The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-04-23
LOCAL BRIEFS.

received.
Improvements are being mud" i'll tht
sewerage IN North street and the drlinag"
from the Jail.
Talk about pluck. Two Elkton hen,
plucke,l third one to death in their coop.
the other night
Mrs. j. bremen had Il very tasty new
fence erected around her residence on Main
street, this week.
WIN. j. Jones, Esq, Of this town, at
tended Kent county court, in session at
CheStertown, This week.
Key Thomas l.. PonlSnn, well known
here, has been transferred to the AleNan-
dria, Va. NJ f Church,
An Elkton merchant gives away full
sets of iominoes in boxes. They have all
advertising card upon them.
The Rev. Charles w. Biddle and wife,
of Cambridge, Mass, We're on u visit 10 theii
friends in Elkton, this week.
The Elkton barber who located n
Cherry Hill, recently, did not stay long.
He moved in in the morning and out i'll the
afternoon.
The contract for the erection of twelve
new dwelling houses at Providence Mills
has been awarded TO John Reynolds, of
Pennsylvania.
The matrimonial market is looking up.
Kerr, the Main street tailor, has within ten
DAYS past turned out half 4 dozen wedding
suits. This suits us.
Mr. Deaplaine Mccullough, son OF the
late Jethro j. Mccullough, Esq, started on
Saturday, for the West, where he has an
extensive cattle rancho.
IT'S said that "Quilp" took the belt for
holding capacity ut the recent Changers
dinner. Our little reporter say, big Quilp
ate it all up and he got none.
The Rev. Elijah Miller, well known and
respected in this community, died, Of
typhoid pneumonia, ut SutilerSville, Queen
Anne's county, Oh Friday, 18th inst.
A town meeting, 10 nominate candi-
dates for Town Commissioners, is called for
Tuesday evening next, at Justice Lewis
office. See notice in another column.
"A steamer from Smyrna, Del, bringing
ninety tons of Star Phosphate from MesSrs.
Taggart & Co., of that town, to Z. G. Strick-
land, arrived ar our wharvessy on Saturday.
Reuben Haines, Esq, trustee, on Tues
day last, sold the farm of Thomas Janney,
containing III acres, located near Bay View,
to John c. Murray, OF the same neighbor-
hood. fer Sc, 200.
The remains of Isaac B,yard, one of
Elkton's oldest and most respectable color-d
citizens, were buried, on Tuesday, with very
elaborate ceremony by the societies Of
which he was member. V
james McKinsey, Esq, removed his,
family TO Philadelphia, on Thursday, when
he will hereafter reside. Captain Joltie
inspector OF. the dredging operation, will
we understand, occupy the premises va,
Gated by them. !,
Work on the shell road between tlii,
town and Providence Mills was s,l<l,ende
on Tuesday, and the men paid off. "
presume the stoppnge was on acceuntt
want of material (shells,) and scarcity
teams at this the farmers busy seaSon.D
Mr. John Harlan. Of the firm OF Harl h
& Bro, paper manufacturers on the l NJ
Elk, near town, has accepted Tie MANA OF
Inent of Providence Mills, belonging 10 h
Singerly, OF Philadelphia. Mr.. Harl RI
took charge o" Tuesday He succeeds } ia
Michael Kearney. to
"A very marrow escape from an accid VI
was made by Mr.. Robert Ricketts,, on " u
nesday evening, as he was driving "'
town, in consequence of tine unguartled VI
dition in which the sewer excavation o. y"
site the Jail was left \ lantern shcul III
placed at this point as long rs it rem e'
open. IL
George Hammond, colored, was =.
snitted by Justice Scott, on Tuesday, il =,
FAULT of bond to keep the peace agains- :,
fred Gusfus, who charged him with MAJ -
threats of personal injury against hi J.,
The Justice required him to give bont
his good behavior and being unable 10 :.
nish it, he was committed to the keepif
Sheriff Logan. ,
A horse belonging TO Mr.. George l.
attached TO cart upon which was lo ~
2,400 pounds of Star Phosphate, fell IL -,
corner of North and High streets, on S ;,
day afternoon, and but narrowly escal Il;
broken leg. The rise in the grade o, !,
street at this point is altogether too at l..
and should be remedied. Drivers sd =.
also be more careful than they appear re
and not overload their horses. V
The oldest man in this neighhor
died, the other day, ut his home, q
miles from town. His name was
Henry Harris, colored man, and he
IN his possession papers of an auth "
character that showed him to be los u
and fourteen days old ut the time
death. We have no doubt whatever I"
that this is his correct age, as he docun n
are precise in the matter of dates IT
--Chalkley Il. Cutler, formerly Re,
Of Wills of this county, died. ut his .
in Pennsylvania, inst above the Mary .
line, on Saturd ~ last. He has been
long time suffering from a complcati
Complaints, no one particular disease
char seabla with his DEATH Mr.. Cutle;
we'll known and highly respected he =,
he was in his own neighborhood Fl,
= man of sterling character and a
citizen. y
Youthful depravity will occaso :,
crop out, even in Elkton. y lnercha :,
Main street, the other day, after usil Ii
pocket knife laid it down beside him. a :,
an instant afterwards it was gon :,
juvenile colored boy who was pres-n =,
suspected and charged with IT'S theft !,
denied it stoutly, but when searche =,
knife was found in his pocket Ever h
he would not back, but claimed the XII :,
his own. Terrible. V 4,
AT a meeting of the members of II u
Church. on Mond " lat. g. W. Cruiks i
Dr. K. c. Mack Ill, Il. q. Reese, and ri
leslie were elected Fesrrymen. The Il
now consists of The fuur above named, e
hessrs. w. W. Henderson, Alfred w Ia
ill, l.. 7. Roberts, and John Partridge. y
Ne>try met after the church mretii II
organic ttion aud elected the following, Y
GERS: Register and Treasurer, Il. G.. |! I.
Warden, W. w. Henderson,; Deles %
the Diocesan Convention, DR.. Il. &. II q
alt, with Alfred W-therill as alternate II
The quarterly meeting of the y Il,
gets If the Cecil County Agricultural d
ETY. has been called for Tuesday 18th I
when it is understood arrangements "
made for issuing AZ Ar early dav their