The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-02-24

swered at last Hayes is the man.
Easter Sunday comes on the first of
April, two weeks earlier than last year.
The roads are reported to be in excel
lent condition for this season of the year.
-Wanamaker is going to establish an
immense dry goods store at Thirteenth and
Market.
This yer contains fifty-three Mondays
The washerwomen grin and are happy ac-
cordngly.
PERI Litzen burg is painting and pa
pering his house, now occupied by Lichten
stein, preparatory to removal.
seines and nets preparatory for the Spring
fishing. They anticipate a very profitable
season.
-Violets will bloom in less than two
months. We simply mention this fact so
people will not be surprised when they
come.
Three gentleman, who happened to be
out of fuel at the same time, met in the
"cou dlu VI ObC vi Jul dCaioiS lhO othSi
night.
The day of the sale of personal pro
perty by Mr.. Isaac Evans at Town Point,
should be Thursday, instead of Tuesday,
as printed.
Mr.. John Wauamaker announces in
our columns to-day an important event as
near at hand. The advertisement is emit
tied to careful perusal.
The 22nd was observed in our town by
the display Of bunting, the p!rade and
target practice by the Groome Guards, and
fox chase from the FELTON, Hotel
The pavement just below Alrich's jew
elry store is in a very bad condition and
needs attention. The town authorities
should remember that brick in time saves
nine.
-Ex- Governor Groome, of this town.
who has been under the treatment of DR..
Reuing, of Baltimore, for a short time,
for inflammation of the eyes, has re-
covered.
"A New York lawyer, standing six feet
eight aud half inches in his stockings,
created quite sensation in town last week.
cart Mitchell was pigmy in compari-
son with this man.
The ice is slowly moving out of the
river, and few ducks have put in an
appearance. A party of gunners killed a
bakers dozen of canvas backs, at Plum
Point, on Wednesday.
The hen-coop of Geo. w. Wallace was
visited by thieves, on Thursday night, and
relieved of a number of fine fowls. Dun
bar Morgan also received call from them,
and is now minus a few fat hens.
Providence permitting there will be a
general class and prayer meeting at Crouch 5
chapel, tomorrow Sabbath afternoon at
q o'clock. Public service in the evening,
at y o'clock. The public is invited.
-Thos. Waring & Bro. are charging
their fertilizer factory at Colora, Md, by
the erection of an addition to their already
large building. They are making extern
sive preparations for the spring trade.
-Rt. Rev. Bishop Becker, of Whining
ton, Del, will preach at the Catholic
Church, in Chesapeake City, on tomorrow
Sunday morning, at 10 o'clock, and at
Z! o'clock.
Chief Engineer Fuller and Supervisor
Larkin have been examining the bridges
and culverts on the line of the Phila., Will
G. p.,l- r,
There is no danger of an Ashtabula disaster
on this we'll managed road.
Mrs. Craig, mother of Miss Salle
Craig of this town, was severely injured
by fall on the ice in the back yard of hel
residence, on Monday evening last. Hel
spine was injured in some manner, causing
hemmorhage. We are happy to state that
she was much better at last accounts. We
also learn that lady living at Westam vel
Rolling Mills fell on the ice, on the same
day as the above and fractured limb.
An attempt was made to break into
the cellar of the residence of F. A. Ellis
Esd, on Tuesday last. The thieves took
the hinges off the cellar door, but wer,
which faStens the door from below. Thi.
is the fourth time that Mr.. Ellis has beef
visited by robbers. Three times they have
been successful in entering the house, bu
never carried off anything of much value
These March winds are very trying t,
human patience, and still more trying t,
the doctors patients. If we could tel
which way the wind was blowing we mic h
lean up against it; but the moment you ge
a stout brace northward, around goes tn
wind and roars like a tornado from tn
South. 1t does not blow around any cor
ner in particular, but around all corners i
general, and if you watch the vane for
minute you will be convinced that ol
Boreas is Keeling homeward in a state c
beastly intoxication: in fact, the old fellow
is on a regular blow out.
Some of our colored females are pre-
crossing quite rapidly in the ways tina
are dark" One of them the other nigh
came waltzing into the house of one of on
bakers, arrayed in the most approved mod
ern style, and Inquired if Mrs. B ba
spoken about some bread Being answere
in the negative, she said that that lady de
sired a certain amount of the article, an
she would take it to her and return in
short time with the money. Not fulfilin
her promise, inquiry was made of Mrs.
- few days after when it was ascertaine
that the lady of color had been playing tn
confidence game. And what makes tn
case worse is, that our friend who furnshe
the bread does not know Miss Confidence
MISSIONARY DAY IN THE ELKToN NJ. |
CHURcH.-The Pastor having preached til
annual missionary sermon last Sunday, til
collection will be made to morrow.
In the afternoon, the Sunday school wi
10 II off, bn