The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-05-19

Nobody likes to be nobody; but every
body is pleased to think himself somebody
And everybody is somebody; but whel
everybody thinks himself somebody, hi
generally thinks everybody else is nobody
Captain Bogardus, the champion sho
of America can only break one glass bal
at shot; but an Elkton physician recently
broke whole bag full at one fire. They
were upon the ground, three feet from the
trap.
Rev. Mr.. Heberton preached last Sun
day, at Persons Grove, school house. II
is his intention to preach there during the
| Summer months. on the second and fourth
Sundays OF each month, at 8 o'clock in the
afternoon.
Rev. Mr.. Ridgeway, of this town, was
one of those through whose presence OF
mind and cool actions a terrible panic was
prevented at the Wilmington Opera House,
on Sunday afternoon, at the time of the
alarm of fire.
1t is remarkable fact, that in the Sus-
quehanna, from Havre de Grace up, fish
are plenty, more fish being caught there
than for many years, while nowhere else i'll
our waters has there been enough caught
to pay the fishermen.
If you are aroused some fine morning
by the sound of artillery firing, don't be
scared and think the Turks are after you.
Mr.. Doggy, at Bell Hill, this week received
from Baltimore very pretty little signal
gun. 1t may, perhaps, be it barking.
Mrs. Ann E. Mitchell, widow of the
late S. Hooper Mitchell, died at her resi-
dence, near this town, on Sunday afternoon
last, after long illness. Mrs. Mitchell,
whose maiden name was Yates, was a
native of Dorchester county, and was
forty five years Of age.
Mr. Higgins, in the Fourth district,
one day this week, dug out hole of foxes,
containing six young ones. Some of the
lovers of the chase plead hard to have their
lives spared, but Mr.. II. had suffered too
much from that kind of varmints," and
their lives had to pay the forfeit.
On Tuesday last John E. Wilson, Esq,
Attorney for the Elkton Building Society,
sold at public sale, farm of $50 acres, in
Elk Neck, three miles below town, the pro-
perty of Nicholas f. johnson, for $4,000.
John E. Alexander, purchaser. The pro-
perty was subject to a lien of 100.
The social hop announced last week
came off at Odd Fellows Hall, on Thursday
evening. 1t was a pleasant affair. In addi-
ton to Elkton ladies and gentlemen, quite
a number from Sassafras Neck, Port De-
post and Baltimore were in attendance.
Richie, of Wilmington, furnished the
music.
The two Eastern Shore counties of
Virginia have been added to the internal
Revenue Collection District comprised of
the Eastern Shore counties of Maryland
and the State of Delaware, and Collector
James McIntire, of this town, has been
retained as Collector of the consolidated
districts.
The fast horse recently sold to Port
Deposit gentleman by Mr.. Jas. 3. Price, of
this town, has already taken a prize for
fast travelling. His driver was arrested for
going it too fast through the streets of
Port, and fined seven dollars and thirteen
cents. That animal is too quick for the
Granite City.
Of rto
District will preach in Elk Neck, Sabbath
morning, and at North East in the evening.
Rev. John A. B. Wilson will preach at
the fishing shore. of Mr.. Charles w. Sim
pers, Sabbath afternoon, at three o'clock.
Fishermen from other shores are invited to
come and bring their crews.
"A costume entirely of black, and a
black bonnet, ornamented only by two
huge orange colored flowers, is said to be
the acme of style for the fashionable de-
moiselle of the period. A costume entirely
of plaids, and a collar forty inches high,
encircling the neck of ssmuttonhead is
said to be the ~heighth of fashion for a
swell of the period.
The barn of Mr.. Michael Seminar,
near Sentman's Mills, in the Fourth district,
was discovered to be on fire about O clock
on Friday morning of last week, and was
destroyed, with the contents. The whole
loss was about $500, on which there was
no insurance. The fire is supposed to have
originated from matches which some little
boys had been igniting in the barn the
afternoon previous.
The Railroad Company is selling ex-
cursion tickets to the Permanent Exhibi-
ton and return, for Sl.75, good for one
day only. This arrangement they advertise
to continue only during the month of May,
but it is probable that it will be continued
thereafter. Persons taking this ticket
must 60 to the exhibition, as it is necessary
to make it good for the return trip to pre-
sent it at the exhibition entrance.
"A sensation would no doubt have been
created, had it been known to the citizens
of Elkton, that a very small child was
found on the pavement just above the Court
House, on Thursday evening. 1t was life
less and probably had lain there some time.
The fact was kept secret, being known to
but few. Suspicion does not as yet point
to any one as the party placing it there.
DR.. Tuft has the child in his possession,
and is carrying it around with him. If
you have curiosity enough to desire to see
it, call upon him.
Among the recent graduates of Jeffer-
son Medical College, Philadelphia, was DR..
Charles Z. Turner, son of J. Armstrong
Turner, of Upper Oxford township. DR..
Turner read medicine with his uncle, DR..
James Turner, of Cecil county, Md. He
has located at Pequea, Lancaster county,
where his many friends in Chester and
Cecil county will be pleased to learn, he
has fair prospects of success in his chosen
profession Oxford Press. David Grifford,
of this county, also received the title Of
NJ. D., at the same time, and has located
for the practice of his profession at Zion
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