The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-02-16
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ELKTON, FEBRUARY Is. 1875.
Local Affairs.
REPORTED FOR TIE CECIL WING.

Sun, Md.
Two of the Hall Keepers of the State
House were last week dismissed for not
attending to their duties.
john Crossmore has purchased the in
terest of Geo. A. Lee in the meat and pro
vision store, on North street.
George Wallace, the popular sexton of
the NJ. E. Church of this town, is lying
dangerously ill with tho pneumonia.
oliver Clemson has the prettiest pair
of Berkshire shoats that we have seen in a
long time. He purchased them of VIM.
Armstrong, in the Fourth district.
T. G. Holland is still making the pretty
pictures, in the Hollow, but will leave town
in a few days. If you want nice picture
you had better call soon.
DR.. r. F Tull found a pocket book
lying on the pavement, last Wednesday,
which the owner can have by calling at the
National Bank of Elkton.
Mrs. NJ. E. Carter, of Rock Springs,
in the Eighth district intends to remove to
Oregon. in the Spring. Three of her sons,
one of whom is engaged in gold mining,
reside in that State.
The first herring of the season was
caught in Elk river, last Monday by Jesse
Pearson. He was fishing for pike and
caught this lone wanderer in his gill net,
where it was strangled to death in short
time.
We are surprised to hear that on last
Thursday, DR.. r. C. Carter's horses and
carriage stuck fast in large drift of snow,
on the plank road, near Fair Hill. In their
efforts to extricate themselves, they fell and
broke the tongue off the carriage.
Newton Pass, while packing hay, in
the Fourth district, one day this week,
owing to the slipping of the ratchet at
tached to the lever of the hay press, was
considerably hurt. He is under the care
of DR.. s. W. Morrison, of Oxford, Pa.
Rev. DR.. Thomas, of the Wilmington
CGsafs Tcs, dIed at his Tesruence, in Ill
mipgton, on Thursday last, in the 5Sth
year of his age. The DR.. has been in i'll
health for some time, his last appointment
having been at North East, in this county.
John w. Muse, who lived in the 4th
district, near Providence Paper Mill, and
was accused of stealing chickens, in Ches
ter county, and selling them in Whining
ton, has mysteriously disappeared, and his
family are apprehensive that be may have
drowned himself.
Edward Cook, an elderly man, formerly
resident of Haysville, Fourth district,
where his family now reside, went to Phil
adelphia, in search of employment, few
weeks ago, since which time his family
have not heard of him. They are appre
hensive that he may have been on board
of the shipwrecked steamer Metropolis.
-Elkton rejoiceth in the possession of
one well-to-do citizen. He has so much
money that few days ago he sent his shirt
away to be washed with one hundred and
fifty dollars in an inside pocket. The
washerwoman put it through the first suds
and discovered the nest of greenbacks
snugly hid away, and, much to her credit,
returned them to their owner.
Last Saturday, we enjoyed the pleasure
of visit from S. D. Mccartney, Esq,
editor and proprietor of that lively sheet,
the Neacdrk Ledger. The foreman of his
Office accidentally broke their printing
press, and Mr.. Nice. was obliged to bring
his forms and paper to Elkton, and print
last weeks edition of his paper upon the
press of our neighbor, The Democrat
William Dick, who formerly lived in
the neighborhood of Providence paper mill,
died suddenly while attending prayer meet
ing at the house of Mr.. Mcconnell, on last
Saturday evening. His body is said to have
retained its natural warmth until the next
morning. A physician was sent for, but
for some reason he failed to visit him. He
was buried on Monday afternoon, at Provi-
dence paper mill.
On Saturday night last, Samuel Short
and Jas. Coughlin, were was suffering from
an overdose of benzine, INDUCED in free
fight, and made so much noise that the at
tention of the Sheriff was attracted to the
scene of the conflict. He and his deputy
arrested the parties and put them away till
Monday morning, when they had hearing
before Squire Foard, and it being proved
that Short was not to blame, Coughlin was
fined 81 and costs, and the parties went on
their way rejoicing.
Herman Jeffries and George B. Davis
have in operation mill for grinding corn
and cobs into meal, at Little Elk. They
have an agricultural implement warehouse,
and contemplate utilizing some of then
machinery. We understand that they in.
tend to put circular saw in operation
soon, and contemplate starting the manu-
facture of cider next Autumn. They have
recently erected a building which they de,
sigu to use for the purposes before named
We hope the enterprise may succeed.
On last Wednesday, Bailiff Shockley
arrested Charles Ivory, George Smith anG
Jacko. charged with breaking into the bal
room of Fl II. Bennett, which he had va
Gated short time before. They were
lodged in Jail till next morning, when they
had hearing before Squire Foard, but
several of the witnesses who, it was sup
posed, knew something to criminate the
accused, appear to have been in the condi
ton of a distinguished L. s. Senator, who
once wrote to friend that he had beer
promiscuously obivious " the day before
1t is stated in the Wilmington Eger1
Ecening that young man was brought
before the Mayor of that city, last Monday
charged with being under the influence o
liquor, who, upon being questioned by hi
Honor, said he was from North East, anc
had started on foot TO hunt foxes, on the
Saturday before, and somehow had got al
the way to Wilmington. The Mayor dis
missed him with the admonition not tt
come to the city again to hunt foxes Thi