The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-12-25
Local Affairs.
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closed this morning; also, the Elkton Ma
tonal Bank.
The amount realized by the festival at
Bethel NJ. f. Church, on Thanksgiving
day, was 5000.
Advertising is to business what good
fertilizer is to the earth-it makes cent per
cent returns. Mind that.
There will be supper and festival at
Glasgow NJ. E. Church, on Thursday even
ing next, commencing at o'clock.
Hon. John A. J. Creswell has just com
pleted handsome large green house, ad-
joining his residence, one mile from Elk
ton.
The freeze of Sunday and Monday pro
duced ice of sufficient thickness to enable
several of our citizens to fill their houses
this week.
A. P. Shockley sold a bird dog few
days ago, for fifty dollars, to F. G. Ellis, of
Alabama. The dog has arrived safely at
his new home.
One of the first measures of the Re-
puUilCdu vi puduo SoulO ioi Aoiooe Soa'ey
was to abolish the office of crier, and there
is one less position to fill
The mud machine has ceased work till
Spring, the creek being closed up. The
channel has been cleaned to within about
one hundred yards of the wharf.
The Philadelphia, Wilmington & Bal
timore r. r. Co. announce a dividend of
four per cent for the six months ending
October 81, payable on and after Jan. 3rd.
Christmas services at Trinity Church:
Christmas Eve at 10 o'clock: Christmas
Day-early communion at I A. NJ; mid day
service at II A. NJ. Offerings to be given to
. the Poor.
DR.. C. Stockett Gauntt, of Philadel-
phia, will deliver course of three lectures
on Physics before the Rising Sun select
school, as soon after the first of the year as
arrangements can be effected.
A Centennial festival" is announced
to be held by the Ladies' Mite Society of
the Rising Sun NJ. E. Church, in the Town
Hall, on the afternoons and evenings of
Wednesday and Thursday, December Goth
and 30th.
AS Mr.. Joseph II. Brooks, of Chesa-
peake City, was driving to Eikton, on
Wednesday last, the front axle of his car
rage broke, when he was thrown forward,
by which his face was cut and some other
slight injuries sustained.
-Messrs. Blake & johnson have opened
an Oyster Bay, in the first story of the
American Mechanics Hall, at Mort East,
and are prepared to supply the best salt
water bivalves to hotels, restaurants and
private families. See advertisement.
The Rev. w. B. Cults has recently
been holding revival services in Victoria
Hall, Liverpool, England, and conducting
prayer meetings. A carriers meeting is
held in the afternoon, and is largely at
tended. The services are said to attract
much attention.
old Kriss, who had been perched on
the roof of Mrs. Giles shop for several
days, loaded with good things for the little
ones, suddenly made descent to the pave
ment, on Thursday afternoon. An anti
tobaccoite suggested that it was from the
effects of the old clay pipe in his mouth.
Rev. Thomas. L. Poulson's new church
at Baltimore was dedicated on Sunday.
Bishop Ames preached the sermon, and in
She afternoon, Revs. w. c. Webb and Geo.
r. Bristor delivered discourses. The ser
vices were kept up until yesterday. The
., hr 81,
seating capacity. There is also an infant
school room adjoining, 16 feet square. The
cost of the house is So, 500, and $4,000 was
raised by subscription during the day.
On Saturday evening last, stranger
was committed to Jail, charged with pass
ing counterfeit money. 1t appears he
went into a bar-room in town and called
for cider, and pulled out several gold dol
lars, which the bartender expressed a will
ingness to take, while the stranger seemed
to be searching his pocket for smaller
piece of money. He received the change;
but soon after his departure, it was discov
cred the money was bogus. He was arrest
ed, and had hearing before Justice How
ard, with the above result. AS the Grand
Jury was discharged, he will have good
quarters till Spring, at the expense of the
taxpayers, when he will most likely be
permitted to go free.
From the Wilmington DELI Repu5h-
can: James Pritchard was arrested on
Wednesday on warrant sworn out by
James R. Kendall, farmer who resides in
Cecil county, Md, for stealing set of
harness from him about the Goth of Octo-
Der. Pritchard was arrested by Constable
Woodward, and after hearing, was COM
mitted to Jail to await the requisiton from
the legal authorities of Maryland. i.
Adams & Bro. are determined not to be
outdone in generosity, as they have Just
sent basket of shoes to the Young Ladies'
Relief Society. They have also presented
basketful to the Ladies' Benevolent So
ciety. These Associations will distribute
them to the poor of our city.
We last week noticed the attempt to
wreck train on the Delaware Railroad,
near Middletown, but which fortunately
failed. Superintendent Kenney offered a
reward of 5000 for the arrest of the guilty
parties, and on Monday last, four colored
men, residing near Middletown, were ar
rested, suspected of the crime Their
names are given as Gooseberries, and they
appear all to belong to one family. Two
of the parties are not yet out of their teens,
whilst the others are apparently about %
or 80 years of age. One of the younger
parties has confessed, denying his guilt,
but duplicating the others and some parties
not yet arrested. The three principal ones,
together with the boy who made the con-
fession, were all taken to New Castle and
lodged in Jail. A white man who saw the
party move away from Middletown on the
night the attempt was made to wreck the
train, made the arrest