The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-02-12
LOCAL BRIEFS.


The seventeen year locusts are expected
the coming Summer.
DR.. S. Z. Ford, of North Fest, will re
move to Kent county, in the Spring
Coal is still going up. Rising Sur
dealers are asking nine dollars per ton.
Judge Stump was in town, yesterday
for the purpose of attending the funeral Of
Mr.. Writ
The infant child of Doctor and Jenni.
Groome Black, of New Castle, Del, died
on Monday last.
1t is rumorel that Mr.. Harry Carter, OF
Marley Mills. is also to take the manage
ment of Providence Mills-Singerley's
Dame Rumor announces that MIR Harry
Miller, son OF Senator Miller, OF this town,
is to take to himself Il wife at an early day.
Coal sells in our market at SC in the
yard and $3.50 delivered 30 per cent cheaper
than in some towns not Il hundred miles
away. I
Senator David Davis was in Elkton
this week. He came to attend the funeral
of the late Henry Il. Writ, who is relative
of his.
We elsewhere mention the bad conuitiun
of the bridge at the landing. The one across
the creek at Mtchell's mills will also bear
looking after.
--Elkton is booming-she can now boast
of female real estate agent. She informs
us that she has several properties in hand
for sale and rent.
The yacht Carrie, or what was left of
her since the explosion of her boiler two
weeks ago, was sold at auction in Balti
more, on Wednesday, for $500.
The Rev. Robert W. Todd will deliver
his lecture on the Quaint and Humorous
in Peninsula Methodism" at Principle Fur
mace, Wednesday night Feb. 10Th.
The boss icicle Of the season fell from
the caves of an up town house, the other
day. 1t measured three feet in length and
four inches in circumference at the thickest
part.
A concert will be given at the West
Nottingham Presbyterian church, on next
Wednesday evening, 18th inst. Proceeds
for the purchase of an organ for the Sunday
school.
Mr.. James KerShaw, formerly of this
county, died ut Upland, Pa, on Monday
last, in his 52nd year. His remains were
inferred in Cherry Hill cemetery, on Thurs
day last.
Mr.. u. Is. Wolfe, Esq, of Virginia, paid
visit to his friends in Elkton, this, week
Mr.. w. looks well and younger than he did
ten years ago, and reports matters in his
section as booming
Lewis r. Richards, Esq, lately of the
vicinity of Rising Sun, who has been en-
gagged in the study of law, has been admit
ted to practice at the Bar of Delaware
county, Pa, at Media.
John p. Poe, Esq, of the Baltimore
Bar, attended the funeral of Henry b. Writ,
yesterday morning Mr.. Poe and the de-
ceased have for number of wears been
very intimate friends.
Hon. Murray Nandiver, of Havre de-
Grace, member of the House of Delegates
of this State, was a guest at the Capital
Hotel, at Dover, on the night of the ,iestruc-
ton of the building by fire.
On Thursday evening, there was con-
siderable fear that heavy freshet and ice
gorge in the creek was about to occur.
Fortunately, however, the ice gave way and
the heavy body of water passed off, 4
Miss Kate L. Tower, who has for ser-
eral terms past held the position of Prnci-
pal of the Female Department of the Elkton
Academy, having resigned that position,
left, on Thursday last, for her home in Mas
sachusetts.
On Tuesday last, at Court House square
Mr.. a. p. Shockley, auctioneer, sold, at
public sale for q. W. Cruikshank, ESQ,
trustee, 81 acres of land, hear North Eas.,
the property of Mr.. Hanna. to VIM. T. Mil
Ter. for 1870
Mr.. c. w. Maxwell, of this GOWN, has
Il pen of cartridges IL in number, which he
Is keeping over the cold weather Alto
gether there are now in the hands of vari-
GUS sportsmen in Elkton and vicinity about
one hundred birds.
The supper at McNamee'S, for the ben
eft of the chapel in Elk Neck, came off
successfully, on Wednesday. The attend
ance was large and the financial result graf
flying. One hundred and thirty persons
partook Of the feast
Charles w. McNamee, of Elk Neck.
being about to quit farming, will sell his
personal property at public sale, on Tues
day, March 1st, on his farm. Some desira-
BILE property will be sold and farmers would
do well to give it their attention.
The second lecture of the course will
be delivered by DIR. Geo w. Bagby, OF Va.
" Mosis Addums, on Monday evening next,
at 7.30 o'clock. Subject" The Comic Side
of Negro Character" The audience NAV
come prepared for Il good and hearty laugh
An unusual case was heard before Jus
tice Lewis, on Thursday. a father swore
out a bond of the peace against his son, and
the latter being unable to furnish the Sc
curity, eight hundred dollars, was commit
ted to jail sad case, to say the least of it.
"A gentleman near town, short time
since, purchased horse for the low price of
$50. The ani:nal has turned out a firsr-rate
one, and proves to be-notwithstandinr
prophecies TO the contrary-a VERY great
bargain. Certainly this is a low figure for
horse flesh.
On Monday, VIM. T. Mote, the young
man mentioned in our last issue As having
requested Justice Foard TO commit him ia
the House of Refuge Oh account of his des
tltute condition, was taken to the House Of
Correction, in Baltimore, where he will re-
main for six months.
Capt. F'irnan Layman, of Chesapea{ee-
CITY, we understand, is seriously i'll, being
confined to the house by an affection of the
throat. He has made arrangements to re-
move to Townsend, Del, in the Spring We
trust he will by that time, however. be suffi-
GENTLY recovered to attend to his affairs.
The pupils of "The Home School -
which is about TO close, on Monday last.
presented their principal, Mrs. Morris, with
a handsome silver card receiver As Il token,
at parting, of their esteem and love for her.
The occasion of the presentation was a very
pleasant one and greatly enjoyed by all
present.
AT the sale of the personal property at
lhonas e. kirby's, near Carpenters Point,
on Wednesday,, Il pair of mules brought
s32j; horses $50, Sl1O, Sl40, $3.50: moving