The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-12-08

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in coat that takes place, when the reed Dir,
turns to Bouolink.
Mr.. James McKane, of the fourth dis
trict, mas purchased of Mr.. f. H. Coates th'
Brewster farm located in that district 70
So, 800.
i, Mr.. \. Z. Shockley of this town, wa!
thrown from n Careiage the other night by
the jerking of Il horse that he was leading
behind. Fortunately, however, he received
no injury.
| AS we go to press Mrs. Ann Hewitt
one of the oldest persons in this town, il
lying at the point of death at the residence
of Miss Jane Torbert. She has been insen-
[ sible for day or two.
A csApany of Che. apeake City gentle
men arrived home from Virginia Yesterday,
where they had been on a cunning trip,
bringing with them number of wild tur-
keys, among them two weighing from 20 to
% pounds.
The W. p. Ewing property, on east
Main street, was sold under foreclosure of
mortgage, by auctioneer Shockley, at the
Court House door on Tuesday last. The
lot and residence fronting on Main street,
was purchased by Mr.. y. p. Manly, for
$3.50 and that fronting on High street with
the store house thereon, was purchased by
Mr.. DGnbar Morgan for $3.50.
The choir OF Trinity Chapel, Whining
! ton, Del, will give a concert in Odd Eel l..
lows Hall, at Port Deposit, on Wednesday
evening, December 10Th, under the aus
! pieces ofthe Parish Aid Society of ST. James
| Episcopal Church, of that town. Trinity
Chapel Choir has the reputation of being a
com animation of great musical talent, and an
excellent programme may be expected.
The big well at Singerly's new mills,
now that it has reached Il considerable
depth, interferes with the water supply in
the we'll in Messrs. Scott & Bros mills
adjoining, from which the water to supply
their loiltr is obtained. So long as the big
well is full there is plenty of water in the
NJ essrs SCOTS, hut when tits pumped down
to certain depth it empties its smaller
neighbor
The request for cast off clothing made
it has not been as general as it should be-
Almost every family has about the house
some one or more pieces of east off clothing
and by sending them to Miss Leslie, on
Bow street, they will be made useful in
clothing the naked, whereas if left to lie in
the garrett they will eventually find their
way to the rag bag and the old rag dealer
The vote for Governor at the late cleo
ton, in this county, has not yet been certi-
fed to the Secretary of the State by the re.
turn judges, aud that official is delayed in |
making out the official returns of the State
in consequence. The return made by the |
judges, was simply that "McLane had re-
ceived Il majority and is elected Governor
of Maryland;" the election officers having
apparently reached the conclusion that as
Cecil cousty has gone, SO must have gone
the rest of Maryland
MIR. John II. Blaine, of the firm of |
Blaine X Bennett, druggists, of Chesapeake
City, and Miss Ida y. Staples. of this town, |
We're married on Wednesday evening ast,a |
o'clock, ut the residence of Charles Il. |
Finley, Esq, cashier of the National Bank of |
Elkton, on Main street, Rev. Mr.. Heberton |
performed the ceremony. The wedding was
a,quiet one, none hut INN, diate friends of |
the con tracing parties being present. Mr.. !
and Mrs. Blaine left the same evening for !
their home i'll Chesapeake CRY.
The good people of North East NJ f. |
Church. always charitable, organized "A sur
prise to Thomas Reed and wife aged and in
diSent members of the church, on Thanks
giving Eve, and carried with them a profu-
sion of provisions of all kinds, besides a
generous purse of money, sufficient in all |
to supply the wants Of the old folks for
some time. This act of the people of North
East Church is worthy of emulation by
congregations elsewhere, few being without
some deser' inS poor among them.
Residents of central Main street, bord-
ering upon the hollow, We're much ANNOYED
last Sunday evening, by the noise and pro-
family of a crowd of young men who had
gat hered in Il stable in the vicinity. and
there INDUCED in too much benzine. They
drank lighting whiskey and in brief period
a general row took place, during which sew
eraI OF the party received cuts and bruises,
and from one of them the clothing was par
tally stripped. We suppose our town
officers were at Sabbath School at the time
On Tuesday evening last, at o'clock,
Miss Sophie Lort, daughter of the late Isaac
Lott and grand-daughte of Mr.. Burbaee
Brock, Of this town, was married TO Robert
w. fitzell, of Philadelphia. The ceremony
took place at Arch street NJ. f. Church in
Philadelphia and was witnessed by a large
number Of friends, the church, which is a
large one, being filled to its utmnst ca pacity,
Miss Ella Lort of this town. sister of the
bride, and Miss Kelley of West Virginia.
acted as bridesmaids. After the cereu,onv
Il receipt on was held at the residence of Mrs.
Harris, an aunt of the brides, No. IVA
Spring Garden street
james Clark, tenant upon the farm of
Rev. Vaughn Smith, near town, on Tues
day, slaughtered six hogs, weighing a total
OF l'2l pounds. They We're all under one
year old. Michael Whalen, of this town,
killed three on Wednesday, weighing to-
tai OF over 900 pounds. Roger Feely killed
one the same day, tipping the scale at over
400 Three hogs sold TO Mcssrs Wells &
Booth, by John Fenton, tenant on one of
ME- creswelI's farms, We're nearly of the
same weight, and a number of others
slaughtered equally as heavy animals The
celebrated Kitty Owens only dressed ia
pounds. She was Il fraud
The Lyceum which met at Wilra's
school house, near New Leeds, this county.
last Tuesday evening, had as the subject
for debate the following proposition: Re
solved thai a man lisa free moral agent"
MessrS. Beaver and II. Davis argued in the
affirmative in an able manner, while Messrs.
Ihos. Miller, of Cherry Hill and Mr. Mears
quite as logically sustained the negative
side The affirmative carried The essay
ISIS Tor the evening were DR.. Howard Brat
ton, OF EiNton, and Miss Jennie Killough.
The music as usual was fine Tie school
room is as cosy as parlor but entirely too
small. y larger building is needed there.
John Wilkinson, piano, organ and
sewing machine dealer of this town. has
contracted with Geo. \. Lee, builder, for
the improvement of the property on Main
street, IN the hollow, recently purchased by
hun from Karl Hoffman, of Germany. A
new front will be put in, and an addition
il the rear thirty-two feet deep will be
Q ected. Besides these, many other improve
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