The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-04-01
LOCAL BRIEFS.

The trailing arbutuS, is now the Object
of the p-n-ive ~ ,ilens search.
Mr., Bell, the Elkton trucker, has at this
time tomatoe plants three inches III height.
The Band treated the citizens of the
town I" moonlight srrenadr, on Thursday
evening.
Sixty different persons have visited
Charlestown School since the last annual
examination
Rev VIM Schouler will hold service in
Baldwin's Chapel, Elk Mills, tomorrow
Sunday at ) T., NJ.
"A very handsome display of Easter
Cards is made by Mrs. Litzenburg at her
store on main street
Yesterday, Friday, WIS the last day of
Duck shooting, the open season having eN-
pred, with thar day.
-AhSenr-min,sed persons, who have
changed their place of abode, now bolt into
other peoples houses.
A curious coal oil lamp, burning bright
ly and giving light equal to gas. may he
seen ut DrenEen'S store.
Mrs. s. Il. Russell and daughter, of
West Chester, Pa, are visiting Mrs. Arthur
w. Mitchell, OF This town.
Herring, are becoming plentiful. and
residents IN the head of Chesapeake are
getting out their tin shirts
Gov. Hamilron's appointments OF Off =
GERS have all been confirmed by the Senate
including the Coroner, that over worked
official.
The Sabbath Schools at West Amwel
and .JonuSon's School Houses, will both re-
open for the season, tomorrow Sunday
afternoon.
Mr.. John NJ. Terrell has heen chosen
leader of the VI. + Church Choir, and we
now can look for marked Improvement in
the music.
80 The past week has been good one for
professional taleSnan, in our court. But
few of the turtles We're made up from the
regular panels.
"A lady paper hanger is one ofthe novel
ties of Elkton ut this TIM. Our dcvi! wants
to know, if she hangs around perusing the
Ne,c Yor.; LedGer aud Sich.
j. I, McCullouGh, Esq, has made -
marked improvement upon his property,
on High street this week, by enclosing the
entire premises with neat new fence.
Mr. Fred Smith. the lessee of the Agri-
cultural Societies. trotiing track, will open
the grounds for the season at an early day,
or as soon as the weather becomes settled.
A lecoy duck, SO natural that it can
almost he heard to quack, is on exhibition
Mt the Howard house. 1t was made by
Mr.. Livingstone T. Bennett, of Elk Land
ing
The Cecil County Medical Society will
hold its regular session in North East, on
Wednesday, April 9TH, at IL O'Clock y. NJ.
Several interesting papers will be read and
cases reported.
-AlcNutt, against whom the recent grand
which he was committed, has been return
ed to Jail by a Port Deposit magistrate, this
time charged with larceny.
The trial of Mcdowell on Thursday for
bastardy attracted the largest audience
during the session of court. Is this an
evidence of the refined taste of the irdivid
uals composing the audience.
Capt. o. Il. VanElten, of New York,
will lecture on Temperance, in Christian
Chapel. near Chestnut Hill, Saturday eve
hing, April LIST, at :. 50 O'Clock l.. NJ. all
are cordially invited to attend
The grist and saw mills belonging to
George Richardson of Wilmington, in Ce
ell county, near the East Nottingham town
shipline, which were destroyed by fire last
Decent er are now being rebuilt,
Word has been rereived that, the drove
of mules expected to arrive here on the Sd
inst, have been delayed by the recent floods
and will be a day or two later in arriving.
They will probably be here early next week
DR. John II. lamar who has in charge
the interests of the Garfield Monument
Association $ affairs in this county received
enterprise from various citizens of Cherry
Hill.
The appeal cases Of Welde Is. Scooter
and The Mutual Fire Insurance Co., of Cec
county, rs. Miller Lodge, /. O. o. F., o
Easton, will come mp before the Court o
Appeals, at Annapolis, on Tuesday the It'll
Of April.
Politics are now rampant. Candidate.
for Congress, and the judicial chairs, or
one side, and places under the Collector o
Customs on the other, are thick as file
in Summer time, or Colonies and Captain
in Texas.
--Pirrson's Grove Sabbath School, which
under the management of Mr. X. +. lamar
has been successfully conducted for severa
seasons, will reopen for the season of 1882
tomorrow Sunday afternoon, at half pas
two O'Clock.
The morning train south today will b
drawn by one of the new aud wonderful
friction or double driver engines. Thi
machine is one of the greatest wonders &
the age, and no should miss the oportu
nifty of seeing it.
Thomas Foard Boulder, son of c. II
Bon lden, E-q, of this town, took his de
par'ure for Texas, on Monday last. He wi
locate at The town of Columbus, the res
dence of his uncle, Robert Foartl, also form
erly resident of Elkton.
The horse and wagon of a colorpd ma
by the name of Trusty, resident of Dell,
ware, We're Ievle,, on by the sheriff, on We.
nesdav, under the foreign attachment law
The Dciawarian was forced to fork nve
10 relieve his property from the hand,
the officer.
The greatest comet since 1881, is eHpec
Ell to come along this way during the latte
part of May. Youthful Iiktun ;tstrOnomr,
will not be likely to repeat the experimel
OF smoking glass TO gaze ut the Heavenl
visitor, Is they did at the time Of the la
visible eclipse of the moon.
Holly Hall. less than half mile frui
town, and the finest country residence
the neighborhood, lies vacant, its halls d,
serted. Some person of means should re
che this fair place from neglect and deca,
and at the same time, secure one Of III
plcasautest places of residence in the stat,
Among the fortunate drawers of rrZ.
III the political lottery, are the followin
ElktonIans, who have received promise ,
places under collector Webster; John n
Thackery to he inspector. Jos. wills to
clerk in the Li9u,lating Department M