The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-01-07

urday before Christmas, to lay i'll Il supply
of 'teye-opener." He purchased a gallon,
and placing it in his carriage, proceeded 10
look around. Upon returning 10 his team,
the "o-be-ioyful iemijohn and all had
disappeared The thirsty Mary lander, moth
ing clauntcd heavel u sigh and went down
in his pocket Tor three dollars more 10 get
another gallon. To this he held tight.
Charles Lumm, colored, probably the
oldest citizen of This town, died ON Thurs
day morning. Charles. who was well and
/ favorabiy known mere, has been a resident
of this town for many years, and was sup
posed to be in the neighborhood of ninety
years old when he died. Hlnnah, his wife,
also quite aged, died during the past Fail,
and Charley never became reconciled TO his
loss The deceased was 4 man of good
characterand enjoyed the respect and friend
ship of ali who knew him.
Nightly meetings have been held during
I the past week in the Presbyterian and NJ.
/ +. Churches cf this town. A: the latter
/ church, the pastor, Rev. Mr.. Avery, exert
| Ell unusual effort, giving 10 the meetings
! there the character Of a revival meeting
/ The topics for each evenings service, as
/ laid down by the Evangelical Alliance, was
/ adopted and followed at both churches. At
the Presbyterian Church the services We're
conducted by the pastor, Rev. Mr.. Heber-
I Ton. The congregations have been unusual
/ ~ large for meetings of such character.
| The Christmas number of the 4!He,ican
/ field should I've in the hands of every sports
man. 1t is the grandeSt thing in the way
of a sportSman'S journal ever printed.
! Every number is excellent, leading all pa
/ pers of the character, bat the Christmas
number for 1881 SURPRISES any thing here
! tofnrc attempted. Send in your snbsrrip-
| tionS at and get this number. The
/ price is four dollars per annum. Suhscrip-
| tionS will he received and rhe paper prompt
| ~ furnished Ivy John Torbert, of the Wing,
! ageut for this county. The Wig and the
fTelG will be sent to any one address fer So.
A card OF rates, at which bored silver
coin will be received, has been issued by
the Brokers Board Of Philadelphia and
at the following values: Dollars, G5c. :; half
dollars, Sc: quarters, loo; dimes, &c; and
haif-,limes ic. What authority such boards
have for fixing these rates we NOT in
formed, but it is claimed to have been by
authority of an order of the Secretary of
the Treasury. At any rate we advise our
readers not to receive such coin at any
greater value than the above, as that table
seems to have been pretty generally adopted
in the cities.
The Bond, the MeSsrs Scott & Bro 5
schooner, ran aground, one day last week,
on her up trip, upon an EN- bankment in the
channel, just below Frenchtown wharf.
. This bar was caused by the illegal dumping
of mud in that locality by the. contractors
ut work in he creek. They are required to
tow it to the flats below before dumping:
but ii the opportunity is afforded by the
government officer, which cannot be other
wise sometimes, the employees, 70 save labor.
dump in the most convenient place. The
parties responsible should be compelled to
remove this earth, rs it is an impeachment to
/ Tie ldN lsdll'u VI tut XIV Cl
1t is truthfully stated OF the late Col
H. :. McComb, who died in Wilmington,
Del, last week, that he was liberal TO a
fault in his ordinary daily transactions. In
proof of this We cite the following: Several
years ago, Mr.. McComb being on his way
home to Wilmington from New York, oc-
cupying a berth in Il sleeping car oversight
himself ana was carried past his stopping
place. He alshted here, and at once in
quired for liveryman to drive him back.
: Sheriff Dunbar, then in the livery business,
| offered his services. He got his team ready
and transported the Colonel back to his
home in almost railroad time, for which
service Mr.. McComb paid him $50. and
would not listen TO Mr.. D.. s objections to
taking SO great a sum for such a service.
The lodge of Red Men, of Cherry Hill,
at their last meeting, December 80. elected
officers to serve during the ensuing year.
Sachem. Charles Kelly: Senior Sycamore.
John c. Howard; Junior Sycamore, John
c. Singles Chief Of Records, Edwin Otley:
Keeper of Wampum, James Polk Scott
Trustees, 5. kennard Miller, Alexander
Drummond, Edward Taylor: Representa-
tive to the Great Council, Past Sachem S.
kennard Miller. The Great Council meets
in Baltimore on the 18th instant, at Red
Mems Hall: The Cherry Hill lodge is in
furnishing condition, having n membership
numbering b-rween Seventy-tive and eighty.
They have $50 fathoms and is inches of
wampum in the wampum belt, or i'll other
words the lodge has in funds on hands
S3S5.53.
A female crank, calling herself Mrs
DR. !. S. Van DeWater, of No. 60 Montague
street New York, interviewed our town, on
Friday and Saturday last She protested
TO lie skilled in both the science of medicine
and phrenology, and solicited engagements
in either line She fingered the bumps of
several craniums. here. and stated that she
was on her way TO Washington to inspect
thar of Mr.. Charles j. Guiteau. 1t seems
SHE came away from home forgetting her
pocket book, as she was driven to the neceS-
sitv of requesting Il contribution from the
generous public, to enable her to leave town
In all probability she is Il fugitive from
some asylum, as she is undoubtedly de
ranged. She seems to be a person of good
education and refined manners and was
we'll clothed. She was, apparently, about
fifty years of age.
Ex-senator j. NJ Miller, of this town,
was chosen by the Democratic caucus OF the
members of the State Senate, on Tuesday,
as Secretary of that body for the ensuing
session; and VIM. II. Purnell, of this town,
was selected as Journal Clerk. Milton V
Kidd, of this county, who for many years
has acted as Chief Clerk to the House of
Delegates, was turned down and out, and
Joseph =. Seth, of Talbot, given his place
James Mackey, of Cecil, was made commit
tee clerk. These are all the appointments
etfecting Cecil made so far. The salary of the
rst-narned place, to he filled by Mr.. Miller
| is IS per day, and that Of Mr.. Purnell 81
right good fat places, for which there was a
horde of applicants, and Of course numer-
t-ous bevy Of sore-heads. Quite number of
Cecil countians, anxious for place and por-
ridge, yet await further developments, and
no doubt but that some of thea will get in
The magicians show. at Odd Fellows
Hail. on Thursday night, drew 4 fair house.
/ The performance was paSsably good, but The
I promised presents made So much of on the
bills, PANIED out poorly. They consisted
principally of cheap .jcwelry. No one sue
ceeied in getting hold Of any of the money