The Cecil Whig., 1882-05-13
>. w, & B, Branch Penna. Railroad.
LOCAL BRIEFS.


Trains began running on the Newark
and Delaware City Railroad, on Monday.
The Thermometer marked 500 in this
town on Tuesday, the warinest day OF the
season
The fair by the ladies of the Catholic
church of this town begins on Saturday,
the 20th, inst.
In the absence of Rev. Mr.. Schouler
the service at Baldwin's Chapel, will be
omitted tomorrow.
Mr. Van Pelt the inspector of Weights
and Measures for Cecil is about to start out
on a tour of the county.
The funeral of Patrick Burke, of New
ark, took place on Wednesday. His re-
mains were Inferred in the Catholic Gene
try. II
A horse belonging to Mr.. George Price,
of this town, died upon the street. AT the
corner of Main and Bridge streets, on Mon
day.
Another large drove of Western mules,
are announced to drive here on the Goth
inst, and to be driven to Oxford, Pa, by
the 25th
A washing machine, said by the owner
to be ableto wash ont anything, save sin,
has been on exhibition at the Howard
House, this week II
The rain of this week will just leave
enough water IN the rain barrels to keep
them from going to pieces and supply orr
citizens with Mosquitoes. -
In the matter of weather this locality
must be rapidly approaching that isother-
NAL line where it is "eleveu months winter
and one month mighty late in the fall
Many persons daily visit the Elkton
Cemetery. These grounds will now COM
pare favoraby in appearance with many
more pretentious institutions of the kind. !
Mr. Frank Kerr has just about complet-
ed extensive improvements to his property
on Bow street, adding much thereby to the
appearance Of the immediate neishborhood.
"A hen belonging to James Hayes, of
this town, performed the remarkable feat
of laying three eggs in one day, on Sun
day last. The eggs were all perfect and OF
full size. =
Hon. James L. Partridge the newly ap-
pointed Minister to Peru, visited relatives
in town, on Tuesday. He sails on the Goth
inst. from New York for Lima, Peru, via
Panama, on the steamer Para.
-Elkton COW boys avoid walking by
hanging to the COWS tails. These didoes up
on the part of the boys, sometimes frighten
the animals, rendering them dangerous to
pedestrians upon the streets.
Brown says he hates inquisitive people,
and the worst kind of inquistiveness, he
thinks, is that exhibited by the man who
stops him in the street and wants to know
when he is going to pay that bill.
-Twoweather beaten Nomads, accompan-
led by large Cinnamon bear passed through
our town, on Tuesday. Bruin was the bet
ter man of the three, as he earned support
Tor all three, by his antics and bearish tricks
"A number of gentlemen of the neioh
borhood who own drivers, have in combi-
nation, taken the track of the Agricultural
Society. They are given the use of the drive
in return toc which they are to keep it in
repair.
Bishop Wayman and Presiding Elder
Handy, of the a. NJ. L. church, while at
tending the dedicatory services of the new
church here last Sunday, were entertained
by Mr.. Perry Biddlc at his (Rose) cottage,
on Milburn street
-Messrs McClenahan & Bro, of Port
Deposit, have been awarded a contract to
supply Baltimore city with 200,00O paving
blocks, at 5000 per thousand. Mr.. John
keaveny has also been awarded a contract
for 5000 at the same price ~
Yet another wedding took place ut the
NJ. Z. Parsonage, i'll this town on Wednes-
day. The fortunate couple were Miss
Martha y. Murphy and Samuel Is. Boots.
OF tins county, who were happily spliced
and Went on their way rejoicing.
"A most aggravatinS nuisance is COM
rained OF by residents of Main street
south side-near North street. If the town
S-i-~|A wa S''ii hpo'i hily VI tDtSt clIlZenS
the violation of law and decency being
practiced will be explained to him. II
+. y. Ellis, ESQ, of this town, on
"Wednesday, attended the annual meeting
of the Church Extension Society of the
Wilmington Conference of the NJ. +. Church
OF which Society he is member. The
meeting was held in Wilmington. Il
Miss Annie Smith, who is to succeed
Miss Ida Giles as lady assistant in the Elk.
ton post office, has entered upon the duties
OF the place, with view to becoming IA
miliar Herewith by the time the rescua-
ton of her predecessor takes effect
-Drenching them with water is the
means reSorted to clear the Howard House
pool-roon windows of its mighty crowd of
boys anxious to witness the games. The
proprietor would pay literally for a patent
water Singer suited to the purpose. II
a match game of base ball was plaved
on the grounds, on High street, on Tuesday
last. The contestants We're two local mines
one captained by Mr.. Howard Bratton the
other by Mr.. VIM. W. Burkley. The first
named came out victors by 4 score of ,oto2
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany Is having another line SURVEYED for
the extension between Baltimore and Phil
adelphia. This line runs near to the Phila-
delphia, Wilmington and Baltimore road
part of 'he way. The corps commenced at
Bay-view, near Baltimore, several davs
ago.
AT the celebrated Beech Grove Farm
near indianapolis, Ind, managed by Mr..
George jackson well known here, the
FOREMAN was murdered by one of the hands
on the place. This is the farm upon which
William Brown. son of Mr.. Edmund Brown
OF TINS town, is engaged, Mr.. Jackson
being u relative of his. l.
-lhe new board of Town Commission
ers organized on Wednesday evening bv
eiectlng Robt. Marshbauks, President: s.
d. heys, Secretary, and W. T. Warburton,
treasurer. Determined action WAS taken
looking to the collector OF certain taxes.
upon properties heretofore exempted from
SUCH payment, and the collection of money
due the town from former bailitfs.
-Ihe hour for holding the Free Metho-
dist Sabbath School has been changed from
L. NJ, to - a. NJ. A cordial invitation is
extended to those interested in the Sabbath
School work TO attend. AS the Interna-
honal series forms the basis of study, it
would be advantageous as a pye,ayutorg
f., ~.