The Cecil Whig., 1879-04-12

NJ the Elkton Library The fourth year !,
commences on April 18th. Tickets may be :,
purchased at NIitchell's drug store. :,
-r-Se;lskin sacques begin to look unseason- |:
able 1t is with profound regret that the G.
owner of q sealskin sacque finally lays it t
away in pickle for another season. v
Spring. Spring, ethereal Spring
Tickes our noses like everything;
Makes us sneeze and cough and ST,
And use porous plasters everywhere.
Lieutenant Mitchell f. lamar, 18th L.
= Infantry, has been detailed as Professor
of Military Science and Tactics, at the c
Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge. ,
Mr.. Alfred Wetherill's 5 fine driving mare t
Vie was wounded in the shoulder, one
night last week. by being kicked by another
one OF his horses, which got loose in the I
stable.
circumstances alter cases. The man
with an ulster greetS you now with Quite
chilly yet, isn't i" ." But the man with no
rovercoat leads off with, "deuced sultry
.alreasIy. Smith"
Mrs Lucy II. Litzenberg has been ap-
pointed agent for Nicholas Janncy, of Viii
nington. Del, and is prepared TO take or
ders for all kinds of French and fancy dye
ing and securing.
The Rev. Mr.. Heberton teing unable to
preach by reason of his throat, the Rev Mr..
Rogers filled his pulpit. on Sunday last.
Th. Rev. Mr.. Polk will preach tomorrow,
at thu usual hour.
The steam barge .HrKiNnev, of Wrights-
vile, Pa, belonging to Kerr, Cook Il Co., OF
that place, loaded with lime, consigned to
senator Groome arrived at SCOTS Wharf,
on Thursday night last.
w. j. Jones, Esq, sold, at public sale,
Hn "Wednesday last, at Port Deposit, the
farm belonging to the late Dr. John Evans.
for the sum of S12, 100, Frank Evans, the
doctors eldest son being the purchaser.
An error occurred i'll the historical arti-
Gle published in last weeks Whig, at the
end of the 11th line from the top of the srl
column, which the reader is requested to
correct by reading ""j"st'y instead OF justly.
us it is printed
Fish are more numerous this Spring III
she uppes part of Elk river than they have
been for several years past. Persons with
small gill ncts are catching from one to
4wo hundred herrings a night. They sell at
..s cents per dozen.
Rev. ChaS. z. Mallery, pastor "f the
Hlive1 Presbyterian Church. Wilmington,
Del, who has been dangerously ill for some
time back, has so far recovered As to bt
enabled to leave his residence. He viii fill
his pulpit tomorrow.
Henry Vinsinger, the proprietor of the
Head of Elk Mills, informs us that he in
tends TO Introduce the necessary machinery
into his mill, next week, for the maHafac
z1'eTe of flour by the patent process bes -
,Inseil in vogue i'll the Western States.
Til. regular meeting of the Young Pee
giles Association was postponed last night
-pu account of the weather, until next FIR
day night. tie 18th instant. The Rev. Nj
Murray, OF North East will then read a
essay. and tine exercises, as usual Vii! |
of an interesting character.
A young ia,ty, who ought TO know, a
counts for the disposition OF the ;avefaI
waist by the supposition that he is looki,
for that rib hat was taken from him SO 10,
ago-BoSton Transcript. He always finds
rib-and steel one, at that.
Spring is coming round, after all, al
realty seems inclined to behave rationall
She is ft-as,,ine you know, and mast fir
little Besides. she has been taking Il crl
+I,.;, =, MI,
on her sex. and has nearly dislocated tn
necks by TIE saeezing she haslnade ai,e.l
About thirty of the friends am re
tives OF Thomas George ntct Al his Ff>ilen
i'll Elk Neck, on Tuesday evening last. a
celebrated his wooden wedding. As is c
tomary upon such occasions the guests |
sented their host and hostess with a la
variety of wooden utensils, and spent
agreeable and pleasant evening.
--sfr. John T. Wilson, on the farm Of
Archer, Esq, in Pond Neck, threshed
wheat last week, which had been STAG
ont for about nine months. 1t was
aietea by some, that it would not be ii
Thresb after standing ont so long. i.F.
most remarkable thing about it was,
no5 grain was damaged. The thresl
was done by Mr. William r. Bowe,.'s ST
threshcr.
Sheriff Boulden took II. NJ. Hayes.
was convicted OF forgery at the LIST teri
court, and Sidney TrustE, convicted of $
ing a horsr wagon and harness, to
penitentiary, last Monday. Trusty
much chagrincd because he had not solo
properly he stole. The Sheriff inform
rhat Ned Laruc is in fine condition.
practices the art tonsorial upon the off
of the pentcntary.
Jonathan NJ. scudder. Il !.ative of
rer county, New Jersey, hit ii r,side
silss eovID.!f For the las; twenty five y
.iied ii his residence, on the Bouden +
near itlktnn, Oh Thursday last, after a
illness Of consumption. His funeral
take place from his late residence, on
day 18th instant Services at tine
Church at PIP. NJ. His friends AZ" III
TO attend without further notice
Thomas Davis, a colored reside
Elkton, and leader of the choir of t
C II. F. Church of Elkton, is al
last Tuesday: ee''aints be placed hllns
The track near the Afii":ul Eh'irch III
of the limited express, which PASSES
one o'clock and y minutes, and Won
doubt have been killed. hal not an
colorcd woman, seeing his 1aisgur. DIR
him from the track.
il 4. &. Gerry, Depaty Collector
terna; Revenue. has informed us tina
in. to late order of the Internal Re
Department., notice, as heretofore, wi
s;a given in the newspapers Of his iii
,sMt that those interested in the purcii
stamps nust rely upon the notice maj
Them and published in hand bills,
syitl be in IIkton on the first and 5
days of May, prepared to furnish star
Ill who require them
rEyer since the time OR first