The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-11-29
LOCAL BRIEFS.

LOYAL BKlEFS.
The ulster market is booming.
How the turkeys suffered this week
maker.
Church fairs are now in course of pre-
paration.
Life is toe short for its possessors to
wear long faces.
Two gunnsrs to every rabbit is the rule
and not the exception.
Ice formed four inches thick during the
cold weather last week.
The holidays, with their attending joys
and-toys-will soon be upon us.
A mans character is like a fence; you
cannot strengthen it by whitewash.
-Tramps either keep ont of Elkton or
they have gone into Winter quarters.
However the poor may suffer, turkeys
are sure to get enough to eat just now.
There's a tide in the affairs of man"
and its when he's tied to a fair maiden.
Some farmers say that the abundance
Of nuts this Fall indicates severe Winter.
"A man who pays rs he goes is not
stupid, although he may be an owe nothing
1t is now considered poor taste to begin
q conversation by an alusion to the weather
If you have any cast-off clothing about
tho house, give it to some worthy poor
family.
Common law is founded on common
sense. Other laws are made by the Legis-
lature.
How jolly the turkeys must feel that
are accommodating warm ulsters of fat in
this weather.
Like the pockets of the reportorial fra
ternity, springs and wells of this vicinity
are very low.
1t is an unsolved problem as to what is
the age at which small boys in town COM
mence to chew tobacco
Provide your shutters and doors with
good fastenings, for this is the time when ye
burgler prowleth around.
The Elkton depot has been repainted,
both inside and out, this week. which adds
much to the beauty of its appearance.
Mr.. Jos. H. McNsal supplied his Gus
tsmers, this week, with new ice, 2111 inches
thick, taken from tho Westamwe DAM
AT this season of the year peoples ideas
become somewhat confused as to which bird
is really our national fowl, the eagle or the
turkey.
There are some people who seem to have
no ether mission than to get in every ody's
way and they do their work better than
most of U.s.
lBya late rule Of court, appeal cases
will hereafter be taken up on the first Mon
day Of the term. Friday has heretofore
been appeal day.
Owing to the extremely dry weather
for some months past, several res have re-
Gently occurred in the woods in variou,
parts Of the county.
Men S Derby hats should not be worn
BY women over twenty-five years Of age.
The hat is only suitable for young girls.
and it doesn't improve their appearance.
Archie McCleary is not dead, as stated
last week, but is alive and well, as We have
recently been informed by person who
asked US to make this statement which it
affords US pleasure to do
"A gentleman of our acquaintance hav-
ing occasion to visit many of the farmers
on Bohemia Manor, last Tuesday, believes
he saw as many IS three hundred hogs that
had been slaughtered that day.
WIN. H. May, Esq, left town for Wash
ingten, yesterday. He is one Of the officers
OF the L. S. Senate, and went there to be
present at the beginning Of the next session
Of Congress, which commences ON Monday
next
The workmen engaged for some time
past in repairing the dwelling house of the
Hon. Alexander Evans have nearly COM
pleted their work, which adds very much TO
the beauty Of the appearance of the vener
able old mansion
Ladies' who wear French silks must not
be surprised if they find themselves stripped
OF their skirts some day by puff of flame.
for ssns of them are said to be 50 veirbted
with chemicals and oils as to cause dancer
Of spontaneous combustion.
we call the attention of our readers +.
the card Of the Waring Fertilizer Com,anv
OF cecil county, the successors Of Thomas
"arlng and Bro, Of Colora Their fertili-
Zers are the best in the market. ~ 10 fuI1v
shown by the immense sale that they bave
met with.
\ sisters love is charming.
As everybody knows:
ana handsome cousins love is uice
At least should SUPPOSE;
Ana the love Of a true lover
Is the love that cannot pail:
But the love of new bonnet
Is the dearest love of all,
David McConaghey, a uell-kpown citi-
zen OF Newark, Del, and owner of one of
the iron mines on Iron Hill, died, on the
ruth inst, at the Black Horse Hotel, Will
minston, where he had been boarding for
some time. He was about IS years old and
was buried ut tho Welsh Tract Baptist
Church. on Iron Hill, on Sunday last.
The Ladies' Mite Society of the n T.
Church OF Chesapeake City will hold Fair
AND FESTIVAL, in the Masonic Hall. in that
town. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
DAY evenings, the 23rd, 9th and 18th Of
December. Proceeds for the benefit of r..
en"rcn. season admission tickets to fair,
% cents; supper tickets % cents.
MI John T. Woollens, of this county.
Will visit Colorado next month, with a view
81 permanently locating there and engaging
IN the milling business. His father r, +
"ooilen', who furnishes the Western cor
resp'ndence for the Oxford Press. writes
very encouragingly respecting the milling
business in tho Rocky Mountain region.
1--WE OF the prisoners confined in iail for
some months past having shown considera-
Die artistic skill in ornamentinr the walls
OF their cell, the Sheriff recently presented
them with box of water colors sine.
which they have drawn mud ,,,;,.-l . $500: