The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-01-27
LOCAL BRIEFS.

The Cecil County Medical Society will
meet at odd Fellows Hail. in this town, on
Tuesday next.
-Bailitfs, criers and other court officers
are now flush, the past term OF court having
proved bonanza.
Rev VIM. Schouler will hold service in
st. Augustine Church, Bohemia Manor TO-
morrow. at ; P. NJ.
Ash w edne>iay, the first day OF the
season of Lent, falls on February 7th this
year, an unusually early date.
MIR. II. r. C. Crouch sold this week his
pair of handsome black ponies TO Mr.. John
C.i,well, of Dowuington, Pa, for s4oo
MIR. Edmund Brown, of this place who
was injured by fall at the Court House
steps, recently, has so far recovered as to be
able TO be out. n
Mr.. John W. Draper, of Little Elk, an
nounces himself candidate for town
bailiff at the coming election. This opens
the ball. Aexts i
Mrs. Lizzie Ennis, of Hartford county,
on Monday, left her two children locked mp
in room, and OH her return found her
baby burned to death. /
Mr. Lewis II. Kirk has purchased the
property known as Sycamore Mills, on
Stone Run, in this county, from Benz. G..
Reynolds, of Oxford, Pa.
Rev Fay II. Purdy, we'll known to our
readers, has recovered from his recent i'll
ness, and is now holding II meeting at 4l>t
street NJ. Z. Church, West Philadelphia
A uew fish has been discovered by the
U. s. Fish Commission, in water 1000
fathoms deep. 1t is described rs having y
ANAL bit of tail and an enormous mouth.
Several cases of diphlheria in children
are reported in town this week, one of them,
fatal The remaining cases were extremely
light ones.
Mr.. VIM d. Dunbar, of this town, on
Wednesday last, celebrated his iftieth birth
tlay. A number of the members of the
family gathered at his home, on High
street, and offered their congratulations.
-Messrs. Cahal 4 Davis will open a
large and new stock of men, women and
children 5 boots and shoes in the store room
of the Hurn Block, adjoining L. Brown 5
dry goods store, on Main street, on March
LIST.
john r and Arson b. kimble, of Ches-
ter county, Pa, have purchased 100 acres
of the Evans farm, near Port Deposit, in
this county, at 500 per acre. 1t is said that
the first named will remove TO the new pur-
chase.
Court adjourned at noon on Wettnes-
day, after a session of thirty days, the
longest session ever known. The Decem-
Der term, 1876, was in session twenty-eis ht
DAYS being the next in length to he term
Just passed.
Trees should by all means be planted in
the Elkton cemetery. They would add to
its beauty, as we'll as to the comfort OF Wis
itors in Summer when the sun shines hot.
They could not interfere with the uses Of
the ground in any manner.
Mr.. Amos f. Pearson, on "Wednesday
last, com pletel the filling OF the ice house
of Mrs. CARR. Howard from the pond east
of town The latter half of the crop gath
cred was from six TT eight inches in thick
ness and as clear as a crystal.
-Leavitt < teaches Royal Bell Ringers
will give an entertainment at Odd Fellows
Hail. on Tuesday evening next They are
very entertaining and trst-cla>s baud of
bell ringers. Lovers Of harmonious sounds
n l,
A specimen of California Peerless po-
tato, raised hy Mr.. Cornelius Barrett, on
the farm of DR.. Mitchell, is on exhibition
at the drng store of the latter. They are
perfect beauties, run very uniform in size
and are of fine flavor and quality.
We are informed upon good authority
that Il wagon containing four barrels OF
whisky reached this town, from Whining
ton, Del, a little after midnight, on Wed.
neslay night, and unloade,i its liquid freight
at certain establishment or establishments
here. Look out for fun.
The extra services in progress 1T the NJ
L. Church, of this town, under direction of
the pastor, Rev. Mr.. Avery, have grown in
past y number of persons have protested
conversion, and as many as ten or u dozen
are at the altar nightly.
-Rev. \. \. Hoyt, pastor of the House
hold of Faith Church. near Perryville, has
lust returned from Il trip to New England
and will ill his pulpit again next Sabbath
A revival interest was started at New
Haven, CT, and Mr.. Hoyt baptized ten per
sons before leaving that city.
Mr.. Caleb p. Sanders, highly respect
ell citizen of C-citon, died, ut his home in
that town, on the 18th instant, in his Sitl
wear His remains were buried there or
Saturday, the Goth inst. Mr. Sanders left
- wife and Two children He was a SINGER,
Christian and Il man highly res perted b,
all who knew him.
A real genuine surprise party tool
place, at the residence of Michael K-gan
ON the Boulder farm. east of town, on Wed
nesday evening large company Of Mr.
Kegan's friends, accompanied by Strahorn'.
string band, visited the place aud fare
well party, in view of his early removal II
late hour.
The Wilmington Conference of th'
N. E. Church will meet ON Wednesday
March l4th. at Cambridge Preparation
are nearly com plete for entertaining tn
body. Bishop Peck from protracte'
illness will not be able IT, preside and hi
place it is expected will be taken b.
Bishop Bowman.
Mrs. Margaret Young, late of Chesa
peake City, of whom our correspondent
from that place speaks in another column
was certainly n remarkable lady. She die
in her 91st year, leaving 108 living descend
ants. She was the mother Of II Children
Had Il grandchildren, 30 great grand child
rem and ) great great grand children, a
living at the time of her death.
As will be seen by the appeal in ar
other column, :. number Of ladies of thi
town propose to give an entertainment
next week, in the Hurn building, for til
benefit of the poor of the town. Go an
help them, if not hy your presence, at lsas
Inv some contribution, either of money q
material. Certainly the cause appeals I
all who have even Il moderate share of hi
worlds goods
Mary f. Fl tines, " no died recently, {
rousumptinu in her eighteenth wear, wa