The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-01-27
Local Affairs.
REPORTED FOR THE CECIL WIG.

Court will meet again on Tuesday
next.
Look out for sneak thieves, they are
about.
To fall gracefully is an art difficult to
acquire.
And now we have had six weeks OF
sleighing.
1t is the fashion now to tie your fur
bow behind.
On the fly-snow balls, in the vicinity
of the Public School.
Somebody has surely been bull-dozlng
the clerk of the weather.
Mr.. Henry Bell now supplies our market
with variety of fresh fish.
The sleighing was rebuilt By Monday $
snow, aud is now as good as new.
We hear great deal of complaint that
the springs are failing, owing 10 the long
freeze.
The extra services in the Elkton NJ
f. church were continued during the past
week
The Board of Control and Review of
the new assessment adjourned finally this
week
The example set by Tom, the piper 5
son. is being followed in various parts of
the county.
Finding a little dam in the street that
keeps the water from running oil, makes
some people swear.
1T is considered dangerous to ask a red
headed woman whether she carries a Their
mometer in her bonnet
The invitations are ont for the grand
full dress party, at Odd Fellows Hall, on
the night of February 2nd.
IT'S that dreadful New England
weather that Mark Twain said ''stuck
out hundred miles or So
An exchange says, Gone square meal
is better than all the Heaven pity the
poor poems ever written
TO induce people to purchase else
where: The easiest way to do this is to
neglect to advertise at home.
The Wilmington Conference, of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, meets at Mil
ford, Del, on March 9TH, next.
MIR. J. Alfred Cantwell, who has been
North for the last six months, on Tuesday
last left for his home in Mississippi.
Be careful about fires. Insurance sta
tistics place February and March as the
most dangerous in the calendar for fires.
To kill town. The easiest way for a
citizen of place to kill all its prosperity,
is to make all his purchases of goods
abroad.
Quite number of ladies and gentle
men from this town attended the lecture by
Rev Henry WI ard Beecher, in Wilmington,
on Thursday evening.
A scorner" in mince pies is imminent.
A professor is going around the country
lecturing on cremation, and calcining cats
by way of illustration.
Gum shoes that put themselves on
your feet can be bought at McCrery Il
Boalden's Not only great novelty, but
a wonderful convenience.
Young mems prayer meeting is held
every Sunday evening, i'll the chapel of the
Presbyterian Church. This meeting was
commenced over two years ago.
MIR. VIM. G. King, successor to D. N
McClenahan, news agent at Port Deposit,
has The Wig on sale, and will supply Gus
toners with the paper at all times.
Bishop Scott will preach ID. w. in
the NJ. E. Church, North East. to morrow
Sunday morning, Everybody invited to
be present J. B. WILSON, Pastor
DR.. Morris Dunbar has under treat
ment. at his stables at the Howard House.
a valuable horse suffering from the effects
of a puncture of the frog of the foot, by a
rusty nail
Has "indcations made coutrac,
for rain every Saturday? If we remember
rightly, there have been only about foul
respectfully clear Saturdays since the mid
die of October.
Numerous applications for help are
daily made by destitute persons to the
Relief Committee. Contributions to the
fund will be received by John Perkins
Esq, chairman.
Last year, at this time, the trees were
in bud, and horse radish had begun tC
soften up. Now, the only buds are on the
pedestrians noses. and even clothes line,
are stiff in the back.
The Spring term of The Home Schoo
will commence, January Goth Appica
tions for admission must be made to Mrs
Presbyterian Church.
The snow and ica WAS nicely cleaneC
from the cutters on Min street, by a forc'
Of men employed by the Town Commits
sioners, on Saturday, but the snow storm
of Monday filled them up again,
The horse belonging to Mr. Murray
injured on Main street, two weeks ago, b,
collision with another team has so ia
recovered as to be able to be taken home
1t seems almost miraculous that this ANNA
should recover.
Mrs. Mary R. Hoffman, wife Of Rev
l.. b. Hoffman, and daughter of Dr. r. {
Carter, of this county, died at Parryville
Carbon county. Pa, on Thursday last
Her remains will be entered at Cherry Hill
on Tuesday next.
The members of the Sabbath Schoo
connected with the Elkton Presbyterian
Church. have contributed about ten dollar
to the fund for the benefit of tie chldre
of the late c. p. Bliss, the evangelist, a
recommended by Mr.. Moody.
We are pleased to announce that Mrs
Ellis, wife of F. \. Ellis, Esq of thi
town, who was severely injured by ia
upon the ice, on the evening of the 81
instant, is convalescing, aud there is nov
every prospect of her entire restoration t
health.
Mr.. Henry Bell has just stored hi