The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-05-05

all tHiI TWO pairs Oh oxen anu one Oh HorSt
could do to haul it upon the timber wheels
The work of moving the logs rom the whar
to the mill, occupied two days.
The pink-eye is spreading here. one "
our legal fraternity is now suffering from il
Rev. Jas. c. Hume will preach in thu
: Presbyterian Church of this town, to-mor
row, morning and evening
The award of the mail service between
North East and Elk Neck Post Office, ha
been given to Mr.. Andrew Estley.
Rev. Mr.. Heberton returned TO Elkton
on Wednesday, and attended the Jubilee a
the Presbyterian Church, on Thursday.
Thursday last was Ascension Day, an,
appropriate services We're held in the Cath
Ole and Protestant Episcopal churches.
Preaching at Wright's A. NJ. f. Church
this place, to- morrow Sunday at II a. NJ.
3 and 80 p. NJ, Rev. w. II. Holland, pas
tor.
-Rev. r. w. Todd will preach at Boul
den'S Chapel, tomorrow afternoon, ut
o'clock, after which the Sunday school will
be organized.
The Rev. Theo. r. Barker, d. d., rector
Of Christ's Church, Cambridge, preached al
the service held in Trinity Church. on last
Thursday (Ascension Day..
The record of marriages in another col.
umn shows three at the NJ. f. Parsonage
by Rev. Mr.. Sheppard, this week, one on
Sabbath and two on Thursday.
Thomas bremen, Esq, requests us to
announce that he respectfully declines clec.
ton as town commissioner. While thank
| ing the citizens of the town for the compli-
ment, his business engagements are already
more than he can fulfill.
The board of County Commissioners.
met on Monday last, for the purpose of SET
| ting up collectors accounts. All the col.
lectors paid up in full except two, and they
| owe but a small balance one on account of
State, and the other on account of County
! taxes.
On Thursday evening, at the NJ +.
parsonage, c. Wilmer Witworth, son of
George Witworth, Esq, of this town, and
Ella l.. Pearson daughter of Ames Pear
son, Esq, We're married by the pastor, Rev
Mr.. Sheppard. The happy couple took the
90 z. NJ, on Il wedding tour.
The colored literary society of Port De-
post, of which j. w. Martin is President,
had very interesting debate, on Monday
night, upon the question: 8. Are the Mental
Capacities of the Sexes Equal >" VIM. II.
Nandyke and G. w. Simmons, Of Hartford
county, took the affirmative, and 4. r.
Oliver and J w. Martin, of Port Deposit
the negative. The question was decided in
favor of the latter.
Deputy clerk of the Circuit Court
Reckefus, has been busy this week, issuing
the annual licenses to the various mer-
chants and traders throughout the county.
Up to Thursday evening he had issued the
following licenses: Fifteen female traders
one hundred and thirty-three traders. two
peddiers licenses for Cecil county, and six
for the entire Eastern Shore, and five horse
aud jack licenses.
Mr.. Benjamin C. Pierce, formerly of
this town, who has leased the Bright House
at l;ehohoth Beach, will put that hotel in
firat-class condition in every feature of il
MIR. Pierce is a practical hotel man, and
possesses every requisite tor the successful
management of a. tirSt-class hosiery. and
will make such an institution of the BRIGHT
House. This will, in the future he Il pie; :
SAINT place for E!ktonans to visit
An old gentleman by the name Of Chick,
resident of this place. narrowly escaped
death on the railroad, on Wednesday morn
Ing. He was on the track, near Bow street
crossing and did not see the s IS A. NJ train
coming down upon him from behind Mr.
Job Wharton saw his danger and called to
him, hut Mr. Chick being deaf failed to hear
him. Mr.. Wharton ran to him and tortu-
nately succeeded in reaching him and pull
ing him from the track, just as the engine
was upon him.
lis the election of town commissions rs
and bailitf GA Monday next, to be made Il
political contest. If So all should know il.
Republicans as well as Democrats We
have it from good authority, that there
Is ticket in circulation with every single
Republican struck off. and it is being urged
upon Democrats (who do not really desire
I" allow the question of politics Ia enter in
t" the election) To vote it only If the
election is to be of this nature it should be
plainly understood, no sneaking, no trickrry
should he introduced.
An Investigation of the peach prospect
i'll Delaware made by the statistical agent of
the United STATES Department of Agrirul-
tnre for that State shows that the appre-
tensions Of damage by black froStS of April
- and .? were not realized. The orchards
made Il fair growth of we'll ripened wood
last season, the trees are healthy am now
i'll general bloom, though not SO full as last
year by twenty per cent There is Il large
Increase of new orchards in New Castle
county. The same condition of affairs is
said TO exist on the Mary land side OF The
peninsula.
The tank barge Ma Belle arrived at
Scott's Wharf, on Wednesday, from Mantua
Point, \. j., bringing eighty tons of sui
phuric acid. They began pumpin. it into
the tank at the mills at :; o'clock and ut s. 80
| the whole eighty tons We're in, an average
of twentythree tons an hour. The Ma Belle
is large scow or lighter, carrying five
large iron tanks. The tanks are round like
boiler, the largest one being about three
feet i'll diameter, and each nearly as long as
the barge, probably forty forty-tive feet
in length. She was towel up by tug.
She carries her own engine and pump. but
receives steam from the mills where she
unloads, by means of connection pipes
which she carries, connecting them with
the boiler, and thus carrying steam to the
engine on board that drives the pump.
Some Elkton boys have recently been
praeticing TIE dangerous prank Of attempt
ing to Scare persons, BY assuming the rol,
81 ghost The plan " was is procure e.
rough Wooden cross, -;in.i sfrape itiin wlttea
g as near e II az az tie r +
Person 81 ffnt s WSA(s {lfs ttfSS aW46i{d7
the yar Ts3E s6n S2f pfs Hf2
4S 5hafyE 6iatys, 'G Gn ain5 s2ie rtT-
pssoWsh property seemed to be a a ,tavoriti,
rftce" down l low, and f. as ladies f a
proach upon the pavement, s1udl4niy p p6l
the liminy ghost up before their faces. Dn,
Or two ,laities we're 50 startled by This tricl
as to almost faint This is dangerous pro
deciding, and warn the boys against :ii L It
4 Persons attempting such things have, be
4 fore this. been shot by the fri h1ened party
.Ltl lt'f.r :.