The Cecil Whig., 1877-12-15
Local A fairs.
REPORTED FOR THE CECIL wHIG.
-Hezzie has North Carolina barbe

ing.
Christmas goods are displayed in pro-
fusion in all the store windows on Main
street.
Pay your town taxes on or before jan
uary 1st, aud you will save six months S
interest.
Oxford rejoices at the prospect of hear
ing lecture by ali Indian preacher, called
Talamasmico.
The revival services in the NJ. L and
f. NJ. Churches, in this town, still continue
with increased interest.
The store house at Bunker Hill, near
Murphy's mills, in the Second district, was
burned down on last Monday night.
Look out for an entertainment at
Cherry Hill about the holidays for the
benefit of the Sabbath school library.
Mr. Robert Alexander butchered seven
teen hogs, on Tuesday, the total weight of
which, when dressed, was 5,095 pounds.
H. II. Bennett has rented Granite
Hall, which will be renovated and occupied
by him as a restaurant, after February st.
Old Probabilities seems to have made a
mistake somehow during the last few days.
or else he has forgotten that this is Decem-
Der.
The stereopticon show in the Hall, on
Friday night of last week, was well at
lol 1rl hot l., 4
other pictures.
Rev Joseph Travis, of Philadelphia,
will preach in the Free Methodist Church.
on High street, tomorrow lSabbath) morn
ing and evening.
Services will be held at st. Mary S
Church, North East, on Sunday morning.
at 10a o'clock, when the Holy Communion
will be administered.
Rev. W. II. Nanhorn will preach at
Crouch's Chapel to morrow Sunday even
ing at o'clock. The class will meet at
% clock. All are invited.
We have received the back numbers of
the Congressional Record from Hon. Chas.
B. Roberts, member of Congress from this
District, for which he will except our
thanks.
Fourteen new members were taken
into the NJ. E. Church, in this town,
on last Sunday. Four of the adults were
baptized by Rev. Mr.. Ridgway, minister in
charge.
The Delaware City & Pomeroy Rail
road, which was injured by the freshet in
White Clay creek some time since, has
been repaired and trains are running again
as usual.
The ladies of St. Mary's P. Z. Church,
North East, will hold a fair, for the sale of
fancy articles, at the Rectory, on Thursday,
at moderate rates.
Owing to the warm and Spring like
weather that has prevailed for some time
past, the wheat of some of our farmers
has grown so large that they are pasturing
their stock upon it.
George T. King and S. B. Foard, Jr,
who went to Seaford upon Il cunning ex-
cursion, last week, were very successful
and succeeded in bagging one hundred
partridges in short time.
On last Saturday evening, Venus and
the moon were in conjunction, and pre-
sented a very rare and pretty sight. For a
time the planet seemed to to riding upon
one of the horns of the moon
The Connecticut Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company, on Friday last, paid to
John E. Wilson, administrator, s., 600 on
a policy of $1,000, on the life of Mary
Broomall. The Charter Oak paid 90 cents
on the dollar on a similar policy.
"A fair and festival is to be held in Con
orey's Hall, Chesapeake City, on Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday even
ings next, by the Catholic congregation of
that place. Proceeds to be applied to the
purchase of an organ for their church.
The Cecil Company, for the First
Maryland National Guards, has received
the minimum number of men required by
law. John E. Wilson, Esq, has been ap-
pointed captain. The Cecil Company made
good record last Summer and is composed
of good material.
Professor Lambkin, the great apostle
of Communism and all the other is,ns,
visited Elkton this week We believe he
has been upon tour of observation and
exploration in the upper part of The county,
and still has an inexhaustible supply of his
pernicious pamphlets.
Mr.. NJ. r. Haines, of Port Deposit.
raised, and recently slaughtered, hog
that is hard to beat; it was sixteen months
old. measuring feet 81 inches in length,
and weighed 442 pounds Mr.. VIM. Dun
bar, of this town, also slaughtered one last
Tuesday, which weighed AIS pounds.
The supper at Hurn Hall, for the
benefit of the Presbyterian Church was in
every way success. Everybody who par
ticipated in it, as well those who cooked
and served, as those who suppei, were in a
good humor with themselves aud everybody
else. The ladies in charge of it realized
$125,00.
Every Wednesday evening" Rev Mr
Skinner, rector of the Episcopal Church of
this town, will lecture to the candidates to
be confirmed at the coming of the bishop,
which will be in January. The lectures
ale not intended exclusively for those to be
confirmed, but the public is likewise cor
daily Invited.
-Onl last Saturday morning, as our friend
A. j. Michener's carriage was standing in
the Marley road, near where it crosses the
railroad, waiting for the train to pass, some
person, who was more venturesome than
he, while attempting to pass him, ran into
his carriage and broke two Of the spokes
from one of the hind wheels.
The new Board of County CommiS
soners met on last Tuesday and organized
by electipg Mr.. B. VI. Crawford President,
and l. F. Nanarsdale, Clerk. Several
other of the faithful and " uuterrifird -