The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-12-28

Tickets may be obtained at Crouch's
store and at the Chapel on the night of the
exhibition, for the small sum of - cents.
Some thief or thieves have stolen two
globes from the lamp on the street near
the bridge between the Episcopal Church
and Little Elk. We have heard Of 4 man
so mean that he would steal acuIns from
blind pig, and of another one of whom it
was said that I steel trap baired with i six
pence and set upon his pillow would TO
sure to catch his soul before morning, but
VIC think the concentrated mcanness of thus
lamp thief entities him to the champion.
ship.
Almost everybody in town knows
where "Old Kriss " sits ON his throne dur
ing the holidays, upon one of our popular
confectionery stores. One Of Elkton's
good boys CHANGED to pass that way on
Christmas eve, aud as the sight of such a
boy in Elkton was SO unusual, Old kTiss
could no longer delay ms advent and un-
cercmuniously hung himself and his load
of gli,tering toys at the urchin' S feet, who,
however, didn't appreciate the act aud i'm.
mediately took to his heels.
The cold weather of the early part of
the week produced an abundant supply of
ice, which the ice merchants and others
who have ice houses to store it in, have
been busy harvesting for the last few days.
ha IL al. nd
of superior quality. Ice plows are used
for the first time this year by Jacob c.
Howard and Joseph McNeal, the enterpris-
ing proprietors Of the largest ice houses
in this vicinity. They appear to be well
adapted TO the purpose for which they are
designed, and their use greatly facilitates
the business.
We again call the attention Of the
Town Commissioners to the fact that the
appearance of the shade trees along the
streets would ultimately be much improved
and the trees greatly benefited if their
long struggling boughs were cut OF short
distance above the trunks. AS they now
are they are liable to be broken off by a
strong wind, thus disfiguIing the trees aud
endangering the safety Of passers-by. We
doubt not that they might be removed with
trfiing cost. The fire wood obtained from
them, it seems to us, would remunerate
any person for pruning them.
On last Saturday night, about twelve
o'clock, the hay house of J. Tome Il Co.,
of Port Deposit, was discovered to be on
fire. TWAS large building, with capacity
for 400 tons of bailed hay. At the time of
the fire it contained about 200 tons Of hay
aud 81 tons Of straw, which, with the
building, were quickly consumed. The
fire is believed to have been the work of an
incendiary rs two Intellectual attempts had
previously been made to effect its destruc-
ton. The building was fnlly insured in
the Mutual Fire Insurance Company Of
sured in other companies.
On Friday morning last, Mr. William
Manley started from Baltimore on the
morning train. accompanied by large
newfoundland dog. which he was bringing
to Elkton for y. p. Marley, Esq. lie led
the dog by chain attached to a collar
around the dogs neck, aud every thing
went we'll till the train reached Canton,
when the dog became frightened at the
uoisc made by the locomotive and, conclud
ing he had went far enough, jumped
through the car window. Mr. Manley.
however, retained his hold of the chain.
and by the assistance Of his fellow passen-
gers pulled the dog into the car, where he
was contented to remain till he reached
Elkton.
On Christmas sight, as James Hart
nett. the coachman Of Harry Carter, Esq,
of Marley Mills, was driving to Elktor, &C
companied by his wife to attend the fair in
the Catholic Church, the singietree of the
carriage broke while crossing the bridge on
the plank road, near the residence of y. p.
Manly, Esq. This accident frightened the
horse, which began to run, and overturned
the carriage and threw the occupants to
the ground. Mr.. II. retained his hold upon
the lines and the horse dragged him for
several hundred yards, when the horse
made his escape. The animal was after
wards caught further down the road Mr.
Charles Collins was near the scene of the
accident and brought Mrs. Hartnett to
Elkton. Nothing was seriously injured
except the carriage, which was broken to
pieces.
Some of the colored people of Elkton
rented the public room on the first floor of
the hall, on Christmas eve under pretense
of having show in it, hut concluded to
have :" high old time which they inau-
gurated early in the evening and kept up
till about o'clock on Christmas morning,
when some of their comrades, who had
irnbibed too freely Of benzine, interfered
with the bi!arity of the others, and the re-
suit was that they got up first class row
whereupon one of the managers sent for
Baihf Shockley. who appeared upon the
scene aud turned the gas off and cleared
the room Of its occupants. The drunken
part Of the crowd then went 10 the colored
tabernacle, near the railroad, where the
congregation was holding a meeting and
cleaned it out. No arrests have yet been
made.
The performance OF the Ravel Novelty
and Pantomime Company in the hall, on
Christmas night, was one of the best of
kind ever given in Elkton. Their deliuea-
tions of negro character and peculiarities
was true and lifelike. The dancing was
good and the performance of Dick Guthrie
in his Hindoo pastimes was among the best
We ever saw. lie kept a 10, of balls, bot
ties and knives gyratiDg through the air as
if ne possessed the magic touch of a
wizard. The pautomime called the
Bakers Revenge" with which the enter
taiEment closed was performed in manner
highly crediiabe to the company. Owing
to the severely of the cold and the fact
that \ literary and musical entertainment
was announced for Friday evening, the