The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-04-15
LOCAL BRIEFS.

3 O'clock +. II.
1T is rumorrd that Mr.. Geo. w. Taylor
of this town, will shortly remove to Will
mington, Del.
A lady'S fur mn1f was picked up on
Main street the other evening. 1t awaits
its owner at Price, hotel.
The attention of farmers is called to the
pnhic sale of Machinery, by Mr.. Vim. L.
Eees, near Newark, Del, on Thursday next.
Mr.. Philip Goodman desires Ia inform
his friends that he is still 10 be found at his
place of business, and will be until further
notice is given.
One of Forepaugh's lions passed through
here on Monday morning train. His lion
ship was in i'll health, and was being re-
turned to his winter quarters for treatment.
Alexander Evans, Jr., son of Hon. Alex
amber Evans, of this town, left here for
Minnesota on Saturday last, where lie goes
to join an engineer corps operating in that
section.
Mr.. Joshua Jackson, who has been con-
fined to the house all winter in consequence
of a fracture of the bone of his limbs, has
so far recovered as to be able to move about
the house.
The names of two eN-sheriffS appear
ameng the list of appointments made by
the County Commissioners this week. They
are ex-Sheritf &. ". Denny and ex-Sheritf
E. w. Janney.
Three candidates for the position of
town baiiitf are now in the tield-William
j. Smith, the present incumbent; Henry
Wood and ex-Sheritf Richard Thomas. The
canvass is warming.
Mrs. Lifzenberg's sales rooms for varie-
ty goods, will be opened to the public in Il
few days. They will be arranged after the
NEST improved style of modern establish
mentS of this character
Judge David p. Davis, of the Orphans
Court, was absent from his seat upon the
Bench at the SESSION of this week, in con-
sequence of the extreme illness of his daugh-
ter, child of ten years, of dipththeria.
An Elkton man WIS seen forcing the
season on Sunday last. During the cold
rain of that evening he sat at his front door
in his shirt sleeves, placidly s,nokinga cigar,
while every body else shivered in great coats.
In set too in an Elkton bar-room, one
evening this week. One of the parties to
the row, sang enough very Justify before the
battle had ragged many minutes. The mill
wouldn't half work in the hands Of :; tailor
EARLY this week II steady stream of COL
orei men flowed toward the North East and
Susquehauna fisheries The cold snap has
changed this, and the stream is flowing back
homeward. The fisheries have for the time
suspended. i
DR.. \. \. Hanna of Port Deposit, rep
resented this county as 4 delegate TO the
Eighty -fourth Annual Convention Of the
Medical and Chirurgical Faculty Of the
Safe of Maryland, held in Baltimore on
Tuesday last. II
MIR VIM. ShatTcr. engineer al Davis,
Keys & Co.'S steam saw mill here, was
badly scalded about the face by stream
Of hot water coming from the pump of the
engine, which he had uncapped for some
purpose or other.
Two young men, residents of the neigh
borhood of North East, were refused pas
sage on the evening train south on Tuesday,
in consequence of their being intoxicated
They remained in town to sober I'D and got
off on Wednesday.
-Rev. Thomas Guard, d. D., will lee
turei in Chesapeake City NJ L. Church, next
Tuesday evening, 18th inst, OH "Waste"
This Is one of the Doctors most popular
lectures, and he should bt, greeted; by full
house in our neighborng town. +
AN agent of the Penn. r. Il. Co., was
here this week in seach of carpenters. for
service at bridge and station work on the
Delaware division. Several young men
awaited themselves of the offer, among them
Messrs. Geo. Alexander and Alfred Smith.
The Trustees of the Elkton Academy
will meet in the School Commissioners
room on Tuesday afternoon next, at four
O'Clock, for the pnrpose of electing Il trus-
tee in place of Mr.. Bratton, deceased, and
to receive the annual report of the Princi-
pal.
"A memorial service will he held over
the death of the late Rev. Joseph Miller at
the Union Church. Of which he had long
been Il member, on next Sabbath afternoon,
the 10th instant. An appropriate sermon
will be preached by the pastor, Rev John
France.
The Rev. W. +. Avery will preach at
Crouch's Chapel tomorrow, Sabbath after
noon, 1T 81 O'Clock. The public are cor
daily invited. The Sabbath schoo! will
meet at 212 O'Clock. All the mem bers and
friends Of the school are particularly re-
quested to be present.
Yesterday morning, at an early hour,
many urchins hurried to the railroad cross
ings to witness the passage through town of
Forepaugh's show. Our "devil" immedi-
ately caught the contagon, and set to work
drawing elephants, lions, tigers, etc He.
left town on the IS train for Wilmington.
Painters Big Elk) cotton mills have
been silent for three weeks past, and nearly
all the employees in consequence are out of
employment. The cause of the stoppase
was necessary repairs, the putting in of a
is about DONE and it is thought start will
be made on Monday next.
MIR. NJ. T. NeSbitt, of Mount Pleasant,
has invented green corn cutter, said to be
IL most useful Invention. II is designed for
the Use Of canning firms especially One
man by hand power, can cut from the col,
the grain of 1000 ears per day. The rna-
chime Is also designed for and can he operat-
ell by steam or horse power. l.
-lhe appointment of n member of tn,
Board of School Commissioners. 10 succee!
the late s. j. England, has not vet been
made by the Circnif Court. The names now
prominently mentioned in connection with
the place are illose of Barclay Revnoid..
Esq, Of the Sixth, and William T. Bye,
Esq, of the Fourth district.
MeSsrs Scott & Bro. are making marked
Improvements at their coal yard and bone
mill at the foot of Bridge street. The foun.
dations of n new building-an addition t.
their miIl-were, this week, begun, The
new building will he 45xGS feet, two stories
high, an addition to their mill pecessitated
hy the growing business Of the concern
Mr.. Thomas Lewis (son of the late John
l.. Lewis. for many years section master on
the r., w. & i. RaiIroad) has been ap.
pointed 10 fill the vacancy made by the