The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-03-15
TRAINS LEAVE ELKTON STATION
LOCAL NEWS.
Brevities.
Court begins on Monday next.


rule at our old favorite, the Maltby House,
Baltimore.
The mud dredger arrived in the creek
on Tuesday last, and is about beginning
operations.
The music class of Prof. Rhoads now
meets at the Academy on North street, every
Wednesday evening.
The Cecil Agricultural Associations
fifth annual fair will be held October 18th,
Sth, 9th and 10th next.
A public exhibition will be given by
the pupils of the Elkton Public School, in
the sch DOL building, at the close Of the cur
rent quarter.
Mr. George II. Ash, Of this town, has
been appointed crier of the Orphans Court
for Cecil county, vice Mr.. Harry Cleaver
declined.
Miss Ella Rossell of this town, who has
been visiting friends in Thurlow, Pa, for
some weeks past, returned home ON Thurs
day last.
A pencil drawing by Mr. Chas. HeatziS
of this town, is on exhibition at Mitchell S
drug store. FOT u HrSG IL
much credit upon the author.
The new iron forge of Gle orge p. Whit
aker at Principle, just put in operation,
gives employment to sixty persons. Wish
we had a few FORCES hereabouts.
-Messrs Taylor & Dean, grocers, of this
place, purchased a handsome drake Mallard
water fowl, at public sale on Wednesday,
ami exhibited it at their store on Main
street.
We have received the annual eport of
Adjutant-Gereral of the State, Watkins,
and find it full of interesting detail and
statistics in relation to the State National
Guard. -
A bill has been presented to the II Ouse
of Delegates, by Representative Frank X.
Scott, of this town, providing for the APP
pointment of Ducking Police for Elk and
Sassafras rivers.
The board of school commissioners net
on Tuesday last according to bylaws. All
the members were present. The business
transacted was of rotine character and of
but little public interest.
"A surprise party of young folks, took
place at the residence of Mr.. w. L. Giles,
on North street, on Friday eveninfi of
last week. The company was large and
a pleasant evening was passed by all.
Mr. John p. Wilson, of the Ninth dis
trict, shipped to Philadelphia last week
Chester White brood SOW about six years
old, from which he has within the past four
or five years sold over S400 worth of pigs.
Tomorrow, Sunday, March 10th, Rev.
George Barnes, of Hartford, will preach at
the Rock Presbyterian Church, this county.
Mr.. Barnes, as many Of our readers are
aware, is an able and pleasant speaker, and
all who can should avail themselves of this
opportunity to hear him.
The OratOrio of Esther, will be rendered
by class Of amateurs at Port Deposit on the
9th aud 25th insts under the direction of
Prof Wyatt, who so successfully managed
the same oratoro at Middletown Del, and
in this town. The Professor speaks in high
terms of the ability of his Port Deposit
class.
Rev. A. w. Lightbourne, who was an
nounced to preach at the Presbyterian
Church OF this town, on last Sabbath mOrp-
ing, failed to arrive, consequently there was
no service in that church. The day was
such stormy one, that if he had come his
congregation in all probability would have
been a small one.
"A large flock of wild geese fed each
night during the early part of this week on
the marsh just below the causeway south of
town, and the noise they made in feeding
and their honking could be plainly heard
from the iron bridge. Finally one even
ing gunner got after them, and they left
to return no more. h
Owing to a broken rail on the Columbia
and Port DEPOSIT Railroad eleven cars were
thrown from the track and the track badly
damaged on Wednesday morning at place
called Safe Fl arbor, about II miles south of
Columbia. Fortunately no one was in
.jured. Several brakeman had to jump
from the train while in motion. II
The Academy builiing,on North street,
is kept pretty nearly all the time in use
now. The school occupies it each day. On
Tuesday evenings class of violinsts use
it. On Wednesday evenings Prof Ehoades' =
music class has it, and on Friday evenings
the school lyceum hps the house. 1t is idle
ouly one day Saturday and an evening
or two.
--George Hogon, the aged colored man
who died i'll this town this week, at on5
. tiiue suffered from painful corn Oh his
little toe. He tried all sorts of remedies
; without getting relief and he finally took
\ his penknife and severed the entire toe from
= his foot When next day he met Il gentle
man no inquired for the corn, he replied
jh, its all right cut the toe off
AT the sale Of j. c. Richards, on the
.ted House farm, between This town and
chesapeake City, on Tuesday last, better
ices were realized than at any sale we
We heard of during the season. Not an
ticle sold below its value. and some
ing. went far above, in our opinion The
;Dple seemed crazy to bid and buy, and
'tioneer Shockley kept them up TO ii
,derfully. The sale under his manage
3 as auctioneer; and with Mr.. Il. w
ley as clerk was made rousing sue
- Mrs. Susanna, wife of Mr.. VIM. J. Nc
A,;, Re, who resides on the kirkpatrick farm
nss Roulden's Chapel died on Friday, tn,
tn inst, after long and lingering illness
oSconsumption, in the 4Sth year of her age
A little over year ago Mrs. Mcintire be
came unwell, and the physicians pronouuc
ed her ailment dyspepsia. The disease d Ill,
became worse and finally developed into con
sumption of which she died as above stated
She leaves husband ard two young chill
dren. Her funeral took place on Monda,
last, her remains being Inferred at Sharp
burial grodnd, near Fair Hill. Mr.. McIn
tire, her husband, is the gentleman VIII
was accidentally shot by a companion Will
out cunning last fall.
Mr. Thomas Lake, of Elk Neck, ono c
the oldest residents of that section, was
member Of the burial putty, who man
years ago committed to the deep The re
mains OF DIR. Caleb Cloud, United State
Navy, husband of Mrs. Eliza Cloud
former resident of this place, and lad
ton, Del DIR. Cloud died of yellow feve
aboard United States Man of War at on
of the West Indian or South America
ports, and the vessel put out to sea for tn
purpose of burryi him that privilege
being denied them ON shore Mr.. LAX