The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-12-27

Cruel sport-the Cherry Hill rabbit hunt
on Christmas day.
Dir. Joseph II. McNeal served his Gus
toners in town with ice ON Christmas day.
Mr. Vim. d. Writ, of Chicago, is spend
ing the holidays with his relatives in Elkton
-John NJ. Terrell has leased portion of
striekland's marble yard and purposes erect
ing meat shop on it. -
Art has fine specimen of lnistietoe on
exhibition. 1t is y parasitcal plant and
rather rare in this vicinity.
AN unusually large quantity OF poultry
has been shipped from Elkton to Philadel-
phia during the last few days
-Bashful young bachelors are already
anticipating the advent of "Leap Year"
with tiutter of agreeable anxiety.
Next Thursday, the first proximo he
ing legal holiday, the Bank and the pub
lie offices of the town will be closed.
-Elkton market: Turkeys, 1aGll4 cents
per pound; ducks, II cents; chickens, 1OG,
II cents; geese, 10 cents pork, ) cents.
"A COW said to be seventeen years old,
belonging to John Milburn, of Back Creek
Neck, recently gave birth to twin calves.
A. 2. Shockley shipped a lot of 519 tur
keys, agsregating 6,4s5 pounds, to Hamil
ton Disston, of Philadelphia, in the early
part of the week
Mrs. NJ. L. Brown, of Chester county.
Pa, is now on visit to her friends near
chester Hill, Morgan county, Ohio, and ex-
poets to be absent about six weeks.
Last Saturday, a colored child, ascc!
about two years, daughter of Ella Allen. of
Back street, was badly burned while play
ing with fire in the absence of its mother.
The boys should remember that they
are now prohibited from trapping or shoot
ing rabbits or cartridges, and it is now in
order to put aside traps and towlinr pieces
Henry r. Pennington, Esq, late of the
[. S. Navy, but now a mem Der of the New
Castle bar, spent last Sunday and Monday
in Elktor, with his friend, Robt. Frazer.
Esq.
The Judges of the Circuit Court for this
county have reappointed Messrs. Bidrile.
England and Everist the present Board of
School Commissioners, who will serve for
two years longer.
Mr.. ID. W. McNey, of Rock Springs.
this county, who, in September last, pnr
chased, at Trustees sale, the Samuel Brown
farm. hear Rising Sun, will remove to the.
property, about March 18th, next.
Christmas was observed in Ekton by 4
general suspension of business On the rart
of the adults, the usual waste of rtlupowder
by the youths and the firing of crackers and
blowing of horns by the ubiquitous urcbin
p. G. Strickland, ESQ, the oi,Iiring
postmaster ct Elktnn, informs us that he
disposed of o6, $50 postal cards for the wear
ending on October 1St, 1879. Durino the
same year l23 post Office money orders were
issued.
The real estate of the late Thos. M,Vev
was offered for sale by his executors. nj
mechanics Valley, on Monday last: but.
owing to the low prices offered. it WAS all
Withdrawn, except a tract of about three
acres OF woodland. in the :ird district. which
was purchased by Samuel Abel. for ST. an
acre.
We call the attention of our ra,ders to
the advertisement Of Mr. VIM. J. Smith
VINO offers his services To The public as an
auctloneer. MI. Smith has given very de-
cided satisfaction to those who have RECENTLY
employed him as Il public salesman. and we
bespeak for him during the coming season
share of the public patronage
The very many advantages to be gained
by dealing at the Original New York One
Price Cash Clothing House. ISL w. Balti-
more street, opposite Light, is the very large
stock of clothing to he found there They
make the very best goods, deal with every
body alike, and have but one price for all
customers. We say to our readers, give
them your preference.
The pupils in the female department OF
the Elkton Academy presented Mrs Nav,
who severed her connection with the insti.
tuition OH that day, with 4 handsome toile;
set and vases, on Tuesday last. Mr.. Ora
ham, the Principal, on the same day, pre-
scented each Of the pupils of that depart
ment with an elegant box of paperterie
The next term will commence on the frs,
Monday of January with sixty pupils.
The Amateur Troupe of Port Deposit
will giv handsome rendition of II. NJ. S.
Pinafore, in Odd Fellows Hall, in that place
on Wednesday evening next, 5l4t instant,
for the benefit of the Parish Aid Society.
Those who desire to become acquainted with
Sir Joseph Porter, IL. c. b., "and his Sis
tiers and his cousins and his aunts," should
embrace this opportunity to do 50 and they
will never regret it. Admission, 30 cents;
reserSet Seats, 10 cents.
THE most extraordinary race of the sea
son occurred, on Chriatm Is evening, in Elk,
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