The Cecil Whig., 1883-01-06
LOCAL BRIEFS.

--Mr Samuel j. Price is no~ lying very
low, nf canc-rin the mouth, at his home on
High street. He suffers great pam.
-Eikton Grange will lr"et at Id + /
lows Hall, on Saturday next, AT 10 "cl""h
sharp. Installation tt T. o'clock. p!nmr
Immediately after, cards of admission FAR
nished by tn. committee.
Tie lecture of Col Copeland, on :" Some
Mistakes of Boh," announced for Rising
Sun, on the 22i ulr, was not given on 'ac-
.ouut of the iuclemency of the weather. 1t
will be. delivered next Monday evening,
January sth, and all should bear ii.
"A poet exists nDreregnlZed III our midst
The following eff'ision Written on sheet OF
note was picked mp on the street one day
this week.
''When You get Old and cannot see,
Law back yonr head and think OF iac.
The well on the Court House yard is
now in good order, being u feet deep and
having thirty feet of walter All that is
now needed is for the County Commission
sers to put III a pump OF the proper hlnd,
capable OF supplying the fire engines with
water.
The Comptroller has made distribution
of the public school tax levy fnr TIE pnblic
schools of this State. The amount due
Cecil under the distribution is S2,92l.9 81 for
white and S526 II for colored schools. These
amounts are payable Oh and after the 10Th
inst.
/ MIR. John Jones, of Baltimore, second
son of the late DIR. VIM. Jones, OF this town,
and who left here when a youth, visited this
town this week, for the first time since he
left OF course bus few of his old acqn amt
ances recognized him, he being now Il man
grown and bearded
The rockieSt, noisiest and lnude>t crowd
of youngsters ever heard on our streets, had
,ossesSion from midnight until daybreak
on Monday morning last. They raised th"
regular Old Cain and put down lots of
spirits and beer. Numerous headaches pre-
vailed the next morning.
"A considerable fall Of snow took pl ace
here on Monday night last. 1t dill not re.
main long however, the warmth Of the at
moSph.re melting it rs fast it fell. Great
homes of sufficient snow 10 max" Sl-ighiug
we -eind llg-d in hut they .r- not gra:i.!e !,
even by the fall of Thursday night.
WIN. j. Jones, Esq, of this town, al
toruey for the p, w. & B. l.. Il. Company,
represented that interest NJ the sale of the
n u 4
bridge on Wednesday last, and WAS conS-
qnently absent from onr court Oh that day
The road was sold for Sol 900 to Richard d.
, Barclay, of Philadelphia
\ An exchange OF real estate was this
week made, b-twe-n Me~srs. w, H. Eier
and w. j. Alrch. joint owners. aud Mr..
w. II. Nelson. The first named take the
lot of Mr.. Nelson, on he creek below S'nit
s. Bro, and adjoining property Of w. NJ.
Singerly Esq, giving therefore the lot on
Main street, oppsSi,e the bank upon which
Mr.. Nelson's shop now stands. Deeds We're
\ exchanged on Wednesday.
Mrs Hannah Brown, the oldest inhab-
liant of The lower section of Lancaster
county ulcu AZ Tue FeSlieutt VI Hci NfthSut
er. in Fulton township, on Friday, the 2arh
ult. She was born in this county, july Il,
i779-the day on which Mad Anthony
Wayne stormed and took Stormy Point
and three years and eleven days after the
Declaration OF Independence was signed.
She was 1903 years old.
The members of St Johns church. Zion
Circuit, visited their pastor the Rev. John
France, on New Years night, and presented
him with beautiful carriage robe. His
wife and daughtet. We're also the recipients
s,f valuable gifts The evening was spent
in delightful christian intercourse and song;
and at an early hour, the guests departed
for their homes, happy because they had
made their pastor ami his family happy.
Deputy Clerk TO the Commissioners
s:ossell, stated, that Taxpayers have this
week come forward to settle more fully than
for some time past, aud the consequence is
fuii treasury for the time being. As we
stated in our last issue this is the last week
of grace. aud those who do not settle now
will be likely to awake some fine morning
and find Collectors notice OF sale posted
apon their premises. Walk up to the cap
Gains desk and pony up, AID so save trouble.
A young A. c. A d. OF this town
known by the cognomen of g Sprouts - met
AN Elktun Sportsman the owner of several
rue dogs) GA tle street. the other day, and
asked him to give iaim dog. The gentle
l,l,, { Il,
soa dog" and passed on. When he cam.
hoiue he found that the young African had
been there and taken away one of his best
dogs chain and all. thinking he hal u ri.ll,
TO it. The dog was afterwards recovered all
right
The prophesy Gf the C.lnaii4u weather
.eer, of a terrific storm an March II, next
IS accepted by u few, bur doubted ny m.ny
more. Canadian newspapers *ilrik nf hI,n
as an unreliable prophet, and seems to place
no oni.de,sea. in his pr-lirrinn Far +. ex-
pressed for tn. safety of our Navy in cl>t
the storm colues. Frr perfect ,f,ty we
suggest that the slii Slvy, H.. run up INTO
Dig Wood run. The run thou III >,n Ill i.
of ample size to accommodate il, and III,
harbpr il a good one.
A farm-r residing near town, has gr..a'
aroable to Sixe enough of his II NIX of t.,iiI
ducks to give his fdHi!y "A taste. Tue nnm
eronS poacherS rolmiug aYoHn.i with do.
And gun, shoot lnfo them 50 often that hS
the rsme the usual season 10 use them come
there is none left for rhem Til g.ntl.niai
CHANGED to get his eye on the last tl-Spult.
ecute hin, but ieiug merciful man he vii
wait and watch to see ii it is repea cd. il i
is, then look out.
Capt. j. T. Jones, one day this werk
brought to this Office, the leg and foot of
sparrow, which which was found dead in I h.
yard of his residence near town, upon th
1oes of which had formed quite large mas
of fungus growth of some kind or other
"a # such dimensions and weight as to H.
SaC have interfered greatly with it butl
~v-natter of flight and in its searcl
at this season of the year, aud in al
.lity had much to do with its death
4. uriosity was den"Sitei with Dr. Ar
,, ycLelis collection.
A large ead h2ndsome doll was cllance
of at Booth & Sous confectionery saloo
en Main street on Wednesday evening Th
plan was 10y guessing al The pains gwen j
ghiei. was known only tothe one Dersop VII
uamed it. A list of names was write;