The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-02-19


No dry springs or wells next Summer
-" Beautiful snow " on Tuesday morn
ing.
Leap year beverage for single ladies'
Pop.
Tuesday next will be Washington
birthday.
Ladies, how many times must you be
told it's leap year?
Rainbow, very distinct in the North
on Tuesday morning.
-s'Old Prob missed if on Tuesday
last. He prophesed clearing weather. 1t
rained all day.
A revival of considerable Importance
is in progress at Baldwin's factory, three
miles north of Elkton.
The nomination of H. D. NJ. Howard,
of this town, as Assistant Inspector of
Grain, has been confirmed by the Senate.
Down the peninsula. week ago, the
farmers were blowing their fields: now they
are using crow bars to dig the plows out of
the burrows.
The supper given on the 10th instant,
by the ladies of the congregation at Hart 8
meeting house was a decided success; over
500 was realized.
An extensive and valuable deposit of
iron ore has been discovered on the proper
ty of Mr.. John T. Lee, in Elk Neck. Pre-
parations are being made for mining it.
One young man in town has had an
offer. She offered him a copy of Mark
Twain's new book, if he would 60 away
and never come around her house again.
Tuesday next, 2and instant, Washing
toms birthday, being legal holiday, the
National Bank of Elkton will be closed.
Notes due on that day will be payable on
Monday.
A family in the upper part Of the
county. have a dog % years old. He was
originally hound, but he's stayed with
them so long, that they now call him n
tarrier.
The windows of the County Commits
sioners room, in the basement of the Court
House, have been fitted up with new cur
tains, very tasty and attractive. They were
furnished by Lewis.
DUCKS Wonderful stories in regard
to the number OF ducks in Elk River still
reach us. 1t is said that there has not been
as many for twenty years past, and that
tne SilootlHe IS very hlie.
On Tuesday last, we had the highest
tide of the season. The wharves were all
overfown, and lumber and other materials
tioated around promiscuously. In conse-
quence of the high south wind, it held in
for long time.
That chicken thief is about yet. The
hennery attached to the FELTON, House was
broken open, on Saturday night last, and
n number of its inmates carried off. Mr..
Clemson extends an invitation to tie party
to return and take the remainder.
Harry c. Hurn is soliciting subscribers
for Mark Twain's new book 9 Sketches
Old and New 1t is suited to the wants
of the old, the young, the rich. the poor.
the sad and the gay. "There is time to
laugh" and those who buy this book will
clearly see that the time has arrived.
Ladies, you may frizz your hair (or
somebody's else's, if you have none of your
own, do 1t up high, let it down low, hang
ing on your backs, scrambled - over your
foreheads, banged into your eyes, puff
ed up at the sides, worn waterfall style,
tied up in doughnut, or any other way
you may feel inclined: it's all right: Fash
ion says so.
Increased Mail Facilities depart
ment is about to establish an additional
mail service between Elktou and Washing
ton, by the New York and Washington
express which leaves this station at =. NJ.
Heretofore we have received a mail by this
train, from New York, Philadelphia and
Wilmington, but have not delivered any.
On and after to-day, 18th, "a mail will be
despatched by this train.
st. Valentines day. Monday last,
passed off with the usual fusilade of paper
missiles. Valentines of late years have
sadly degenerated. We think if the old
saint who was martyred in the third cen
fury, could catch glimpse of some of the
horrid caricatures now sent flying around,
lie would return to his grave in disgust.
The present custom is quite without mean
ing and has lost even the few merits OF
the Pagan festival from which it originated.
MIR. Arthur w. Mitchell Everybody
knows Art has placed upon his counters
two very handsome new show cases, one
for the display of fancy goods generally,
and one devoted entirely to brushes. The
frames are entirely Of metal, silver plated,
and the glass the finest French plate. They
are real gems in their way-none Of your
square, stiff ld-fashioned COMMENSURATE
then Arts so clever when he shows them
that he almost makes you think you are
doing him favor by looking at them.
Call in and take look; he has the best
appointed drug store on the Peninsula.
1t is our intention whenever they be.
come known to us, to make public all cases
of restitution in our midst, so that the be-
nevolent may have an opportunity of giving
relief. The case now under consideration is
one calling for the deepest sympathy, espe-
cially from the young ladies of Elkton.
1t seems almost incredtable that such cases
of want can exist in our midst. bat it is
nevertheless so. We state nothing but
facts. In a dimly- lighted back room, in
the very heart of the town, at a late hour
on Wednesday evening last, we found two
young men, just in the prime of lile-youne
men of culture and refinement tco,--in a
state of terrible suffering and almost heart
broken. When we entered they were sup
porting one another and endeavoring to
warm themselves by the almost tireless
stove. The room was scantily furnished,
and, so far as we could discover did not
contain mouthful of any thing to eat
They seemed to be in state of oblivous
ness to their surroundings and were repeat,
ing to one another, in faint Whispers sin,
deed it is pitiful, near whole town full
girl we have none" This plantve wal
was repeated over and over, several times
ton of our presence We administered
what relief we could and left them tulera
bly, comfortable. Information in regard t.
the case will be cheerfully given to any one
wishing to afford relief. This is a solitar,
case upon which we stumbled by mer,
accident. There is DO doubt but that ther,
are other eases of like character in GU
midst.
Observation-Disclosures Scott & Bro
have the mud machine at work, dlggin!
out along the front of their wharves, tt
make it of an uniform depth with tn
channel. All who haven't seen the machine
at work, had better go at once, as it will
be there but few days. They have com
pleted the Government contract.
BUSINESS REMovALs.-Quite a numbe
of changes will take place on the coming
10Th OF March, knowing day. The PEG
pies Store" Uncle Mack will remov