The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-03-13
LOCAL BRIEFS.
The Glass Front.

The Friends Normal Institute, OF l:iS-
ing Sun, will open its Spring sessi ion On
March 22th, 1880.
--Creswell Post, &. y. H., meets on next
Thursday, March 18th, ut -, p. NJ, in Max
wells Hall, Elkton.
AT the meeting of the School Commits
sioners, this week, it was resolved to close
the public schools OF the county on the 24th
OF May.
Attention. The Groomc Guards will
meet on next Wednesday evening, at ~
o'clock. Every member is requested to be
present BY order Lieut. d. l.. Sloan.
Professor Duane of Philadelphia, will
give one of his ''latf:ible entertainments,
ut Cherry Hill, next Saturday night, under
the auspices OF the Dramatic Association.
There are fourteen prisoners confined in
the Elkton Jail at the present time, three of
whom are insane, eight charged with lar
ceny, two with assault and battery, and one
with rape.
AT meeting of the vestry of Trinity
Church, held ut the rectory, on Monday last,
after consultation with the Bishop, 4 call
was extended to Rev. William Shouler, of
Union Springs, Cayaga county, New York.
Many of the peach trees in the orchards
near Midd!etown were reported to be in full
bloom in the early part of the week and
have no doubt been badly injured by the
cold weather that has prevailed since that
time.
The Oxford Press says: VIM. II. & H.
b. Mcdowell, near Brick Meeting House,
killed two Poland China hogs, few days
since, which weighed 1901 pounds, the
heaviest weighing $40 pounds, aged twenty
two months.
Hugh }. Jeweit, ES,l., a prominent
Democratic candidate for the Presidency, is
native of Hartford county, and Il brother
Of A. j. Jewett, who studied law with the
late Col. j. c. Groeme, and was admitted to
the Elkton Bar in 1889.
Mr.. Jos. l.. Wells recently slaughtered
two of the finest and fattcst steers we have
seen in this market in 4 long time. They
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were three years old, and weighed twenty
three hundred pounds.
Bishop Lay lost his pocket book, con-
tanning a small sum of money and some
valuable papers, while at the Elkton depot,
last Monday evening, or while on his way
to Philadelphia. He believes that he acct
dentally dropped it at the depot or while in
the car.
Mr.. +. c. Collins, of this town, contem-
plates removing to the oil regions of Penn
sylvania, in short time, and expects to
engage in ''rig building" which is the YER
nacular of the people of that latitude for
the structure erected preparatory to sinking
an oil we'll.
The efforts to form Il Mutual Fire In
surance Company, recently made by some
of the citizens of London Britain, Franklin,
Elk, New London, Penn and East and
West Nottingham townships, Chester
county, has been successful, and the com
pany will soon he organized.
Port Deposit, through Mr.. j. Keaveny,
gave SSi.2J for the destitute in Ireland;
Elkton sent $50, and Newark, Del, $50.
The money was forwarded to Rt. Rev.
Bishop Becker, of Wilmington. The whole
amount forwarded to Ireland from the
Diocese of Wilmington was about $1,000.
Mr.. j. Wilmer Bristow, who has been a
compositor on The Wing for four years, has
severed his connection Herewith and ac-
copied a position on board the Octoruro. one
of the steamboats, on the Ericsson line,
which run between Baltimore and New
York. Mr.. Is. will enter upon his duties on
Monday next.
tCYnplaints both loud Il deep are made
of the miserable condition of the old Plank
road, which is said to be nearly impossible
between Elkton and Cherry Hill. One in
dividual who has frequent occasion to use
it: asserts that the supervisor has not only
forgotten to keep it in proper repair, but has
forgotten that it exists.
-Philis Ivory-lvory black, as Il druggist
would say-apd Rebecca Stephenson, also
black, quarreled in Water street, last Sat
urday, and were arrested by the Bailiff and
locked up in Jail until Monday, when they
had a hearing before Justice Foard, but the
evidence not being sufficient to warrant him
in holding them for Court, he admonished
and discharged them.
-" Art had rare curiosity on cxhibi-
ton at his drug store, this week, in the
shape of 4 banana bud just busting into
bloom. 1t was grown at the hot house of
Mr.. Shivery, at the Newark depot who has
large variety of tropical plants. For some
we'll, but Mr.. Shivery has others which he
hopes may reach perfection.
Jane, Rebecca and Isaac Wilson, an
aged but highly respectable and deserving
family residing near Persons Grove schot
house, being in reduced circumstances ow-
ing to the inhrmities incident to old age,
were recently the recipients of bountifnl
supply of the neeessaries of life, from the
good people of the neighborhood in which
they reside, and for which they are very
thankful.
One of the twolads, of whose adventures
we gave an account last week, called at our
office and on behalf of himself and comr ade,
stoutly denies the statement that the twain
intended to 60 west, and were prevented
from doing SO by the effect of the cole
weather. The lad, who is unusually ntelli
gent for one of his age, however, admits tina
he is fond of reading Indian stories, and Sa -
that he and his comrade were only actuatet
by desire to see the town by moon light
On Friday afternoon of last week
Bailiff Shockley arrested Henry Bell AM
Emanuel Major, who reside near the bar
rens, they being in an intoxicated condition
which caused them to drive in a rockies
manner along Main street. They had
hearing before Justice Foard, who impose,
fine and costs upon them. amounting t
500, and ordered the Bailiff TO escort then
done, and they went home sadder am
wiser men.
MFR. Charles Piercy, Of Elk Neck, left
musket ball at our office, last week, whic
he recently picked up on his plantation, Il
Odtislds Point. near which the Englis
army, under command of General Howe
encamped, in 1777. The ball weighs abou
an ounce and is encrusted with THE
coating of what might easily be mistake
for white lead, and which no doubt ha
been formed by the action of the weai hel
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