The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-03-18
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Local A fairs.

Local Affairs.
REpoRTEp FOR THE CECIL WING.
Court meets next Monday.
Silver small change is coming.
Read Lewis new advertisement.
This day week will be moving day.
New subscribers come in rapidly.
He who has head wont want for hat.
Fresh fish are plentiful in our market.
People are already beginning to move.
Heavy thunder storm on Sunday night
last.
The garden seed trade is becoming &C
tive.
Walking dresses are made very short
in front.
Job printing has been brisk Of late
cheap rates tell.
House cleaning in its worst form will
shortly affiict us.
Pay the printer promptly and keep the
money in circulation.
Don't be in too much of hurry in
planting your garden.
Large fire at Rising Sun. Loss $4,000
to 1O0OO See Rising Sun items.
The number of disappointed office
seekers-eleven hundred and seventy-two.
When YOU come to Court, stop at the
Exchange Hotel, Main street; S. Simon,
proprietor.
Auction. get cheap goods, 60 to
the special sale of Marcus McCay, near
Colora. See card in another column.
Ladies, pair off when you walk,
brunette and a blonde together. 1t en-
hances the beauty of both immensely.
When you go to Ceclton, stop at the
Centennial Hotel, John w. Robinson, pro-
prietor. Our word for it you will be well
cared for.
The unruff1ed serenity with which three
Elkton ladies will walk abreast on pave
ment is fit subject for a committee of
investigation.
The County Commissioners are having
new fence put up around the Jail lot
Wonder if it's to hedge off the prisoners
after they get over the wall'
Postponed. consequence of the
storm on Thursday last, the sale of Philip
Suit, at North East, was postponed till
Monday next, the Goth inst.
The eighth annual session of the Will
mington Conference of the NJ. E. Church
began its session in Wilmington, on We'd
nssday; Bishop Scott presiding.
An Elkton man says he would like to
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delphia, but times are so hard that he has
concluded to wait until the nert one.
st. Patrick came on Thursday, day
too soon, according to the time table. He
has since entertained us with some of his
best pieces, and the show still goes on.
A company of Elkton gentlemen have
organized cunning club and rented Locust
Point, on Elk river, where they intend fix
ing themselves up with every convenience
for duck shooting.
On Friday afternoon of last week, a
game of base ball was played on the public
school grounds, between the Centennial
and Athletic clubs, and was won by the
former, by score of Is to IA.
WIN. M. Tweed is still in New York.
Should he leave for California, Canada,
Camden or any other foreign country, he
will first call at Frazer's Elkton, and sup
ply himself with stock of first class cigars.
When a certain woman in town speaks
of her slate husband" you must not con-
clude that she is widow. Her husband is
living, but he never comes home until after
midnight. This is the reason she calls him
her slate husband.'
The premises of B. Brock, Esq, of
this town, was again visited, on Tuesday
night last, and lot of valuable poultry,
horse blanket, &C., carried off. One lone
fowl was left. Mr.. B. desires the thieves
to relieve him of the remaining pullet.
elected Vice President for Cecil county, of
the Maryland Sunday School Union. Sum-
day schools, of all denominations, through
out the county, are requested to furnish
him with list of their officers, number OF
scholars, &c.
Committed. Geo. Bailey (col'd) was
committed, by Esquire Howard, on Thurs
day last for assault and battery on VIM.
Nicholas (cord). The assault took place
at the bone factory, Bailey hitting Nicholas
on the head with the jaw bone of an-ox,
injuring him quite severely. Officer Shock
ley made the arrest.
Postponed sale of personal pro-
perty, announced for the 10th instant, by
Ex Sheriff Richard Thomas, was postponed
on account of stormy weather. 1t will take
place on Tuesday next, 21st inst, when a
large lot of valuable stock and farming
implements will be sold on account of the
owner being overstocked.
We call especial attention to the sale
of personal property of c. W. Morris, Jr.,
at the Plum Point farm, on Wednesday
next. Our carpenters would do well to at
tend, as full set of tools, lathe, &c, will
be sold. Sportsmen should be on hand, as
the yacht "Cecile," with a number Of
small boats and fixtures are advertised.
Fishing. X. Stackhouse, Esq. will
begin operations at his fishery, on Elk
river, on Wednesday next, 22nd inst. This
fishery is one of the most complete in the
State, and now, that the new Elk Neck
road is open, it is easy Of access. triI
to the fishing shore is INDUCED in by many
we recommend visit to the shore of our
old friend above named. We guarantee q
hearty welcome.
"A correspondent of the Wilmington
Herald sends the following new scale Of
postal rates:
A one-cent stamp for a circular,
A two cent stamp for newspapair,
A three-cent stamp for a sealed lettair,
All licked on in the right cornair;
Lick, brothers, lick with care,
On the right hand side, not everywhere,
Unless you want the postmastair
To make things hot, and ''cuss and swear. y