The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-01-02
Local Affairs.

The Circuit Court for this county viii
reassemble on Tuesday next.
The Western Union Telegraph Co
has opened an office at Conowingo, as Will
he econ Inv an advertisement elsewhere.
The Rev. r. w. Todd is engaged to
preach in the NJ f. Church, Elkton, to-
morrow Sunday morning.
-Elkton has cause for congratulation in
escaping the fire cracker nuisance. We
did not see so much as squib on Christmas
day.
j. E. Wilson, Esq, has removed his
law Office to the second floor Of the brick
building, on North street, lately vacated by
The Democrat.
Samuel Purnell, Esq, left our town, on
Thursday of last week, for San Francisco
where he takes situation as photographic
reporter in the employ of the c. F. X. r.
Selling eggs by weight, instead of by
the dozen, is now adopted in many places.
and urged in others. There is good sense
in this, and it ought to be generally adopted.
On the 18th inst, Rufus Weaver, CT
Rising Sun, had his arm broken and was
severely injured about the head by being
thrown from his carriage, caused by his
horse running off.
Encourage her to take her beau into
the house, and our grown-up sons and
daughters won't have SO many severe colds
And yet it is funny feeling-this kissing
when both noses are cold.
That cold atmospheric wave which
Probabilities reported advancing from the
Northwest reached these parts on Wednes-
day, and on Thursday and Thursday night
the mercury went down with rush.
Notice.-All Agriculturists that feel an
interest in forming an Agricultural Asso-
citation for Cecil county, will please meet at
Odd Fellows Hall, on Saturday, the end of
January, 1875, at IL o'clock NJ.
A FARMER.
Mr.. Alfred Gallaher, dry goods mer-
chant, at the S. W. corner of Second and
Market streets, Wilmington, who, some
time ago, went into voluntary bankruptcy,
has been SO fortunate as to make satisfac-
tory arrangements with his creditors, and
is enabled to reopen his store.
Next week is the Week of Prayer,
designated by the Evangelical Alliance as
a season of duplication for the conversion
of the world. There is something besides
prayer needed: more honest, New Testa-
ment living on the part of professors would
hasten the much desired event.
Theodore T. Woolens, of Oxford, has
sold his farm of ss7 acres, Is miles south
of Fredericksburg, on the Fredericksburg,
Richmond & Potomac Railroad, Virginia,
70 B. S. Lent, of New Jersey, for SIS, 0OO
Mr.. Woollens has purchased farm of Mr..
Lent, on the Delaware river, a few miles
above Philadelphia, containing 157 acres,
for $25, 500.
Three young men arrived in our town
on Tuesday last and put up at the Howard
House at night, having walked from Prince
ton, New Jersey. They started on their
trip next morning, their destination being
Washington, intending to walk the whole
distance. They are students of Princeton
College. The young gentlemen's names
are Reed, Reece and Ely. They inquired
for Mr.. Brattons sons who have been STU
dents at Princeton the last year.
The following Letters Patent were
issued to citizens of the State of Maryland
during the week ending December 22nd,
1874: Convertible grain and merchandise
car, B. P. Powers, Baltimore; Soldering
machine, w. d. Brooks, Baltimore; Odor-
les excavating apparatus, G. kimball, Bal
timore. Reported by Fitch & Fitch, Solic
itors of Patents, No. 81 Park Row, New
York City, through R. Haines, Counselor
at-Law, Corresponding Solicitor in Elkton.
The Channel Clear" Gut"
that formidable barrier to the navigation
of Elk river, has been cut through by the
government engineer, report of whose
work we publish in this issue, aud chan
mel with sufficient depth of water is open
to the bridge, to admit good sized steamer
to come up to the town and 60 out on low
tide, and next Summer we shall have
steamers plying between the town and
Baltimore, daily, if the trade requires daily
trips, or, at all events, tri-weekly.
AT meeting of Advance Grange No.
I, p. of H., held on Friday, the 18th, at
Colora, this cou nty, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: w.
Master, Jos. H. Balderston; W. Overseer,
A. R. Magraw; W. Stewart, R. A. Evans;
Lecturer, Jas. T. Clendenin; Secretary,
Geo. Balderston; W. c., Jos. r. Thomas;
Treasurer, Geo. Gillespie; with other minor
officers. The Grange is now working well
and is proving financial benefit, at least
to most of its members. 1t will meet here
after on the second and fourth Fridays of
each month at the same place.
AS is customary, midnight services
were held in the Episcopal and Methodist
churches on Thursday night to watch and
pray with the departure of the old year,
burthened with cares and grief, and vel
come the new years advent. When the
slowly struck on the bell of the Presby
terian church, and before the last stroke
telling of the old years departure had
ceased to vibrate on the frosty air, merry
peal was rang, welcoming the young prince
Of time to his new realms. Then those
who watched and prayed rose to their feet,
sang song Of welcome, and departed to
their homes, prepared to take up the bur-
thens of life on the morrow with a new
hope and renewed effort.
A CARD.
The members of the Sixth Grade of
Liberty Grove School will accept the thanks
of the undersigned for their kind remem-
berances, which was received in time for a
New Years gift. Long live the Sixth
Grade, happy and prosperous may life's
voyage be, is the wish of their teacher and
friend. MARTHA BIDDLE,
Dec. 31st, 1874. Principal.
A Girl Not OF the PerfOd.-The Seaford