The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-01-04
'The Getil ayhia
Local Affairs



Old fashioned Winter weather.
Keep your mouth shut, the air cold
The North East Record has a new head.
The fair a, the Catholic Church will
close on Monday night next.
Mr.. George Ricketts, lost valuable
farm horse an Monday night last
Notice She advertisement OF The enter
tainmen. 20 he repeated at Port Deposit,
ON Friday evening next.
Captain WIN. Rraiey's oyster boat is
frozen up at Rock Hall, and the Captain
arrived home few days ago.
Edward Simpson, having served the
term Of his imprisonment, WAS discharged
from custody, Cd Monday last.
The Presbyterians Of Elki"n will OBJ
serve next week as a week Of prayer. and
service will he held in the Chapel every
evening.
The week of prayer will be observed
at Zion by union services Of the Presbytef-
ian and Methods, Episcopal Churches, each
evening next week.
Our Port Deposit readers will. we
think, coincide with us, in pronouncing
Mrs Dillehnnt one Of the most pleasing
e!ocutionists of the day.
The Drawing Room Entertainment,
which was so successful here ON the 9Th
ultimo. will be repeated at Port Deposit,
on Friday evening next.
Rev. w W Parry will preach D. W
at the house of ~. Thomas Phillips, II
miles from North East, On wednesday even
ing next, the sth instant.
Yesterday morning January 3rd' the
thermometer reached zero, which is about
eight degrees colder than it has been here
since the Winter Of 1867.
"A man, who had new metallic com
pound for mending holes in ,in-ware, was
in town disposing of it the compound. not
the town on Thursday last.
Mrs. Diilehunts selections for Port
Deposit are her best. " The Bells. " Rock
of Ages" Little Joe" The .Jonesviile
Sinein Qure," Aunt Jemima's Court.
ship
notwithstanding the severe weather
the Chesapeake and Delaware canal is still
open, and the Ericsson line Of steamers
betwesn Baltimore and Phladelphia is
still running.
Some dishonest person gobbled up
small lot Of dried apples and two papers Of
corn starch from the porch in front Of
John Crossmore's meat shop, on Wednes
day evening last.
Navigation is partly closed upon all the
rivers in the county, and mary Of those
usually employed upon them as watermen,
fishermen or duckers, have been engaged
in harvesting the ice crop.
There have been so many good resoln-
tions made by certain persons who are i'll
the habit of imbibing too freely of the
ardent that it is supposed the price of Ii
quor will soon be dcwn to five cents glass
-Burbage Brock, Esq venerable old
gentleman, formerly resident of Elk
Neck, is dangerously i'll at his residence in
this town. Mr.. George Booth. residing
near town, is also lying very sick with the
typhoid fever.
james L. Foard, of the Fourth dis
trict, has a flock of about seveuIy-iive Of
the finest sheep IN that part of the county,
which he keeps in large pep. inclosed
with pale fence twelve feet high. in order
to prevent the dogs from killing them.
The elegant furniture used at the con
from the furniture ware rooms ef Robert
Marshbank X Son, where they have large
and varied assortment of the best quality
of furniture at the lowest cash prices.
BY unanimous consent, the entertain
ment Of Friday night last, was the most
artistic ever given in Elkrou. The .epeti-
ton of i, in Port Deposit. with the addi-
tional assistance of a lady very popular
there as vocalist should prove an unqual-
flied success.
A flock of twenty. five or thirty wild
NUNS, VA isSh Tue lCt
pond OF Joseph Booth, near Elkton, while
his men were busy cutting ice, two Of them
alighting SO near the workmen engaged on
the pond. that one of the ducks was killed
with an ice hook.
One Of the prominent citizens of Chesa-
peake City started out on New Years eve
with peep box" containing "A number
OF handsome views, but he unfortunately
pictures and box. aud Madam Rumor says
he has not found them.
Mr.. Hinson proprietor Of the Dasha.
way Hotel, cor. of North and High streets.
served up fine oyster supper, on Thus
day evening last 10 a number of his friends
aud patrons, who were highly delighted
and eratified by the savory and delicious
dishes which crowned the festive board
A Sabbath School Missionary Ami.
versary will be held in the Zion NJ f.
Church, next Wednesday evening, the sih
inst. Addresses will be made by Rev. W
l.. :. Murray. of North East. and Rev. ]
Ii. Johns, Of ZION. Exercises will com.
mence at :! o'clock. The public are cor
daily invited to attend.
-Snowdrn /. Scarborough, whose par
ents reside az Cherry Hill. and who was
engaged in Wilmington as a carpenter, was
attacked by the inilsmmltpry rheumatism
about two weeks since which terminated
his existence few days ago. His remains
were brought to Elkton on p NJ train.
on Thursday last, aud were inferred at
Cherry Hill that afternoon.
The members of the EIkton Cornet
Band partook of a 'possum supper, which
was served at their room. over Maxwell
store, corner of High ard North streets, on
the evening of the 3lst ultimo. They had
procured four fine possums. which were
cooked in the highest style of the art. and
rapidly djsapneared lat ysen The hunyrv