The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-05-06

thief effected an entrance to the Hall, on
Tuesday night last. We suppose his cupid
ity was tempted by the splendid display of
silverwaIe upon the tables at lie tea party
! that evening. Fortunately for the owners
of the silver, they had taken the precantion
to remove it. The burglar helped himself
to cake, but beside this got nothing.
KILLED BY THE CARS.-An individual,
known by the name of T. O. Oster was
struck and killed by the engine OF the H.. 80
/ A. NJ train, near the depot, Oh Wednesday
last. He was standing upon the track aud
! failed to notice the approach of the cars.
/ He had lived in this neighborhood mum
Der of years. and was in the employ of
! Mrs Cantwel, on High street. We did
/ not learn what disposition was made OF his
remains.
/ ASSESSMENT OF PRorERTY.-Th asses
sors appointed by Gov. Carroll for he two
districts into which Cecil county is divided,
qualified on Tuesday last. Those for the
/ first district, composed of the First, Sec
ond. Third and Fifth Election districts,
will begin work on Monday next. lu the
second district the Fourth, Sixth, Seventh,
Eighth and Ninth Election districts, the
work was begun on Tuesday last. See
/ their notice III another column.
LOOK OUT FOR COUNTERFEIT SILYER.-
There is counterfeit twenty five cent piece
in circulation, which SO nearly resembles
the genuine quarter as scarcely to be dis
tinGuiShed without close scrutiny. On
reading the word quar- the omission of
the period, denoting the abbreviation, will
be observed, rs we'll as Il dimness of the
period after the word "dul.' 1t is decid
eddy the best looking counterfeit we ever
saw; but it lacks the ring of the true
metal. Those who are anxious to Jingle /
their specie, had better see to it that they /
get the right metal.
Town ELECTIoN.-The annual election !
for Board of Town Commissioners was
held on Monday last. The question rs to
who should serve the people as town balitf,, |
was the main issue in the contest. The |
following were elected Commissioners: John |
Z. Alexander, John Perkins, VIM. Falls,
w. o. Gilmour DR.. r. II. Tuft. Roger |
Witworth and Joseph Wells. Mr.. Gilmour
received the highest number of votes, /
namely 1SS out Of a total OF POS. This /
entities him to the position of President of !
the Board and Mayor of our town. Mr.. |
Timothy White. our present efficient bailit1, |
will be continued in office by this Board
FELL From THE CARS The conductor !
of the s O'Clock L. Vi. express, south, on |
Thursday night, telegraphed from the river, |
that passenger had fallen from the train |
a short distance below Elkton, and request |
ing search to be made. Mr.. Lewis, section
MASTER with a force of men, spent nearly |
the entire night looking for him, but with |
out success. 1t is now supposed that he |
fell the train Little Elk |
creek. and that he was carried down stream,
as there was IA high tide at the time. This |
is about the same place at which the West |
Point cadet walked of the train last sum
mer.
WooD's BIBLE ANIMALs.--A description
of the habits, structure and uses of every |
living creature mentioned III the Scriptures,
from the ape to the coral. and explaining |
all those passages in tie Old and New les
lament in which reference is made to beast.
bird, reptile, fish, or insect. Illustrated !
with over one hundred new designs, by
Keyl Wood. Published by Brady, Garrett
son X Co. This work is commended by |
all leading divineS as one of intense inter
est. Mr.. D. II. Miller, Agent for Messrs.
Brady, Garretson ~ Co., will wait upon
the citizens of this county during the com
ing month to take subscriptions for this
work. We commend him to our readers as
a reliable man.
Roll. OF HoNoR-The students of the .
Brick Meeting House school. 5. J. Morris,
Principal, who stood first and were regis
tered on the roll Of honor for the Spring .
term ending April 18th, 1876, were:
James Abrams, Ellis Abrams, John Gal /
lagher, Frank Wilson, Leon w. Griffith, /
PaiSlar Gtn,.las Ii Try,
Mcdowell, Newton Mcdowell Joseph Ire
land, Gilbert Mcdowell, WILDER Pierson, /
Geo. Berriker, Charles Fitzgerald, John .
Ramsey. Geo. B. Dawson, Mary Jane Grif |
fifth, Ella Griffith, Maggie White, Mary
Clayton and Bella Berriker.
The school is open for the Summer term
with a larger number of pupils than dur
ing the past session. Philosophy aud physi-
ology have been added to the course of /
studies.
TIE TEA PARTY.-The entertainment .
at the Hall, on Tuesday. Wednesday and .
Thursday evenings last, in charge of the .
ladies of the Presbyterian Church. was the .
great event of the week. 1t fulfilled the /
expectations of all and exceeded the antici-
pations of many. The arrangement of the
room was better and the decorations more
handsome than ever before. Thirteen
booths were arranged around the room,
each bearing the name of one of the origi- |
nal States. These were beautifully orna-
mented with evergreens, flowers. flags,
pictures and all sorts of pretty things.
Within each booth was spread Il table, fur
nished with sparkling glass and silver ware,
and dressed in daintiest style with orna-
ments and iowers-all these only adding to
the attraction of the good things to eat upon
tha Each hp,tb nd ID
was presided over by a trio of bewtching
young ladies, done up in spangles and stars
and flowers, and all sorts Of pretty tixings;
indeed some Of them were SO pretty, we
couldn't tell exactly how they were made
up: they Just flashed to and fro before our
eyes like meteors and almost blinded us
bright lights always did hurt our eyes.
The original tea i'll the original pack
ages, as thrown from the vessels in Boston
harbor one hundred years ago so the label
on each package read was on sale We
don't like tea; if we did, we would have
tried some of this old relic.
4 feature of the entertainment was the
unexpected arrival, at late hour on Tues
day evening, of Mrs. Prudence Scoveniike,
of Scovendikeuana, New Jersey, accom-
panied by her youngest son Jediah. The
old lady carries her years well, and looks
quite sprightly. While at supper she would |
frequently ledn.o era table, gaze upon her
youthful beau'n'd announce that "Jediahs |
ma Kin say good words for him to any young |
lady who wants Il husband" Unfortu- |
natey the old lady found no takers.
The pecuniary result was quite satisfac-
tory, upwards of $500 being made clear Of !
expenses.
The elegant piano used was kindly loaned |
by Mr.. John Wilkinson, dealer in musical |
instruments, Elkton.
Personal.
p. c. Strickland, Esq, is again con