The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-05-01
Local Affairs.

Nelson & Brother notify housekeepcrs
where they can furnish a house with advan,
>tage in price and quality.
Reuben IIaines, ESD, has entirely re,
covered his health and expects to return to
Elkton to-day and resume his business.
The place to get fine suit of Spring
and Summer Cashmere is at the GLASS
FRONT, where the latest styles are always
to be found.
The old and tried friend of the farmer,
A. J. Kitchener, of Colora, is out this week
before the public with his celebrated agri-
cultural machinery.
Madam Horner's "Last Sensation "
will be on exhibition at the Hall on Friday
night next. Wonder what it is. You may
find ont for 90 cents.
We have had some days this week
which resen.bled Spring, but we are afraid
to prophesy that they were the simon pure.
Coal stoves are still comfortable.
The Rev. c. N. Chandler, General
Agent of Domestic Missions of the Episco-
pal Church, will preach at Trinity Church
tomorrow morning and night.
II. Bond Brown, the shoe man, on the
first floor of the Howard House, is kept so
busy that he has not time to write bust
ness local. Busy folks are generally relia-
BILE to deal with.
r. V. Rose & Co. have taken the Sites
Mill and give public notice of their inten-
tions, this week, thro' The Wing. House
keepers of Elkton will not fail to make a
note of it.
That important annual election which
no body seems to care a corn stock fiddle
for after it is over, the election of new
Board of Town Commissioners for Elkton,
is to happen next Monday afternoon.
Our California letter, this week, is full
of interest and valuable information to our
agricultural readers. The series grow, in
interest as the treasures of the Golden
State are opened up by our intelligent and
well-informed correspondent.
james Foard, mate of the schooner
81. J. Cox" was drowned in Bohemia
river on Tuesday last, while fishing a net
from small boat. Mr.. Foard was young
man of excellent character, and many
friends will regret his uutimely end.
Personal. Mr.. Feefer of the Frederick
Examiner showed his pleasant face in our
town this week. but to remain only for
moment, and away like bird of passage.
His time was SO limited that we had only
the pleasure of how-do-you do on the
street.
The County Commissioners were in
session on Tuesday and Wednesday trans
acting current business. An application
was made by the Register of Wills for a
new carpet for the Registers Office. The
Commissioners recommend a rag carpet
with lively colors.
MIR. G. G. Lobdell advertises a largo
lot of well-bred horses at public sale, at
his place, near Wilmington. Farmers do
not pay the attention they should to i'm
proving the breed of horses. One we'll
bred animal is worth three of the common
1uuh-ACuuS, 1hu COSlS illOlC W Acep
than an inferior animal.
Wilmington business houses are con-
sulting their interest by advertising their
goods through our columns. Mr.. Nathan
Lieberman who appears to be the Wana-
maker & Brown of the little Diamond
State metropolis offers, tempting display
of ready made clothing, through The Wig
this week.
There will be an entertainment given
in Odd Fellows Hall, Elkton, on the even
ing of May Goth, by S. Edwin Megargee,
Esq, consisting partly of choice reading
from Dickens and other authors. The
proceeds to contribute to the purchase of
bell for the Catholic Church in this town.
Admission, IS cents; children %.
-"Our own correspondent furnishes
an interesting account of the spelling bee
at Port Deposit. Another special sends US
an account of the same trial, for which we
are under obligations to him, although we
had no occasion to use his MS. Spelling
matches are still all the rage. We publish
an amusing sketch of one which came off
at Rising Sun.
Two weeks ago difficulty arose be-
Thomas Wilson and David Potts, at the
place of Thomas Hill, near Lewisville, A
fight followed the dispute, and in the fracas
Wilson shot Potts in the breast with a
small pistol. Wilson was placed in West
Chester Jail. Potts is recovering, his
wound not causing him much pain or in
convenience.
L. A. c. Gerry, Deputy Collector of
Internal Revenue, will be at the Clerks
Office, in Elkton, on May It'll and Sth, to
issue special Tax Stamp to liquor and
tobacco dealers, and Still manufacturers.
There are none of the latter in these parts.
to those who promote drinking, swearing,
chewing, smoking and splitting tobacco
juice over the floors.
Attention of farmers, especially of the
First and Second districts is invited to the
advertisement of Mr.. J. II. Steele, of
Chesapeake City, who is wholesale dealer
in grain, seeds and manures; ALSO coal,
salt and other articles. 1t would be SUPER
fuous to speak of Mr. Steele's suavity of
manner, integrity and upright, fair square
business principles. He is too we'll known
to require any such endorsement.
EARLY Corn Planting.-We learn from
the Oxford Press that our old friend Gerber
Cooley, who resides not far from Rowlands
vile, on the rolling ridge which divides the
waters of Basin Run and the Susquehanna,
planted his corn on Saturday last. We
have known Mr.. Cooley to plant corn in
March. He generally coats the grain ii
tar and plaster. His land is very highly
improved, dark, warm sandy loan, which
never fails to produce heavy crops Of corn.
The Quarterly Confere nee of the Elk
ton Station and Mission will meet at St
Phillips Colored M. p. Church, on Satur
day, May LIST, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, at Nortf
H,of