The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-10-27
Local Affairs
REPORTED FOR THE CECIL WING.

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REPORTED FOR THE CECIL WING.
Sweet potatoes are fine and plenty.
The red dust was made red mud again
this week.
The wheat fields present beautiful
appearance.
-Tramps bid fair to be very troublesome
this Winter.
Look out for sneak thieves. There is
lots of them about.
The fuss and fun incident to thanks
giving day will soon begin.
Some of our rich men wear paper col
lars, and turn them at that.
Mrs. Henry has been having her dwell
ing on Main street reprinted.
-Messrs. Harlan & Bro. have begun the
erection of their new log dam.
"Wednesday last was, in business circles,
what might be termed "dead day in Elk
TOM
The causway on the new Elk Neck
road at the Landing, is in desperate con-
dition.
We have our private opinion OF the
man who wears cuff buttons as large as a
pie plate.
Alexander & Bro. are moving into their
new store room 10 the "Hurn Block on
Main street.
Geo. V. Bacon, ESD, of this town,
left last week for Missouri, where he will
spend the Winter.
Rev Robert W. Todd will occupy the
pulpit of the M. E. Church of this town,
on Sunday (to-morrow) morning.
Rev. Mr.. Ridgway, of this town, will
preach at Crouch's Chapel. tomorrow,
Sunday afternoon, at 81 o'clock.
Rev. W. W. Heberton will preach at
the Pearson Grove school house. to-mor-
row (Sabbath) afternoon, at o'clock.
Mr.. Thomas Fryer is erecting dwell
ing house at Cherry Hill, which he expects
to be able to move into by New Years.
Mars and Saturn are approaching each
other slowly. On the Sd of November they
will be almost on direct line from us.
-Westamwell iron mills were forced to
suspend operations for two days, this week,
in consequence of the breaking OF shaft.
"A small bridge on the depot lot has
some dangerous holes in it. To prevent
damage to teams, it should be attended to.
The Rev. w. NJ. Jefferis, Professor in
Delaware College, is expected to officiate
in Trinity Church to morrow morning and
night
DIR. Thoe. A. Worrall has been ap-
pointed Examining Surgeon for Cecil
county, vice DR.. Miner, removed from the
county.
w. T. Warburton, Jr., ESQ.,, of the
Elkton bar, was made happy on Thursday,
by the birth of an heiress. The young
lady is doing finely.
Through trains began running on the
Phila. & Bait Central railroad, on Tues
day last, the damage done by the recent
freshets having been repaired.
"A very interesting revival meeting is
in progress at " The Chapel" in Elk Neck,
under charge of Rev. Joseph Dare. Sew
eral conversions are announced.
An unfeeling local paragrapher gets off
the following: "Tis the last rusty strew
hat left blooming alone, all its pearl-hued
companions are shooted and gone."
-Burbage Brock, Esq, our venerable
townsman, moved into the recently unoccu-
pied mansion, nearly opposite Mrs. j. c.
Groome's residence, on Main street, this
week.
-"Abe" Hindman, an ancient colored
man of this town, says he is ninety nine
years old. "Abe" is fit object of charity,
having recently suffered stroke of par
alysis.
Mr.. James Manley, of this town, de-
livered temperance lecture at Cedar Hill
Church, on Tuesday evening last. large
audience was present, and much interest
manifested.
Water overf1ows the sidewalk, on the
east side of Main street, from Howard street
down to Gas House alley, every time it
rains. Will our Town Commissioners
- either repair or pontoon it?
Marrett was struck by the engine of the
morning train, on Monday, and seriously
and singularly injured, one of her horns
being knocked off and her tail severed.
The H. Y. NJ. c., variously known as
the Happy Young Mems Club and the
How's Your Mother Club, have reorgan-
lied. They have taken their old quarters
in the second story of Granite Hall, Main
street.
Madam says she must send her little
one to dancing school that the darling may
be fought to glide and hop with ease and
grace, and in the meantime her butcher
and her baker, likewise the grocer, may
wait.
The dam at Westamwell is rapidly fill
ing up, in consequence of the enormous
amount of sediment from the upper creek
settling there. Where there were seven
feet of water few years ago, may now be
seen the bare mud.
The tent in which meetings have been
held for some time past at Founders
Corner, was on Thursday removed to Beers
Corner, near Fair Hill, where series of
services will be held. Rev. Mr.. France
continues in charge.
Mr.. L. T. Bennett, of this town, made
brag shot at snipe one day this week.
While cunning for these birds, six of them
punched and passed over his head. He
fired one barrel at them and, strange to
say, killed the bevy.
Two gentlemen who were racing horses
near the depot, few days ago, met with
mishap. The leading horse fell, and the
rear horse ran upon him and fell, making
jumbled mass of men and horses. No