The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-12-31

- seed Corn" is the title al 2 rri :!n
! religious tract Distributed here this week h,
an evangelist An Elktcn yo,tr Thought t
II terrible sin upon thrrarl OF the "l>'nhni' :
! 10 allow his tracts 10 he used To advertise
i any kind OF corn.
Mr. benjamin Elliott, who Il few weeks
ago. gave mp his position rs foreman OF the
tin ware shops of Mr. John +. Alexander
Of this town, for the purpose "t locating a
AT t,h.stertown, Kent county, hrS returned
and resumed his old position,
The firm of rLSsmorr x Fro, of l;i~ln-
s,ur. contemplate retiring from the neTral''
tile business 1T an early day. The Incn
hers OF the firm, WE understand, VIII en-
gage in farming. In fact, one OF theta h''>
been 50 engaged for year past.
MIR. Sal,nons, at his mill, near toWr
was taken Suddenly i'll, with a rather prru
liar and unusual affection, on Tuesday last
1t WAS ut first thou ght 10 I've paralysis. DE-
Mitchell, however, upon his arrival. pro
j rounccd it congestion nj the brain.
A treat mistake is made in seating th'
= children AT the NJ. L. Church uron ami,
verSary occasions, Christmas. '.tc. Ih'
small children are always put i'll he rear
and the consequence is general stretching
of necks and jumping upon seats ~ thu
little ones.
"A large. companyo of masqnera1, r visit I.
ed the residence of Mr.. Il. u. NJ. Howard
in this town, on Monday evening. After
iu;ulgng a season of fun over the many
groteSquc masks in use, the dance was IN
,!ulg.a in Ivy the company and Kept up nnti
:. late hour.
"A pigeon shooting by youthful sports
men took place, on the Rudolph farm. cas-
of town, on Monday The contestants he1ne
green hands, failed IL max" hrA2 scores. II
fact, so few birds were hit that The Slloot!>t:
prefer not giving the score, at all, not he!ne
III the least proud of ii.
We notice by the quarterly report "f
the "Sun Mutual Aid Society. OF Baltim 1T
,ity,": Il rapid growth of members, and thai
1T now has an as$esslhlc basis of about s.
v 900, ooo This Society does does not take
AGED or speculative risks. Its office is 81
y. Holiday Street. Col. Edwin Wilmer
" manager
The ''Honsehold of Faith,' near Perry
Vile, will hold a watch meeting and revi
val service following" The pastor, y. A
Hoyt, will speak on Sunday and each even
ing next week from n large Biblical an"
Hist orical chart,'' illustrating the faltill
ment of Scripture. Ali are invited 20 colnt
and labor for God.
In speaking of the show of line sleigh
at MeSSrs M-isel u Wright'$, last week
n we failed to mention that of Mr.. Geo. Jack
son. one Of the finest of the lot. The sleigh
belonging to NJ. Nelson X. Warner wa
trimmed. in Wilmington. il having bee,
sen; there for the purpose. It. is n tn'
specimen Of work.
The record in the -AmaSsa Brown roat
appeal case is being prepared by Deputy
4 Clerk to the County Commissioners, H"s
sell, for Transmission TO the Ci,ciit Court
The case is quite voluinin0us. Anon.
other papers i'll the case is a well prepare
plot Of the road, showing the contested
points, &c. The road as now located pasSe:
through six different farms.
The first session of the Board Of Count
Commissioners fer the new year will III
held on Tuesday the 10th inst. Interest
however, ccnterS, on the April meeting
when the loaves and fishes will be tiiStribat
ed. Quite n crop of a>pirtntS Tor office il
: In hin {,
be one OF the place, most in demand, though
CollectorShips Ito not so begging.
4 &C. C. Crolllers, Esq, as attorney for on
of the children of the late Frman L1ymln,
of Chesapeake City, has filed a caveat Il
the will OF the deceased in the Orphans
Court here, upon which the validity of thu
document will he contested. The grouno
for c0nfesing the will, We understand, il
undue influence used to influence the de
ceased in the distribution of his proprrt,
! and partiaity 10 one or more of his heirs il
the distribution.
A large school Of young trout We're dis
covered the other day by company II
>portsmen while hunting in 4 shallow
way connected with any waters, wherein
snch fish had been placed. 1t is though
that the presence of the young fish in III
locality where tound is accounted Tor J.,
their having been carried there from oh',
waters during Il fresh2t or overflow Of H.
streams. 10 reach the stream where fpln'
they must have been carried over 4 larg
strip OF meadow land at least a quarter o
, il mile in extent. Tue young fish appea
to ie healthy and thriving.
Ever since the days when the late T
, e. Ricketts, was clerk of the Board of Coun;
Commissioners it has been customary 10
thai officer 10 administer olfhs 10 the pr.
G/hates of accounts against the county, AM
until the time of Mr.. Cruk> hankS, as clerk
5 no ohections had ever been raised as 10 IT,
legality of this method. II was then di-
covered, however that there was no law q
n authority for the administering of she
oilthS ny the clerk AID the practice was lis
y continued Application will hn made I
= he LEGISLATURE this Winter for the pnSsa .
at Il special act empowering the clerk to tn
, Commissioners to administer such oathS i
; the future.