The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-02-28
LOCAL BRIEFS.

1t is very good time to clean away the
rubbish from your back yards.
Query: Is the new walking club neces-
sarily p(rl edeMinGriat, because it is com
posed of Presbyterian ladies"
Goodman has received his Spring stock
of clothing, and money can be saved by pur-
chasing now rs prices are advancing.
The children of Mrs. Martha Lewis, OF
this town, several of whom We're recently
suffering with diphthera, have fully recoy-
cred
Mr.. Henry Wood, of Eikton, has been
appointed messenger in the House of Dele
gates and entered upon the discharge of his
duties on Monday last.
~ large turkey gobbler, belonging to
Mr.. Hugh Scarborough, while attempting
to cross the forebay ut his mill, recently
fell into it and was drowned.
William II. May, who was confined TO
TO his home, in Elkton for three weeks, by
indisposition, resumed his duties in the
Senate Chamber last Monday.
Efforts are being made by some of the
literati Of the town to raise the wherewithal
to secure the delivery of a lecture 10y the
Rev. Dr. Lord upon Hidebrand.
The honey bees of Elkton, improved
the shining hours y of last Sunday, by
gathering honey from the blossoms OF he
maple trees along the side walks.
Samuel jackson, Il former resident Of
Elkton, was in town, ON Thursday last,
canvassing for the Illustrated Historical
Register of the Centennial Exposition.
Wild ducks have been unusually scarce
this season on the Elk River, bur {. w.
Maxwell and one or two of his friends kill
ed about fifty at Henderson Point, last
week
A supper for the benefit Of Wesley
Chapel will be given at Plum Point Club
House, on Wednesday, the 3rd of March,
commencing at o'clock p NJ Tickets, 81
cents.
Mr.. Clayton {. Thatkery has completed
his kilns ON Bridge street, near the river,
for the purpose of burning oyster shells into
lime and will at once commence that bust
ness
d. VI. Reese Gray has commenced the
manufacture of all kinds of plain and fancy
candies ut his place on Main street. and is
ready TO supply his patrons at the shortest
notice
Some OF the ladies OF Elkton have or
ganized 4 walking club for the purpose of
making pedestrian excursions into the coun-
try for health and recreation, on Tuesday
and Friday afternoons.
Travel was INSTRUCTED on the road
leading from Nowland's Corner to Zion by
Il large white oak tree that was blown down
and fell across it, during the prevalency Of
the high wind last Monday.
-Messrs. John H. Blaine and George y.
Bennett have purchased the stock and tx
lures of the drug store of George S. Wool
ley, in Chesapeake City, and will carry on
the drug business at the old stand.
The man with long ulster felt uncom-
fortably like one of the gentler SEX on Mon
day, as the rude wind blew the skirts
hither and thither, rs if determined to tear
off so apparently effeminate form of attire.
Frank Kershaw. son of the Rev. VIM.
kershaw, who is visiting his relations in
this county, recently left i fine specimen OF
lead ore at Mitchells drug store which he
brought with him from the lead mines in
which he is interested in Southern Missouri.
-Pawnee Indians are delighted when
they get n feast on roasted dogs We wish
they would come along and locate some
where about Elkton and stay until they
would eat up all our worthless ours and
fees.
Col. George \. Hanson, a member of
the Kent county Bar, author of "Old
Kent and formerly editor of the Chester
town transcript, died at his residence in
Chestertown, after Il lingering illness, ON
Friday, the 18th inst, in the fifteth year of
his age.
A person who called himself Thomas
Brown was arrested, on Thursday morning,
by Hailitf Shockley, Oh suspicion of having
stolen set of harness, which he was carry
ing around town in Il bag and offering for
sale. He was unable TO give satisfactory
account of himself and was locked up in
Jail.
-Sewell Stariley. the negro accused of
robbing the house of ex-Sheritf' Grrlbb near
Hare's Corner, and who was in Elkton last
week, arrested by police officer in
Wilmington on Friday oDt1, inst ..,,+
to New Castle Jail, where he had spent the
most of his time for the last five or six
years.
A company of Baltimoreans have pur-
chased the steamer Lancaster, and the pro-
pellerS Pdcifc, Cdroline and .iHus, and have
leased the wharf privileges of the late Sus-
quehanna Steam Company The new enter
prise will commence running their boats
between Baltimore and Port Deposit on the
first OF March.
Daniel Bratton, Esq, has sold the Davis
farm, containing $50 acres, on the old
Frenchtown and New Castle railroad, TO
Thomas Campbell and Fannie Campbell
his wife, of ChriStiana Del, for s.. IUo.-
W
4 new barn on the farm some time during
the ooming Summer.
The stewards of Elk Neck circuit will
hold their final meeting for the conference
year, on Monday the LIST. of March, ut 3 p.
NJ, at the stone school house. They expect
on that occasion to make the final settle
ment of finances for the year, and attend to
other matters of deep interest \ full at
tendance is greatly desired.
John S. Rossell, of The Cecil Democrat,
has been appointed one of the coroners of
this county. We congratulate our neigh
Dor upon his good luck, notwithstanding
the fact that we have heard some of his
party friends assert that the editors of the
Democ'"t are receiving rather more than
their share of the party patronage
Last Wednesday morning, Mr.. William
Faucet, OF the firm of Faucet x Co, of
Elk Mills. left his horse standing unhitchet
neIr the depot and it became frightened at
some coal ears that We're being unloaded
near by and ran away. After going Il short
distance, the vehicle to which it was hitched
co!lided with the Chesapeake City stage,
which was overturned and somewhat in
juse,l.
-" Hezzie," who is well known to many
of our readers the most polite and suavs
barber in the world, has wandered away tc
Canada in the prosecution of his new occu