The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-01-04

Ek;uu can take l-t . 4: 81 & T. " iTAtu
aud return on the through New York tam.
They can spend the cv"siug in P"r. Deposit.
attend the concert, ard be a, home the
same night.
Miss Sailir +. Craig. ouc nf .Uf mo-:
amiablc young ladies, w. lei ." H." f.;
mcneal altar. on la,; Wednesday,, ny vi.
Charles Fears. ni P.rt Hcitun". al liz
rc,id-uc, Of DAVID ~ar'', E-q. "c u';drr
stand that the happy c'upi' rn'"ni &" ~
move to Virginia early in tn Nrv'HL. V"
not only tender ZEN the compliments -:
the season. b4, wish them ! long g:.a;
pro. porous life.
during the TAI: held ~ tne Methodist;
Protestant Church a. Bay View. tno Young
ladies' of Union u. T. Church AVID their
friends remembered t;,eir pastor Al I,ra.
Rev. J. oNcn Sypherd, 10y sending him
aud his family. ou New Years day. I Wy
large aud handsome cake. f., which iiry
have his thanks auti best wi>hrs That /"
them this may tc the harrIe>; year "i ali
that have preceded Il.
We call the attention q; cur readers 1"
the advertisement III aruthcT column OF our
former fellow -;"uus:nau. T. l.. Wells. son
Of Joseph Wells, via" i now IN the com
mission business on his own account Ia
Philadelphia. aud we heartily recommend
him Ia our business readers Is Young zen
ticmau o: strict personal integrity aud coed
business qualifications. that il will be 10
their interest To patronizc.
SOME oi the youth Of the town indulg,d
an 4 foot race from the emf Of the Mil Lane
In the l." Far Creek. =" on Tuesday last nc
stakes were no, large. ANA were won III the
first case 10y the Young gentleman who
bea; the racer from Cat swamp la the
other Gaze, the professional gentleman dis
tauced the uupTnicssIuual ore in \ two hun
tired yard heat with much ease. We hay"
been unable Ia learn the time.
Augustus Buuchcll and Andrew Eplar
two Young men Of Che>ap-ake Ciry, skaisi
from that plac- 10 Eikton, on Thursday
last. the distance 10y the rou'c they tu.k
down Back creek aud up Elk river, = ali 'ui
twelve miles GA New Years day. John
CIravrr aud George PEI kins. at E!kron.
started 10 visit Chesapeake City "n the ice.
hut. after skating down Elk river IL near
The mouth Of Back creek, they. for some
reason. changed ,hrir minds and returned.
Captain J. 7. Jones. who owns =
plantation on the Little Elk ard who has
given Soine attention To- the "psEatIJu #
swapping Turtles. informs IL that lie eggs
OF th'> reptile hatch in about ninety days
and that only twenty nf = ,ut of forty tive
eggs laid hy the large female snapper IN
his Enclosure. hatchtd tho last season.
Our readers sill rccIilrct Ina; We published
an interesting account of the experiments
the Captain made with these reptiles n
June last.
-Alexauier Saunders, 4 cologcd hoy in
the employ of Mr.. Falls. Al the Howard
House. was scalded. on last Thursday. 10y
the explosion VI foot boiler. which j. a
device made of tin, intended To be filled
with boiling water, ann placed III car
rage OF sleigh in very c':d weather FOR tn"
purpose of warming feet. Alcck was eau
toned not to close ihr machine till the
water was heated: bur ne filled il with
water and thcn heated il 10 lhe boiling
point. with the result A. above stated.
The Baltimore weekly Sun came 10 rs
last week filed with a choic, selection Ct
matter. consisting Of original stories. Euro
pean correspondence. agricultural ami sci
the week. i, is one o: the Ues. weekly
papers published any where, and dccid,G'y
the hes. ore ~ the STATE. Ii IL rub.!>iIr'!
at the small sum Of 81 30 per year. We
uuhesitatngly recommend il t" all persons
wishing a tin, class family newspaper.
VIII some Of the agricultural readers
of Tie Wig be good enough to answer the
following question? Supposing that five
binders can bind the wheat cut by one
parts must the circumstance Of the field
lie divided. that each binder will bind al
equal share? There is difference of "Iih.
ION prevailing III Eiktnn in regard Ia the
division, some thinking that the ciGcIIn-
ference should be divided into -four equal
parts. and others crntcnding that. if ther"
are five binders of equal ability employed,
each will bind .rnc fifth OF the grain.
ON Friday 9Th alt. some nf the sports
men Of Chesapeake City indul.ed in pigeon
shooting. After ii, conclusion Of the
shooting match. number of this residents
cf that place and vicinity engaged III
wheeling 4 whcelbArrnw towards a stake.
Each Of the contestants was biindfrldrd
and the one that come inc nearest 70 the
sake was u have pig. which was wcl 10y
a man from Queen Annc's county, who
struck the stake. he being prompted by 4
prominent citizen of that town.
Our attention was called /" a very fine
heavy coach harness. which is about liui>l,
ed At the harness establishment If Nr. John
Perkins. for Mcs>Is. NarShbauk X Son.
uud.rtakcrs If this place. The leather IN
TINS harness is of the finest quality ia III.
New York market, aud the noun iug
are heavy plated silver, manufactured III
Philadelphia. Tie workmanship through
out is very crrditable 70 the makers
These harness cost one hundred and fifty
dollars, hu' Nj. =. Informs us that he
makes harness Of all grades from SIG mp.
WILD RICE oS THE SC,QuiHANNA.-
Since the agitation nn the project 10 intro.
duce Wild rice along the Su.q johanna river
As 4 means Of muliipj ying fish and water
fowl several bushels Of the wili r.,- b .vc
been order d hv parties in S~iu'> G'uvc
from Wisconsin aud will bc >own in tho
proper season. W:ll rice was infrnGuc Il
On i small scale last wear 10y the Hon. I,Er
Il. Packer. Of Suni'ury. vii" had a small
quantity >uwu about his island 1T NuIthum
beillud as deicucr aEaIts' the ii Ids
Drf"IE Prcss.
H e. Wells. the ubliGir- AND gentle