The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-12-04
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found the card of j. T. Reynolds, Esq,
late of this county, but now of Media, Pa,
as Attorney at-Law. We take the follow
ing from the Media American Of July last:
"John T. Reynolds, of Maryland, who has
been reading law for several years in the
Office of Hon. John M. Broomal, last week
passed most creditable examination be-
fore an examining committee appointed by
the Courts. He will be admitted to the
bar at the September term. Mr.. Reynolds,
upon being admitted to the bar, will prac-
tice law in Media. He is now erecting
brick house on Washington street, opposite
the Presbyterian Church, and will remove
his family thereto as soon as completed.
He has been most attentive student, and
it is not extravagant to predict for him
early distinction at the bar
David Ford, Jr., well known and
highly esteemed farmer of Pecander Hun
dred, Delaware, died very suddenly at his
residence, between Glasgow and Summit
Bridge, on Saturday afternoon last. MIR.
Ford had been to kirkwood on business,
and returning ate his supper. and after
going out about his barn, returned and sat
down on a lounge to smoke, when he fell
over and died without struggle. Pre-
vious to his death Mr.. Ford had been APP
parently in the best of health, and COM
planned of no sickness, except a slight feel
ing of discomfort from dyspepsia. This,
the physician has since said, was symp-
tom of heart disease, to which deceased
was subject, and of which he died. He
was 70 years of age, having been born in
1900. Notwithstanding his advanced age,
deceased was very active, and his move
ments were such as befit man in middle
life.
While the committee of the Whining
ton Councils were waiting at Perryyille.
ON Friday night of last week, to meet the
body of Vice President Wilson, they be-
came very hungry. y writer in the Will
mington Gazette says they went to the old
hotel, but the proprietor could do nothing
to satisfy the hunger of the clamorous
crowd. His reason was that he had no
hotel license, and as he could sell no liquor,
he deemed it unnecessary to be prepared
for hungry visitors. Then guide was
procured, who, armed with lantern, led
about dozen of the party quarter Of a
mile, through mud and water over rotten
plank walks, and up and down rickety
steps, until they reached house where
oysters were sold. Here the party filed
into clean, neat-looking kitchen, and
boldly made known their wants. Their
handsome, active young lady, who quickly
spread table. distributed plates, forks
and spoons, and generously ladled out the
shucked oysters from large can. The
delicious bivalves were properly seasoned,
and when thanked by generous array of
"Perryville biscuit and soda crackers,
formed a meal which a king would not
have snitfied at, and which hungry Coun-
cilmen were only too glad to obtain.
The "polar wave" which struck us on
Tuesday last was a very unexpected and
unwelcome visitor to many persons. The
cleanings from the cutters in piles along
the streets became immovable, and the
workmen engaged grading found the earth
too hard for their picks and shovels. In
the New England and Middle States the
cold was very severe. In New England,
north of Boston, the thermometers gener-
ally registered from to IA degrees below
zero. At Montpelier, VT, the marking
was IS below zero, and at Bethlehem, n.
H., % below. On College Hill, in Provi-
dence, R. l., the temperature was zero. 1t
was zero at Poughkeepsie, 2 degrees above
zero at Milford, Pa, and ! above zero in
New York city. The Upper Delaware, the
Hudson river from Hudson to Albany, and
the canals are frozen. Along the line of
the Erie canal the temperature was from 3
to ) degrees below zero. In Canada the
cold was very severe. The thermometer
marked 90 below zero at Ottawa, 20 below
at Quebec, II below at Montreal, and 4 be-
low at Toronto. Navigation is closing on
the upper Lakes and the boats are going
into Winter quarters. The Saginaw river
is closed with ice. A high wind prevailed
throughout New England on Monday last
which did considerable damage to property
in several places.