The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-04-08
LOCAL BRIEFS.

morning next. thus giving Il no iday of foul
consecutive days.
-Elktou beaux are now puzzling theil
brains in the effort TO fashion tasty bouquets
OF arbutuS flowers.
The annual election for vestrymen OF
place on Monday next.
The County Commissioners. Orphans
Court and board of School Commissioners
will meet on Tuesday next
Mr.. Jos. Z. johnson, of this town, pur-
poses at an early day to begin the manu-
tacture Of bricks at Newark, Del
The funeral of Mr.. Andrew Orr, who
one of Po't Deposit oldest citizens, died on
Tu' lay, took place on Thursday afternoon.
-The training track upon the Agricultn-
raj Association grounds, will be opened bv
Mr. Fred SrtAh, of New York, about April
10th.
The case of Welde rs. Scarborough, in
which much interest is taken here, will be
adjudicated during next week in the court
of appeals.
wilma Sunday School will open to NOR
row, Easter Sunday for the season. All the
teachers and scholars are requested to be
in attendance.
The Rev. James Mccoy will preach at
Crouch Is Chapel Tomorrow, Sabbath after
noon at half past 5 O'clock The public are
cordially invited.
-Providence permitting, Rev. c. +.
Sheppard will preach at Boulden's Mr. f.
Chapel, on next Sabhrth the 9th inst, at
23oP NJ. All are invited.
Our county Jail is fast assuming the
character of Il lunatic asylum, there being
at this time eight or nine deraneed persons
confined there. Pleasant for the sheriff and
family
ID. N. TAYLOR, Esq, who has been lying
extremely i'll a. his residence on Main ST..
remains in about .he same condition. there
having been little or2o Improvement in hi,
case during the week
Justice Jas. \. Lewis, on Thursday
removed his office to the building lately oc
cupied by Justice Scott, adjoining the Office
OF the Register of Wills. !,
DR.. Jno. H. lamar, the collector here
for the Garfield Monument fund, this week
received from Wingate Post G. \. f., of
North East, liberal contribution to the
fund.
' 1t is said that at the adjournment of
the late Legislature Il general grab took
place, everything pertakahle being carried
otf-one member even wanted to carry
home his desk,
DR.. ID. c. Jones, of San Antonio. Texas
Is stopping at the Howard House. The
Doctor was surgeon in chief of Hoods finn
GUS brigade during the war He will SPEND
some time in this neighborhood.
The Cecil County Medical Society met
at North East, on Tuesday last The at
tendance was good. Interesting PAPERS
We're reat by DR.. Worrall, of that town.
! and Dr. Hanna, of Port Deposit.
Passion week has been observed by snec-
iai services at both the Protestant Episco-
pal and Roman Catholic churches. Easter
sunday Go-morrow) will be the occasion
OF the customary appropriate services.
The new Spring card of Messrs X.
katZ II Co, clothiers of Baltimore. form
cry of Port Derosit,) greets our readers
TINS week. We can heartily recommend
this house 10 any desiring goods in their
line.
-lhe Court, just before the close of its
session last week, issued sentence in the
case OF the State rs. John Long, convicted
OF violating the Local Option law. The SEN
tence simply imposes fine of fifty dollars
and costs.
"A young lady of this town WAS prob
ably one of the last recipients of the favor
OF an autograph from the hands of the late
Henry W. Longfelow, Americas great
poet, it having been received about two
months since.
-Hyland Marcus, Jr., of this town. who
has been i'll the employ of the company for
Il number OF years, has been appointed Sec
ton Master, on the F., W. < B., Division
HennsTlvania railroad. TO succeed the late
John L. Lewis
Quarterly meeting will be held at Crit
hths Chapel on Sunday, April 9th. The
many friends are invited to attend Minis
ter IN charge, Rev Vim. Fl. Reed, who will
be assisted on this occasion by Rev. T.. II
Daniels, of Elkton
"A wonld-be traveller was driven away
from the railroad station the other day bv n
red signal flag, which he supposed to be :;
warning of the presence of small-pox. He
must surely have bten Wilmingroniau. in
which city red has become u dreaded color
An Elkton clotller recently placed two
dummy figures in front Of his store. uron
which TO exhibit his wares. Parties in the
ncighborhood were greatly amused the other
aay ny the polite and corteous manner in
which these figures We're saluted by a pass
ing gentleman. l.
Quite number of persons We're at the
railroad station, on Saturday last to see
the new patent engine, expected to draw
the south bound train that morning: but
for some reason or other the machine failed
to put in an appearance perhaps because
it was the first Of April Il,
Mr.. and Mrs Burb1ge Brock, two of
Elkton'S oldest and most highly respected
Citizens, recently celebrated the fifty ninth
anniversary of heir married life Their
golden wedding was celebrated nine wears
ago, but few married couples have so long
time allowed them together l.
Yesterday Sheriff Dunbar, who has al
ready made trip to the State Penitentiarv
with prisoners this week, escorted James
Ryan, white man, about thirty-five years
OF age, to the House of Reformation at
'Iessnp's Cut. Ryan was committed by
JtStce Scott as Il common y,grant
The large fisheries of the Chesapeake
are about beginning operation for the sea-
sou. The Messrs. Shippers made their first
haul, on Thursday. Wilson at BulIs
Mountain and Barnes at Carpenters Point
Will begin Oh Monday next. All the sencs
will no doubt be put to work during next
week.
The attention of farmers and others is
called to the card OF G. c. Wright iron and
steel smith, in another column. Mr.
Wright is Il skilled workman, and reliable
in every particular, and we feel confident
III saying that parties entrusting him with
their orders, will be fairly and satisfactorily
dealt with.
The Sabbath school at Crouch's Chap
ei will Reopen for the season, tomorrow,
Sabbath afternoon, at half past . o'clock
The officers ana teachers for the year will
he elected 4 large attendance of the. for