The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-11-10
LOCAL BRIEFS.

-Piersons Grove debating society held
ITS first meeting this fall on Tuesday even
ing last.
Wednesday, night last was the coolest
of the season so far. Ice n quarter OF an
inch in thickness formed in some places.
The pulpit of the Presbyterian Church
of this town will be filled tomorrow by Rev
II. E. Thomas of Bridgeton, NJ.
Judge Frederick Stump, of the Circuit
Court. received five premiums for Short
horned cattle at the late State Agricultural
Fair.
Providence paper mill made IN the
month of October 275, 423 10 of newspaper
The sheet is 511S by 37-6Stb, daily aver
age of 200 ID.
III. Cooper of California, is visiting
friends in this vicinity. Mr.. Cooper is a
,ro,ber-ip-law to Mr. f. c. Collins of this
district.
1T il said that DR.. j. B. Butler will en-
o,,o,o in the drug business in the new build
ing being erected by him on the corner o
Main Street and Delaware Avenue.
-Burkley. Elkton's popular tonsorial ar
fist is the happy father Of hne hl'een
pound baby, just one week OF age Lung
may he live and honor the name.
Mrs. E. A. Phoebus, of Queen Annes
county, has purchased of DR.. j. b. Butter
the property on Church street, recently
bought by the Doctor at Trustees sale.
A telegraph pole in course of being
raised by the b. & O. employees, on North
street, on Monday, fell, breaking the cross
piece to spinters, but doing no further dam
age.
Giles, fish dealer Of this town, this week
exhibited some large pike, some OF them
weighing six and eight pounds piece
These fish were still alive when exposed for
sale.
Take a good look at the large card OF
Messrs Wanamaker s. Brown, clothlers,
of Philadelphia, in this issue OF the hiG.
You can get any kind of clothing you want
at Oak Hall, at fair prices.
A huge telegraph pole, almost in the
centre of the pavement, is one OF the orna-
ments on North Street now. 1t Is FIRST
rate thing for persons coming from the rail-
road station on dark night to run in to.
Rev. J. Fl. Johns, of Zion Presbyterian
Church, in this county, was stricken with
paralysis on Friday, I'd inst. The attack
was a severe one, yet we are pleased to say
that he is recovering.
Rev. C. II. Sentman editor of the Con-
ference Worker will preach in the Methodist
Episcopal Church, of North East en- Sun
day (to-morrow) morning and evenins,and
at Good Will in the afternoon.
Rev. A. T. Dewitt, of the Fourth dis
trict, was seriously injured last week, by
falling from an apple tree which he was
Thinning. Though badly hurt internally
he will recover.
The b. & O. telegraph office was opened
on Tuesday last in the Democrat building
on North street, under the management of
Charley Wells. The first message over the
line was sent about two o'clock p. NJ.
The barn of the Casho Machine Com
Hsny, located near Newark, Delaware, with
its contents, was burned on Friday of last
week. The fire was started by spark from
the stack of the machine shop.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany has paid to Evan G. Seminar $1,000
to Eli S. Seminar 50 500 for the right OF
way through their respective properties, To-
Gated near Principle Furnace in this county.
1.-The street heretofore known as Mill
s1reet from the fact that "Head of Elk Mills
are located upon it, has been re-christened
stDelaware Avenue by the residents. This
is little more toney name than plain Mill
street.
A strip of pavement has been laid
down in front of the County Jail, but it ap'
nears kind of lonesome there all by itself
having nothing near it of kind except the
rough stone tagging that joins it on the
south. /
A pistol was drawn but not fired by an
intoxi Gated individual at the railroad stat
aon on Tuesday night, upon some young
anen who were teasing him. The sight Of
the ueapon took all the fun out of the boys
and Sfley quickly made tracks.
A farmer who resides a couple of mile:
from this town, this fall poughed and har
rowed an eighteen acre field and thcr
planted it in wheat, doing every bit of tn,
work himself In ploughing he averaged
Two acres per day.
The style of gentle+nen's clothing il
Gta >tantly changing and to keep up will
sahe times the dealer must he always il
athe market. Ball on Main street has tn
gneates& facility of any one in town 70
dong rtAis very thing. Call see him.
The ru,nor current here that Mr.. w. T
Singerly will shortly erect a machine room
at his new pulp mills, and remove tn
paper making machinery from Providence
1nills, thereto is pronounced by his man
ager to be without foundation in fact.
A rough telegraph pole is not the mos
pleasing ornament to be placed in front O
ones front door and SO thought citizen o
North stree. when the b. & O's employe
were about placing one opposite the from
entrance to his residence, and he insiste
upon its removal, which they did.
Cecil county known as Cat Swamp almos
the entire work of the place is done by
woman. She plows, harrows, drives WACO
cuts up and husks corn. In fact she pei
forms every branch Of farm work, AS thol
oughly as the best of men.
MIR. Howard Bratton OF this tow n, VIII
began a course of studies at tie Universt
of Pennsylvania with the commencement
tof the session, October LIST, but who Wa
compelled to return home on account
sickness, has SO far recovered as to lie alb
to return to his studies this week
james Everett Mcfarland, a son of NJ
r. F. Mcfarland of Philadelphia, died o
Monday morning last, between the hours
three and four o'clock of consumption. NJ
b. +. Mcfarland is a brother of the la
Richard Mcfarland. His wife is daugl
ter of the late Enoch Crouch and niece
T. c. Crouch of this town.
The Trustees of the Presbyterian Churc
of this town, have addressed a circular le
tex to each of the members, calling upo
them TO state the amount they are willin
to contribute, annually towards defrayin
the current expenses of the church. tt
object is to fix the amount and assure IL
annual coilae4io+ of the salary of the mi.
lister, should one ie called
AN old citizen Of this town, SAYS thu
when he was young man, he could wit
ease cut and pile six cords of wood per ia.
the whole week through. This SOM
thing remarkable if correct, but we are il