The Cecil Whig., 1884-02-02
last fairs was appropriated to the payment
Of its debt which reduces 1t to 5000.

this week.
The Rev. {. +. Sheppard will preach :,
Crouch's Chapel tomorrow (Sabbath) aft
noon at half past o'clock. The public ar
cordially invited to attend.
-Burchell Z. johnson, near this town
has five ewes that recently gave birth t,
eleven lambs. Four of them had twin
l and one triplets. The young are all heart.
and doing well.
The bill re-snacting the alms-house Law
of this county has passed the House of Del
egates and now goes to the Senate, where j
will no doubt meet the same treatment ant
become law.
Rev VIM. Schouler will hold servic,
in st. Augustine Church, bohemia Manor,
this Saturday afternoon, at O'Clock. A
general invitation is extended to the people
in the neighborhood
Elder VIM. H. Sivel, of Philadelphia
Pa, has accepted unanimous call to the
pastorate of the Household of Faith Church
near Perryville, and will enter upon hi.
labors, Sunday, February Sd. Preaching
morning and evening.
The last quarterly meeting Of the pres
ent conference year for Zion Circuit, will be
held at Zion, Fed. . and 3. The Presiding
Elder, Rev. {. Hill will, preach at Zion on
Sabbath morning at 101a o'clock, and at the
Union Church ar 2ll5 p. N.
-Silgerly's new pulp mills were in ore-
ration turning ont pulp this week. A delay
of day or two was caused by break in a
line of piping, hut it is now in order again.
The way the clipper cuts up the poplar
wood is a caution. 1t reduces a large log
to chips in less time than one can count two
score.
A pigeon match took place at Chesapeake
City on Thursday last between Messrs.
Polk Steele and Walter Buckwith. Fiji
teen birds each, ground trap tweaty-one
yards rise, for 500 a side, (that is,
it was so announced) Mr.. Steele killed
eleven of his birds and won the match.
Steele was afterwards beaten by an out
slider.
An Elkton lady on Tuesday night last
| lost a hand satchel on the road between
| Newark and this town. The satchel con-
tanned small amount of money in a port
monte, bunch of keys, a handkerchief
with the lady's full name upon it and a
rocket-knife with initials upon it. The
l finder will please leave it at the WHIG
office
| To those of our readers who are looking
around for a reliable party from whom to
order seeds, bulbs or any kind of plants for
use in the coming spring, we would recon-
mend the house of James Wick, Rochester,
and make no promises they cannot fill.
They will send beautiful catalogue upon
application.
A petition is before the Legislature of
this State, presented by Mr.. Scott ct this
county, and signed by Mr.. Potter, one Of
| the Board of County Commissioners, and
others, asking the passage of an act submit
ting to a vote of the people an amendment
to Section of Article of the Constitution
extending the terms of county com nlissicn-
ers to four years.
The section men OIL the p. w. s B. rail-
road are row working hut three days per
week, or half time. Each gang is divided
into two divisions, which relieve each other
on alternate days, thus giving each man
three days out of the six. This is hard on
the men at this inclem.nt season. as it gives
them but S. - week each, small sum
with which to provide for family.
The directors of the Hartford County
Agricultural Society met on Tuesd'y last,
Hon. Stevenson Archer, Corresponding
Secretary: Noble l.. Mitchell, General Secre-
tary, and George +. Ctirnes, Treasurer.
The society is ont of debt and has a small
balance in the Treasury. The next fair will
be held October II, 10, 16 and II. 1884.
Mr. W. F. Howard, of Randalia, in
the Second district, on Wednesday last
delivered 10 Messrs. Joseph Terrell. and
James +. Merritt, of this town, fine pair
of superior beef cattle, fine fat ami tender
weighing 3, ,l60 pounds These two animals
| are the choicest beef cattle that have been
| sold in This market for some time. Nothing
but the best of stock is kept at Randalia.
The following was received at the WING
| office on Monday last for the family of VIM.
Hall and delivered TO them, viz: From the
members Of the Senaca Point Cunning Club
by Mr. Augustus Howell and Mrs. Atkin
son, a quantity of fiour, meal, vegetables
meat, &c and twenty-five dollars in money
From Mr.. Henry a. Wright, one hushe
| hal taf, pp,l
bushel turnips.
The basement room of the NJ +. Chnrcl
has been freshened np and heaurified dur
ing the past week hy Mr.. George w. Wells
| who has given it a new dress of pain
throughout: The grainiDg of pews anC
doors, which was done by Mr.. Wells, will
compare favorahly with the work of cracl
city artists. The immitation walnut anC
other woods is really prettier than the rea
wood itself would be. The only feature ir
favor of the latter being its greater dnra
bility.
AT the Mccullough Iron Company
works at North East reduction of 10 pc
cent. was recently made in the wages o
emply yees, and are informed that an
other reduction of the same amount is soOl
to be made. This with the short time iror
mills are now running on, races the work
men s wages to a fine point. "A III this disar
rangement in the industries Of the country
is caused by the insane attempts of the fire.
traders to tinker the tariff The tinker
ought to be tinkered.
Evidence in the ease of Davis, Keys
Co. rs. the Creamery Company was takel
before Commissioner +. \. Ellis on Thurs
day. Messrs. Davis, Keys n Co. laid
mechanics lien upon the building us-d as
creamery for lumber, Sc, furnished b
them. The company failed and only pai
sixteen cents ON the dollar to its genera
creditors. The uechanics lien is contested b
5 Mr.. Westcott Lowell, a creditor of the com
pany and upon whose land the buildin
stands. The amount in controversy is les
} than 5000.
George Sturges, Chief clerk in the Cit
Surveyors office, Philadelphia, and the o
dest official clerk in The city now in HI
. 10Th year, met with serious accident o
the morning of the 9th inst. On leavin
his house he slipped on the ice and fe
y backwards, cutting severe cash in th
back of his head, which rendered him for
time insensible. He was assisted into I'll
dwelling and ply hysician called in, and
u last accounts was in a favorable conditio,
Mr. S. has many friends in Cecil and tt
= !, southern emu of Lancaster county.-Orfo,