The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-01-26
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4th OIL feDfuafy neAI
j. NJ. Barnes is canvassing the county
for very accurate and interesting history
of the Centennial Exhibition.
The extra meetings are still in pro
gress at the F. NJ. Church, and the good
work of saving souls is moving forward
Andrew Brown, an industrious colored
man, while cutting wood for W. P. How
ard, on the Randalia farm, unfortunately
struck his foot with the axe and cut it
badly.
-Hezekiah, not wishing to be excelled in
we'll doing, is repainting his shop, in the
basement of the Odd Fellows Hail. which
when finished will be very pleasant and
attractive place.
Mr.. Vim. B. Writ, of Elkton, has
received the appointment of clerk in the L.
S. circuit court for the district of Illinois,
and will enter upon the duties of the office
in a short time.
VIM. J. Jones, Esq, sold, at trustees
sale, at Port Deposit, on Saturday last, the
farm of the late Ira White, containing 60
acres near that town, for So, 700; George
W. Poist, purchaser.
Calvin Merritt is building a barber
shop for Marks Lieberman, on his lot, east
of his clothing store. 1t is to be a brick
structure, 14x24 feet, one story high, and
will be occupied by J. c. Davis.
Rev. William B. Cults, the evangelist
who iabored so Zealously and successfully
in Elkton in the Winter of 1875, has been
laboring fer the last three weeks in the
Coatesvlle Presbyterian Church.
It. G. Holland, the proprietor of the
Philadelphia portable photograph gallery,
has located in Elkton, at the corner of
Main and Bow streets, where he may be
found at all times, prepared to execute any
thing in his line.
WIN. F. May left Elkton last Thurs
day morning to visit relative of his liv-
ing at Selma, Alabama. He expects to
have a good time and much sport among
the wild turkeys and deer that abound in
that part of the State.
Quite a number of our subscribers have
promptly responded to our call under the
head of ''Read and Remit" who will please
accept our thanks for their favors. But
there are a number of others from whom
We very much desire to hear The date on
the label of the paper is sufficient receipt
The mania for shooting at glass balls
has taken possession of some of the cti-
zens of the ancient village of Turkeytown,
but they cannot beat one of the amateur
shootists of Elkton, who recently broke
thirty glass balls at one discharge.
Dell Noblet. citizen of Wilmington,
died in that city on the evening of the 21st
instant, in the 101st year of his age. He
was hale old man and celebrated his Goth
birth day, by attending the Centennial Ex-
hibtion on the 10Th of October, 1876.
Some of the sportsmen of the town
met at the Clerks Office, last Wednesday,
and took the initiatory step for the organi-
cation of club for the better protection
of cartridges, woodcock, rail and the other
small game that abound in Cecil county.
Some time week before last the smoke
house of William Booth, who lives near
Lewisville, Pa, was entered and robbed of
lot of hams and shoulders. The thief
effected an entrance by unlocking the door,
which he closed and locked again, and Mr.
b. remained in ignorance of his loss for
some days.
Alfred Smith, alias Christopher Smith,
had hearing before Justice Foard, on
Saturday, on the charge of stealing horse
from John Keaveny, on the Goth of August,
1876, and was committed to Jail in default
of $4,000 bail, to await the action of the
grand jury. This is the young man who
stole the horse and wagon from Benjamin
Campbell.
On last Tuesday evening the suspicious
of Sheriff Boulder and Bailiff Shockley
were excited by the arrival of six or eight
strangers that acted in rather mysterious
manner, and they were on the alert the
greater part of the night and fully prepared
for any emergency; owing to this fact in
all probability, the designs of the strangers
were not carried into effect.
Next Sabbath will be missionary day
in the NJ. E. Church, North East Besides
short sermon or address by the pastor,
Mr.. Harrington, who has spent several
years in India, will give an address on the
state of the heather and work of the mis-
sionaries in that country. All are invited
to be present; come and hear facts from
one who has been there. Services at 10t
A. NJ; collection will be taken
On Thursday night last, some of the
young gentlemen of the town gave social
hop, at the Hall. About twenty five happy
couple participated in the enjoyment of the
evening. Mrs. Hall aud Mrs. Henry en-
tertained the guests in their usual superior
manner. The music was furnished by Mr..
Richey, of Wilmington. 1t was a fine,
bright night, and those who participated in
the amusement of the evening enioyed it
very much.
The tramps, Vim. Rodgers, James
Daley and George Hance, who broke in
to freight Car, near Perryvile, in the
latter part of September, were brought to
EIkton on last Friday. They were caught
in the car and taken to Baltimore, where
they were committed to Jail for the action
of the grand jury. They we're indicted in
due form at the January session of the
criminal court there, where they were
brought to trial and after much circumlocu
ton the court ordered them to be sent