The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-11-11

oughout next week. Interest seems tc
on the increase and the attendance is
wing nightly. One conversion is an
lnced, while some half dozen have pre-
ted themselves at the altar for prayer
'. Mr.. Phebus has preached each night
) week.
Yerkes, Jr., young man re-
ng in the 4th district, visited the Cen
NAL exhibition about two weeks ago,
was struck by the locomotive of the
row gauge railroad, while standing near
track. He was thrown several feet by
blow, but fortunately escaped with
lie cuts and bruises. After treatment at
hospital Mr.. Yerkes was able to reach
ne.
: "Bob" Frazer, always joking, joked
ook ped1lar exceedingly one day this
X. "Bob" didn't want any of his
ks. So he referred him to a gentleman
.ng in the store, as a person likely to
ome purchaser. When the agent dis
,red, after talking to him Of the merits
is books for near quarter of an hour,
he was as deaf as post. He went
Bob" with some loud words and left
shop in hurry.
"Brutus Bhnkenberry," said that gen
ans wife, drawing a paper from her
ct in the privacy Of the chamber on
lay morning, "Brutus Blinkenberry,
counted, and out of the last thirty days
have come home intoxicated twenty
nights. What do you think of your
$ Blinkenberry groaned. Well,
are you grcaning about now ?''-
I'm three nights" replied Blinken-
|, with an expression of horrible suf-
+.
n consequences of the extreme scarcity
call change-and large change, too
odd bets were made on the result of
lection. An Elkton dairyman bet a
Il sausage on the result in this district;
t.her "feIler" will eat the hogs meat
her staked bull; there was no stake
h, in this case. Days work, half
So and heeling boots, and other oddi
tiere at stake. Among those who
ht, considerable money also changed
h, and many pockets are the lighter in
cquence.
hey looked like lady and gentleman
aey entered our depot the other day.
SDunged upon seat as if it were a
cin the deeply curtained recess of some
bindow, half reclining in the arms of
accompanying swain. Happily and
ny obivious to smiles and whispered
lnces of lookers-on, the couple billed
sooed until the ingress of a crowd of
p forced her to take an upright posi-
ind him to turn square about and keep
lbews at his sides.
}, wad some power the giftie gle us
70 see ourselves as others see us.
Here is another venerable belief tum-
into the dust by modern science
children become bow-legged or knock
4 by trying to walk before their limbs
tlong enough, has been recognized
since Adam. Now comes in some
nose of an anatomist and wants us to
! that the rainbow shape Of baby legs
i from habit the little rogues have
obing the soles of their feet together
toy the tickling sensation. Therefore,
hegs may be prevented by keeping
S, on babies. AS for knock knees,
tame from the child's sleeping on one
siith the upper knee cuddled into the
h behind the knee resting on the
ben which case the upper leg does not
gHs fast and strong as the other
N,robably, we had better adopt the
thian fashion of strapping babies on
+ whereby they may grow to walk
uply, and never "interfere " at the
AMI
s:enty = Mince Meat and Apple
Buta.~ go. WITwoRTH's on North
sire,
SAT- A FINE FARM.-On Tuesday
next, 4th instant, William S. Evans,
Esq rustee, will offer for sale, on the
prem one of the most desirable and
valuaarms in this county. 1t is the
farm nich Robert A. Evans, deceased,
reside many years. 1t is located in
the Slistrict, and contains 1870 acres.
The t,of sale are easy and accommo-
datinge his advertisement in another
column
REArATE SALE.-Samuel Burns,
auctioor Hiram Mccullough, trustee,
sold attic sale, on Thursday, farm of
80 acreated On Bohemia Manor, the
prepertJ ames A. Lewis, Esq. Thos,
Drenne'q., of this place, purchaser, at
sos per. This farm is second to none
in the cy in quality of land and loca-
ion. also improved by first-class
'uildinsd orchards of fine fruit.
bargains in Gloves and Hosiery
otto MCCRERY & BoULDEN's.
HARDMEs.-The carpenters say they
ont gsnough to pay for their board.