The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-01-17
LOCAL BRIEFS.

LOOA1I DhlLTC.
Amos Lewis, caught the first herring Of
the season, in Elk River, last Saturday.
A man with a patent clothes horse,
from Townsend Del, was in town, on last
Monday.
Edward Simpson, residing near West
amwell schoolhouse, lost three children in
two weeks, from diphtheria.
Tho Medical Society did not meet at
Port Deposit, on Wednesday, on account of
the inclemency Of the weather.
Morris X. Wilkinson, of Kinks mill,
one night recently, stumbled over the shafts
of a carriage, and dslocated his shoulder
Charles Lewis, of Elkton, entered Bald
wins locomotive mandatory, at Phi'ade'-
phia, last week, to learn the trade of a Nit
chinist.
For some weeks past, owing to the great
samount Of travel on the p. w. & Is. Rail
road, the trains which pass Elkton before
daylight have been run in two sections.
H. l.. Mccullough, Esq, of Winona,
has been spending the past week with
his bride, among their relations in Elkton.
DR.. H. H. Mitchell, is still confined TO
his bed by a sprained ankle, caused by the
accident he met with last week. but is doing
as we'll rs can be expected, with every pros
pect of speedy recovery.
We call the attention of parents and
guardians to the card in to-day's Wig an
nouncing the Spring term of Evandale
Home School. Certainly no institution in
Cecil county is deserving of more liberal
support.
An enterprise is on foot to secure HE
services of DR.. John Lord, who proposes to
deliver series of Historical Lectures in
Elkton at an early day, if the sum OF 500
can be obtained, by subscription or other
wise, to remunerate him.
john Days, colored man, probably
about % years of age, was committed to
Jail, on Thursday last, by Justice Abra-
hams, of Port Deposit, charged with com
hitting n rape en- Jane Baden, an aged
colored woman, of the Seventh district, on
Friday Of last week.
DR.. c. NJ Euis's carriage collided with
another one last Monday evening, near Bell
Hill, as he was returning from visiting 4
patient at Baldwh's factory, and was thrown
down a steep bak some ten or fifteen feet
high. Very fortunately, he escaped injury
either to himself the carriage
The fine plesure and gilling skitf,
small batteau, with a number of valuable
ducking and otM guns (breech and muz-
zle leaders,, theproperty of the late II.
H. Bennett, will sold at public sale, by
his executor, at is late place of business,
on Friday next, il o'clock p. NJ.
The ladies oihe Elkton Presbyterian
Church, will give supper in Odd Fellows
Hall, on Thursd: and Friday evenings,
the 22nd and 23rtfnst. Inasmuch rs the
proceeds of the super will he applied for
the benefit of thecslrch, we commend the
enterprise to theiIerable consideration of
generous publ
Some time la summer, Thomas Law
son (colored), otsBsafras Neck, assaulted
Annie Hargiss. which he was commit
ted to Jail, but s'equently released on his
own recognizanceHe was indicted at the
December term court. but, failing to APP
pear, was arrestesst Monday by Deputy
Sheriff Boulder alodged in Jail.
-Thos. McMullyalvert, died at Charles
town, on SaturdaSt, the 10th instant, it
being his S5th biklay. He was a plas-
terer by trade, awas one of the Old
Defenders, havinaeen engaged in the
battle of North Pc September 18th, 1914
He spent nearly alllife near Charlestown
and was buried ON 1day last at that place
3 -Messrs. Willar Smith and Cecil f.
81 Weaver were in thetal car which formed
part of one of the.ins which collided,
q last week, on the itimore & Potomac
Railroad, near Baltre. The postal car
was struck by the ne attached to the
other train and paHiemolished, and the
mail scattered in e direction: but they
fortunately escaped ijured.
The various tirmhD advertise to for
ward upon receipt of.nl 80 cents a bound
y volume of Webster s.hidged Dictionary
= are pronounced by tpcial agents of the
8 ~ Post Office Departm&tbe impostors 1t
lis said that the partienged in this bust
ness advertise under trous aliases, and
:, ssrery seldom make al urn for moneys
?. eeceived, and when a is made it is
small book which caburchased at re-
kail from 10 to 10 cents
Sheriff Thomas ieumber of speci-
8 ems of iron ore AT oui, recently, from
Is place on Red Hi,is farm will be
sf.red at Trustees 81 the 9th inst
is claimed that thquality of Bes-
:. S Sner steel can he man red from some
&,ds of this ore, and of it produces
best quality of W iron. There
- inexhaustible depostbe ore on the
-. -. 1perty and capitalisad do well to
-, sbrace this opportuni ecure A profit,
y investment.
Mrs. Susan Lungrther of .John
sgren, proprietor Elkton and
sisville mail stage, suddenly. at
Residence of her Ferlip,nd
exren, near Lswisvi Wednesday
ling, in the 10th Yer age. She
a., % rest the night in her usua,
Mn, but arose about and came
N stairs, "heFe hei slept, com
hing of feeling badly ed in = few
Ses after""i"S' opposed, of
sisease. She was ST Joh.,s
AChurch, on Friday
st Monday night, ~sor eft,rt-
entrance in the Thomas z.
con, III i'N irving of
the weatherboa n, kine
cough the plaster seem 70
Zen ai'ei 'i''' as they
pen the drawer countiug
acre Mr.. Thomas L.ens Iii.
,ring the day, a he verv
Bly, had taken tuition to
En- his safe, but WI IA con.
Nselves with lot ~ ,b;c,
he money draweb he coun-
Horse StoE
ssson entered th,f Iohr
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