The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-04-09
LOCAL BRIEFS.

il more of Il lion than 4 lamb this
GEAR.
An even dozen houses are idle in ou
49,
-&es one inch in thickness made on Mon
day Ii. h..
The weather has played April fool on
u, his seron.
An Elkton barber will supply the va
C ,ncy at Cherry Hill.
The latest location Of the new railroad
takes it through Turkeytown.
The cold snap of this week has finished |
the peaches, if there We're any left.
The cold winds of March continued to
make US tremble and shiver this week.
The demand for carpenters in our town
at this time greatly exceeds the supply.
Next (Gond) Friday being Il legal Holt
day, the National Bank of Elkton will be
closed.
The Board of County Commissioners
and The Orphans Court will meet on Tues
day next.
The work on the cranberry bog in the
rear of town is progressing. John Butler
Is the architect.
The martins put in an appearance on
4Ionday, but didn't like the climate and
Coon disappeared.
An old colured man, known as Caesar"
snce belonging to the late Noble 7. l'iddlt,
- VI ut the aims house on Saturday.
MIR. Paynter at Elk Mills, is making
Seat Improvements in the property. The
dwelling is being entirely remodeled.
Service will be held at ST. Augustine
Church tomorrow at 81 p. NJ, instead of
h the fourth Sunday of the month, as usual.
"A new,and much-needed pavement was
bid by BaNiff Shockley, on High street,
8etween Nsnbh and Bow streets, this week,
Two bre barges of oyster shells ar
Nived at tEe wharf, this week, TO be used on
s.he new she'll road from Elktou to Proyi-
ience hlls>
"A fire broke out in the woods in what
is knowspas Bacon Hill Blrrens, on Thurs
Stay, and has done considerable damage II
faSne growing Llfn
The services at Reeds Hall, Chesapeake,
City, usually held by Rev. VIM. Srhouler
on the second Sunday Of the month, viii
g be omitted tomorrow.
81 An Elkton merchant tailor ADVERTISED
Il recently for "three hands on pantaloons,
q and received from wag three paper hand
s. pasted on a postal card.
"a The new martin box was raised at tn
Howard House, on Thursday, and present
u an attractive appearance. No permanen
81 guests have yet arrived.
VIM II. Boulder has taken charge {
3 the farm recently purchased by Mr.. Glen
son, of the FELTON, House, and will stock
81 and remove there ut once.
q Mr.. Ned Draper has been appointe
town lamp-lighter tn superse lie Taylor How
ard, removed. We are again i'll hopes tn;
D the lights will be attended to.
T. The surveying company about to loea
~ the line of the new railroad from Balrimo
u to Philadelphia are at this time maxim
u. Port Deposit their headquarters.
n, The Rev. Mr.. Avery will preach
ia Crnu,hs chapel tomorrow afternoon. at :
a o'clock After the services the Sundi
g school will be opened for the season.
j. E. Wilson, Esq, attorney-at-law, h
q removed his Office from North street to t
second floor of the Exchange building, ov
Frazer's drug store, on Main street.
Spring has come-artifcial flowers 4
in bloom at any rate. Mrs. Litzenbe
opened ont to-day grand display OF cho
Spring millinery, flowers, &c. They SET
"a ract the ladies.
-Sn Saturday last, Mr.. Matt Elder, VIII
at work upon the roof of shed at Crouc
q livery stable, slipped and fell to the groul
injurimg his ankle so badly as TO render II
unable to go about
Six new double dwelling houses
about being erected at Providence mills
the accommodate n of the employees. LII
with what are already there will form 81
~ a lively little village.
The Denton Uaion says: that gen
man who is travelling through the Ii
Option counties OF Maryland, says that
fore starting down he got eight prescripti
from physician in Smyrna.
The business through the Delaware
Chesapeake Canal is at this time gre
than ever known before. The locks
%Aspt busy I work all the time, admit
slctting out vessels of all kinds.
Su.. adjourned or rather took re
> ,,,a IF tho SITTING of the I,
FERN. The petit jury was discharged I
that time Judge Stump left at ono
D.uean, Caroline county, where court
- on Mos
=. -A&Eire fence on A farm near town
torn down and injured the other L
by some malicious persons. Perhaps
same parties who destroyed MIR. Rlch
nlov are responsible for this work.
- trust they may be aprrehended.
A large double-masted sailing
brouuht TO our wharves u cargo of p
- wood this week She was from the
peninsula, and the wood was cut ID
Howard Johnston. 1t is intended 10
in paper-making at Providence Mills.
"a
Dean, Esq, of Newark, Del, were I'M
81 in the Newark ". f. cemetery, on Mo
Mrs. D. was widely known in this vie
being an active member Of the Ord
Iirangers She died of consumption.
Mr. I. H. Ceilings, of Elk Neck
associated himself with Mr.. Herman j
in the agegssakor the sale of agricu
. implements threshers, Sc The firm
~ will be ,Jeffries & Ceilings, and the bu
will be conducted at the old stand
Hollow.
The managers of the Fair Assoc
propose to let the track and grounds
responsible person, he to keep them
der and TO have the use of the form
; - training purposes. We are Informe
Mr.. James b. Marrett is likely to
person who will take the grounds.
rs The case of Josiah =. Lee rs. Dee
III Iron Works, which was on trial "
went to press last week, ended Oh ) +,
by the jury bringing in verdict TO
III for the plaintiff. The claim was 3d.
interest, for services alleged to hay
performed by the plaintiff FOR the dsfe
~ An industry carried on tOa consl
- extent and but little known 10y our c
is the manufacture of AK, hatrhet Il
= helves, by Messrs Smith & McDe
High street. They manufacture pril
r,I,. rkatS hut iuS CT at ri