The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-03-25

| from this county to Philadelphia, on Thurs
,l,v, where he will engage in business. We
| tender him our best wishes in his new home
Christopher G. Wright, the expert iron
| NTH of This town, has rc"ntly made Il
| ahange in his place of business. No iron'
| ,}r will be experienced in finding hum, ~
| is new quarters are adjoining his old
,'and, corner Main and Bridge streets.
| 'hris is the best mechanic in Cecil county
| in his line.
| A travelling patent agent on Tuesday
| lust challenged an Elkton barber to NOR
| .al combat pistols and coffee for two).
| The cause of the trouble was, of course, :,
tronton, with whom both parties had be
come enamoured. The fight hasn't come
off YET; but the agent, after sending his
| challenge, left town.
| Quite a number of Philadelphia sports
men, visited this section during the past
week, in quest of wild ducks. In the ma
! iority of the cases they met with disap-
pointment. as that fowl--of the better spe-
ces-are quite scarce. The gunners anus
| eh themselves, shooting widgeons and coots
in the absence of better game.
! Among the property, real. personal and
mixed, left by the late Mrs. Glatz (gone to
T-xas) is cocker spaniel dog; little fell
! low that can steal more potatoes in an hour
| than his owner could eat in a day. IL is
said that tli, little innocent was trained by
his owner to do this thing, and that he kept
her table supplied with the vegetable
VIM S. Evans. Esq., las truste. On Tues
day last, sold ut pub lie sale, the Ditmorr
| property, situated in the Second district to
Thomas Conry, for 50, go. The farm con.
| t1ins acres, and is considered quite a
good one This land was sold under forclo-
sure of mortgage, held by Jos. S. Martin,
Esq, City Treasurer of Philadelphia.
The street lamps on the Main street of
the town, are extinguished ut an unr-ason-
ably early hour every night. The people
pay for the gas until twelve o'clock and
should have the benefit of it. Persons at
tending the 1.36 train, are greatly incon-
venienced by the darkness in which the
town has been shoruded at that hour.
The keeper of North East pool room,
was indicted by the Grand jury, on We'd
nesday, for the failure to pay a license upon
one of the two tables owned by him. He
pleads innocent Of intent to violate the law.
and states that he thought one license was
all that was necessary, He has two but
took license on but one. Look ont pool men.
A convivial company narrowly escaped
the Inauguration of Il contiagration, on Sat
urday ght last. The scene was in one ola
block of frame buildings. The company
We're having high old time. and in the
melee, upset a coal oil lamp, scattering the
fluid in all directions. The flame was how
We acknowl ledge the receipt from Mr.. H.
Rudolph Mccullough division freight agent
,of the Chicago & North Western Railroad
an interesting volume, entitled my Ram
hles in he Enchanted Summer Land of the
Great Northwest" -being the experience
of :: tourist in n summer jaunt over the va
rious Railroad lines in that broad section of
our country.
The annual election for Tow Commits
SionerS OF North East took place on Mon
day, March 2nth the vote being us follows,
the five first named gentlemen being de-
clared elected Commissioners: j. J.. McDan-
iel, 100; b. F. Thomas, 15s; p. 3. House
keeper, 149: j. Is. Anderson, liS: J. K.
Foreaker, 40; j. a. Lambert, 81; W. X.
Mcdonald, 40; L. e. Yeamans, 3S; T. +.
Williams, 80; J. W. Campbell It.
superintendent Squier paid a visit ofin-
spection to Elkton public school, on Tues
day last. He examined the various classes
and gave the members some good advice.
The superintendent expresses much salts
faction at the condition of this institution,
chasing il as q model Of its kind. The
school is under the management of Mr. w.
III. Brokaw, as principal, with Misses Hattie
Lort and Bertha Thorpe, as first and second
assistants.
The attention of the public is invited
to series of services to be held in Trinity
day, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
evenings. at ~ o'clock. The following
clergymen may be definitely announced as
preachers at these services: Rev. Mr.. Mar
tip, Of Wilmington; Rev. Mr.. Stone, of
Newark: and Rev. Mr.. Miller, of North
East. The hector and people OF Trinity
Church would extend cordial and earnest
invitation to all.
Two wandering theatrical companies
performed at Odd Fellows Hall, this week.
''Uncle Toms Cabin, was given on Mon
day evening, and it is said that the best per-
formers in the troupe, were the ass and blood
hounds introduced therein. The second was
even worse. ''Ten Nights in Bar ROOM
being badly inangled on Wednesday even
ing, by company that had evidently been
there a longer time than that. First class
troupes do not perambulate the country in
this manner, covering every vacant fence
board, with 1lashy pictures and highfalutin
announcements of what they will tnot1 do
A trio of Elkton's festive young lasses,
tired of the monotony of every day life
thought to vary the same the other day, by
a drive through the country, notwithstand-
ing numerous warnings OF the danger of
being stuck in the mud, in the presnt quag
mire-like condition of the roads. The old
beast they drove managed to haul them
along until they reached point, on their re.
turn hame, about half way between this
into a slough, and the horse, after Il valiant
effort TO pull the vehicle through, finally
gave it up and settled himself to pass the
night in the mud. The case was Il perplex-
ing one; without a bulge or boat the fair
ones could not leave the carriage, and TO re-
main in the vehicle all night was too fearful
TO contemplate. After d counsel of war
without results, the trio resigned themselves
TO their tate, and but for the enportune pass
ing that way of Il gentleman on horseback
trary, have been there vet. The gentleman
disengaged the worn animal from he shafts
and substituted his own fresh horse; so by
this change of locomotives, the young ladies
reached home at last
~ We can, without Hesitation say that
DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup has given the best
satisfaction. We have sold an immense
amount of it during the past winter.
WALLACE HILTON & co.
Druggists, Lock Haven, Pa.
A New Material for Monuments