The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-17
Local Affairs.

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Fresh herring, 81! cents per dozen.
The cold snap has injured the violetS.
y When will this cruel weather be over
Plenty of apples and oranges in market.
-Witworth had wild geese on sale this
week.
A polar wave passed over us, on
Thursday.
The days of fasting and prayer are
drawing to a close.
Colds are very prevalent. Almost
every body is wheeling.
This is called ''Washerwoman's Year."
1t has fifty three Mondays.
March is trying month on the com
plection. So say the ladies'.
Reuben Haines, Esq, is lying danger
ously ill at his residence in this town.
art" Mitchell is successful gardener,
he has Lettuce nearly ready for the table.
Rev. Mr.. Phebus will fill the pulpit of
his new appointment Newark to morrow
MIR. A. W. Mitchell has sent his rasp
fish to-the Academy of Natural Science at
Baltimore.
Bob Frazer tapped two barrels of
splendid a-oil this week. Drop in and
get a glass.
Nothing will bring man down in the
world faster than liquor, unless it is an
orange peel.
Fishing on some of the Elk river shores
has begun. Very few herring have yet
been caught.
Our town fathers are improving the
roadway in that classic locality known as
Water street.
The Rev. Mr.. kershaw will preach in
the NJ. E. Church of this town to-marrow
Sunday Morning.
"A Wilmington justice is called cold
Perfumery" by the boys, because he has
sent EN- up so often.
Several of our townsmen have com
menced gardening. Better not be i'll such
hurry-more frost yet.
The cold snap of Wednesday night
and Thursday, has driven back the herring,
which were becoming plentiful.
Our "devi - suggests that Mr.. George
Taylor's greyhound must be a thoughtful
animal, as he undoubtedly is thin cur.
Rev. Mr.. Ridgway, the new pastor
assigned to the NJ. E. Church, is not ex-
pected to arrive before next Wednesday.
MIR. Litzenberg is painting and touch
ing up his store and residence on Main
street, and has already partially moved in.
-"An' OATS ies' how l 'spresses it.
Ulysses Grant hab gone out, Hayes hab
gone in an Massa Tilden hab gone up
En-.
Beware of catching cold. This is a
particularly bad time of the year to have
anything the matter with your throat or
lungs.
-Hezzie's new barber was treated to a
bee hunt on Wednesday evening. 1t is
said he did some of the tallest running on
record.
Mr.. l. H. Register is improving his
property on Main street, by the addition of
new back building. James P. Marrett,
contractor.
That pavement below Alriche's is still
in the same bad condition that we
noticed several weeks ago. Why is this
thus Messrs. Commissioners
,o,o,,t o,l ,,-;u - ,r;ro,,
at Union Hall, on Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings next, for the benefit of the
A. NJ. E. Church, of this town.
Rev. Bishop Scott will preach in the
Methodist Episcopal Church at Port De-
post, tomorrow Sunday morning, and
and Rev. L. c. Matlack at night.
Mrs. Henry has placed upon her coun-
ter a vey handsome new show case in
which is displayed many good things
tempting to the eve and pleasing to the
palate.
MIR. Samuel Fox, clothier, Main street
two doors above Reese's "Bee Hive" has
in store splendid assortment of Spring
clothing. He sells very cheap. Drop in
on him.
The peach buds are injured the wheat
is all right, fishing promises well, business
is reviving, and if we knew who would be
elected in $780, we'd feel like going ahead
and laying out capital.
On Thursday Mr.. Geo. II. Maxwell of
this town by an accidental fall disocated his
left arm at the elbow. This makes the
ninth person in our midst now suffering
from fracture or dislocation of bones.
On Monday night portion of a freight
train on the p, w. & B. r. r. was thrown
from the track near Wilmington. Three
of the cars were smashed to pieces, and a
tramp, who was stealing ride, was killed.
MIR. Hayes, the gentleman who fell from
his wagon, near the Elkton depot few
weeks ago, died at his home near New
Leads, on Friday yesterday from the
injuries received.
We would call the attention of our
town Balitf, to the crowd of loafers
nightly congregated on the corner of Main
SuulCu StlteLS. HIS uulSdUce IS Ol
ten kept up until a late our at night. See
to them, Amos.
"A bundle of Wilmington Morning. Her
aids marked Charley Alexander, is left at
the depot by the down train each morning
AS no claimant for said papers ever puts in
an appearance, they are usually appropri-
ated by the boys.
The Commissioners having refused to
allow the further use of the Court House
bell by the clerks association, to announce
the hour for closing the stores in the eve
ming, beH has been placed upon Rambo' S
carpenter shop for that purpose.
"A special train, containing only en-
ployes of the p, w. & B. r. r., passed
through here, on Sunday morning last, en-
route for Baltimore, where they attended
the funeral of George Maxwell, master OF