The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-01-25
Local ADiiir---
D. Prepare for = thaw.
REPORTED FOR THE CECIL WIG.

al arms are growing oIt ui llh'I NitH tIt
girls.
TIL. Rev u. t. Rrdsway has bcca con
fined to his house for i week fion The cf
fects Of bad cold.
The yonng man who cant bear I" look
at dead mans face will caress with his
lips skull headed cane.
1T certainly isn't nice to laugh at the
douR fail nf others: but a number have
really done during the pas, week.
The Clerks ofic, was closed. yester-
day. Is i mark % respect Ia the memory
of the late George McCulisush. Esq
Rev W. ;. Murray, of North East w i'll
preach at Goodwill Chapel, ON Sunday to
morrow the 26,h. at O'Clock T. NJ.
1T is said that Philip Philips, the great
singer, will visit Ekton. and give IN enter
tainment in the Hall, sometime next month.
The Elkton Methodist Church was 50
cold during service, on Sunday morning
last, that large number Of The conGrcga'
ton were compelled to leave.
The Presbyterian Sunday School Of
this town will meet hereafter at - o'clock.
or directly after the morning service. IN.
stead of o clock T.. N , as heretofore.
Rev. Vim. VI. Parry will preach d. v
at the house al Mr.. Il. 3. Sweet. miles
from North East, on Wednesday evening
next, a9.h INST. Public cordially invited.
-i;uusekcepers, when you bake buck
wheat cakes pare and split : iurnip and
uso it for greaser. The cakes viii no.
stick aud the room will be free from smoke.
Mrs. Lucinda Reed, mother Of hT. Jno.
NJ Reed prominent merchant at thesa.
peake City, was buried there on Monday
last. She lived to au advanced old age be
ing in her IS year.
There is somebody in town who is
mean enough to steal pigeons even after
they have been safely secured IN their
boxes main street urchin had four
stolen On Tuesday night
The Dramatic Association OF Cherry
Hill will give representation OF " he
Last Leaf" temperance drama. on " ed
nesday night, February 22nd, in the X. Of
p Hail, at Cherry Hill.
Rev. j. Il. Mann Will deliver his ceie
brated lecture on =" Shams, in the tuion
NJ. E. Church, on Zion charge, Wednesday
evening, 29,h instant. lie sure 10 hear
him. Admission 20 cents.
A man passed through hc.c, oue day
last week, with a patent bi'd tap, which
he said he intended 10 Use a, HAVE de
Grace, whittier he was going 10 trap !cd
birds. which are said to he quite plrniiiEl
at that place.
MIR. VIM. keTshaw, formerly Of this
county. but for several years Principal Of a
popular Academy A. Germantown, Pa, aud
who for some days past ma. been critically
i'll witt. the typhoid fever. wr are gra;iiied
to learn is now in fair way OF recovery.
"A tall yarn GENES to Us from former
Elk Neck denizeI, now of this town, who
boldly declares that he recently cut cord
Of wood in sixty-two minutes, in tie woods
of the Mccullough Iron Co. We are
afraid that this statement is too transparent.
George Wilkinson. 4 coiorod man Of
this town. was arrested by Baililf Shock!cy.
on Wednesday. charged with violating Il
town ordinance by lighting aud after a
& hearing before Justice Foard. was COM
United to Jail in default of the payment of
the fine and costs.
1T is rumored that the Second district
people will bring forward next Fall a gen,
tlsman Of talent for the office OF State :
Attorney. They insist that they are emit.
tied to the nomination, AS there has never
been a nominee for that office from that
part of the county.
Aunt Violet Pennington, living on
Gray's Hill, died on Thursday night, aged
IOl years She was generally known III
that section aud was an old favuIIte Of the
Boulder and Mcinlirc families. Sle was i
good old woman. and. As her name implies,
is of fragrant memory.
Tho Teachers Association, NJ. },
which has had few monthly meetings al
the Eikton public school room, met on sat
urday last. There net having been suiii
clent interest taken in tho enterprise by
the teachers Of the districts to warrant Its
continuance, it adjourned sine dc.
The regular meeting of the Young
Peoples Association takes place on Friday
sveuing, February lilii. instead of the 2i>'
As we stated last week. The Rev. J NJ
Williams, President OF the Wesleyan Fe.
male College at Wilmington, will deliver i
lecture upon Student Life ia Germany
A number of the citizens OF North East,
on Friday night last, surprised Mr. d. p
Brewer and family by going 10 his reSidenc,
at a late hour bearing lots of provisions and
nice things. Mr. Il. is not preacher. but
the editor of the North EII Record, and
the occasion was the forticth anulversar,
Of his wedding.
There will be an entertainment given
in the Zion NJ. Z. Church. on Friday even
ing, 3lst instant, commencing ut - o'clock
consisting of Instrumental and vocal music
and defamation. Proceeds for the benht
of the parsonage. Ii the evening should
be unfasorable, it will be on the following
evening. Admission 20 cents.
A pleasant little event occurred in thi.
town. on Wednesday evening in the wed
ding ceremony Of Mr.. Thomas Y Nicoi
and Miss VI. Ella Bouldsn, at the residence
of the bride mother. The sllkrn knnr
was tied by Elder Francis, a Baptist cler
Gyman, uf New Jersey. 4 lot Of de
licious cake before us proves that the pi int.
er was not forgotten, for which they vii
accept our thanks, aud our wishes tn al
they may long live to enjoy life together.
"A. l.. Duycklnck, Esq "f Rising sun
we'll known As grain merchant of that
place. on Wednesday last led to the nv
nsuesl altar, Miss Villa Read. the ac
compished daughter Of the late Wa!dor
Read, Of Mechanics valley. this county
The wedding took place at the residence q