The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-11-17
Local Affairs.
REPORTED FOR THE CECIL WING.


poetry.
Indian Summer, this week, bright anG
beautiful.
The buckwheat cake is beginning tt
make the butter fly.
-Bailiff A. P. Shockley announces him
self as an Auctioneer.
IT'S mean to borrow newspaper, wher
it costs so little TO buy one.
Mr.. r. l.. Ford, of this town, is spoken
of as deputy to our newly elected Sheriff.
The latest style of female hat is fear
fully and wonderfully made and awfully
ugly.
R G. Reese, Esq, of the Bee Hive is
off on cunning trip through Queen Anne's
county.
Mr.. Henry Woods is hereafter to have
charge of Holly Hall. He moves over on
Monday.
Read Wells "price current" in an
other column. He has put prices down to
the lowest notch.
"A quail, with a snow white head, was
shot by Mr.. VIM. A. Wright, of this place,
on Saturday last.
When walking in front of the new
stores, on Main street, step high or you
will break brick.
The appointment of P. c. Strickland,
nf n
by the Senate on Monday.
The Mount Vernon Band, of Whining
ton, failed to get an audience at their con-
cert, on Thursday evening.
Bob Frazer recovered his lost purp on
Monday. He had wandered to the farm
of Mr.. N. F. johnson, in the Neck.
Rev. VIM. Kershaw will preach at
Chrouchs Chapel, tomorrow Sunday
evening, at Z o'clock. Every body is in
vited.
"A valuable horse and carriage were
stolen from the farm of Mr.. Doggy, at
Bell Hill, near this town, on Thursday
night.
An Elkton merchant says he has been
smoking cigars furiously ever since cleo
tion, and hasn't got through with what he
won yet.
The Rev. Jas. McIntire, of Elkton, will
preach in the Presbyterian Church, Chesa-
peake City, on tomorrow Sunday morn
ing, at II o'clock.
The Mutual Fire Insurance Company,
of this town, loses about 81, $50 by the
burning of the Catholic Church, at Sails
bury, on Sunday last.
MIR. George Lee has opened meat and
provision store on the corner of North and
High Street. George is clever fellow, and
no doubt ill succeed.
Mr.. George Price proprietor of the
FELTON, House stables this week clipped all
his horses. Isn't it an unusual thing for
this season of the year?
The Commission of VIM. T. Boulder,
Esq, Sheriff elect, was received by the
Clerk of our Court from the authorities
at Annapolis, on Monday.
We understand that Mr. Charles Smith
and AL. Davis contemplate opening a pro-
vision store in the Mcknight building, on
Main street, adjoining Granite Hall.
-Elkton's street cleaning department is
under control of Frisby Evans and Charles
Lumm. They attend closely to their bust.
ness and keep the streets clear of all often
sive matter.
Jesse A. Kirk, Esq, has purchased
the farm of the late John w. Mount, near
Rising Sun, for $4,000. 1t contains 10
acres and lis one of the finest farms in
that section.
Francis B. Gottier, Esq, of Philadel-
phia, for many years citizen of this town,
paid flying visit to his old home, this week.
Mr.. Gottier, though quite an old man, still
looks hale and hearty.
-Burbage Brock, Esq, this week, pur-
chased of DIR. Black of New Castle, Del,
the property on Main street, where he
Brock now resides, known as the " Hard
ing property" Price, $1,000.
The prospects are that it will be hard
winter for the poor. Now is the time to
begin the work of securing funds for their
relief. Wont some of our benevolent citi-
zens make move in this direction.
An east High street meat dealer talks
of giving free lunch of ox-tail soup and
scrapple every Saturday night, to liven up
trade. This is the very latest dodge; it is
away ahead of the chrome business.
-Messrs. Joseph E. Johnson and Frank
Gray have purchased the stock and fixtures
of Mrs. Cummings bakery and confection-
ery and will hereafter conduct the business
under the firm name of johnson & Gray.
james II. Manley's literary entertain
ment, on the 14th inst, was success in
every way, and good order was maintained.
He is engaged to lecture three nights in
Baltimore City, during the Christmas holi-
days.
MIR. VIM. T. Giles whose reputation as
butcher and scrapple and sausage maker
is of the best, is in the employ Of Mr.. ]. P.
Marrett at his new provision store on Main
street. His make of sausage and scrapple
is unsurpassed.
Great opposition now exists between
the two stage lines between this town and
Chesapeake City. Mr.. Job Wharton has
put down the rate of fare to ty-five
Cents; so it is now quarter by the slow
line and fifty cents by the fast team of Mr..
Woods.
-Caspar w. Norris, Esq, father of c.
W. Norris, Jr., of this town, died at the
residence of his sister, Mrs. Candy, in Will
mington, Del, at 2 o'clock, yesterday morn
ing. He had recently undergone an opera
ton for the removal of stone from the
bladder.
A hotel proprietor and an ex sheriff
INDUCED in foot race, near the depot, one
day this week-dstance one hundred yards.
To the establishment of all spectators the
sheriff beat by two lengths. We don't