The Cecil Whig., 1880-03-06
LOCAL BRIEFS.

-t,eslu y. Barnard advertisement, III
this issue, of trees 1T less than half price
The County Commissioners, Orphans
Court and School Commissioners will meet
on Tuesday next.
WIN. II. Vanderbilt passed through
Elkton, on Tuesday evening last, in Thomas
ScOtt's private car.
james Casho, near Baldwin's factory,
shot a mad dog that was prowling around
his place, one day last week.
Thomas Ricketts,, Esq, has sold his
trotting horse "Sky," to John Y. Ross, of
Philadelphia Terms private
Mr. John Brown, of the Fourth dis
trict, last week. sold a fine Young horse to
gentleman residing in Wilmington for
1850.
-. j. Price, Yours Truly, near the Hive
in the Hollow, showed us Il bunch of yellow
datfodils in full bloom, on the 2sth of Feb
ruary.
The herring frogs made the meadows
vocal, last week, but they may have to
look through glass windows before the end
of March.
George Witworth had the first straw
berries of the season on Thursday last
They came from North Carolina and sod
for so cents rer quart.
The woman's walking club had 4 de-
lightful tramp, or Tuesday afternoon last,
to Ricketts, mill and returned home safe
and sound via Gilpin's bridge
j. II. Graham, Esq. of Salisbury, re-
Gently appointed Supervisor of the Census
foc the First district of this State. was con-
tirmed by the L. S. Senate, OIL Wednesday
last.
Chicken thieves abound on bohemia
Manor. Last Saturday night, they dug a
hole under the fence around the henerv ON
the John Peach farm, and stole a dozen
chickens.
A wandering merchant came to Elkton
on Monday, selling the mocking bird whis-
tie, and was so successful that ever since
the town has seemed to be infested with
forty thousand crazy cat birds
The mild weather of the last few weeks
has so swollen the peach buds i'll the south
ern part of the county, that fruit growers
fear they will be injured by the cold weather
and frost that may yet be expected.
-Messr>. WIN. S. Evans and George 4.
Blake, trustees, sold the Ward property.
consisting OF 80 acres, situate on the New
Castle and Frenchtown turnpike, on last
Tuesday, to Jesse T. Ward, one of the heirs,
for 81, 700
Price J Patton, of Philadelphia, has
sold the Providence paper mill, OH the
Little Elk, to Burr 4 Co., of that CITY. who.
we have been informed, will put it in good
repair and soon commence the manufacture
of paper.
A small tenement house on Iron Hill,
belonging to Patrick Sullivan, accidentally
caught fire, on Thursday night last, and was
entirely consumed. 1t was insured in the
Farmers Fire Insurance Company of York,
Pa, for S400.
Property sold for high prices at the sale
OF jacques Cayot, on Thursday last Mich
cows brought from $40 to S53: two wear old
heifers from s2S to $40; sheep from $40 to
sl' per head; farm horses from $50 to $40:
hogs s6's per head.
We have been requested to state that
the meeting of the Medical Society of Cecil
county, which was to have been held at
Havre de Grace, on Tuesday next, 9th
inst, has been postponed to sometime. of
which we have not been informed
john i. Bell, young man well and
favorably known to many of the residents
of Elkton and vicinity, formerly in the en-
ploy of Alfred Wetherill died. at his resi-
dence, in Baltimore, on Monday last, in the
Slst year of his age, after 4 short illness of
typhoid fever.
Last Saturday morning, about break of
day, a lad who was driving some cows past
Morgan store, on High street, observed &
burglar who had evidently been frightened
by his approach, hastily leave the premises
The burglar had failed to get any punder
and made good his escape.
We call the attention of our readers TO
the advertisement Of Robert Hart, ESD,
winch they will find in another column of
this issue, who will dispose of a large guam
flfy OF stock and farming implements, at
his residence, near Hart's Meeting House.
on Saturday, the 18th instant.
The sale of the property of the late
John Peach was not largely attended not
withstan'lins which it brought good prices
Dry cows sold for prices ranging from $50
10 Slj; two year old heifrrs from $40 to So:
mules sold for $3.50 per pair: yearing colts
for so; farming implumeuts sold for high
prices.
Last Thursday evening, as Mr.. Doggy
and daughter were driving home from Elk
ton, one of the wheels accidentlly came of
the vehicle, when near the upper COW run
bridge, which threw the occupants out and
frightened the horse they We're driving
which caused it TO run away and totally y
wreck the vehicle
We clip the following from the Sumbury
De"oc,ut OF the 9th ultimo. "The Rev
Mr.. Skinner, the new Episcopal minister
has arrived, AMI preached his first sermon
on Sunday. The congregation is very much
pleased with their selection, and Ilr. Skin
ner's stay in Sunbury promises 10 be Il long
and profitable one
On Monday of last week, large pointer
dog white with brown ears and several
brown spots on his body, mysteriously dis
appeared from the plantation of Mr. George
Ricketts,, near Elkton. Mr. r. fears The
animal may have been seized with hydro
phobia and he will b. glad to obtain in
formation respecting it.
g
Davis was presented with purse of so,
by the Ebenez-r congregations at the close
of public service, Oh Sabbath last This is
in addition 10 4 fine buffalo robe and other
substantial gifts previously bestowed, and
in addition to discharging every financial
obligation resting upon that appointment
Harrison J. Nanzant, of Chesapeake
City, recently in the employ Of ID. Lemon,
of Wilmington, attached the team of that
Il l.. e.,