The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-04-17
Local Affairs.

-Shad have been reasonably plenty this
week in our market, selling for fifty cents
pair
The advertisement of E. r. Bufing-
tons Store, at Rising Sun, received too
late for insertion this week.
Rev Mr.. Foster, of Baltimore Confer
-ence, will preach in the NJ. E. Church,
Elkton, tomorrow Sunday at the usual
hours.
Our space is so much monopolized by
correspondents and reports of local affairs
this week, that but little room remains for
general news.
Buy the best Sewing Machines. Sold
for cash, on time, or installments. Write
for price lists. JOHN WILKINSON, Agent,
Elkton, Md.
Spring advertisement of T. W. Ritten
houses Mammoth Store, at Rising Sun,
received too late for change this week, will
be attended to next.
T Mr.. Edmund Brown has been appointed
agent for Elkton, of Adams Express Co.,
vice w. II. Brown, resigned; the latter has
opened store at Cherry Hill.
On Monday night and Tuesday morn
ing we had another touch of genuine Win
ter, snow falling quite rapidly at intervals.
Tuesday was dsagreeably cold with
severe frost at night.
A citizen of the Eighth District in
forms us that the action of the Grand Jury
in the matter of liquor licenses, though
not what was expected has given general
satisfaction in that District.
t Bond Brown is painting up his shoe
store, and has fitted it up with glass cases.
Numerous signs we perceive are sprinkled
about the room advising the public that the
concern is run on strictly cash principles.
t Harry Sites died on Thursday last, at
the old home place, Sites Mills, near this
town. The deceased was the imbecile son
of the late Henry S. Sites. He had been
ill for several months previous to his death.
-Elkton Grange.-A Grange was organ
lied here last Tuesday, with L. T. Roberts,
Master and 5. B. Grant, Secretary. The
Secretary neglected to furnish any report
for publication, and the above is all the
information we have.
w. R. Nelson has taken a brother in
as partner, and has added to the business
of repairing furniture, a stock of new furni-
ture; and the plan of the new firm is to
conduct the business on an extensive scale.
The excellence of Nelson's work is well
+l,r 81,
The Oxford Press says:-"Two chill
dren of Chas. w. Wilson, of Rising Sun,
Nd, daughter and son, were buried in
one grave at the Oxford cemetery on Fri
day last. They died of whooping cough
and catarrh, one on the 9th and the other
on the 7th. n. The contracts for the
repair of the public roads of West Noting
ham township were made on Friday last.
The roads were sold at public sale by the
Supervisors, Messrs. G. w. Campbell, j. L.
Cooper and John Scott S. II. Dowland,
auctioneer. The bidding was spirited, the
farmers being willing to take the contracts
at quite low prices. About 100 sections
were sold, from to I mile in length, and
the prices at which they were taken ranged
from SIS to $50. The total cost of the
roads to the township amounted to about
$9O0-some 5000 less than three years ago.
The contracts are for three years and it is
reported the Supervisors intend to keep t1e
contractors up to their barg gains, as they
believe there Is economy in good roads.
The Elkton Building Society held its
annual meeting for the election of officers
on Saturday night last. The following
gentlemen were elected: President, John
Partridge; Vice President, John Perkins:
Treasurer, w. J. Jones, Esq; Secretary,
4 II. H. Gilpin; Directors, T. c. Crouch,
w. H. Elder, E. E. Ewing, DR.. J. H. lamar,
w. K. Wright, John T. Brown. J. E.
Wilson was elected by the Board Attorney
to the Society. The Treasurer has, hereto
fore, been acting for the Society without
salary. This was changed at the last annual
meeting and salary of $50 year ordered
to be paid the Treasurer. $1,000 was sold
on Saturday night by the Association, at
premium of Il per cent, the purchasers all
cancelling stock and Withdrawing from the
Society. A tabular statement of the con-
dition of the Society is published in our
advertising columns, which shows the earn
ings of the Society per share during the
past year to have been Ell, which is a
fraction less than the year previous
Twenty nine months is the length of time
hypothetical for the life of the Society,
counting from the last, or April payment.
RObbery.-A young man named Frank
Clements from Delaware, who was selling
soap recipes and other valuless notions of
that character, was robbed on Tuesday
night last, about o'clock, by three men,
of his pocket book containing eighty three
dollars in cash and note for fifty dollars.
The robbery took place in one of the yards
in the rear of Prices Hotel. Clements
from behind who filled his face and eyes
with horse dung, rifled his pockets and
made their escape without detection. The
pocket book was found the next day by
Asbury Moke minus the money, but con-
tanning the note for fifty dollars. Three
idle young men of the town are suspected,
and one of them was arrested and lodged
in Jail, charged with being concerned in
the robbery, and with having beaten and
abused Capt Shippers, from Cherry Hill,
while intoxicated on Saturday night previ-
Gus. There appears to be no evidence
other than slightly circumstantial and sus-
picion, against him, however. 1t was told
our reporter that the party arrested had
questioned Mr.. James B. Price, Jr., day
or two previous in regards to Clements:
whether he carried fire arms or not
Clements was on his way to California, but
since his unfortunate loss has been obliged
to return to his home near Dover, Del.
The Reading RoOm.-The Reading Room
established last Fall through the public
spirit and active, pushing philanthropy of
few who have ever foremost in their
thoughts the welfare of their fellow man,
has proved blessing thus far, and a sue
cess even beyond the expectation of its
originators. The Room has been great
benefit in affording quiet, attractive place
of resort, and by cultivatng taste for