The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-03-02

picked up by gentleman who was passing
in a carriage and brought home. HIS in
iugies. though painful, are not serious and
/ he is in a fair way to recover.
AT the sale of John C. litter, on last
/ Wednesday, things brought high prices.
Horses sold from Sl5c to 1910; cows from
! $3S to $50; LIT of yearlings sold for Sl4
apiece: oats sold for 10 cents per bnshel;
corn 81 cents; hay SIG per ton. The credit
of - months doubtless had something TO
| do with these prices, but we believe the
| skill of the auctioneer, A. =. Shockley, had
as much to do with them.
| MIR. Robert law, formerly Of the Sec
ond district of our county, was in Elkton,
this week, on a visit to his old homestead.
| Mr.. l.. resided for number of years in the
Second district, but removed to the then
far West, thirty years ago, and located in
Chicago when it was a small town, where
| he engaged in the coal business, at which
he made a handsome fortune. He is now
on his way South, on visit for pleasure
and recreation.
Oar esteemed townsman, John F.
Brown, Esq, had narrow escape from
what, no doubt would have been fatal
accident. on Saturday afternoon last. tie
crossed the track of the railroad an instant
before the passage of the fast train south,
and had it not been for the eXertion "i
! Prof Graham. who saw him and realized
his danger, and who caught and .jerked
| him from the track when the locomotive
was within about five feet of him, he proba-
! oily would have been killed.
Sheriff Boulder, accompanied by his
| deputy, Z. w. Jauney. and two other citi
zens Of Elkton. visited the house of J. W
Muse, early last Sunday morning, with
view OF arresting him, he being the person
charged with stealing the toeless chickens
which, it is alleged. were found in his pos
session, a few weeks ago, in Wilmington.
| The sheriff and his posse made a very
minute and thorough search of the prem
ises but did not find Mr.. Muse, Or any in
dications of his whereabouts.
The entertainment of the Ladies' AiG
Society of the NJ. +. Church, which was
held on Monday and Tuesday evenings, in
the Hurn building, was a success, without
resorting to any lotteries, fish pools, Jacob
wells. post offices, or any of such practices
as are calculated to bring reproach upon
the cause of God, but solely upon the
merits of a good supper, and by dispoSrg
of ice cream and confectionery. The ladies
realized the handsome sum of 500, which
will be devoted to refurnishing the parson
age.
The citizens of kennett Square gave
the Hon. Bayard Taylor, who has been APP
pointed Minister to Germany, reception
! on the evening of the goth nltimo Mr..
Taylor was born and raised near the pleas
ant and pretty little town, where his ances-
| tors, nearly two hundred years ago, settled
upon the old homestead, which is still in
The possession of the Taylor family. The
new minister's parents occupied the place
of honor at the reception, which was very
pleasant and agreeable affair, rejecting
'huCu cieull upon lH0 citiEehs VI hcthe't
Square.
And now the blue bird chants lay
And robins twitter in the trees
The bullfrog'S murmurs all the day,
Come floating on the balmy breeze;
The ground hog issues from his hole
And browses on the corn, poor thing:
These omens to the poets soul
Are harbingers of early Spring.
Those nice little boys that smashed
those two large panes OF glass in a gentle
mans dwelling, in the east end of the town.
by throwing rocks against them. must not
forget George Washington and his little
Ratchet. Tell your pas about it, boys. il
The entertainment given by the Young
Ladies' Sewing Society of Elkton, in the
Hurn building, last Wednesday night, Was
a complete success, as an entertainment;
and should have been better patroniZed by
the citizens of the town. L. +. Duane.
the celebrated delineator of all sorts Of
komic karacters, has few equals and no
snperors in his profession. Had the citi
zens of Elkton known how much fun they
would miss by not seeing the Girl of the
Period and hearing the rendition of the
Ballad of Lord Lowell, many more of them
would have attended the entertainment
Mr.. Duane is a gentleman of fine attain
ments, a son of Hon. Mr.. Duane, Secretary
of Treasury under General Jackson, and
brother to the late distinguished Episcopal
divine, Rev. Mr.. Duane, for a long period
Secretary of the Board Of Foreign Mission
of the p. f. Church of America.
Judge Thomas J. Sample, of Muncie,
Indiana, the writer of the interesting
article on our first page, was formerly
resident of Elkton and removed to Indiana
many years ago. He is younger brother
of the distinguished Judge Samuel c.
Sample, at one time a member of Congress,
who died some years ago. These gentle
men were both carpenters and worked al
that business while they resided in Elkton.
The father of these gentlemen, Capt. Sample
was the contractor for the erection Of Holly
Hall. Samuel, after his removal to Indiana
returned TO this county and married the
daughter of VIM. Howard, Esq, to WHOM,
he was betrothed, and who. at that time
resided at Prospect Hill, afterwards the re-
sdenco of he late Col. II. D. Miller. Afel
The family removed to Indiana, the two
brothers studied law and each of them at
tanned seat upon the judicial bench Of
that State. Next week we will publish an
Interesting letter from Judge I. J. Sample,
in answer to a communication sent him by
our correspondent "Quilp," in reference
TO his recollections of the war of 1872
Miss Bnyce, who we noticed last week
as laboring at the African Protestant
Church, in this town, has continued her
Efforts there during the past week, with
wonderful success. The church has been
crowded to its utmost capacity nightly
many of those present being white persons.
Nearly every night the altar has been fun