The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-03-22

Ias come.
umb comes to day.
will soon have another bakery.
pec,s for the new wharf al
,.oiut are excellent. Particulars
week.
he fishermen on the North East river
nd to be catching large quantities OF
W nsds Herring are scarce and prices
rbe many aspiranis for the office oil
Bailff are getting ready 10 open the
. campaign. The town election is
On the first Monday in May
Rev. Thos Z. Terry, Of the Whining
ton Conference. will preach in Port lie
po,it NJ. Z. Church, tomorrow Sunday .
at TO- A. VI. and +. NJ.
MIR. Benjamin NJ. Wells, agent oil the
Adams Express Company, notifies the pup
lie that an order state Of the company IS at
Alr,ch's iswelry store, or which names aud
addresses can be left.
Two Philadelphia lawyers, VINO were
brought here as legal experts, testified IN
court last week as TO what does, and "ha'
doe, not. constitute a legal marriage IN the
State Of Pennsylvania.
A book agent was in town on Thurs
i,v lat. taking orders for ShaksspsaTes
work. We doa't hang people IN this conn
,x. who. being talked nearly to death, XIII
book agents in self defense.
On SUNDAY to morrow, March the
a3rd. there will he an all days meeting at
Griffith Chapel, Cedar Hill. At ) O'Clock
- N there will be a missionary sermon
preached by Mr.. James II. Manley.
MIR. Torbert takes this public method
of returning his thanks to the members oil
the Irving Literary Society OF west Not
,iupbam for the pleasure they have given
him by making him an honorary member
of thsir society.
We are glad to say that the dipiheria
is not an epidemic either in any iamiiy Vi
lies in Elkton. Tho ailiiction IN Mr..
Copstable's family was, fortunately, limit
ed to the one fatal care of membranons
Group.
The public schools Of the county will
be closed, at the expiration of one half Of
the fourth term, on the 23rd of May instead
of June 3O:h, the full quarter, in conse-
auence Of there not being sufficient funds
in the treasury to continue them.
MIR. Mum, OF the Seitnt'f. An.eriedn'
and Mr.. Cheever, of New York, were Oh
tho su.auehanna flats. last week, Staying
tina canvas backs We have heard OF
Nuup. Chauseu stories from that quarter,
but never before of Mum Cheever ones.
Some thief visited the hennery OF
Thomas Bremen, who lives on w. Hot s
nlauta,ion. few miles northwest OF ELK
ION. ON Thursday night last. and stole
thirty seven chickens and turkeys, which
included all he had except one old hen.
The dwelling on the farm Of Rev. X
w. Todd, near Denton, Nd, aud occupied
by Wesley wooters, was entirely destroyed
by fire last Monday morning. MIR. Wooier
lost everything, even the entire clothing
himself aud family, except VIVA: they hat
on.
The Annual Conference of the Metho
dist Protestant Church closed its session
a, Centerville, Md, ON Tuesday last. ANN
the list Of appointments we noticed tina
of Rev. G. r. Cochell to Cecil circuit II
Bruuer Rowlandsville circuit: X. ). Rowe
Warwick.
-,iezekiah Caldwell, the afIAble an
polite tousorial artist, who has lathere
and shaved the citizens of Elkton for abou
a third Of a century, will remove fiom tn
basement Of the odd Fellows Hall to tn
old shop that he occupied some years az
under Mitchell's drug store.
Patrick MeNamar, hand on III
oyster boat r. +. Hastings, of Philade
phia, was found drowned in Back Creek
near the locks, yesterday morning. II
left Banks saloon, in Chesabsake City
about .! O'Clock. on Thursday evening, !
a slightly intoxicated conditl on, aud
supposed to have been accidentally drown
ed.
On Sunday morning last, Marks Liz
herman, of Elkton, was alarmed by III
smell of burning rags which pervaded h
dwelling house, and. upon making searcl
found that il proceeded from a quantity
rags that were in close proximity To I'll
stnse-pips. The timely discovery of II
fire probably prevented a disastrous col
Migration.
AT the Hopewell VI. +. Church, q
Sunday. March 10th, Rev. w. J. o Nel
preached his farewell sermon for the col
ference year. commencing services 10y IL
use of the 6si hymn. From every storm
wind that blows morning lesson &c
Psalm: part of the 22nd chapter Of Act
..cond hymn 661. "Oh. for a faith that wi
aot shrink. though pressed by every foe.
Text Romans first chapter part OF Il
'Graoe 10 you. aud peace from God vers
our Father and Lord Jesus Christ"
Mrs. Margare, Mitchell, of Elkton,
repairing and remodsling her house in
hand some and attractive manner, prepar
tory To the marriage of her son, Henry
Writ, Esq. who expects soon to lead Il
daughter of one Of our prominent citzsl
Of the First district to the hymeneal alta
II is rumored also that her son, John
Writ, Esq, Of Baltimore, has recent
made an advantageous business connects
with a law firm in Chicago, the coniitmatiC
of which will be given ia the future.
j. X. SutteIiey's Photographic CALLER
on N,,th street, has been well patroniz'
this weak. We have had the pleasure
seeing a aGmb,I of life sized portraits
some of cur prominent citiz'ns, whit
were taken at he establish ment. that, {
naturalurss Of expression and beAutif
and artistic workmanship. are hard to exec
Photographers depend largely for the
success upon the patronage of the ladls
and from the crowds of them that iIegue
his saloon, We infer that he has made
happy hit W 18th them.
Oliver Clemson lost valuable hor,
on Sunday night. which in some myst,
ious way escaped from the stable Of
ovuer and fell into a cattle guard on I
railroad. nsar the jail. where it wss fou
dead by u, ss,aG on The \. NJ. train, ii,
the animal e>capei frcm the stable is il
possibIe to tell. inasmuch as it was
li.v,d io have been securely battered I
evening before. \ part Of the hal
strap was found on the depot lot some
lance from where tie accident occurred