The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-01-10
LOCAL BRIEFS.

dence, New Years day. accidentally struck
his foot with the AK and cut it badly.
In February next there will lie five Sun
days. This occurs but three times in n
century. Hereafter we will have to wait
until 1880 before the shortest month of the
year can bYast Of five Sundays
MIR. 10 I'm Miller, of Cherry Hill, who is
building the new warehouse near the derot
for MesSrs. Davis Y Keys, raised the frame
work of the building last Wednesday. and
it is rapidly approaching completion.
We respectfully suggest to the Town
Commissioners that few loads of gravel
iudiciously applied upon North street, CD
posite to the site of the old Jail, would be
very beneficial to the travelling public.
The congregation that worships in St.
Patricks Roman Catholic Church, near
Pilottown, held \ fair and festival Christ
mas week. LOT the benefit of the church,
which has recently been re-roofed and a,-
tensively repaired.
On Wednesday last the carpenters nm
menced work on the new provision stor. Of
John NJ lerreil' on the corner of Bow and
High streets, and expect to have it rcodv
for business next week. Mr.. Calvin Ner-
rift is doing the work.
Miss Fannie Curridon. a vouno lady of
about sixteen years Of age, daughter of las
Curridon, near Elkton, injured one of her
limbs, a few years ago, which became inrur-
able and was amputated, on Tuesday. Inv
Drs. Mitchell and Ellis.
The fox That was let loose last SATURDAY,
near Holly Hall, by mine Host" If ~.
~FeNsasAse. made u good run, and after
leading the hunters Il devious chase
through Back Creek Neck was killed, on the
farm of Arson Griffith.
On last Wednesday evening, the mem
bers Of the North East NJ. Z. Church gave
their pastor, Rev w. l.. $. Murray, a dona-
ton party, and spent a pleasant evening at
the parsonage. For which the pastor de-
sires to return them his heartfelt thanks.
John H. White, an idiotic youth, about
70 years OF age, was committed to Jail, on
last Tuesday, by Justice Archibald. charged
upon the oath and information of his father,
Edward H. White, and James Barnes. with
whom he lived, with being nuisance and
dangerous
W. Is. Hetzig has purchased the lot on
Main street formerly owned by Chas. Jarvis.
the English shoemaker who followed his
calling in the shoe shop near the Howard
House, during the war, and is erecting
thereon building, which he will use as a
furniture warehouse.
james Sisco of Cscilton, a colored man,
aged IS years. was in town, on Wednesday
last and procured marriage license. This
marriage will be the fourth matrimonial
venture in which he has engaged, notwith-
standing which he looks hale and hearty
enough to reach five score
The Sunday school connected with
Trinity Church, Elkton, last Tuesday after
noon celebrated the beginning of the feast
OF the Epiphany. The body of the church.
as well as the chancel, had been HANDSOMELY
decorated by the ladies Of the congregation
for the Christmas Holidays and looked
beautiful
The Fox Chase debating club of the
Fourth district, which meets on Monday
nights, in the room over H. H. Kimble's
store, have been discussing the Local
Option question for few weeks past
The meetings have been we'll attended, and
much interest is shown in the question that
has been discussed.
Last Thursday evening, the Elkton Cor
net Band serenaded ex-Sheritf Boulden. at
his residence, on High street After plav-
Ing few pieces in front of his residence.
the Sheriff invited them into his mansion,
and they partook of 4 bountiful collation. of
choice delicacies The Sheriff is one of the
lew individuals who think it Eaore blessed
to give than to receive.
Mr.. William b. Heatzig, the efficient
and obliging experimenting of the Elkton
cemetery, desires us to state, for the in
formation of the public, that twenty-nine
adult persons and twenty-seven children
nave been inferred there; and that the re-
mains Of twenty-five other persons, four
te'A of whom were adults and eight chill
dren, have been removed from other places
and reinforced in the cemetery.
Last Wednesday night, as DIR. Fl. II.
~Altchell, was visiting patient in Delaware
his eorse frightened at something on the
road1de, and he jumped out and while en-
deavNing to lead the horse past the obstruc-
ton, IL bits broke and the animal became
unmanaGble, and breaking away, ran he
wheels of he carriage over the doctors ANGLE
which spr,ined it somewhat, in consequence
of which Ie has leen confined to his ROOM
but will irobably be able to resume his
practice i, few days.
We at informed that there are All aged
couple, reidins in the vicinity of Bay View,
who are ieally in destitute condition.
They are hing cared for, in a degree, by the
generosityof their few neighbors 1t is
also said Hat these aged and INDECENT per-
sons havd rich relatives who could easily
provide III them the necessaries of life if
they had IL least desire to do So We are
inclined Fhink that 4 wave OF even a flood
Of real lEstian charity wouldn't damage
some part pf our moral universe
Last 4day evening, young blood of
Elkton ht u horse and wagon, and pro-
ceeded to kldwin's factory to see his lady
love. Til kfew fast in the society of the
damsel, {; it was not till after the wee
small lad had chased each other with
flying fei spng the track of Father Time
for a con- fable distance that he thought
OF tearii Fnself away, and much to his
SURPRISE upon visiting the place " here
lie had t, that the carriage had mys
teriousl appeared. SO mounting The
nag, he the best of his way back to
town, a -r and wiser man. He sub
sequent ited the factory and found the
carriage fund sound under shed, where
some fiji .llow had placed it.
DEF Sheriff Boulder took James
Barber, ~ ID. Shippers, James Andrews
(each q an have been adiudged, after a
trial by to be of unsound mind to
the Ma 3 Hospital for the insane, on
Monda & The hospital is located ut
Spring near Gainesville, Baltimore
copnty II this time is nearly full This
county fled to eight patients, and at
. IL.