The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-02-15

Lent begins on the Goth iusts..t.
Rev W l.. ; Murray will preach n
Bouldcn's chapel. tomorrow Sabbath
afternoon at ,. o'clock.
To be hung-several hundred pieces
of Lewis new wall papers For sample,
cal! aud look at the walls of The Wig
office.
Robert Saunders, of Liberty Grove.
aud r. z. Mcdowell, of Rowlandsviil".
exchanged farms. recently, the latter pay
lug 5000 in addition.
The revival in the EIkton Free Metho-
dist Church continues With increasing IN
ierest number have been converted
aud others are seeking.
Lost, on Wednesday evening last, be-
tween Drennen's store aud the NJ. +. pai-
sonage, on Church street, ladys cloud,
red IN color The finder will confer favor
upon the owner by leaving 1t at the store
Of Mr. DreInen.
The Cherry Hill Draaatie Association
will play the temperance drama The Last
Loaf in the X. of p. Hall, in that town.
on Saturday night, March LIST, 1873 Come
out aud see the play. and benefit chaIita-
bic purpose by your patronage of the enter
talnrueut.
The Northern Convocation of the Pro.
testaur Episcopal Diocese of Delaware was
held in Calvary Church, at Wilmington,
Del, this week. The Rev. II. 4. skinner,
rector of Trinity Church, of this town,
delivered sermon before the Convention.
on Tuesday morning.
-Bepiamin Wells, Jr.. has been ap-
pointed Adams express agent for this place.
in place Of Mr.. Edmund Brown, and entered
upon his duties on Thursday evening. -
The Office of the company is now at the
depot Mr.. Brown has been All unusually
popular and obligng agent.
Constable ). L. Fnard. on Tuesday
last took the colored lad, named Robert
Allen. aged about fourteen years, to the
House Of Correction near Baltimore. This
youth was lodged in all some weeks ago.
charged with attempting to poison the
family of Mr. Mercy in Elk Neck.
The friends Of ]. II. Miller, formerly
proprietor of tho Farmers Hotel, in Port
Deposit, will be pleased To learn that he
has opened \ first class restaurant AZ No.
&c w. Fayette street. Baltimore. where
81, Il al nat nod
dinner for the srnall sum of - cents.
The Fourth Quarterly meeting for this
conference year Of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church Of this town will be held on
Sunday and Monday next. The Quarterly
Love Feast begins al Q \ NJ, on Sunday
Preaching 10y the Pastor, at tie usual
hours Quarterly Conference on Monday.
MIR. Kitchens. who drives one of Mr..
Gee. Turner's carts. narrowly escaped BE-.
ing struck by the south bound limited ex
press, on wednesday last. This gentle
mau was driving a loaded cart across the
track, near the ware house, and was no,
aware Of the approach Of the train until II
+, blew for him, and lac barely succeeded in
getting clear of the track.
Philip Phillips. the sweet singer Of ss
cred songs, writes Mr.. Ridgway to say that
Providence permitting. there will he no
failure as to his being in Elkion, on Tues
day evening next. The people of Elkton
who never heard him, have yet to hear the
most sxprsssirs singer of his times. Sweeter
voices there may be, but certainly no mors
effective exponent of the sentiment of
song.
The popular New York letters OF
Z" lroadbrim " will be resumed next week
in Tie Wig. This celebrated correspond.
ent and trarcler has just returned from
Mexico. and can be secured by lecture
sociations, churches. or literary societies.
for the delivery of his great lecture, emit.
tied Life shadows" For terms. apply
10y letter, u George Crosby. 2il Carlton
Avenue. Brooklyn, y. Y.
-"Quilp" desires us to say that he has
been uuavoidably absent from home for
several weeks aud So busily occupied that
it has been impossible for him to devote
any time to the preparation of the con
Guiding chapters OF his historical researches.
lie hopes, however, TO resume their publ
cation in short time, and has collected
much interesting aud valuable information
that he will use in the succeeding chapters
OF his work.
ha Af ha
aud proprieiors of Rose Bank Crmetary
was held in Rose Bank Hail, on January
lith 1879. The Treasurer reported the
amount due the Association. au notes aud
from other sources, to be 81 .e93 -. The
election OF managers TO serve the ensuing
year resulted in choice Of Samuel J. Eug.
land, Edwin J. Brown. John 7. Wilson.
Samuel J. Brown. Levi II. Mearns, Samuel
fIaddock aud Elisha Brown. Samuel J.
England was elected President, Wilson ID
Pierson, Secretary and Treasurer of the
Board, and William Clayton Superintend
cut Of the grounds.
There are smart boys IN Elk'on. Meet
ing one recently with his books and saichel
we said: " Well. my little man. what do
you study ~ - Rsadin. writin and rith
metic.' "Ah. well sir, if you take five
from five. how many will remain" why
five. of course.,' confidently replied the
by. No. answered, You are
wrong" Five from five leave uorsInr."
" No sir, said he with a cute wink of his
sinister optic, and holding up both hands
How many fingers and thumbs have | p
why ten, Of course, We replied. We'll.
then when take these five from those five.
haven't five left" We left
NELSON J. LEE Superintendent Of
Police V. a S-aver, Of Chicago. has writ
ten a letter To Mr.. William DsIphy. Of Bal
timore in which lie says: :" In reply to yonr
letter of January goth, will say that I.e-',
wife came here from Vermont. and "a
vissd her To get warrant aud have hin