The Cecil Whig., 1880-04-03
LOCAL BRIEFS.
out.

to keep correct time in dancing.
The Elkton Free Methodist Church is
being enlarged and repaired, in consequence
of which there will be no service there to-
morrow.
Mr.. Joseph l.. Wells, with a companion,
on Thursday, bagsed twenty-five English
snipe. The best bag of the season, Sc far
reported.
A fine lot of shad, and lot of fine shad,
was caught on Wednesday in the Elk by
Mr.. w. X. Stackhouse, the first of any con-
sequence this season.
Our ice dealers have on hand enough of
last years crop to last to about the first of
June, when they will have to go into the
market for the Eastern article.
-Messrs Davis, Keys & Go. are prepared
to supply their customers with lime for
building or whitewashing, and hay of good
quality at wholesale and retail.
The Wilmington Erery Erening has
taken the upward boom and raised its price
to two cents-partly caused, we presume,
by the extravagant salary paid its Elkton
correspondent.
An Elkton gentleman was very much
,lisgruntled, the other day, by being mis-
taken for Il rag dealer. \ coiored citizen
hailed him with: Hey, boss, what are You
paying for rags"
John NJ. Sentman has sold his water
power and plantation of 10 acres, or the
IL . taIa all, - IT,,
E. Spencer, of Franklin township, Chester
county, Pa, for $1,000.
The druggists are looking eagerly for
ward to the adoption of the Local Option
law In those counties where it is in ope-
ration, they (the druggists do Il booming
business in the prescription line
An amusing spectacle, during the high
tide of Thursday, was L ten year old girl
padding up Water street in a wash tub.
She managed her unique craft with as much
skill as an old salt would a clipper yacht.
The fish run is slim; the large seines
are not yet operating, and the prospect is so
unpromising that many will decline alto
gether. The gillers are doing but little, and
the price of the ''water chicken "'keeps up.
Captain Cozzens viii! offer for sale the
welLknown schooner scow Charles i. Boyd,
on Tuesday next A good chance to buy an
excellent vessel at a low price. The captain
offers her for sale because he is too old to
run her.
After long season of inactivity, our
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have awakened and put on an improvement
boom. She is away ahead of Elkton now
in building, three houses being erected there
to one in this burg
There is yet some business enterprise
among our citizens. Mr.. George Brown
has made tho venture of opening out as an
opposition carriage builder and repairer-
His sign will shortly be seen on his new
shop on North street.
DIR. X: c. Carter, who has been in i'll
health for some time, left home on Thurs
day for Bedford Springs, for the benefit of
his health, his physician thinking the water
would be of benefit to him. He will re-
main there for some time.
Mr.. VIM. A. Wright, of this town, last
week, received from the builder at Marcus
Hook, and launched in the creek here Il
very handsome open yacht She is said to
be the best model upon our waters aud
promises to be the champion. Her rigging
is nearly ready, when she will be proved
Two Elkton men had Il set-to at talking
one day this week. A wag sent for an un-
dertaker-on the suppostion that they
would talk each other to death The funeral
nan came with his tape measure to take
dimensions Of the corpse. 4 life was per-
haps saved, but the conversation was inter-
runted.
An Elkton hardware merchant is mourn.
ing over mistake he recently made in re-
fusing 4 speculation in nails. \ manuf,c
turer endeavored TO induce him to purchase
five hundred kegs at s.. .23, just before the
raise in iron. Our merchant had not the
nerve, and declined. Nails are now worth
$3.50 per keg
~--Nessrs. Cruikshank x Writ, trustees
advertise in another column one of the larg
est sales OF real estate ever made in thi:
county. 1t Is the estate of the late Colone
George Davis. 1t includes soMe OF the fin
est farm property in the lst district, anf
siil no doubt largely attract the attentio,
ct capitalists.
An Elkton merchant has cat tha
sleeps in a champagne basket The baske
has hinged lid upon it and sits upon tor
hale Il;
lifts the lid, gets in and it closes after her
making her apartment entirely private :,
family Of thfes wise looking kittens nov
share her home with her.
-Messrs. Marshbank & Son, the under
takers. this week, received from the manu-
facturcrs . very fine new hearse 1t is
handsome affair. and one in which even tn
most fastidious corpse might be pleased t.
ride. The cost, we understand, was $3.50
Nessrs. NJ. 4 Son sold their thousand dol
Jar hearse some time since
DR.. rnt has settled down upon hi
farm as tiller of fhs soil, He has not
however, given up his praaiine As al, u. D.
but will still give attention to his patients
4uentiy during the other days of the week
His address is T4rkeytown, where any on
wanting him may addfass him,
Uncle Billy Tyson. whom eserypod
thought neverto be-lnored-fixture in ELI
ton has. ts everybody's surprise, taken tn
moving fever, and removed to his propert
in the Neck, recently purchased by him.
Mr., Calvin Merritt, builder erected FOR hin
upon the place very neat frame house an
he is nov. fixed NJ Gg q husbandmau.
On Tuesday evening, about > o'clock,
bold thief purloned from the hooks in from
Of the Dcat store of Mr.. James Merritt, @
Main street, side of bacon weighing abou
fifteen pounds. This is the saeond raid ,
this character that has been made on NJ
Merritt recently. For all that, Mr.. y
don't sesIu to enjoy or get used to it wort
cent.
"A mocking bird belonging to Mr.. ue
MAXWELL. which, for IL long time, has d
lighted the residents of Stockton street wit
its songs, fell victim. few days ago,
the rapacity of vagrant cat. Pussy L
some means got upon the cage and putin
her paw with its deadly claws through II
bars, scratched the life out of the songste
The cat was afterwards creinated.
-slessrs. d. Scott & Bro, who are a
most always making some improvement