The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-03-24
PORT DEPOSIT BRANCH.
LOCAL BRIEFS.

The bank and public o'hre5 were 'l"seu
yesterday, Good Friday.
-Rev. VIM. B. Rose-F. NJ. Church-to
morrow-usual hours-come.
Old graves are being unearthed IN the
excavations at Singerly's new wharf.
"A grand hop will take place here on
Monday night, given by the Elkton Dancing
Club
The Nantho, Captain Fowler is again at
Scott 4 Bros. wharf with cargo CT fine
oysters.
-Messrs Wells and Booth, Of this town,
slaughtered a steer, weighing on foot, LOO
pounds on Monday last.
Grand Secretary Medairy, of the Grand
Lodge of Maryland y. f. and y. NJ, visited
the Elkton lodge on Monday last.
Mrs. Morris Cummings, of Milington,
Kent county, sister of Mrs c. Hall, of this
town, is lying dangerously i'll at her home.
The erection of the new smith shop OF
Mr.. Howard Titus, on Main street in the
Hollow, was begun and completed this
week.
Mr.. John c. Davis, OF this town, re-
ports the capture of the first herring of the
season in Elk river, on Thursday of last
week.
Mrs. Kate Miller, wife of Samuel H..
Miller, Esq. is lying dangerously i'll OF
pueumonia, at her residence Just north OF
this town.
Mr.. Justus Dunbar has determined not
to lease the smith shop Of Mr.. Tuite in the
Hollow, but will remain with his father at
the Old stand
Two large schooners of several hundred
tons burthen, loaded with poplar wood for
Providence Mills, arrived at Scott X Bro. 5
Wharf, on Tuesday.
The marriage of young gentleman,
clerk in down town store, and the da"-'-
ter of late official of the Gas Light Com
pany. is set for next week.
An Elkton man lost a new overcoat
from his buggy, on Sunday afternoon last,
somewhere between tins corner of Main and
North streets and Little Elk.
-Eev. Mr.. Sheppard, the newly assigned
pastor Of the Elkton NJ. E Church, preach
ell morning and evening, IN Sunday last.
TO large and interested congregations. l.
A large number of young people We're
in Jail, on Thursday evening. The occasion
was IL birthday party given to Clinton. sou
of Sheriff Dunbar. They were not behind
bars.
Mr.. Geo. Turner of Little Elk, has con-
trActed for the erection of double frame
dwelling upon his property III thit part Of
town Mr.. Calvin MIrrett will do the
work.
&C. u. Jamison exhibits Il fine lot %.
cook stoves and ranges at his store on Main
street, which he sells at low rates. Parties
desiring Il first-class article should examine
the display.
In the absence Of the pastor, Rev. 7.
Snow,!en Thomas will preach, Providence
permitting, tomorrow, at Harris Meeting
House and Wesley Chapel, Elk Neck, at
the usual hours.
Mr.. Jacob Lotml IN, nfthiS place, caught
two herring on Tuesday last, among the
first of the season. The annual run of these
fish (the Elk Neck spring chciicn) will no
doubt soon begin.
Sickness prevented the Rev. Mr..
Avery from filling the pulpit of the North
East NJ. T. Church on Sunday last. is was
expected. He is suffering from tie effects
of a severe cJlu
Easter services at Trinity Church to-
morrow (Sunday) at 10 30 y. NJ. aud : 30
+. NJ. At the evening service + iSter carols
will he sung by the Sunday School. All
are cordially invited. =
Mr. James Barnes will offer at public
sale, at Woodlawn, in this county, on Sat
urday, the 3lst of this month, Il lot OF fine
work oxen. Stock men should attend this
sale. See his card in this issue
We will publish on the first "a re OF the
WING next week, All interesting article
from the pen of R-Uben Hlines, Esq, of
this town, descriptive Of trip lately made
by Bob and himself TO Florida.
Ice nearly an inch in thickness formed
here on Tuesday night last. During the
week We have had touches of several vare-
ties of weather. changes from balmy spring
10 biting winter, and back again, have oc-
cured.
Rev. W. A. Avery left for his new field
of labor at Asbury, Somerset county, on
Tuesday, and WAS followed by Mrs. Avery
4 NJ l..
of w. j. Jones, Ed. of this town, on We'd
nrsday. l.
B. y Carver, foreman i'll he RcgHji.rdn
office at Ilavre tie Grace, met with IL srIi-
Gus accident by the explosion of :, gun,
While cunning recently. His left il md
is badly shattered, and atnputation MAJ he
necessary. i
ID. q. Warning, Of this county, having
sold out his stock and fixtures Will d'scnn-
tnue serving milk to tn. citizens of ruI,
Deposit. He has sold out his route To Adam
X. Magraw. Mr.. Waring wi. remove to the
Rising Sun.
-Messrs. WIN. aud II. II. Gilpin, Of rhi,
town, succeeded in baagins nice lot u
sprig-tail and blue-wng teal ducks or
Monday morning last during the high id,
and wind. They were shot within sight OF
the wharf.
The time Of the lecture by DAME
Dougherty, E~q., at Old Fellows Hall, ha,
been changed at his requeSt from Wednn :
day evening, 18th inst, to Thur~tlar. th
Goth, the following evening 1t will pos
lively take place at that date
ley Geo F. Smith, of the Wilmington
Conference, visited his friends here this
week Mr. Smith is native Of this county
and was re-assigned by the late conference
to Hollands Island, where he has been sta
TONED during the past year.
The express train, on Thursday after
noon, by its whistle, "a it approached til
Blue Ball road crossing frightened pair c
horses attached to a clrrj ~. passing up,,
the ROAD. The horses ran for s"rne s!i-ranr
hut We're stopped before any damage va
done
At the sale of Messrs. Crouch & Woods {
horses and cows on Tuesday lust, at the 81,
Exchange Hotel stables, horses sold a
from $50 to $2l5, heifers Al $50 to $40 an
cows, a, from ST. TO 500. Some fine ,,w
were disposed of also several frst-r,t
horses.
-. IIessrS. i,tu3en II zine; ami l.. {
Lewis arrived home fro;n their Florida TIL
on saturday evening last During Nj
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