The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-09-21
Local Affairs.
REPORTED FOR THE CECIL WING.

nesday, Thursday and FRIDAY OF next week.
On Sunday, September tho aand, at
Griffith Chapel. Cedar Hill, there will be
love feast at l0l O'Clock 4. NJ; preaching
at o'clock by Mr.. James ii. Manley.
The people of Port Deposit aud vicin-
and other newspapers and periodicals, al
the News Depot of Mr.. J. b. Abrahams,
in that town.
H. Mccullough, Esq, trustee, sold 81
acres Of land, part of the real estate of
Williams NJ. Mccullough, near Farming
ton, on Monday last, to Harriet f. McCul
Tough, for s., 700.
We inadvertently omitted to state in
the last issue of The Wig that G. V. Bacon
is studying law in the Office Of Messrs.
Groome Mccullough, and expects soon
to be admitted to the bar.
"A. w. Mitchell, ESD, has ON exhibi.
tion, at his drug store, pear Of the Grand
Duchess variety, that grew on dwarf
tree in the garden of Capt. Swing, at Port
Herman, which weighs II ounces.
The Mccullough Iron Company have
reduced the wages Of such of their en-
ployes As are at the Minquas Mills, vii
mington, 90 per cent. The old hands have
refused to work and new ones will take
their places.
"A prominent member of the Elkton
bar, who can't tell the track of an elephant
from that of turkey gobbler, saw the
tracks of the latter, and left drawing Of
them at our office. lie said he thought
they were made by the panther.
MIR. Jacob b. Ash, who has served the
court for a number of years past as bailiif,
resigned the office, on Thursday, being un-
able, owing to other business engagements,
to discharge the duties appertaining to it.
IIe vas succeeded by Mr.. Henry Woods.
"A rabid dog was killed on the old pike
just beyond the summit of Red Hill, on
Wednesday last. 1t had been seen by one
of the parties who killed it some five miles
beyond Newark the day before, and is said
to have bitten dog belonging to Henry
Spittle, near whose house it was killed.
Teachers OF the First, Second and
Third districts will meet in the Elkton
school building the last Saturday of this
month at ? O'Clock T.. NJ. Will the principal
of the Elkton school see that the school
building is opened, and assist in organizing
an association? TEACHER.
The horses in the vicinity of Bag View
are afflicted with disease that in some re-
spects resembles the lung fever. Their
threats are believed to be paralyzed and
they refuse to eat and soon afterward die
W. T. Ramsay lost one and Thomas Tyson
two valuable horses from this disease, dur
ing the past week.
And now the ubiquitous drummer
visiteth the peninsular towns and pestereth
the county merchants, till his life becomes
burden INTO him. and he curseth the
nomadic race and threateneth to close
his store and flee unto the deep recesscs
of the forest Of Hespidam, aud take up his
residence with the bowling panther.
George Hindman and George wilkin-
son. both colored, got into a row with Mary
Stewart, also colorsd, on Tuesday night or
early on "Wednesday morning last, near the
meat shop Of Joseph Wells. for which they
were arrested and fined 81 iaud costs.
amounting in all to S6.l1 each by Justice
Foard, who committed them to Jail till the
sne is paid.
= Cannot something be done to prevent
the nightly assembling of a crowd of noisy
negroes who congregate on different street
corners and other prominent places and III.
dulge in all manner of obscene language
and disgraceful performances, much to the
annoyance OF some of our citizens who are
disturbed by these nuisances?
Fred. Taylor, 4 colored man from near
Cecilton, was engaged with some others in
threshing at VIM. Etherington's, when he
and Charles Wilson got into fight and
Taylor hit Wilson on the head with the
handle of pitch fork which he was using.
Taylor was afterward arrested on com plain,
Of Wilson, and after hearing before Jus
tice Terry, of the First district, was com.
mi,ted to Jail.
-lsaac Sappero and Isaac Atteson, the
tin-ware peddlers who were committed to
jail last week for selling without license,
were released on Tuesday last, the County
Commissioners having RENTED the fine OF
account OF the extreme poverty of the of,
TENDERS, who shortly afterwards took tn,
evening train for Philadelphia, taking
their stock in trade, which consisted of z
variety of pots pans and kettles, will
them.
The old Bethel Church, at Pivot Bridge,
DIR. Matlack. pastor, IS renewing her youth,
II We may judge from the facts Just com,
to our notice. Public services are held every
Sabbath night as well rs morning, and
are we'll attended. Last Sabbath morning
without previous notice, in response to a
proposition by the pastor, Messrs. II. Clay.
ton, w. Z. Biggs and T. Lavender acting
as committee, the sum Of S40.05 was raised
with the prospect Of some additions thereto
for the yellow fever sufferers.
177s.
Farmer at the pillow,
Wife milking COW.
Daughter sptnning yarn,
Son threshing in the barn,
All happy to charm.
1878.
Farmer gone to see the show,
Daughter at the piano,
Madam gaily dressed in satin,
All the boys learning Latin.
With mortgage on the farm.
Thomas Harris, a colored lad, and Rev
Mr. Williams, pastor Of the colored churci
in Elkton, were hauling load Of hay las,
Wednesday evening. when Thomas, VIII,
had been riding on top Of the loaded wagon
fell of and struck against a hay fork. on,
of the prongs of which inflicted a sever,
wound upon his back in the region of Tia,
left scapula, another one of them at TIN
same time penetrating his armpit to th,
depth of two inches, ihflioting severe ant