The Cecil Whig., 1881-01-01
VI'e Q,esil 1l)'.
ELKTON, JANUARY l, 1es
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Many DRINKS were about on Chr as
more than usual.
Rising Sun had "spelling beon
Wednesday evening.
Watch meetings We're held as usin
the h irches last night.
The matrimonial market is livel,t-
withstanding the excessive cold and y.
The Board of County Commis-r>
will meet in special session on TueSdaNt.
If our columns he lean this were
member it is Christmas times and thow
is deep.
Rev. w. L. Barriger will preach he
Elkton L. NJ. Church, tomorrow, naIg
and evening.
SMALLPOX news is what the Nile
town Transcript calls the article fur.cd
by the Wilmington iailies.
The muskrat crop is said to I've un;.l-
l1 short this Winter. Muskrat Bill ced
them all out two seasons ago.
The thermometer at North Eaon,
Thursday morning, in three different Ii
ties registered l4o below zero
When 4 married man comes honlte
his wife sometimes makes him qudH. it
is not true that he ever becomes bir,
The careless handling of matchend
coal oil was the cause of the recent in
Middletown and Smyrna. Readerke
warning.
L. Theodore Estlng, editor of thew
ark Ledger, died at his residence, that
town, on Thursday morning, after mort
illness Of pneumonia.
"A fair and festival, for the bsit of
the colored NJ. P. Church of this to, was
held at Union Hall, on Christmas and
evening. The result was satisftctor
Joshua Ricketts,, colored, has n ap-I
pointed lamp-lighter by the town nmis-
sieners during the absence of thegullr
official, who is away seeing ChriStn
We learn that Mr.. James Ninsey.
formerly postmaster and for n nlber of
years n resident of Elkton, will silly re-
move TO Philadelphia, where he wfngage
in business.
-Elkron can still boast of a fewl bows.
They were not good ones who follow after,
snow-balled and hooted an oil maridinc
in homemade sleigh, the othaay, on
North street.
The Orphans Court met in s,ial ses-
sion on Thursday. The only busi,s trans
acted was the approval of the ba of the
Sheriff of the county, which is r,ired to
be renewed yearly
AT Wells candy manufacts, on the
day before Christmas, upwarlof 1000 |
pounds of candy of their own AXE w:
sold, in addition to other NAL of sweet !
meats, fruit, nuts, taffy, Sc.
Our printers were the redents of a
generous supply of choice cakehis week,
Miss Lydia Bsoth and Miss Lauv Wood,
thu fair assistants at Booth & SIS popular
restaurant, being the donors. Who'll be
the next?
On account of the stormy Gather of
wednesday, the sale of parsoa property
OF Mary j. Rambo, near Wesly Chapel. is
postponed until Monday next in. ;,r,, AT
IL o'clock A NJ, sharp. when twill posi-
lively take place. -s--'---'--'---'
WI hen you see young M; quietly
inquiring the names. residence, l., of the
various ministers in town, you nv safely
conclude that he is candidate,r matri.
mony. We met one such, the uer day,
and the rule worked splenddly.
The excessive cold and deep s,w make
hard times for poor partridges, anoo doubr
but many of these game birds will starved
and frozen. Our farmers should ,ok after
the poor fellows and give them n .ndful of
grain wherever opportunity offers
"A musical entertainment for te benefit
of Foreign Missions will he he in the
New Leeds NJ. p. Church. Wednesav even
ing, Jan. 9th. A quartette of Elkn 5 most
popular singers will be present to sist. A
full attendance and liberal collaion are
desired.
-George Bailey, colored, who as con-
vlcted for killing n colore,l man +. Scotr'.
bone mill, in 1876, and sentence, :, ,be
penltenfiary for seven years, wilbe Iiber
ated In January, 1882, one wear here. On
account of good behavior. his time Is been
shortened
The colored folks have given uphe old
and time honored custom of mfchino
around town, singing as they 60 on ,hrisr
mas mornings. 1t was a source opnuch
pleasure to many of our citizens anmuc,
regret IS expressed that the cerem2v In.
been discontinued
The thermometer registered four erree>
oeio" zero at = o'clock on Thurstlaymorn-
ng at Mlfchelps. At the residence Rev
James McIntire, at the same hour, ii larked
eight degrees. and at Booths eleve below
zero. 1t is the coolest wave that ba passed
his way for many a year.
Sheriff Logan and deputy, wserdav
escorted to the State penitentiary in Balti
more the prisoners convicted in ourcourr
asst week. There were three eofthem-.,ms.
for horse stealing, eight years Ger
rude johnson (colored). for larceny, bree
years; and John Smith (colored), for urp
ary, three years.
MIR. w. X. Reckefus, Deputy CleK Of
'ur Court, during the past year. ISSUED 156
marriage licenses. The greatest numhr in
me month was in February last. WIN %
we're issued. Three was the ere,teSt mn,
'er granted oh one day, and only on hree
lays was this number issued, viz: Deem
'.r 18th, 22nd and 23rd.
The hearts of our printer men we're
5la'ldened, on the last day of the oId ,a.r
'v the receipt of Il box of fine candies rom
he manntactory Of Mr.. Joseph Well. for
when they return grateful thanks ,ucb
emem brances are always duly apreci
lted by cur boys. Go thou and do Iik ..;.e
-Elkton society is somewhat stirred bv
he announcements of the nuptials. al an
arly day, of a Baltimore centlem,n-re-
emily resident of this pl,ce-to the
harining daughter of Il Bel Hill residnt.
Also, OF the young manager of one of he
SIG Elk grain mills to the handsome da,uI,
er OF one of our most successful farmers
eSldlnS within half mile of town.
The sudden death of Edwin l.. Brow
on OF Taylor p. and Alice Brown, of New
london township, on Tuesday of last week,
vas sad event. He was almost 2l ye.r>
u age The deceased was engaged with
lis brother Elrnest in the milling bnsine.s.
lear Rock, Cecil county and was young
nan OF excellent character, and gave muh
'romise for the future Ortora Press.
Mrs. Price, widow of j. b. Price, j..
las closed up her business on Main stree.