The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-02-04
LOCAL BRIEFS.

h stock OF ice on Thursday night.
El,ow,, grades are in demand, and every
q sid. i covered with jolly coasters.s
Mr. / T. Ceilings has sold her farm. in
q Neck. 10 Mr.. E. c. Knight. of philalel-
81, for So, sos.
Mr. Chris c. Wright, At Iii, shop, on
si.ige street, is Just tni>hinga bicycle all
his own manufacture, for Mr. W Meisel
when you visit Newark call III the
81 AS Front all kinds OF line groceries are
i sale there with II choice stock OF fruits
THE Elkton Social Club has disbantlnd
Il be the result of the death of this insti-
Sion.
THE condition Of the sidewalks on Bow
eet is really disgrace to our town. They
#uld be paved or otherwise made paSsaLle
3Spnce.
k-Thursday was ground hog day" 1t
$ bright, clear and warm for the season.
Wv let the diciples of the earth pig prog
.sticate
-SeVeral real regular old fashioned
unks Were around town this week. \
ssrtion of them We're combinations of last
Geek DRINKS.
An Elkton man, fearful Of further hard
leather, if the ground hog succeeded in
icing his shadow on Thursday, went out
#ith club TO keep him in.
N-Wonder if Cecil's representatives Sc
&red any of the legislative wheel grease
ut mp in demii"hns, sent to Annapolis
Com Baltimore last Saturday"
IS, Valentines day is approaching and
rea,iy the shop windows display the usual
SELECTIONS of all sorts of comic ana senti-
aental stuff for use upon that occasion.
An Elkton blacksmith and his helper
anting fresh pork this week killed aud
Pressed a hog IN the shop, heating the water
Spr scalding it in 4 large pot over the smith
$re.
q Two Elkton Democratic politicians,
while standing in earnest conversation on
She street, on Wednesday, narrowly escaped
being enveloped in 4 snow avalanche from
ishe roof of Il house.
A photograph of rhe Guiteau jury is on
exhibition ut the post office. The picture
was brought from Washington by Mr.. Vim.
s. Smith, who also has the autographs of
she twelve jurymen.
8 ~ Perryville gentleman (Mr. Maultiin)
an recent pigeon match killed so straight
Birds, ut u yards rise. We understand that
u is proposed by his friends to match him
against Elkton's best shot.
The beautiful snow began falling early
fon Tuesday morning and before noon had
feached depth of three Or four inches.
j The foundation being hard and smooth the
ssleishing proved excellent.
DR.. Mearns, of the Ninth district. pllr-
chased the pool table belonging to the Social
Club and removed it, on Wednesday. on "a
slarge sled. We are not informed as to the
slse he means to make of it,
/. Religious services will be held in the
new a. NJ. f. church, Sunday, February >.
~
special sermon by the pastor, j. H. ColletI
Subject: 1.-The Divine Fellowship"
Terrific snow bali battles have taken
place on our streets this week. Sleighinc
the gauntlet of this fire. and in numerous
instances have received Il hard pelting
A new platform is TO be erected on the
north side of the Railroad, extending from
the present terminus TO North street The
company also contemplate fencin. in the
entire lot. placing gates at the crossing.
MIR. Harvey QuicksaIl, owner of the
Ash farm, Il few miles north of town, is
about to retire from the active management
of his farm, and will offer the personal
property thereon at public sale, on Thurs
day. March the ID next
We understand that our announcement
last week that Mr.. Manly Drennen, who has
recovered from his recent attack of illness,
would at once return to college, was prema-
ture, as he intends remaining at home dur.
ing the remainder of the Winter
John S. Writ, Esq, of the law firm Of
Cruikshank & Writ, of this town, has been
sapponted counsel for the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad company in this county. Thi>
looks as though the b. 4 O. We're going
ahead with their new through road.
4 The workmen took advantage of the
! fine weather of Monday and were bu,ily
Engaged all day on the embankment Of the
marsh lots of Messrs. Elder &; Kershaw
south OF town. The old inlet known Il.
% Broken Bank is being filed up.
The report was current this week that
! a case of small pox existed on North stree
above the Railroad. After a thorough in
/ vestigatien Il reporter of The Wing failed /,
discover any such case, and the runlor may
therefore be put down as Il sensation.
On Tuesday last, Mesrs Jones Il Haine
Z as Trustees, offered at public sale tn
/ Howard farm, located at Bacon Hill. Fo
Z want of bidders, however it was withdrawn
q This is a fine farm, and it is singular tina
I NJ bidders could be found for such "A place
II Arrangements for a public sale are no
Z considered complete now days without til
i eaga cement OF l.. W. Janney as clerk Nh
j. has done So much of this sort OF thin
Il ance his services in taking notes are invall
& able.
Among the doin9s of the coming con
! ference of the Wilmington District NJ f
& ON rf, I
it is said will be the return of Rev ali
Sheppard to North East for his third veal
4 and Rev Mr.. Avery to this station for hi
second year.
The revival services IN the Methodis
s Episcopal church of PORT Deposit have bee
4 attended with very great religious interest
Il There have been about forty persons St.el
ing religion and the large attendance eac
4 evening would indicate wide spread rel
4 gious awakening
{ The teacher of the Elkton puhli. scho,
for colored children has established "A nigh
school, which is attended by Il large mum bf
of our colored population, i"t,e and female
Old and young. The tuition fee is placed {.
figures within reach Of all, being but te
cents week per pupil.
--McNey, Of Delaware who shot sho'
match al pigeons at Suffolk Park recent,
and made such a bad ont at il, has express,
desire to shoot against Elkton's champion
Mr.. +. Ct. Ellis. Whether or not there
any probability of a match between then
has not vet transpiFed
The Mutual Building Society, on MOI
dag night, issued series "B. 1882" of i