The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-01-26


new mills is carried on day and night
Theyhsve now reached the depth of seventy
five feet.
The noise of the blasts at the b. s. Q
quarries, on the SusQuehanna can be hear'
here plainly.
On the Washington branch of the b. &
o. Railroad, grand father is engineer, tn
son is conductor, and the grandson is brake
man on the some train.
"A special meeting of the New Castle
Presbytery, took place in Wilmington OF
Tuesday last Chesapeake City was chosen
as the next place of meeting, and the time
April 10Th.
1t is generally thought by railroad mer
that the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
will build the Elkton and Eastern Shore
branch before the new b. & o. Philadel
| phia line is completed.
-Messrs Scott & Bros new schooner
the "City of Elkton," in process of con-
struction at Cambridge, in this State, is
gradually nearing completion, and will be
ready for launching in the spring.
Rev. VIM. Schouler will hold service in
st. Augustine Church, Bohemia Manor, on
Saturday of next week February p at :
Z. NJ A general invitation is extended to
the people in the neighborhood.
Mr.. Vim. Scotch, of Louisville, Pa,
formerly of this county, has been sutfering
for some time past with an abscess upon
his back, bit his many friends here will be
pleased to learn that he is now much better.
What is tour neighbor the Newark
Ledger, speaks of the "Sable Snow" about
those parts. Snow around these parts is
generally whiteish, we never saw any black,
to any extent. that is when it first fell.
Our neighbor must have seen the sable va
riety in the vicinity of an iron mill or a
charcoal pit.
The general Quarterly Meeting services
now in progress in the Free Methodist
church of this town, promises to be full of
interest tomorrow Sunday. Foreign help
will conduct meetings at 1880 A. NJ, $50
and 7:3O T. NJ Rev. WIN. Gould, chairman
of the district, in charge. All are cordially
invited to attend.
Candidates for town bailiff are already
putting themselves forward, and outlining
the campaign for the spring of 1884. Two
names have already been announced.
Messrs. Geo. 7. King and Charles H. Smith.
with probable candidate from the colored
far as we were able to learn. taken definite
shape.
The breast bone of a swan is on eXhihi-
ton at Mitchell's drug store. 1t is pecu-
liarly foro;cd, evidently put together to
stand hard times and exposure The wind
pipe passes down through the centre of the
bone, entering the lungs, which are covered
with bone covering, at the base 1t is IA
matter of much curiosity.
Mr.. David McMullen, who resides at
Hare's Corner, De-, on the Wilmington
road, recently killed hog that was real
curiosity being the possessor of six feet.
1t had the four feet common to all porkers,
but in addition, upon each fore leg, had au-
other foot growing out from the limb just
above its regular foot The animal weighed
go lbs. dressed. The fore legs We're pre-
served as curiosities
The death, at Jacksonv lie, Florida, of
Henry Moss, a well known humorist of the
South, is announced. 1t is thought here
that he is the same Henry Moss, who at
one me edited the Chesapeake thesdpike, at
Chesapeake City, in this county. His Salu-
tatory in the first number of the lhesapike,
which was as follows: ''What we have to
say to this community will be said gradu
ally" will be remembered by our readers.
The Philadelphia Record says: There
is one entire square of ground in Philadel-
.phia where the people snap their fingers at
the street Contractors and H ghway De-
partment and have good time, whether or
no. and that is John Wanamaker's Thir-
clearance sale as Is now going on could not
draw crowds but for the wonderful conveu-
fence of access and comfort when there
Mrs George Wilkins, wife of a coored
SitlLtii vi TINS lpNii, WI ultu bu "
18th inst, WAS buried on Monday. service
being held in the Providence A L. NJ. T.
Church Several societies of which deceased
was a member took part in the burial SER
vice. The funeral sermon was preached by
Rev Benjamin Freeman. The music by a
selected choir was very harmonious and
pleasing. The remains were deposited in
the burial ground Attaining the church.
At Oak Hall, Balls new clothing en-
porum, big business was done on open
ing day, Saturday last more goods being
sold than ever was known in Elkton on one
day before, notwithstanding the storm. A
new feature in the ready made clothing
business here has been introduced by Ball.
He not only keeps low priced goods but also
the finest, and number Of our dressiest
young gentlemen have purchased suiss of
him, getting them at about one half the
price asked by merchant tailor.
Mr.. G. A. Cleaver, who formerly resided
on the Boulder farm on Gray's Hill, near
this town, now lives near Smyrna, Del.
Mr.. Cleaver owns a large and cross ram,
who takes the lead of his flock of sheep.
A few nights ago large dog attacked the
flock, when the ram made battle with him
and in very short time placed him hors
du com aat. Mr.. Cleaver thinks that if the
ram had not been there, instead of dead
dog he would have in the morning found a
lot of dead sheep. As it was not one of
them was harmed.
Miss Nellie Ransom, young lady just
| returned from an extended European tour,
was in ured while csasting with a number
of other ladies and gentlemen, on what is
known as High street hill, in Port Deposit
on Monday evening last. Her right lint
was caught beneath sled in rapid motieu
and severe fracture of the ankle bone was
the result The accident occurred a short
dista+ ce from her home where she was taken
and attended by DR.. w. H. Noble, who was
also one of the coasting party. The frac
ture, though painful, will not result in an
permanent injury.
On Monday last Geo. S. Grape, princi
pal of tie male Grammar School, No. 10
Carrollton avenue. Baltimore, was arrested
on complaint of John p. Clayton, Esq
formerly of this county, VINO charged hin
with assallting his son Guy, aged clever
years, pupil of the school. Grape wa.
taken before Squire Hamilton, who turned
the case over to the School Board. This
board met on Wednesday and after hearing
the case, decided that the child was not Sc
verely whipped and dismissed the teacher
The fact that Mr.. Clayton appealed TO thu
Law, over the heads OF the School Board, dit