The Cecil Whig., 1883-03-31
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Mr. John w. Buckley, is about to EN-
bark in the canning business in Rising Sun.
Mrs. Samuel II. Miller, whose sickness
we noticed in our last ISSUE is convalescing.
The lots of the railroad company at the
depot are being broken up for cultivation.
-Messrs Wells and Booth of this town
slaughtered on Monday last steer weigh
ing 80 pounds.
The old pump stock lying upon the
pavement in front of the Court House yard,
is not a bit ornamental.
Mrs Fowler, widow of the late Samuel
Fowler, of this town, is lying seriously ILL.,
She is a lady of advanced age.
-Wm. r., son of VIM. c. Crow, of this
town, left this week for ST. Paul, Mimi,
where he has secured a situation.
Rev Dr. Frost, OF Wilmington, was the
guest # Mrs. Hebacca Young, of this town,
during portion of the past week.
-Eessrs Smulen, Richards < Co., in the
new store of II. II. Haines, Esq, at Rising
sun, will open the first of next week.
Blue birds fitting around upon the
snow searching for bare spot, was one OF
the J,hcnomenous of our climate this week.
The late NJ. =. Conference at Westmin-
ster, assigned Rev d. A. Sherner to Cecil
Circuit, and Rev. II. c. Stern to Rowland
vile. r
Mr.. 5. X Miller of the firm of Davis,
Keys &; Co, of this town, is seriously i'll of
pneumonia at his homea few miles north of
here.
-Rev. Mr.. Sheppard delivered all ap-
proprate sermon on Easter Sunday to n
large congregation, at the Ekton NJ. E.
Church. +
Mr. John b. Meyer has removed his
tailoring establishment from the Mitchell
block, Main street, to the Blue Front few
doors below. 4
Constable Samuel Grant, who has been
quite i'll of pneumonia for several weeks
past, was able to he ont on Tuesday last.
He is rapidly convale>cing. T.
Mrs LouisI Rich ,rdson, residing in
Charlestown, in this county, has calla
lilly on which there now are five blooms.
This is something unusual.
Eight Chester County White and Berk-
shire pigs weighing on an average 2l1 lbs,
EACH were sold by Wilson ID. Piersnn, of
ofthi county, a few daysago.
Col. Craighill, L. S. Engineer Corps, was
in town on Tuesday last. looking after the
work on the creek. The work of removing
the old dyke has been completed. l.
Mr.. George w. Young and wife, Of
Chicago, visited his mother, Mrs. Rebecca
Gonng, of this town this week. They left
upon visit to New York on Wednesday,.
Garden making was commenced by
some of our enthusiasts in that line within
IA week or two past, but the snow storm and
subsequent cold weather, brought it to a
close
--Rev. Henry Sanlersnn, of Wilmington,
will preach at Harr's Meeting House, to-
morrow, ut 1920 o'clock, and Mt Wesley
Chapel Elk Neck, at 3 o'clock in the after
Loon.
The Sabbath School of the NJ. +. Church
of this town was reviewed ny Vim. j. Jones,
Esq on Sunday last t}uite 4 number of
persons not connected with the school were
present l.
Mr.. G. Birdsall Passlnore, is opening
out Il large stock of carriages, etc, in the
Hall Building Rising Sun, which he has
leased for that purpose. He will also man
ufacture. j
Rev. G. Pat 'hAn Smith, of Holland s
island, who has heen visiting friends here
for n week two past, took part in the
service at the NJ. +. Church ON Sunday
morning last
The Post Office here, did all others
throghout the country, closed on Wednes-
day afternoon ont of respect for the dead
Postmaster General--Howe whose funeral
took place upon that day. n
rev Robert Lloyd GullSborough and
wife of Burlington, y. j., are the guests of
Mrs. Litzanherg of this town, daughter of
Mrs. Goldsborough. They arrived by the
30 p. Nj. train on Wednesday.
In consequence of the break down of a
freight train at North East station yester
day, travel was suspended for several hours.
The lilo \. NJ. north bound train did not
reach this station until afternoon. Il
--Mr Frank Shockley. of Philadelphia,
son of Mr.. A. p. Shockley, of this town,
passed through here on Tuesday morning
nu his way to Flo ida, for visit CT a
month duration He goes for the benefit
af his health.
A counterfeit of the new five cen
nickle is in circulation. 1t is said to t- 81,
expert If it is so perfect as ali that, it i!
about rs good to all intents and purposes
:,s the genuine. ~
Very few of our readers, nresum,
would he able 10 tell where Winchester
Cecil county is located vet there is such :
rrost Office it having been established s.,vera
months ago. 1t is located midway betwper
Perryviie and Port Deposit.
We surrender first page this week
almost entirely to local matter. Our readers
will there find an interesting letter by Reu
hen Hanes, Esq. giving an account of
trip to Florida recently made by him, be
sides other local items of an interesting
character.
The good work of putting in an eftec
tive pump in the Court House well wa
begun a couple OF weeks ago and progressed
as far AS getting the pump in place Th'
work now seems To have been abandoned
in a half finished condition. What can tn
snatter be"
The Sanford Minstrel Troupe, gave al
entertainment at Odd Fellows Hall ol
Tuesday night. Court was in session upo
That rxe4Giug, aud this with some othe
causes, crt The audience down. leaving
then hnt a meagre hoWse. The perfor
nance was fair.
Robert Galloway, one of the big-gu
punners OF the Chesapeake, was arraigne
mt EIavre de Grace on Tuesday, and pro
uounced not guilty. He was charged wit
having one of the biz guns now being wal
red arainst on The flats on the ght of De
cember 10Th last.
The Hou James Il. Partridge, of Bait
more, United States mnisterto Peru, cousi
of John Partridge Esq. of this town, le
Lima on the 9th of this month on leave
absence for the United States. and wi
reach New York on the 18th Of April b
the Pacific NJ all steamship City of Para.
Some people undertake to say, ths
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