The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-05-19

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morrow morning and evening-Sabbat
school at 9 o'clock.
Henry Hall, a Newark colored boy, ha
gone off with $50 of his fathers money
This was about all the old man had.
A Cecil county contractor will compel
for the contract for building the new rail
road bridge across the Susquehanna
/ Whit monday passed very quietly here
I beyond the fact of it being holiday in tn
schools, it did not differ from any othe
day.
"A new town assessment will be nad
by the recently elected board of Tow
Commissioners. The law requires it to b'
done every ten years.
Oyster season having passed, Giles now
furnishes our citizens with a superior article
of salt water clans. He receives them fresf
two or three times a week.
The sale of cattle at the FELTON, House
by j. 7. Steel, on Saturday last, was vel
attended, and the bidding was lively. a
p. Shockley, was the auctioneer.
BE careful about eating poke sprouts
for greens. Three persons were poisoned
and came very near dying, at Whining,
ton the other day by eating of them.
detective Jones, of the p, W. & b. r.
h, at Wilmington Station, was in town on
Wednesday. He came down to visit his
mother, who resides few miles below here
in the Neck.
Quite a heavy coating of frost OBJ
servable on Thursday morning last. The
previous night was cold one, the thermo-
:neter registering but few degrees above
the freezing roiAt.
Rev. James Conway was installed pas
tor of the Port Deposit Presbyterian Church,
on Wednesday evening last. The services
were conducted by Revs. Reese, Squier,
Gayley and Branch.
Samuel, son of Rev. John Squier, of
Port Deposit has been appointed a cadet at
West Point. A. l.. Porter, also of this
county, has received the appointment of
cadet at the Naval Academy at Annapolis.
AT the borough election in Rising Sun,
on Monday, the following We're elected as
town commissioners: j. T. Mccullough, II.
| Fl. Haines, f. Haines, DR.. l.. r. Kirk and
James Nj. Evans. Much interest was man
ife>te and all the votes except about half
a dozen We're polled.
| Burglars entered the house of Rankin
| Armstrong, at Newark on Monday night,
and one of them choked Lizzie Anderson,
the hired girl. to keep her quiet while the
other hunted for booty. They We're di>cov-
cred, however, before they had secured
anything, but were not captured.
The report that the body found in the
North East River, near Carpenters Point,
a few days ago, was that of the coored man
who sailed from Havre de Grace, with the
Whitaker party, is incorrect. The body of
this man, the fourth composing the unfor-
tunate party, has not yet been found.
"a New York lady, while on visit to
this town, recently, purchased of Mrs.
Caroline Hall, millner, one of her handsome
trimmed French chip spring hats, avering
that the article was as handsome and cheap
er than could be bought in that great city.
This is Il card for Mrs. Hall as a milliner
MIR. George Jackson, formerly of Will
mngton, well-known in this community,
now manager of an extensive stock and
dairy farm, near indianapolis, Indiana
will visit his old home, next week, and
while East will also visit friends here Mr..
Jackson is a brother-in-law to Mrs. Edmund
Brown, of this place.
A lot of rema rkably fine fat cattle were
shipped to Philadelphia, on Friday of last
week, by w. w. Moore, who resides near
Color;, in this county. There were twenty
nine head, weighing an average of 1,750
pounds each. They have been fed since
November 25th last, and in that time gain
ed $50 pounds each.
considerable improvements are being
made in the vicinity of Lombardville, in
this county. Amos b. Rogers is engaged
in building large frame dwelling house, to
contain ten rooms. John w. Rogers is
building e new strawhouse attachment to
his barn. Edwin Brown, Lombar,ivile, in
tends charging his dwelling house.
We have received a copy of the Mary
land Guide for 1888, a neat little book, con-
tanning names OF all post offices, banks,
newspapers, wharves, landings colleges,
schools, hotels and summer resorts, in the
State. 1t is published byJ. Frank Lewis &
Co, of No 10 Post Office avenue, Baltimore,
and a useful and handy little volume
49, !.
barroom Of the Howard House, on Tuesday
evening, and tluttered around the room fu-
rously for while. What his business was
no one knows. He may have come in to
play game of pool, or drink a lemonade,
but he was not permitted to do either, for
as soon as the clerk could get his hands
upon him, he was summarily ejected-put
out into the cold, dark street
On fair Sunday afternoons groups of
colored Youths, may be seen in shady spots
beneath the trees, in the vicinity of the iron
bridge, on the railroad above town, earnestly
engaged in the game of cards. The walk
from North street crossing to the bridge,
is much used on pleasant afternoons, and
| the spectacle of crowds of gamblers therea-
bouts is not pleasant TO the eyes of PRONE
naders. Wonder if these young men are
/aware that they are violating the law.
Those of our readers, in this vicinity,
who intend competing for the prize offered
by the agricultural society, for the largest
collection of native flowers, would do well
to visit the meadow near the railroad cul-
vert south of town, known as "BulPs
Meadow" This piece of ground is natural
flower garden. Flowers of many varieties,
and as attractive as can be found in any
garden, grow here in great profusion. We
were the other day shown an exceedingly
handsome boquet, made from flowers gath
cred in this field.
Sun flowers We're all the rage last sea-
son, and bouquets as big as water bucket
were common. This year the fever is for
wild butter cups and dandelions. An Elk
ton lady one evening recently, in the pres
ence of several of her admirers, expressed a
desire for some of these flowers, and large
portion Of the next day was put in by three
of the number in gathering them, neither
of them knowing that the others were on
the same mission. The result of it was, that
the fair one was almost sInothered in butter
cups.
A fine picture, in oil, of the L. S. man
4 of war Niagara" is on exhibition at
Mitchel's. 1t was painted by IA chlnaman
on board of the ship, while on the passage
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