The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-01-28
LOCAL BRIEFS.

for women.
Two slei@hS made their appearance oil
the street On "Wednesday evening.
Patrick Henry, 4 tramp, over 50 years
OF age, 'o,..,rl a. the Jail, ou Wednesday
night.
Tie revival meeting At the ". i. church
closed on Tuesday evening. Thn converts
Were few.
Another change Will he made III the
time tahle on Monday next, on the T., V.
X B., Railroad.
Capt. SANKEY'S slonp, loaded with cy,,-
tiers, waa ice.h hound in Elk River. ue,r Plum
Point this week.
A visitor at the Hnwar, 5iou>- Tins
week settled his hill partially in toothpirks.
\ new class ot currency.
MIR Henry Wood OF this Town, is agent
for the sale OF guns for the house Of H. &
ID. Folsom, Of New York.
Rev. Jas. VI. Williams, President of the
Wilmington Wesleyan Female College has
resigned, To rake ettrct July lSt next.
Tho "hi<cuit shooters =" held Il grand
ball, on High street, on Monday night.
Many biscuits were fired oft, we presume
-Mr Shocklry was backed al The pigeon
match on Wednesday 10y - g Cannon " who
also acted as stake holder 10Y many betting
parties.
A village neas Baltimore adver,iSe> f;o-
4 secondhand lire engine. Why not sell
them the "Nigiiant and our town pur-
chase Il steamer
The foundry Of the N@s>r> Bib at
pairs for several weeks will resume opera
tons on February lst.
Tile County Commissioners are discuss
ing the necessity of repairing and putting
in order the jury rooms, &c, in the Court
House. They need it badly.
a drilling rain, which froze as it iell.
came on about dusk Oh Wednesday, and III
an hour or two some sinners stood on slip
perry places, ami some didn't.
Mr.. john Perkins, holds regular service
of singing and prayer IN ;hr Jail, earh Sab
bath day. He also distributes among the
prisoners good reading matter.
-.Jno. L. Wilson, ESD, has sold his
dwelling house, near town. 10 MIR. w. T.
K. Frazer, freight agent If the F., W x y,
Railroad ut this station, for 81, 500.
A crayon drawing after one of the illus
trations Of . Jonathan Edwards Eetrothed,"
by II. c. Hum, of this town, Il work OF
much merit, is on exhibition n AIitchell's
drug store.
Miss Itarriott young lady who resides
with her parents near Chesapeake City, was
severely bitten by 4 savage bull dog, enc
day last week One of her limbs was bad
ly mangled by the dogs teeth.
The news OF the conviction OF tiuiteau
reached E!ktou NJ about ten o'clock on We'd
nesday evening ana created much stir, Mr..
Hal NicolS made the news public from a
despatch taken from the wires
Mr.. Amos PicrSon, with Il force Of mex,
began filling Howar,l's ice house, at noon,
on Wednesday. Progress was nut 10 an
end by the mild snap and but a fraction
OF a full supply was obtained.
Marley Drennen, who has been con/
fined at his home for some time past from 4
slight indispo>ition, is now convalescent,
and will shortly resnmahis studies aJ East
mans Business College, Poughlzeepsie
The goose hone has proved itself true
prophe; this Winter, the weather having
been just rs it indicated, so far this season.
We therefore have discarded Vennor and
adopted the goose-hone as Z weather indica-
tor.
Justice y. j. Scott has removed from
the office adjoining the Registers office 10
the room in the basement of the Court
House, recently occupied by Justice How
ard.
Much complaint and grulnbling wa.
heard this week among the many who at
tended the session of the Orphan Court at
the amount Of lime or frescoe carried away
by visitors on their broad cloth clothes.
This trouble should he remedie,s.
We mentioned :; couple OF weeks ago
the fact OF enc individual bringing to this
Office seventy-onc yearly Subscribers to III.
wing, with the cash therefor Since that
time he has added twelve more names to
his list, making total TO this date eighty
three.
The E'kton foundry, Nh George Wit
worth, proprietor. is now running steadily
each day and a portion of the time al night.
The pressure is caused by a large, order for
car wheel boxes from >rs..jack son, Sharp
u Co, of Wilmington, to he used il, ,he
construction of passenger cars.
The nights for some time have been
dark and stormy, yet our street, have been
without light, save wlaU came from tbe
various windows. The street lighrs have
ben dark and unlightea. Why srch =.
state of affairs is permitted We are unable
to imagine. Some one is to blame
A Specimen pair OF Elk Barrens horses
attempted 10 haul twenty bushels OF lime
up the gas house hill the other ,luv. hut
failed. Mr.. Geo. Turner com .nr aIonr with
his cart horse, hitchel on anl irril-d The
pair, wagon, and all, up in short order
Barren horses are not the strongest animals
i'll the world.
The attention of tie charitable is called
to I'll" family Of Rudolph Ash. on Bow.
street Mr. Ash is sick, and his family of
several young children are unpravided for,
save so far as the DorcuS Society has don.
SO. Many things thrown away by taniie,
III better circumstances would b. of treat
help to them.
-ThoS. Y. Ward, Esq, Of Nas>atras Neck
was considerably bruised by being thrown
from his carriage, near Itvotts' Corner. ON
Monday. lie was picked M and carrir,,
into school house near which the or.;
dent occurred, and after a time was able 10
proceed on his way home He has il is said
fully recovered T.
Oscar Wilde, and IN individual Sirnino
himself 4 correspondent of the Bumrnr.r
Na.) Eloddo,, registered at the Howard
House, on Wednesday,. We do not know
who the individual was who TINS filrhrs fb.
cognorieu of the too utter ;psthcte, hut who
ever he may ne h" ut any rate thinks thai
there is something in "A name
titles has removed his fish market +,
the building, corner of High and Nortl
street, opposite his dwelling, where he rx
hibits as great Il variety of fresh fish of al
kinds from both fresh and salt water, as cal
he found iii the city markets; aud the price,
are as low if not lower a eat of halibu
ora sting of black bass, make :, trmprin.
dish at this season. His oysters are also o
the best.