The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-04-06
Local a fairs.
REPORTED FOR THE CECIL WING.

Crouchs Chapel, to. morrow afternoon, at
2, o'clock.
John Wilkinson will be found at his
sewing machine office on Tuesdays and
Saturdays.
The County Commissioners, Orphans
Court and School Commissioners will meet
on Tuesday next.
Henry L. Physic, Esq, who has been
suffering from typhoid fever for the last
few weeks, is convalescent.
These are the days when pretty Elk
ton girls wonder what their rivals will wear
to church on Easter Sunday.
"A woman with bogus diamond finger
rings will scratch her nose and rub her eyes
oftener than any other being in the world.
George Booths black mare ran off, on
Wednesday last, and made things lively in
the vicinity of the Howard House for
awhile.
They hung lawyer out in Texas, the
other day, just for shooting another lawyer.
After awhile they will hang men out there
for nothing.
H. c. Hurn, Elkton's young artist,
was admitted as student of the Antique
School of the Academy of Fine Arts of
Philadelphia, on Wednesday last.
And now the season for croquet has
come again and the pensive maiden and
love stricken swain HE them to the grassy
lawn, and knock the wooden balls around
in very uprosrious manner.
He thought they would cali him deli
cate if he wore his heavy coat during the
late warm session, so he threw that gar
ment aside. He now wears it, with the
addition of some porous plasters.
The Sunday school at Pievsoi's Grove
will be opened to- morrow, at . O'Clock p. NJ,
under the superintendent of r. E. lamar,
Esq, who las had charge of the school
there for the last three Summers.
The funeral of Mrs. Meals, the wife of
john p. Meals, who at one time kept the
hotel in the Hollow, took place here on
Thursday last. She died in Philadelphia,
and was inferred in the new cemetery.
MIR. John Wilkinson has moved his
sewing machine office to the old postofice
building, where he has all sorts of sewing
machines for sale. This is an old fashioned
house, but it is not any more so than the
honest Irshman that inhabits it.
John A. Calhoun will lecture at Jack
son Hail. on Friday evening, 18th instant,
mechanism" The proceeds of the lecture
will be devoted to the benefit of the Hall,
it being in need of a few repairs.
On the conclusion of "Nora," Tie
New York-Weekly will begin the publica
tion of new serial story by Miss Martha
Finley, of Elkton, entitled "Signing the
Contract and What it Cost" Miss Finley
is one Of our most popular story writers.
"A concert and tableaux, for the benefit
of the Presbyterian Church, will be given
in Odd Fellows Hall, Elkton, Monday and
Tuesday, April 22nd and 23sd. Those who
have charge of the entertainment will make
an effort to please all who favor them with
their presence.
The workmen employed in the erection
of the new dwelling house of Samuel Keys,
Esq, on Main street commenced opera
tions in the early part of this week. n.
F. Johnson is doing the stone work, and
James P. Merritt has the contract for the
carpenter work
Cal got off good joke or Monday
last. As our affabe postmaster entered the
office in the morning his olfactory organ was
disagreeably assailed. On asking the rea-
son, his facetious deputy replied " / don't
know, sir, but perhaps the smell comes
from some of the dead letters.
Col. A. j. Bowen, the temperance lee
turer, left Elkton last week. He intimated
that he would return in short time and
make things lively generally. He appears
to have changed his mind and gone to An
napols, where be seems to have met with
more encouragement than be did in Elkton
The opening performance at the Odd
Fellows Hall, by S. s. Sanford and his
dramatic company, on Monday night, was
a credtable exhibition, and decidedly above
the average " show" in merit. The audi
ence, however, was not large, although APP
preciative, but not in the sense pleasing to
theatrical managers.
The Household of Faith, in Cecil
hos haap L, ;pI1
of land by Mr.. +. S. Whitaker, on which
to build church. The foundation has
been already laid, and the prospects are
that the church will soon be completed.
1t is expected that Elder Kramer will be
present on Sunday morning and evening,
May 18th.
An attempt was made to rob the bank
at Chestertown, Nd, on Tuesday night.
The robbers cut a hole six inches square
through the wall of the building, but be-
fore they could enlarge it sufficiently to
effect an entrance they became alarmed at
something and fled, leaving some tools be.
hind them. No clue to their identity has
thus far been discovered.
Young Frank Green, son of our fellow
citizen, the well known dam builder, has
commenced shoeing horses, at Little Elk.
He is first-class mechanic in iron, and if
any man in Cecil can beat him at shoeing
horse, he hasn't been found yet Give him
trial and be convinced for yourself He
is an experienced machine smith, having
worked for some time in the Jackson &
Sharp shops, at Wilmington, Del, and
other places.
The latest amusement is termed the
Printers Delight" and is performed in
the following manner: Take sheet of
note paper, fold it carefully, and enclose a
National Bank note sufficiently large to
pay up all arrears and year in advance
Anl what adds Immensely to the feat is
70 send along the name of new subscriber,
with cash to balance. Keep your eye on
the printer, and if you detect smile the
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