The Cecil Whig., 1875-02-27
m;he Gseril MaIyhig
Local Affairs.

The Mutual Building Association of
Elkton will meet night.
BE careful about fires; insurance stats
tics place February and March as the most
dangerous in the calendar for fires.
The religious revivals in Elkton, this
winter, have not been void OF bad blood
between the sects. Burns sang mankind
is unco' weak"
The probabilities are, that person
who continually borrows newspaper,
would be guilty of something meaner-if
he would not be found out
The notes of the black bird and blue
bird have been heard since the thaw COM
menced, which are sure indications that
Winter has spent it's violence and Spring
weather is surely and rapidly approaching.
Mr. John Torbert has taken the agency
for this county of the Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company of New York, with his office
in this town. This Company is considered
the strongest and best company in the
United States.
On Wednesday last, Mrs. Simmons,
the third victim of the dreadful fire in
East Nottingham, of which we gave an
account last week, was inferred in the
Catholic burying ground of this town on
Tuesday last.
Rev. Mr.. Cullis closed his labors in
Elkton for the present on Friday evening
last and leaves for home, in Philadelphia,
this Saturday morning. His preaching
and minstration awakened very great
interest in the Presbyterian Church.
Read the Public Sales of farm stock
published in to-day's issue. Some very
desirable improved stock is advertised,
which farmers should have for improving
their stock. Nothing pays farmer so well
as raising we'll bred stock of all kinds.
Mr.. Sparks has opened a new tin store
on Main street, in Mr.. Elders property.
Three tin-ware establishments ought to be
able to supply Elkton with some to spare
for visitors. The housewives Of the town
have no excuse for enduring leaky buckets
and damaged coffee pots.
The County Commissioners were in
session four days the present week, three
in assessments, an unusually large number
of transfers and changes having been made
this year. Fridays session was devoted to
examining and passing on insolvencies and
accounts.
The Stockholders of the Oxford Agri
cultural Society held a meeting i'll the
Town Hall last week. The statement of
the Treasurer shows that the Society has
some dangerous ballooning symptoms; its
Indebtedness being about $4,000. Too
much balloon, too much "fast hos pre-
MUM for plain farmers.
One of our enterprising saloon keepers,
]. B. Meyer, who proposes to be ready for
the Grand Jury under any emergency, has
established brewery for the manufacture
of Braenhorn Beer, palatable drink devoid
of alcohol, he alleges. In noticing the new
enterprise formerly we reported the new
beverage to be Weise beer, which was an
error.
Winter, which has been sticking closer
than brother to us since the first of Janu-
airy, gave way on Sunday last; and his
adamantine chains have been yielding, link
by link, without interruption in the course
of the thaw since. Complaints are coming
in from the country of muddy roads, which
is encouraging for the speedy approach of
Spring, however disagreeable they prove
jor the time being.
About this time the people of Port
Deposit begin to say to each other, " Who's
afraid'" and then they "smole " a ghastly
smile and look at the ice. On Thursday
the ice gave few cracks and the Teach
ers' Institute got through business in
hurry and adjourned There hasn't been
so much hustle there within the memory of
that ancient citizen, as the school marms
made getting out of town.
r. d. Jamar Esq, Register of Wills,
has been confined to his house for ten days
or upward with very sore ankle. One of
his gaiter buttons chafed the skin, making
a slight sore which was not noticed, till it
became inilamed by exposure in the ex-
treme cold weather lately prevalent, which
eventuated in a large liberated sore, that
has prevented him from leaving the house.
We learn he is rapidly mending and will be
able to be in his Office in few days.
The Methodist Church at Port Deposit
to Gro f,to
it. Soon after it was completed, the build
ing caught fire from heater, and came
near being destroyed. On Saturday last
the gas apparatus exploded. The gas house
was burned, but the fire was prevented
from doing serious damage to the church.
Mr.. A. H. Reynolds and the sexton were in
the church at the time, and escaped FORUM
ately with slight injuries from the explo-
sion.
Reports from the adjoining country
state that the recent severe weather has
been very hard upon the crows, partridges
and other birds which remain with us dur
ing the Winter season, and that many of
them have frozen to death and died of
starvation. For several weeks past the
ground has been covered with snow and
ice, rendering it exceedingly difficult for
the birds to procure food.
annapolis Gazette.
The Teachers Institute, which was
held at Port Deposit this week, gave a
holiday to all the public schools, the teach
ers all having indirect orders to attend the
Institute. We expect to be able to publish
next week a full report Of the proceedings,
which are of an interesting character, and
calculated to advance the cause of public
education, by educating the educators and
awakening more interest in the cause
among the mass of the people.
We would call special attention of
parents to the ertisement of Mrs. c.
w. Morris Home School, who desire a
quiet location in the country, where COM
fort and health xuith for