The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-12-02

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Protect your shru bbery.
The days will soon be at their shortest
The boys are hunting up their skates
Don't whistle when you go into bust
ness mans Office.
1t is almost time to be looking up you
Christmas presents.
The chiuk of silver on the counter re
minds us Of old times.
Chickens, celery and crauberries arr
just now in their prime.
The circuit court-the longest way
home from singing school.
Sugar dealers are making a nice thing
by the great rise in prices.
Some people will observe Sunday, De
cember 2ith, as Christmas.
This week the squeal of the porkel
has been heard in the land
The daily attendance at the Centennia
has got down to about 800.
Game is very plentiful in the city mar
kets, and prices are reasonable.
You must take your boot Off to have
your foot measured for a pair of slippers.
Mr.. Moody says that church fairs and
festivals should be cleaned out like unclean
birds.
Turkeys at Is cents pound are plenty
in Philadelphia. Here they bring 16 cents
per pound.
Ice formed over Elk creek, at the
bridge, on Tuesday night last, the first
time this season.
Owing to the decease Of Mrs. Massey.
the Elkton Academy will be closed until
Wednesday next.
your farm implements. as you may want
them next season.
-"Can | go skating this morning.
asked little boy who saw an icicle hang
ing from the window sill.
Over three thousand horses lately used
by the railway companies are now in the
Philadelphia market. A good opportunity
to buy cheap animal.
Providence permitting. there will be a
general experience meeting at Crouch S
Chapel, to- morrow Sabbath afternoon. at
2! o'clock, and i'll the evening at = clock,
preaching by Rev VIM Kershaw
Look to your ice ponds. Be sure they
are free from all kinds of filth. The theory
that water purites itself in freezing is
false. as numerous instances of sickness
produced by impure ice have proven.
The closing of the Sabbath School at
Westamwell school house did not take place
on Sunday last, owing to the storm. The
closing exercises will be held tomorrow
afternoon, if the weather is favorable.
The members of Elkton Grange, No.
l45, +. of IT,, are requested to meet at the
Hall, in Elkton, on Saturday, the 9th day
of December at o'clock P. NJ, for the
election of officers for the coming year.
A meeting of the Stockholders of the
Green Hill Fire Brick Company, will be
held at North East, on the 23rd instant, to
take into consideration the propriety of in
creasng the capital stock of the company.
Special Gospel services will be held in
the Presbyterian Church of Chesapeake
City, every evening next week. except
Saturday Preaching by Rev. A. A. Dins-
more, of Philadelphia. Seats free All
invited.
Last Sabbath we were visited by a
heavy snow storm; owing to the damp con
dition Of the ground, however. the snow
disappeared almost as fast as it fell The
fall was renewed again on Monday. but met
with like fate. Had the ground been in
good condition tile fall would have been
several inches deep.
-" Fanny MIR. Joseph II. McNeal's
horse-whose form has become familiar to
our citizens during an eight years term OF
hauling ice through our town, laid down
in her stall on Saturday night, and in at
tempting to rise is supposed to have STRUCK,
her head against some obstacle and injured
her brain so that she died very suddenly on
Sunday morning, after being released from
the stable.
A change Of time in the schedule OF
the Peach Bottom and Baltimore Central
railroads went into effect on the 9th ult
The principal change on the latter road is
the later starting of the morning train from
Port Deposit, which now leaves at 73C
instead of T. This train leaves Oxford now
at $40. The morning train on the Peach
Bottom road leaves the river half hour
later than formerly, and five minutes sooner
in the afternoon.
The District Conference for this (the
Wilmington District. composed of Local
Preachers, Exhorters, &C., will be held in
Delaware City, ON Tuesday and Wednesday
of next week. A children's meeting will
be held on the evening preceding the open
ing session. The Delaware City pastor,
Rev. Mr. Williams, says that a full attend
ance is hoped for, and that cordial greet
ing will be extended to all