The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-03-16

have thought seriously at tunes 81 urging
the necessity of extending the area Of Sun
day school work for the heut ii of the local
heather But if the Middletown Tran
scripts picture of Chesapeake City boy
be one true to nature. we take the Elkton
boy away from the head of the class
| Thus the transcript sweetly sings the
praises of the Chesapeake cherub: "Snch
boys as only Chesapeake City can produce,
by the side of which the very .oorst boys of
the acorst quarter of the acorst section of the
United States are living representatives, of
human angels"
DIR. Wesley II. Sharp, of West Viz
ginia, has been the guest of VIM. Ward
Henderson, Esq, for few days past. His
father, DR.. Solomon Sharp, was we'll
known surgeon in the United States navy
and at one time a citizen of this town. He
was gentleman eminent in his profession,
and highly esteemed personally. His son,
DR.. Wesley, is now located at the flourish
ing town of Volcano, in w. Va, about
twenty miles from Parkersburg, where his
brother in law, Mr. Edward Staples, for.
merly of Elkton, also resides. AS the last
male representative of a prominent and
highly respected family, we tender DR..
Sharp our best wishes for the future.
AT the public sale of Thomas 3. Hop
per, Esq, on Tuesday, the advantage of
farmers raising only good stock was appar-
ent in the prices realized. Five cows. for
instance, brought the following prices
$50, $50, $50, $1O3, 1882 50. Thirty ewes
were sold for 50 per head. Superior stock
of sucking pigs brought Sc 70 per pair.
Yearling colts sold from S4S to 500 30 per
head; while eggs even brought as high as
sixty cents per dozen. Although the at
tendance at the sale was not large on ac-
count of unfavorable weather, and at least
two other sales on the same day. yet the
bidding was spirited and the average prices
good. Mr.. Shockley was auctioneer.
--Elkton has been ransacked this week
for ancient and antique relies. Nesbit, a
New York dealer in articles rare and curl
Gus, has inspired the rummaging fever.
Old furniture has been dragged from its
dusty hiding places, curious old clocks are
going it on tick again, and, like cur neigh
boris new mare, antique tables and chairs
are prancing around on three legs. y curl
Gus old clock. said to be nearly two CEN
turtles old and formerly owned by the Come
gys family of Kent, seems to be the most
valuable contribution to the local collection
so far made. If Nesbit could carry away
with the old traps some of our ancient ways
and habits, and inspire our town with
little new life and vigor, he would indeed
be public benefactor.
The winds of March have ceaseds to
wall, old Boreas seems to have turned tail.
the ulster hangs upon its nail, and gentle
Spring is here. 1t but fultils the adage
old, if March comes in like lion bold, he'll
go out like a lamb. But stay, too soon
it is to crow, perhaps some storms of Drift
ing snow may yet proclaim that out he'll
CO. more like unto a ram. 'Twere fitting
that it should be thus. for Sol will soon be
in musS, with zodiacal ram you know
Therefore it is quite orthodox, to see the
vernal equinox, bring heavy fall of snow.
Twas this the adage meant no doubt, in
saying that March would go out, as gentle
as lamb of lusty growth, no long legged
little lambkin youth, Aries, the butting
ram. At any rate, it means to treat, of
that too frequent old "dead beat" wild,
bowling, cold March weather. 1t means
to say March may go out with all the reck-
less rowdy rout Of equinoctal ram, no
doubt, striving to break his tether. Or
else in milder mood he'll 60, while blandest
zephyrs softly blow, and thus, the axiom's
truth he'll show, because twill be belize
we ia )ther-Er.
On Saturday afternoon, the Groome
Guards, mastering twenty-on men, had a
parade and target practice, under the com
mand of Lieutenant Il. II. Tuft. After
the parade through the town, two targets
one three and the smaller one two feet
square-were set up in Mr. John Lees
meadow at 300 and $50 yards, and the fir
ing began with Remington breech- loading
rifles, with three rounds each at the large
and two each at small target. The follow
ing made scores in the order named Al
large target Corporal j. B. Meyer, private
D. I. W ork, Lieutenant Tuft, private SAM
King, private E. w. Draper, Corporal G
Alexander, private Thomas Lewis, Sar-
geant ID. l.. Sloan, privates VIM, Purnell,
Sam'l King and Harry Morgan. At small
target, Corporal W. V. Hunt and privates
d. T. Work, Z. W. Draper, ard William
Purnell. For inexperienced men, the ma
jority of whom had never handled rifle
or practiced target firing, the scores were
conceded to be very creditable; most of the
rounds missing the target being good line
shots.
On Monday, Mr.. ii. Glesanger and W.
Fl. Hill. of the Highway Department OF
Philadelphia, and members of the Seneca
Point Club, in this county, were in Elktnp,
on business relative to the case OF Capt
Baker, the Philadelphia fisherman, who
was arrested, last week, by Sheriff B"ul
den, for violation of the laws of the State
by non-residents, upon the information Of
Owen Murphy 1t seems that Baker had
the consent of the owners of the Seneca
Point farm to land his seine on the shores
of the same, and that he had offered them
rent for the use of it. But being mutual
acquainI auces. the owners of the farm re
fused any money consideration for the usr
of their shore. Upon this undersr andine
with the owners of Seneca Point farm.
Baker had piled his traffic until last week
when he was arrested. To secure the re
lease of his boat, seine and outfit NeSsr~.
Glesanger and Hill offered to indemnify
the sheriff in any sum he might name, as
well as by the payment of the fine imposed
by the magistrate, in order that he might
continue his business elsewhere. But our
county authorities did not, it seems, feel
justified under the law to release the pro.
perry until the case was decided in the