The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-02-06
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s.z.KTGN. FEBRUARY 6, 1875.
Local Affairs.

- on Wednesday.
The County Commissioners, Orphans
Court and School Commissioners will meet
on Tuesday next 9th instant. -. ..-
We are requested to state that the
night school at the II al will be opened AS
usual on Monday night.
T Bond Brown can DO found under
the Howard House with large Stock of
Boots and Shoes, cheap for cash.
M. Wesley Taylor will sell his Live
Stock and Farming Utensils, at Zion, on
Thursday, the 18Th of February nstsnt.
The Jures for the March term of
Court were drawn on Friday afternoon last,
but too late for publication thi, week.
-Di>,res sins Accident. Mrs. Thos. +.
Saunders. resident of Newark. Del, was
killed on "Wednesday last, by falling down
stairs. The deceased was - years of age.
The change from very mild, thawing
weather on "Wednesday night to fierce,
cutting northwest wind, was very sudden.
and Glisagreeablc To face on Thursday morn
ing.
The violent gale on Wednesday night
tore from its hinges the trap door opening
on the roof of the Odd Fellows Hall, and
hurled it in the recess between the Hall
and Mr. CniEshank's dwelling.
There will be meeting of the friends
of Temperance. ut Zion on Saturday even
ing next, the 9th inst, at = clock. for
the purpose of completing the organization
of the District Alliance for the Ninth Dis
trict. BY order of COMMITTEE.
Quite a revival has been going on in
the Methodist Church at Rising sun. under
and some twenty five or Thirty members
have been admitted to the church on pro
baton.
Friday morning last was the most
intensely bitter cold morning experienced
this Winter. 1t was ian eager and nip
ping air" that met persons early abroad
on that morning. The wind came out of
the North filed with icy prickles and fairly
stung wherever it touched the skin.
-Notce.-The Fourth Q ,arterly Con
ference of Cecil Circuit, Methodist Protes
taut Chui ch, Providence permitting, will
be held at Bay View. on Saturday, Feb
luary 18Th. at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. A full at
tend tnce of the official members is earnest
ly-rcquested. WIN. T. DUNN.
The Mis- sion which has been held at
Trinity church. this town, commencing on
Sunday last, has met with unexpected sue
cess in attendance and interest Able
ministers have seconded the pastor. Rev.
Mr.. SINNERS effort. in this Gospel work
and much fruit it is hoped will be gathered
in future from the good seed sown by the
Mission.
There will be series OF gospel services
in the Presby telian Chu CHI. Elkton, con
Quoted 10y Rev. w. b, CullSs, commencing
Sabbath. February 7h. Bible Readings
every afternoon at o'clock, and preach
ing every evening at j. Mr. Culliss will
have an organist with HIM to aid him.
he lays great stress upon Singing the
Gospel" All are invited and welcome
-Fire.-The chimney of the old frame
house. occupied by Mrs. Jones and her
daughters. on Main street, caught fire on
Monday morning last, but resulted in no
injury, except the customary fright Of the
family. The strong north wind prevailing
at the time, created fierce draft and the
SCOT soon burned out. This is very elfec-
tive mode OF cleaning chimney, but not
the safest.
-TaarharS tod Tn SapI
of their schools for publication. We do
not charge for such notices. but insert them
as news for the encourage ment of the
schools. 1t is customary to report pupils
who attend punctually and advance with
their studies rapidly, as deserved tribute
and for the encouragement of others. 1t
would not be bad idea to report those
who behave badly and are behind a certain
average in their attendance.
The welcome rain and thaw set in on
Wednesday morning last, which started the
icy chain that had so long bound mp every
thing abroad. The wheat fields will prob
ably,sufler from the close embrace of their
icy covering. Wheat has many enemies to
contend with in our fitful changeable eli
mate. Between the freezing and thawing
in Winter and insects and blight in Sam
mer, our farmers are lucky if they gather
full crop once in five years.
-Lost.-Mr. T. jefferson Scott, a prom.
inent merchant of Turkeytown. lost, at
Elkton, on Tuesday last. package of
notes, containing about $50. Mr.. Scott
b,J
day, one of S2S and the other of S3l, and
supposes he may have dropped the missing
package while making change in payment
of some small purchase. If Mr. S. was
not a well known total abstinence man,
dropping money about our streets in such
loose way might raise suspicion that he
had been INDUCING.
A little boy. about seven years old, son
of MIR. K, G. Reese, narrowly escaped seri-
Gus, if not fatal injury. on Saturday last
While playing with his sled in the street
b-tween the Railroad Hotel and Mr.. G.. w.
MaxwelIs store he ran into a carriage that
was passing. The sled was caught in one
Of the wheels, hurled over and mashed to
pieces, and the carriage wheel passed over
the boys ann biuising it severely. but
fortunately breaking none of the homes
The little fellow was ont again in two or
three days after the accident.
Broken Leg-Mr. Samuel Logan, Jr..
son of Rev. S. Logan, of Charlestown, has
BEEN confined at home in North East for
some two weeks, suffering with broken
. leg, the result of a fall the icy pave
ments of Philadelphia. Mr.. Logan has
for several years been engaged as compost
tor On the Catholic Standnrd, published in
that city. He graduated rs IA tvpho from
this office g befo' the wall" His family
removed from Philadelphia to North East
last Spring. We hope he may recover
with all due diligence from his late
disaster.
Mammoth IIog.-Mr Thomas Grub.