The Cecil Whig., 1881-01-29
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Wood Lawn boasts a double wedding
Sc irlet fever is prevalent i'll Ceeiltnn
and vicinity.
For skates, go to Witworth'<, Main and
Bridge streets.
Bishop Lay offiriated in the North Eas'
z. E Churcb, on Sunday last.
"A new canal boat is being built Al
chesapeake City, by Thomas Conrey, Esq.
Mr.. John Shannon, of Port Deposit
has rented hotel in Belair, Hartford county
An E!kton btrbar spaal' two langu lges
and is about to study another. \ smar
shaver.
We saw, this week, a cake of clear
transparent ice, taken from the creek, thai
was twelve inches in thickness.
Mr. Bennett, of North East, drove
across the Susquehanna from Lapidum II
Port Deposit in Il sleigh, on Wednesday.
1t is rumored that Mr.. Benoni Cooling
formerly Sheriff of This county will embark
in the canning business at Charlestowr
shortly.
A charitable gentleman this week fur
nished one of the destitute families in
Water street with comfortable bed ant
bedding.
Horse racing on the ice on the Susque-
hanna is now popular sport among resident:
of the river towns. Some fine trots are re-
ported this week.
There will be a grand magic lantern ex
hibition given hy Samuel c. Daniel, ut Me-
chanicS Hall, North East, on Friday even
ing, February 18th.
Mrs. y. E. Groves, Of North East
while on visit to her son, j. T. Alexander
at Havre de Grace, slipped on the ice and
fell, ,li>locating her left wrist.
-Messrs Carhart 6 Co., at Zion, needing
greater facilities for their large business
have purchased the store house belonging t,
S. B. Ford, Esq, in that place.
-Centreville is to have a new chemical
fire engine and hook and ladder truck, cost.
ing 81, 500. Elkton has two engines worth
about as many hundred cents.
A valuable pocket pook was lpst some
where on Main street. on Thursday, by Mr.
D.niel Baldwin, of Elk Mills. The finder
will please return accordingly.
John Fowler, Esq, of MontgomerS
county, Pa, has purchased the farm of the
late j. w. Holt. containing 1l5 acres, 10
clted near New Leeds, for $1,000.
A large turkey was ratiled in the Hol
low, OH Saturday night. II passed FROM
hand to hand several times until it finally
rested with the last winner, Mr.. Crouch.
The first lecture of the course will be
given in Odd Fellows Hall, on Monda,
evening, February 7th, by Rev. DIR. Guard
Subject-WaSse of the Possibilities of Life
Three of the Ericsson stelmers passed
through the canal from the Chesapeake IL
the Delaware on last Sunday morning ant
evening. This was the first since the heav,
freeze.
We notice at Witworth'S, on the corner
of Main and Bridge streets, Il stock of skates
from which any one, even the most faStidi
ous may be suited. He sells them cheap
too.
"A colored man named Caleb Grant wa
run over by one of the Marley teams, on
Saturday last, and badly hurt in the shoEl
der and back James Holland was drivin.
the team.
From Witworth's. corner of Main and
Bridge streets, can be seen gay groups o
young folks skating on the creek, and on hi:
counter is a thorough assortment of skates
which he sells low.
"A new conundrun is going the roun.ls:
why is Il young lady who bangs away al
the piano, while her mother is toilng ovel
the wash tub, like u piece of cheap calico?''
Because she wont wash
The round trip Con skates) from til.
wharf to Plum Point and return, i distance
of over eight miles in all, was made b,
one hour and one minute
Mr. George T. King has added to hi
business at Little Elk that of furnishin:
fire wood in all shapes. ANY kind, size o
icHStH Vi "oou Will ne ueHNeTeu DT MIN nl
order at the lowest prices.
Peach twigs are now coming in daily
This is the season for the grower to bring j
specimen cuttings, to prove that the bud
are all destroyed. 'Tis an annual Occur
renee that frightens no one.
-Twentyfour quail were seen on on
persimmon tree, one day this week, on th
old Frenchtown railroad, feeding on til
fruit. Fortunately for Bob White, TIL
fruit is unusually plenty this Winter.
The Chesapeake and Delaware Can;
Company is having built tug for use O
Elk river. 1t will be used for towing era
of all kinds from the mouth of Back cree
to our wharves. This will fill 4 long-fe
need here.
The rumor that case of small pox ha
been discovered in Back street is withol
found alton. In fact, no case of this di
ease has occurred in Elkton for number
years. Our timid friends may therefo
rest easy.
Newark society is stirred in consequent
Va INV "Ifio iIuItiilo vi IL
Clark, Esq, to Miss Harriet Curtis, of th
town. The ceremony will take place at S
Thomas p. f. Church, in that town,
February 3rd.
We understand that jugs are to
broken for the benefit of the Ladies' Sewir
Society of the Elkton Presbyterian Chur,
shortly. That is, they are 10 have al
breaking a popular manner nowadays
raising money.
A circular has been issued by Superb
tendent Kenney, Of the Phila., Viii. & Ba
Railroad, requesting passengers to resi-
extortion by news agents on the trains al
to pay only :narket prices for their perio,
Gals and newspapers.
This is the harvest season of the teri
pin hunters on our marshes, and quite
number of these sOmnolents have recent
been captured. They are taken from t
mud at the bottom of springy places in t
marsh by means of rakes or nets.
Farming utensils are sometimes sac
feed at public sale. As an evidence of til
neighboring farmer desired to buy ba
an article sold short time before at
sale. The price received was three dnlla
and to recover possession the farmer had
pay fifteen-a pretty heavy advance.
MIR Frank Smith, of New York, is
E!kton, endeavorins to form class to tea
either the German or French language.
Is said to be an expert in his profession a
that he can in three months make any