The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-03-17
LOCAL BRIEFS.
This is st. Patrick's Day.
Palm Sunday tomorrow.

day next
Mr. James Thompson of this town. Is
confined to the house with rheumatism.
Jack, son of Albert Constable, Esq
has been quite i'll of brain fever, this week
Our readers will find several interesting
local communications upon our first mage
this week.
The wilma Debating society adjourned,
last week, until The first Tuesday IN No
vember next.
Rev. Mr.. Gather, of Philadelphia,
preached at the NJ. L. Church of this town
on Sabbath last.
-Ex-Sheriff Logan is reported As being
dangerously ill ofquinsy, at his home, in
The sixth district
A grand hop at Odd Fellows Hall is
on the tapis for Monday evening, March
o6 easter Monday.
The canoe Nantho, Captain Fowler, ar
rived at Scett's Wharf on Thursday, with
a cargo ofprime oysters. Il
Mr. Manly Drennen of this town has
bought from Mr.. VIM. Bowen the celebra-
ted trotting mare Flora Swing.
-Messrs. Scott & Bros schooner the G. a.
Boyd, Capt. VIM A Wright, loaded with
grain and sailed for Baltimore this week.
Teams this week again began hauling
cinder upon the Providence Mill road, the
proprietor being determined to make OF 1t
an A No. road.
Mr.. Geo. A. Brown this week painted
very tasty sign for Squire Scott, of this
town, which will be erected at his office,
basement of the Court House. l.
Mr. Thos. c. Crouch of this place has
been confined to the house during the past
week, by cold, contracted while attending
the funeral OF his brother Enoch Crouch
last week.
The inventory Of the personal estate of
has been returned to the Orphans Court by
his administrator as not exceeding twelve
or fifteen dollars. :
Mrs. James p. Merritt Of this town has
purchased of the Mutual Building Society,
the centre house of the row of three Reg
lister buildings on Main street east of Church
street. for $3.50.
Mr.. George A. Blake of this place Las
purchased of the Mutual building Society
the third and last of the Register houses on
Main street, the one now occuI id by Mrl
T. l.. Purnell, for 81, 800. :
Mr.. w. NJ. Singerly, proprietor of the
Philadelphia Record was in town on Wed
nesiay. He visited the new wharf being
erected for him, and inspected the work of
e, .vation 80, in the same locality.
An Elkton grain shipping and fertilizer
firm talk seriously of purchasing steamer
TO ply between this point and Baltimore
touching at all intermediate whlrreS and
findings on Elk and Bohemia rivers.
-"R. G. Lewis and Reuben Harris Of
Elkton have gone of. on florida trip
Wilmington Morning .Nctcs. Oar neghbor
gets the names all wrong He refers to
Mrssrs. l.. c. Lewis and Reuben Haines.
A substantial new fence Ii rs been erect
ed around the FELTON, House yard, on the
line of the pavement on Bow street; not,
however, before it was needed, as the old
time.
Mr.. W. II. Thatcher Of the Phiadel-
phia Press, was in town on Tuesday for the
purpose Of soliciting subscriptions 10 that
journal among our citizens. We are in
formed that he met with considerable sue
cess.
Coroner Litz=nberg beg IN the thorough
r. plpering of the residence of DR.. Justice
ID mo, ar tpwn, on TIurIty. lie had
just finished painting and paperins the
Jones property, on NJ in street, in the
Hollow.
Work npon the new residence of Mr.
Creswell. near town, will he resumed on
Monday April ID next, and con timed unit
completed. The hard wood work of the in
terror will he done by Mr.. Sloan of Phila-
delphia.
-Engine No. IS, drawing an extra freight
train, jumped the track at North East, on
Tuesday mcrning last. But little damage
was done. The wrecking train was sum-
monei, and in short line No. 7S was on
her feet again.
MIR. Howard Titus of this town annour-
ces himself as candidate for town bailft at
the coming town election. Mr. Titus would
make an excellent official. He is well
known to our citizens and will no doubt re-
oeive full share of the votes Of the people
A fine lot of horses, among them sou.e
good drivers: also twenty-five head of
choice cattle, fresh cows and sprngers, will
I've sold by Mr.. Il. T. G. Crouch, at his sale
stable, in this town, on Thursday next, 20th
inst, ate o'clock p. NJ. This sale is worthy
the attention of farmers and stock keepers.
An uptown lady says that every cod
night this winter her coal stove has gone
ont. Another one remarked on Sunday
Church came down long before the Metho-
dist. this morning." referring, of course, to
the congregations of the churches, and not
the church itself.
- he toui1 hohSt well, always 81 l':iSeti
to be at least sixty feet deep, turned out
upon measurement to be only thirty-fye
feet, with sixteen feet of water; a big falling
off from former figures. Goodyear j. put
ting it in order, and strong force pump
will be pnt in, capable of feeding the fire
engine.
"A blacksmith shop located in the town
of Newark, near the pon, AZ which the
Elkton road enters that town, was last
week removed to make way for the coming
new Il. Il @. Railroad. Another house-a
brick dwelling-it is thought will have To
he moved or torn away. as its corner comes
exactly upon the line of the new road.
-Messrs. Reuben Haines and II. c. Lewis
of this town started on !, brief Florida trip
on Friday last. They contemplated taking
in Richmpnd, Charleston, Savannah and
several other ,uthern cities, spending Il
day or two at jacksonville, Fior la and ar
irving home to-day or Monday. making the
whole round in eight or nine days
the new dwelling house Of NJ B.nj9
Wells, agent of Adams Express Co., AT the
Station of the p. w. u Il. r. H., in this
town, was completed this week, and Mr..
Wells moved in. The dwelling with the
new addition now pre- SCENTS very atfrac-
tive appearance. 1t was painted in the
latest style of the art, Ivy Mr.. George W.
Wells
between the noise of dogs, ami the rr-
ings of a drunken man-who it seems is
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