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


MIR. Harry Henry has returned from
his western trip. He didn't take to the
west.
The State Association of Public School
Teachers will hold its annual meeting at
| Ocean City July 10, II and -.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Colbert, who resid :
between this place and Newark, are visitiA G
friends in Norfolk, Connecticut.
Mr.. j. w. Anthony is erecting new
two-story back building to his residence,
on Main street. Jacob Rambo is doing the
| work.
The friends of Mr. Joseph l.. Wells.
clerk in the Baltimore Custom House, will
be pleased to learn that his salary has been
advanced from 81, 400 to 81, 600.
Our readers will find in another column
an interesting letter from the pen of Reuben
Haines, Esq, descriptive of a recent trip
down the Susquehanna on raft.
Miss Mamie, daughter of f. A. Ellis,
Esq, of this town, accompanied Mrs. Caro-
line Oliver and daughter, to Baltimore, on
Wednesday, for a visit of week or two
The farm of John Jordan, deceased, in
thu Fourth district, near Flint Hill meeting
house, containing 90 acres, was sold, on
Thursday, to Robert II. Steele, for $1,000
Capt. VIM. Fowler planted about fifty
bushels of oysters, the remainder of his
cargo, in the creek, this week. He doesn't
count very high on gathering them again
next fall
An estimate of the cost of puttinga new
mansard roof upon the bank building, has
been handed TO the directors, by Jacob
Rambo, builder. But the board has not
yet determined to make the improvement
Howard Ellis, Esq, of New York, son
or +. A. Ellis, Esq, of this town, arrived
here, on brief visit, on Tuesday. He Wis
tied Baltimore, on Wednesday, returned
to this place. on Thursday, and left the
same evening for New York.
James r. Shatfer, son of Mr.. John
Shatier, former manager of the Elkton gas
works, was married at I.inwood, Pa, on the
that place. The ceremony took place at the
residence of the brides father, VIM. Hem
drixon, Esq.
Miss Marion l.. Bingley, of Brooklyn,
NY, who visited Mrs. Leslie, of this town,
some time since passed through here, last
Saturday afternoon, en route for Norfolk,
Va, where she will Elake an extended visit
She was greeted at the station here by 4
number of her lady friends.
Rev. s. A. Gayley has obtained change
of name of the Lower West Nottingham
Church, by dropping the word Lower and
and calling it simply West Nottingham
Church, Chester county, is now called Mott,
iugham Presbyterian Church
A coored man appeared before Justice
Scott, of this town, on Saturday last, and
entered IA charge OF assault and battery
against a prominent white citizen of the
Fourth district. He was cited up and an
swered and gave bond for his appearance at
the September term of the Circuit Court
-lIiSI Suuuay anu MONDAY were TWO OF
the most dreary and dismal days OF the sea-
son. Rain fell almost continuously during
the forty eight hours, and two more unat-
>tractive days could not be fashioned Very
little church going on Sunday was the CON
sequence, and no show of new bonnets.
AT the house of Mr. Lockley, the florist
east of town, little child got hold of some
Paris green, on Sunday last, and proceeded
to make lunch of it. 1t was, however
discovered before it had swallowed great
deal of it, and, by the administration of
proper remedies, was saved. The moral of
this is that person is green to eat Paris
green.
The workmen began work on Tue ',iay,
at lining the new acid tank at Messrs. Scott
x Bros Mills with sheet lead The lead is
received in large sheets and after being put
in place is run together by melting the join
ing parts by means of gas jet and blow
pipe, and thus made tight Two thousand
pounds of sheet lead will be necessary to
form the lining.
"A force of fifteen men, under the ,lirec-
tion of Mr.. T. Canon, are engaged in put
ting three more wires on the Il. & @. line
between Baltimore and Philadelphia They
stopped at the Howard House for several
days this week, and completed the work
nearly to Newark. This will make ten
wires on the line, only two short of that on
the p, w. * b., which has twelve.
We have been requested to announce,
that meeting of the citizens of this town,
will be held this Saturday evening, at
Commissioners, for the purpose of selecting
a Commissioner : ticket, 10 be voted for at
the town election, on Monday, the 9TH rrox-
| imo. Ten names will be selected, from
which each voter will choose five, the num-
her of Commissioners to be elected.
On Saturday last. while boring for an
artesan we'll, at the L. s. Fish Commission
Battery station, about four miles down the
bay below Havre de Grace, the bnrers came
in contact with a vein of gas at the depth OF
one hundred and twenty feet. When light
ed, it would burn until put ont by the sand
and pieces of coal which came out. Mum.
bers went down from Iiavre de Grace, on
Sunday, in the government launch to see it
Master Palmer S. Brewton son OF the late
Daniel Brewton, for many years conductor
on the F., w. * B. Railroad, has received
from A. j. Hyland, local secretary, at vii
mington, of the Conductors Life Insuranc,
| Of hn ~
ada, 81, 505, insurance on the life of his de-
ceased father The many friends of youn.
Brewton (who attended school here fo
some time), will be pleased to learn OF hi
good fortune.
" The annual election of overseer of til,
poor. by the trustees of the aims house
takes place on Monday, the seventh day o
May next. Three candidates are named
John Davis, present incumbent, VIM. Scar
thorough and Emory Lee, of Cherry Hill
The physician for the Institution will ais
be selected at the same time. For this pc
stion two names are mentioned, the presen
physician, DIR. John II. lamar, of thi
town, and DR.. WHITAKER, of Fair Hill. TIL
chances are, however, heavily in favor o
the former.
"A few days ago, while Mr. Herman
Jetferies was engaged in blowing the garden
attached to the residence OF Mr. Grant, il
! Little Elk. his boys discovered small to-
watch and chain, that had been turned IL
by the pillow. They FURNISHED it up and
while showing it 'ound, it was seen b.
Capt John Bennett, of the L. S. postal sci