years and
was county surveyor at the time of his
death. He had reached quite an advanced
age.
"A four horse team, belonging to Mr..
Abraham Mackey, ran away from the depot
on Monday last. The wagon, which was
loaded with coal, was upset and the tongue
broken off. The horses ran with the de-
tached tongue about two hundred yards,
when they were stopped. No damage done
except to the wagon.
The Conference of the NJ. P Church,
which has been in session in Baltimore for
six days, adjourned on Wednesday last
The appointments in this county are
Cecil Circuit-J. Thompson and H. c.
Stern; Warwick-D. W. Bates. Rev. Mr..
DUNN, late of Cecil Circuit, goes to How
ard Circuit, and D. N. Gilbert to Anne
Arundel.
Land Sales.-James McCauley, Ex-
ecutor of Sarah E. Howard, deceased, has
sold the farm of said deceased containing
100 acres, for $1,000. Purchasers, r. T.
Howard and G. D. Lynch. He has also
sold the lot at Bohemia Bridge, at the
southeast corner Of said bridge, containing
about three quarters of an acre, to |. II.