The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-02-11
LOCAL BRIEFS.


over eight years old.
The snow of Saturdays storm reached
a depth of eight inches on a level.
Orphans Court and County Commits
sioners will meet on Tuesday next.
Deputy Clerk Ross-l is confined to the
honse with a threatened attack of pneumo-
MIA
Mr.. Rordley, formp' ~ of he Cecil ,NGtrS
il employed in he State printing department
at Annapolis.
This is The season for trimming grape
vines, trees, &C., and many of our farmers
and Others are attending to this work.
Fresh pork is very scarce III this market.
Our provision men complain that there is
not enough TO supply the demand for sau-
sage.
Rooms have already been engaged at
the Howard H"us", by parties proposing to
witness the pigeon match, ON Thursday
next.
-Geo. \. Blake, Esq, assisted Deputy
Register lamar in preparing the record in
the Mnnnekhuysen IS Magraw contested
will ease.
jos. Wells, Esq, has released of his son
Jos. L. Wells. the stock Of his provision
store on E,>; Main street ami will hereafter
conduct the business.
Mr.. Perry Barnes Of Perryville, VIII"
is To shoot in the match delaware against
Maryland), on Thursday, the 18th instant,
was in town OH Tuesday.
The announcement of 4 horse race hv
moonlight took many persons 10 Newark
IN Monday evening. II didn't come off
Other affairs did, however.
"A young couple driving down the Neck,
the other day, 10 hav. Merry time, ran
into snow hank and cal,sized. y dip in
the snow ro"l.-i their arer.
"A tramp, be; sing from house to hnu' e
this week, being offered work, Indignantly
rep-l!ed the suggestion, saying that he never
had and never would work.
Henry Wood, late president of the Phil
adelphia & Baltimore G.. f. r., has a>sum-
eu the POSITION of treasurer of the James n
Webb Printing Co., of Wilmington.
of men, on Wednesday and Thursday, to
clear the SNOW and slush from the street
cutters to allow the water TO run OFT. IL
The handsome bouquet of flowers lef. at
Frazer's drug store, the other day, were cut
from the hot house of Mr.. Shiv-rly, agent
of the i. r. Co. at Newark station.
The next regular meeting of the Cecil
County Medical Society will be held at
Havre de Grace on Tuesday next att orlock
p NJ. Matters of interest will be presented.
III drove of Texan horses which arry-
ed here on Tuesday, will leave on Monday
next, provided an Elkton man W no ccntem-
plates purchasing the whole lot does not do
so.
Frank &. Ellis, Esq, of this place, has
been appointed to a POSITION in the man
gers department of a Rail Road Co., at Dem
yer, Colorado. Mr.. E. left this week for tina.
place.
Thomas FaSSiit, near Brick Meeting
House, threshed ont his oats crop last week
and found he had the extraordinary Weld
of IS 10 80 bushels per acre from a field OF
q acres.
The terrible apprehension and fear of
food upon the part of residents of Port De-
posit announced by the Baltimore papers is
all moon shine. Little or no apprehension
being felt.
BY trip over pitcher and tumble
down stairs, the Howard House came near
losing its affahle clerk the other evening. \
lucky chance no W ever, saved both the clerk
and pitcher.
The Foreman of the Cecil Neus it is sup
posed got out of bed backwards on Tuesday
last. AT any rate he printed portion of
the issne of that paper the same evening,
upside down.
The Superintendent Of the Mint at Phil
ai-lphia has given notice that beginning
with Monday last, he will purchase mutila-
ted silver coin when presented in sums of
81 and upwards
-Rumor Gays that Mrs. Litzenbnrgh il
negotiating for the purchase of building
brl"nging to DIR. Mitchell! adjoining her es-
tahlishnrn', for the purpose of enlarging
her store rooms, &c.
The side walk in front Of the county
Jail Is a nuisance to tn. pnhlic and "A dis
grace TO the authorities having the matter
in charge In wet weather i, is a miry mud
puddle. 1t should be paved n
Mrs. Joseph Booth, of this TOWN. WAS
brought home from Philadelphia. on Tues
day last, in seriously i'll condition She
yet remains i'll dangerous condition under
the constant care of a physician.
Mr.. r. T. G. Crouch placed in his sta
bl.s, this week. two new trotters. One of
them he purchased in Wilmington; the other
from Dr. Lceue, of this equity Mr.. C.'s
stables now contain four fast animals :.
1t is said that the proprietoro of the Tenn
perance hotel kept watch all night while
the drove of mules were qnarrered upon his
premises, to prevent the animals from eat.
ing up his wagons, wlleelbarrows, pumps,
sc.
Mr. Roger Witworth's ST. Bernard dog
weighs 10 pounds. This il a fine animal.
He is NOT quite full St. Bernard Int has i
portion of Newfoundland blood in him.
which fact adds much to his personal APP
pearance. b
An additional wing is to be added to
the dwelling owned by Dr. Mitchell on The
east side of Mill street, TO be ready for &C.
cupaney by March 25th by Mr. Vin>inger,
who is to remove there. Jacob RaInbo i, 10
do the work.
One of the neatest little Inventions of
the age is the 50 Gem" oil can, sold by John
Wilkinson, and it costs such trie that we
canaot zee how any lady using sewing
machine, can be without one Of these little
conveniences.
The last survey tnow being matie) for
the new through g. s. o. Railroad crosses
the Susquehanna near Rock Run aid asses
down in rear of the town of Port Deposit,
skirtiug the premises of Hon. Jacob Tome,
thence running East.
"a handsome outside showcase and
pedestal have. been added to tn. attraction
OF the millinery establishment of Mrs. Lit
zenherg, on Main street. This Improve
rnenf makes a fine show, and adds much 10
the affractiveness of the place. l.
"A larger number of sleighs and sleighing
parties were our on Monday and Monday
evening than upon any day this winter.
Several parties drove to- Newark upon thar
evening and in the language of one of tn,
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