The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-03-10
LOCAL BRIEFS.

An aged citizen of Chesapeake City, b.
the name of Christian, died last Tuesda.
night.
The Gas smeled more loud than pleas
ant at the NJ. f. Church on Sabbath even
ing last.
The store house at Fair Hill will be oc
cupied at an early day by Mr.. Herr!
Hess, Jr.
Mr.. John c. Davis left on his sloop, or
Tuesday for a weeks box shooting Oh the
lower Elk.
-Cahall 4 Davis began openinga large
stock of boots and shoes, in the Hnrn store
house ON Tuesday.
Capt. Sol. Clay shot and killed large
otter in Elk river below Plumb Point on
Thursday of last week.
Mrs. Litzenberg gives away to custom
ers during the month of March, all goods
on her five cent counters.
F. A. Ellis, Esq, and Rev. Walter A.
Avery, left for Conference, at Cambridge,
Md, ON Tuesday morning.
George Gordon (col'd. announces him
self AS an Independent candidate for town
Baliff at the coming election.
Mr. W. H. May, of this place, door
keeper in the United States Senate, arrived
home on Monday night last.
Mr. Geo. b. Davis removed to the
White Hall farm, recently occupied by Mr.
Ely W. Wright, on Monday last.
Mr.. Frank Whelen, compositor upon
THE WING, has occupied one of the
Heatzig houses, on Howard street.
Boulder Dunbar has rented the stables
OIL North street recently occupied by Walter
S. Johnson, where he will embark in the
livery business.
Dennis McCArty, of Port Deposit, who
was seriously injured in the railroad yard,
at Columbia, Pa, last week, died on Friday
night, the 2nd inst.
Flowing began on the farm of DR..
Mackall west OF the town last week. They
ran for several days, the recent snow-storm
and cold snap putting stop to it.
Mr. j. A Howard of this town, will
this season put under cultivation the mead
ows at the Far Creek, the ground of which
has not been broken for twenty years.
Ezra F. Bowen, ESD, of Chesapeake
City, who has been lying i'll of heart disease
for long time past, was reported AS letter
this week. We trust soon to see him about
again.
There Is Il rllmnr eXtanf, tn 1t Il ~. Mr.
Ridgway will he returned to she Whining
ton Conference by the Ohio Conference of
which he is now a member, at its session
this Spring. =
Mr.. Justice Dunbar, sjn OF w. ID. Dunbar
of this town, will succeed Mr.. Howard Titus
i'll the blacksmithing business, in the Tuite
property, in the Hollow Mr.. Titus will
erect new shops on the Gilpin lot adjoining.
A new postoffice called "Barker" has
been established near the Pennsylvania
State line and J. c. REYNOLDS has been APP
pointed postmaster. Senator Groome Sc
cured the establishment of this new office
-Messrs Harry Larzalere, Geo. A. Lt.%/
ard Clayton Thackeray are ma king arrange
menis for tie erection of a dwelling house
each. ON the lots purchased from the Build.
ing Association, located on West High
street.
Mr.. Plummer who has managed the
Red Mill, west of town for "A year past, has
rented Il mill in Sassafras Neck, to which
he viii remove on March 25th, to make way
for Mr.. Clarence Cameron, who will sue
coed him.
Monday was pension day, aud those
who draw regular allowances from Uncl-
Sam were about fixing up their papers.
One pensioner, who is serving out Il term in
Jail for larceny, executed her papers in that
institution. u
-Chas. Kelly, one of the wounded by the
late explosion at Marley Mills, was in
town Tuesday. He has pretty nearly re-
covered from the dangerous burns, scalds,
and bruises received. He is, however,
minus one eye. II
Prof +. Il. T. Snet proposes to open
school for teaching the German language
here, provided sufficient number of pupils
can be secured, to warrant the Undertaking.
He may be seen at the store of Marks Lieb-
-rman in the hollow.
The supply Of fine oysters is still kept
up by Clayton Manly, Odd Fellows Hall
He will continue to serve the best salt
waters during the present and next
month. Cate is an a No. l culinary artist
and gets up things in style. y
Rev. James A. McCaul-y, d. D., Presi
dent of Dickinson College, at Carlisle, Pa,
visited friends and relatives here on Mon
day. He left for Conference on Tuesday.
Mr.. McCauley is a relative of Judge James
McCauley of the Orphans Court
In the Public School of this town, Fri
day afternoon of each week is devoted to
select reading and declama.
ton. Mr.. Brokaw the efficient principal,
takes a lively interest in these exercises,
which are frequently of an interesting
character.
A hawk at one swoop the ut her day
carried off three young chickens from the
flock of Capt j. I. Jones near town. The
owner of the fowls followed the maurder
with gun and forced him to drop por-
tion of his booty, but failed to get within
shot of him. n
John McConley, Of New York, was
struck and seriously injured by freight
engine, near Magnolia Station, on the p,
w. 81 b., on Saturday evening last. He
was taken to Havre de Grace, where ply
them of dangerous character 4
Mr.. Frank Bradbury, late with the
Messrs. Collins, provision dealers, has
formed partnership with w. d. Cozens
old paper, copper, brass, iron, &c. They
will occupy the Parker property on Main
street opposite the Exchange Hotel.
The directors of the Cecil County Agri
cultural Society are contemplating dog
show in connection with the fair next fall
II is proposed to erect suitable building
upon the fair grounds, and To SECURE the
ser vices of Mr.. Chas. Lincoln, the popular
and well known manager of such shows.
Mfr. Fred Stump Lewis, who was with
Burnley for some time, learning to lather
and shave, and who is now in Philadelphia,
at No. al South Twentieth street. spent .
few days this week among his man; friends
and relatives here. Fred is q good boy, and
we hope - will do well in his new field of
labor.
John j. Toner, superintendent of the