The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-05-07
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Cider is new III much demand,

seem happy.
Granite Hall restaurant is Closed and
the ten pin balls are silent.
Our milk men are now making two
trips daiiy-the Summer system.
There area number of applicants tor
the lucrative position of lamr-lighter.
Mr.. Singleton Parker has been made'
manager Vi the Howard House livery stable.
A Havre de Grace firm last week. gave
to the poor of that city &c, 900 fresh herring.
This is no fish story.
Mrs litz-nbursh has her store stock
full Of attractive spring goods. The new
styles are very pretty
Since Mr.. John Harlan has taken charge
of Providence mill, the daily product Of
paper has increased nearly half Il ton.
Col. Jos. c. Hill, of Balri:nore WAS IL
Elkton, on Monday for the purpose of at
tending the funeral of his brother Levi.
DIR. j. Hare Taylor, dentist, Will he i'll
Elkt"n, on Friday and saturday on next
week Office, opposite the Court House.
Mr.. S. j. Keys. of The firm of Davis,
KEYS & Co.. this week returned from his
trip 10 Lock Haven and the lumber region.
Peter Her,lic, the former WillamSport
millionaire and now famous i'll connection
with " Herdic Coaches WAS i'll Elkton this
week.
Mr.. Geo T. Lee has improved his place
of business in the Hollow by the addition of
\ large show window on the Main street
front.
I'm our notice of old grave yards. last
week, an error occurred In speaking of an
old grave it should have read 1850 instead
of 1885.
Capt. J. T Bennett, of the New Yorl, andf
Washington postal route is laid up at his
home in this town, with intiammatory rheu-
matism.
DIR. j. Howard Push, of Burlington. \.
j, and Elijah Pugh, of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, We're in Elkton. on
Tuesday.
-Messrs. McClenahan 4 Bro. of Port
Deposit, are at work on Il large contract for
granite, to be used in erecting the new ele-
vator at Philadelphia.
The Athenean society of Delaware Col
lege will give public performance of the
Drama of My Brothers Keeper" on the
evening of the Goth inst.
In publishing the list of the newly ELECT
Nestrymen of ST. James F. T.. Church. at
Port Deposit, last week we omitted the name
of Mr.. JAS. NJ. Tombstone
-Nearly 80 RATS have already come
down the Susquehanna this season, and
four or five hundred are yet to arrive, if the
water remains high enough
On Monday, Deputy Clerk W. X. Reck-
efus removed his family to the residence OF
his father-inlaw Andrew Lyon, Esq, near
Port Deposit for the Summer.
For plain and fancy sewing and dress
making, 20 to Mrs Jennie Bradbury's. on
Main street. She has assistance now. and
guarantees satisfaction, at low rates
DR.. Cut Wells has turned bird fancier >
He now has q collection of canaries Some
Of them are setting. He expects TO have
several broods Of young birds shortly
There was young girl in this town,
On whose upper lip there grew dr1rn,
And who with hair cxterlnnator
Detied her creator,
And thus turned her skin Il daTk'brown.
We understand that there are two or
three candidates for the Treasurership of the
new Board of Town Commissioners. How
much was collected and dsbursed last year?
On Monday evening, at the annual con-
,,p1 IL.
Church., Messrs. Thomas Drennen, John
Gilpin and II. c. Lewis were reelected trus-
trees.
E. +. Ewing, Esq, having sold the
Kansas Farmer, on account of i'll health is
now visiting North Carolina, and if lie
likes that region will permanently settle
there
Wilkinson, Our Cecil county sewing
machine man, keeps on hand all the latest
styles OF machines. His pianos and organs
come from one of the most reliable firms in
Baltimore.
The recent Town election was not 4 DO
litical contest, as some papers have an
nounced. The political creed of the various
candidates was not taken into consideration
1t was purely local.
-Shad are selling at from IS to SO per
hundred and herring at 81 20 per thousand
on the shores this week. The catch has been
large. As one fisherman expressed it: I'VE
get more than we want"
The can can - is generally considered
wicked, yet down the Peninsula. they do
hardly anything but can can, during the
fruit season; and 4 town not very far away
is mad because it can't can
Miss May Miller, daughter of Samuel
III. Miller, Esq, who has for long time
been lying at the point OF death, we are
pleased to announce, is recovering, though
her convalescence is very SLOW
Joseph Hinchlifft, who was elected
Town Commissioner, on Monday, desires
all his friends to drop in and smoke a good
cigar with him. He has some fine ones for
4 nickle, and first rate two for the money.
The two sea lions that Batchelor &
Doris show did not exhibit at Elkton. were
killed in a collision on the railroad in the
suburbs OF Wilmington, on Saturday morn
ing, as the show was loading for Gainesville.
Old Andy, the scissors grinder, tricked
one anti-locai optioniSt before leaving town.
He invited Andy to drink and handed him
full haIfpint bottle When Andy took if
from his lips it was empty, and the ~ l.. O.
was mad
An alarm Of fire was caused on Tuesday
night by the burning of the chimney Of the
residence of Mr.. JAS. Cambin, on west
Main street, considerable excitement was
created for time, but it burned ont with.
out damage.
considerable guessing is being INDUCED
N just now as TO who the fortunate couple
may be who are to he made husband and
wife in the Presbyterian church shortly.
They are said 20 De of The congregation and
this is as far as we have got
The directors of our Agricultural Asso-
cation have reconsier-l their recent deci-
sion in regard to letting the grounds during
the Summer, and have agreed To lease them
60 Mr. j. Il. Marrett for training purpose
Mr.. Marrett took possession this week.
a barge carrying 100 tons of coal for
Providence Mills, narrowly escaped going
TO the bottom while coming up the river
on Sunday. Shesprunga leak, and only the
hardest KIND of pumping kept her atioat