The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-03
Local Affairs.
REPORTED FOR THE CECIL WING.

Local Affairs.
REPORTED FOR THE CECIL WING.
IT'S Hayes
-How's Hayes
Potatoes are dear.
February has faded.
Oregon: Good enough.
Moving time approached.
The telephone is exciting much inter-
est.
Prof. Ascherfeld, this week, advertises
organs.
last day.
MIR. Joseph Wells lost three fine hogs
this week
Our town is crowded with hunters
Office hunters.
A parasol was seen on our streets one
day this week.
Plenty of counterfeit money at large.
Look out for it..
The next craze will be swimming
For which, many thanks.
Mr.. Stockton is repairing the porch
in front of Granite Hall saloon.
Tomorrow will be Rev. Mr.. Phmbus'
last Sunday at the NJ. E. church.
The sparrows are busy building their
nests in the boxes in the street trees.
Are we to have any more ice this sea-
son? Please answer by return mail.
The ladies frown and even pout when
the storm keeps them from going out.
Flour is advancing in price. This is
charged to the high price of potatoes.
-Ex-Gov J. B. Groome has leased the
dwelling now occupied by Albert Constable,
Esq
There will be very little, if any, change
in the shapes of hats and bonnets for Spring
wear.
"A tramp only thirteen years old passed
through town this week He was bound
for Kansas.
Local Democrats are inclined to grow l
a little at the decision of the Electol al
Commission.
Rev. Geo. r. Brstor is spoken of as
pastor of the Elkton NJ. E. Church for the
coming year.
Five elderly ladies', residents of this
town, are at this time laid up by injuries
received by falling.
Thomas Bremen. Esq, is about to
erect two tenant houses on his lot on High
street, near church.
A force of men were at work this
week repairing the roof and spoutiDg of
the depot building.
1t is now in order for the roosters that
still decorate few Democratic journals to
go in out of the wet.
What do you think of one hundred
dollars year rent for house that did not
cost over $3.50 to build?
The last words of the school report in
our last issue should have been "out Of
school instead of sat school,
Fresh fish are becoming plentiful.
Several wagon loads were in town this
week. Ready buyers were found.
The ground hog was right. We have
had unusually fine weather for the season
ever since the second of February.
Some of our farmers undertook to
pillow this week, but after breaking a num-
Der of points they had to give it up.
When specie payment comes, We don't
think many Elkton men will be worn out
Carrying bags of gold around the street.
The old public school building on High
street is being demolished by Elkton youM
,ful depracHy, white and black. 1t needs
looking after.
Since the settlement of the Presiden-
tial question, the sale of Democratic daily
papers has fallen off wonderfully, so saws
our newsdealers.
"A card tackled to one of the columns
of the Howard House porch reads thusly
"Thou art so near and yet so far-Tilden
1874, Hayes 1857
A high street man heard a tremendous
uproar in his neighbours chicken house the
other night He went to look for the thief,
but he had departed.
Prof. Ascherfeld with a first-class corps
of will Yiv ri in Odd
Fellows Hall. on Tuesday evening next.
See his advertisement.
A very strong feeling exists among a
large body of the members of the Elktor
NJ. E. Church for the return of Rev. Mr.
PhHbus another year.
The annual meeting of the Whining
ton Conference of the NJ. E. Church will
begin at Milford Del on Wednesday next
Bishop Ames will preside.
Mr. John Hogg's two dollar and a hal
horse proves to be fine animal. He ha'
evidently been trained for exhibition, as ht
performs number of tricks.
Z Albert Constable, Esq, has purchased
of Mr.. Geo. Herbert, the residence adjoin
ing the Presbyterian Church, now occupied
by Mrs. Young. Price $4,000.
L. NJ. Haines. Esq, Trustee, sold OF
Tuesday last, at public sale, the Bile
property, two miles from town, to John
T. Holt for sixteen dollars per acre.
The sermon of Rev. Mr.. Phnbus a
the NJ. E. Church, on Sunday mornin!
last, was one of the finest delivered by tina
gentleman since he has been with u.s.
Change of wheather is very probable
But it is not safe to bet upon it. As lndi
cations would say, it will be so or there
abouts, and likewise which is probable.
AT the various sales, now taking plac
throughout the county, stock is reporte,