The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-06-02

The many friends throughout tn,
county of DIR. Il. c. Carter, of Cherry Hill
will be pleased to hear that he has rcgainet
his health to such an extent, as to be able tt
attend his patients both night and day.
The Rev. A. \. Hoyt, now of Washing
| ton, will preach at the " Household o
Faith Church, of Cecil county, on Sun
| days, June 3rd and 10Th, after an absence
of several weeks in meetings at Washing.
ton.
The Rev. c. F. Sheppard will preach at
Crouch's Chapel, to morrow (Sabhathl al.
ternoon, at $50 o'clock. The public are cor.
daily invited. The Sabbath school will
meet at 30 o'clock. \ full attendance is
desired
On February last, n bill was filed in the
Circuit conrt, by Gideon Boldly, colored,
Jane Boldly. On the 18th inst. II decree
was passed, and Gideon aud Mary Jane are
no longer one.
-Reese's Bee Hive on Main street, i, \
HSliSC6 tulloSlbS oil nights. III Is
a perfect show to watch the crowds coming
and going there to buy. A stranger on Sat
urday night. thought there was fire, the
crowd was so great.
The report of the marriage of Mr. T..
Rockwell and Miss Laura Freeman, pnl
lished last week was incorrect, no such MAJ
rage having taken place. The parties Wis
ted North East on the day named, Int
merely for the drive.
Several persons We're arrested in Port
Deposit, this week, for violating the local
option law. The informer, who it appear $
was Government detective in disguise,
played pretty sharp gene on the law
breakers, and bagged the whole lot at one
haul.
The agent of the p, w x b. II. Il.
Company, here, has as yet received no notice
of any contemplated change in the time
table, nor is it known that any change will
he made for some time to come. The rumor
that a change would take place about June
LIST, is incorrect.
George Cannon, brother of Mrs. lanes
Clark, who resides on the farm of Rev
Vaughn Smith, near this town. and also
of Mr.. Robert Cannon, who found the bolv
of George Parks, recently drowned in Elk
18th inst. His remains were inferred on
Sunday last. II
MIR. John Wilkinson, our live and en-
ergetic sewing machine and organ dealer.
is negotiating for the purchase of the Hoff-
man property, on Main street, now in the
occupancy of Mrs. John Stockton 1t is
quite probable that the purchase will be
made, hut as possession cannot be given I'M
til next March, the deed will not he cxecu-
ted until that time Reuben IiaineS, Esq,
is attorney for Mr.. Hoffman, who is NOW in
Europe.
The reportorial and business corps of
the Democrat were thrown into con>terna
ton, on Wednesday. " consequence of Il
man who had called on business falling in
fearful fit 1t is said that one mem Der of
the first named corps ran as though a mll
bull and a rabbi dog We're after him, never
stopping until he reached his home. The
suffering individual was cared for ny the
employees Of the office and presently revived
;tnd went On his way. l.
Mr.. Howard p. Smith, of Port Deposit
has taken the agency in this county for
Messrs +. W. Vanneman 4 Co, of Phila-
delpha, for that firm, consisting mainly
of religious and medical works. Among
them several standard books, such as Phi
grim's Progress, Religions of the World,
phe practical Home Doctor, sc &c. Mr..
Smith will canvass the county AMI We com
mend him to such of our readers as are in
need Of anything in his line. +
There il nov b,t little doubt at the
Baltimore and Ohio Company, will eStab
fish telegraph office here. The matter of
location has not been settled, bnt it will
be at one of two places on North street. at
the Maxwell store building, or the building
adjoining the Democrat Office. 1t is also
pretty well fixed that Mr. Richard Maxwell
will be offered the management. The es-
Establishment of such an office will he recon-
mended by the attorney Of the company
here.
Matters upon our streets ON Saturday
night last, reminded us of the old times be-
fore the prohibatory law was in force.
Drunken men were about in numbers, and
several broils took place. One set to occur
red on North street, and another On Main
street, in the hollow. Three men We're seen
at about ten o'clock, marching up he street
bearing the dead (drunk) body of one of the
party. They carried him to some retired
place and laid him ont to cool. They ought
to have put him in an ice box.
"A new style of rat trap was discovered
Fellows Hall. A clam caught a rat as
fairly and securely as any steel trap that
ever sprang. His. ratship in his travels i'll
search of food, came across lot of CLANS
laying upon the floor in the cellar. One of
them was open and seeing the nice plump
morsel in the shells. Mr.. Rat went for it
but he didn't get it, for SO soon as his head
was fairly within the clans overcoat, he
shut dc wn on him, almost beheadng the
hungry rodent. Now set CLANS for rats
The reporter for our neighbor the Ucn'-
ocrat, had lively time on the way to Cherry
Hill on Wednesday. He spliced teams
with stranger, he furnishing a ear
riage and the stranger Il horse. When they
came to start he (the reporter) found that
his companion was roaring drunk. On the
road TO the hill, the d. IN. kept up lively
time, so much SO that he determined not to
return with him, even if he had to walk
home This he did not have TO do, however,
as he found an acquaintance with il. vacant
seat.
One of the large six mule teams of Mr..
Singerly made "A narrow escape from being
smashed up on the railroad on Tuesday
morning. The wagon was loaded with Goa.
and Just rs It neared North street crossing,
the 80 express was heard coming down.
The Waterman at the crossing had not get
gone on duty. The wind WAS blowing hard
and this and the noise made by the wagon,
prevented the driver from hearing the train.
He was within few feet Of the track, and
in another moment the train would have
struck him, when Mr.. Levi Boulder, who
was upon his porch, CHANGED to see him
and cried out to him to stop. This he sue
ceeded in doing, rs the train whiZzei past,
almost grazing the leading mules. The
Waterman is Just us much needed there at
night and in the early morning as AT any
other ii me.
While Gen. Horn was sitting upon the
piazza % a dwelling at Cherry XII. on