The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-04-28

| haps the school teacher was after the young
lady when he made the Jump. We give it
up, as we're not good at conundrums. Per
haps the young lady will explain.
The collector of the First district has
shot nine dogs. He is having fine sport.
DR. II. IL. Mitchell contemplates the
erection of a new dwelling upon his farm
in the Neck.
The Schooner Tycoon, loaded with
empty carboys from SCOTS factory, for
Baltimore, sailed on Thursday.
Rev {. +. Sheppard will preach at
Westamwell School House, on sabbath
(to- morrow afternoon at . 80 o'clock.
A four-legged chicken, perfectly formed,
is exhibited at Mitchell's 1t is from the
farm of Mr.. Harry Boulder, near town.
We understand that Howard Ellis.
Esq, of New York, contemplates removing
his family to this town for the summer sea-
son.
An Elkton official was SO unfortunate
as to get fish bone mbedded in his throat,
bHiS Nteh, WAS tou ptlltt " Apply W
Doctor Arthur before he got relief
--Messrs. McCrery & Boulder are now
issuing to their customers, very pretty
Spring chrome cards. the printing of which
was done on the WHIG's power press.
AT the NJ. L. Church, on sabbath,
April %, at 4. NJ, love feast will be held;
at 10.3O, sermon by Rev. c. +. Sheppard,
pastor; at 20 l.. NJ, sermon by Rev. Chas.
Hill, presiding elder.
H. II. Ball, successor to p. Goodman
clothier on Main street, who sells the incest
and best ready made clothing in town, will
appear in our columns next week, in new
and novel style of advertising.
A barge, carrying about 40 tons of
coal, for Providence Mills, arrived at the
wharf, on Wednesday. The same day the
schooner Richard Tall arrived with poplar
wood, for the same concern.
Mr.. John b. Myers of this town. has
placed his four motherlesS young children
in care of the Catholic Home of Whining
ton. Del, where they will be better cared
home.
Rev. William T. Miller will preach at
Person. Grove Sabbath School House, to-
morrow Sunday afternoon, at ) O'Clock.
Mr.. Miller was announced for last Sunday,
but the Indictment weather of that day pre-
vented the service.
An unknown tramp was killed by
passing express train, near CharieStown
Station, on Monday evening. III" was
upon the track, and failed to hear or see the
approaching train, until it was too late. An
inquest was held upon the body.
The schooner l.. j. Cox, Captain Shell
ton, belonging 10 Joseph II. Steele, Esq,
of Chesapeake City, and the captain, had
the misfortune to lose her fnrrui>t head
and main top while beating up the Patap-
SEQ River, last Friday, during heavy blow.
Hon. James Il. Partridge United States
Minister to Peru, who is now on a leave of
absence, was entertained at Il private dim
ner at the Atnen;eum Club in Baltimore,
on Wednesday evening. Mr.. Partridge, we
understand, contemplates visit to his rcla-
tives, in this town, at an early day.
1T proves, upon investigation, that
Black, the Baltimore burglar, who gave his
residence as North East, in this county,
does not belong there, and never lived there.
1t was fiction as is Also in all probability,
the name, Black, assumed by him; given 10
cover up his arrest from those who know
him.
The "Dude" is now attracting great
interest throughout the country, and all the
newspapers are discussing him. We, this
week, republsh two interesting articles,
one from London and one from
New York paper, on this genus. We are
told there are five dudes " in Elkton, per
haps more.
Mr. Charles H. Collins has given up the
boot and shoe business, on Main street, and
arranged to turn over his stock to the par
ties from whom he purchased it. The bust
ness WI, somewhat overd"ne here, there
being several such stores, besides all the
general stores keep full line Of boots and
shoes. Mr. Collins will engage in some
other business.
"A choice and fashionable stock of mil
lnery and fancy goods, for the ladies, will
be opened this (Slturday) morning, i'll the
Jones Building, Main street in the Hollow,
by Miss Minnie Really. The ladies Of town
are invited to inspect her stock. Ii has
been selected with care, for this trade in
l,i. .l lIy-h nS had lnpu
The Clerk Of the County Commissioners.
through his deputy, Mr.. John s lsosseil,
this week, sent ont TIA the collectors, a state
:nent of their respective accounts. From Il
recapitulation of the whole number of ac.
counts, it appears that all the tax, save
| about 81 900, has been paid over to the COM
mis>oners. This does not include dog tan
The suit of the National Bank of BAL
| timore against Woodward Abrahams, on
one of the Parker thrahainS disputed notes,
will be taken mp for trial in the United
| States Circuit Court next Monday. IL is
probable the trial will occupy the court
several weeks, as did the similar suit
which was tried last year and resulted in
a non pros.
| --Messrs. George c. Pennock, of oxford,
| Pa, and Henry Wood, of this town, pur-
chased large lot of cattein Sussex county,
Delaware. They brought up seventeen
yoke of oxen, Oh Wednesday and sent them
on to Oxford, where they will be sold, and
the remainder, consisting Of oxen. thirty or
forty cows, steers, &c, will be driven up
next week. These cattle are sold at public
| auction in Oxford.
The collector of a certain district of the
county, one day this week, shot couple of
dogs, upon which no tax could be collected.
The news of the shooting travelled on ahead
of him. and he states that as he proceeded
on his round, he was met at the door or
gate of numerous dwellings, by the proprie-
tors, with dog tax in hand, anxious to pay
for fear their pets might also be killed.
MIR. \. p. Shockley, of this town, visit
ed Philadelphia, on Tuesday, To attend
| court at the trial of the case of the W life OF
his son Frank against the Pennsylvania,
Railroad Company for injuries received at
the hands of Il crowd of roughS, while :,
pas enger in one OF the company's car.
The set for trial on Thursday, and
is probably now in progress.
The feast of the Passover was celebrated!
by orr Hebrew population, beginning on
Saturday evening last. As every body knows
it is commemorative of the escape of Tia,