The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-03-29
P, W. & B. Branch Penna. Railroad.
BrevitfeS.

William Wade, Jr., of Mendacino
California, is visiting his old home in Ap
pleton, in this county.
Jonathan Pickering removed on the
18th from Little Britain, Lancaster county,
20 his farm near Zion, this county.
A bill is before the Legislature making
railroad companies liable for the wages OF
laborers under contractors, and it should
pass.
Mr.. and Mrs H. C. Wells of this place,
arrived home from their wedding tour on
Tuesday evening. They have taken rooms
on John street.
Rev. VIM Schouler will hold service in
ST. Augustine Church, Bohemia Manor, on
Saturday of next week, April 9Th, at PM
All are invited.
Mr.. A p. Shockley, one of Elkton's
most successful sportsmen, bagged right
nice little lot of English snipe several days
ago. This is early for this bird.
The old adage that "a new broom
sweeps clean" is illustrated in the new
management of the ''Maltby House" Balti-
more. The Improvement is surprising.
On Thursday, the Goth inst, Samuel
Miller, 4 citizen of this county, living
near Appleton Post ofie, suffered severe III
Jury from the kick of a runaway horse, he
was endeavoring to stop.
Mr.. Benjamin Whiteman and Miss
Mary Simmons of this place, were Joined
in the alleged indissoluble bonds on Mon
day evening last, by Rev. c. +. Sheppard
at the parsonage of the NJ. Z. Church.
Mrs. Richard Mcfarland has removed
from Elk Landing to Holly Hall, the Bar
roll property, near town, MIR. Louis I.
Roberts, occupies the property (Which he
owns) vacated by Mrs. Mcfarland.
The spring herring (called in some parts
of the neck the spring "water chicken, y
have begun their annual run up the river
and tributaries. Some have been taken in
rhe creek just on the border of town.
Notice of the sale of the public roads
of the county, by the road commissioners,
to the person offering to keep any one or
more different sections in order at the low
est price will be found in another column.
The letter of inquiry from a subscriber
at lakewood, in relation to a peculiar dis
ease in a horse belonging to him, has been
received and referred to DIR. A. I'll. Rose,
who will reply through our Veterinary De-
partment at as early date rs possible.
The current quarter or term of the public
schools of this county, ends April 18th next.
1t is said that the following term will only
be ED for half quarter, or about five
weeks, and the schools will then close until
September giving vacation Of about
three months.
The State Senate printing committee
has selected VIM. e. Purnell, of this county
the present Senate journal clerk, to index
the Senate proceedings. There We're five
applicants. A clerk to index the House
journal and the bound volumes of the laws
will be appointed. ~
Capt Alfred Cousins removed on Mon
day last from the old Howard property on
the green, to the tenant house of Townsend
Pool, ESQ.,, at Frenchtown. Mr. Cousins
went away rs he CANT ollt Nesti dSc, ps
water, carrying his household goods on a
scow and glling skitf.
Some school boys belonging to the pub
lie school ran into Mr.. Burbage Brock, an
aged gentleman on Howard street, last Mon
day, stricking him with such force as to
throw him down, and had it not been for
the fence he would have fallen. The chill
bred should be more careful. n
-Messrs. George A. Brown aud Charles
II. Smith, who were recently appointed
to the Office of Notary Public, executed
their respecti We bonds this wees, and will
shortly receive their commissions from !he
G overnor. The newly appointed notaries
will enter upon the duties of the office on
May 1st, next.
The warm weather is creeping on apace,
that is, if there is anything in signs. The
herring frog is piping his little note. The
blue bird is warbling his merry song, and
the wild geese are iOurneying to their
northern summer home. Large numbers
of the latter have been seen and heard pass
ing over during the past week. II
A row took place on Monday night on
High street between member of the jubilee
singers, who performed here that evening,
and an Elkton coored man who had been
elected from the hall earlier in the evening
The Elkton man attacked the singer on his
way home from the concert; considerable
noise was made but no one was hurt.
H.
were attending court as witnesses, we I'm
. derstand, in cases of prosecutions for viola
: ton of the local liquor law gave exhibition
of the power of John Barleycorn over hui
z mainly on Wednesday last. One of then
in particular was so far gone that he could
hardly navigate and he took a very wind
ng course along the sidewalk.
i Jack Sripe have appeared upon thu
parishes and low meadown, and our sports
len are Furnishing up their breech leaders
: Q secure anything like good shooting how
ter, It is necessary to drive some distance
= TX own, as there are number of pc
..rs in this vicinity, who are trampinl
ground from morning till night So tina
Aipe has hardly chance to light.
Prof. Wyatt proposes to repeat the Ora
of Esther here about April 10Th next
is for the purpose of giving those pei
IN opportunity to attend who wer
,,rs-.s' ted from that privilege before by til
fearful condition of the roads as well as 70
any, others who may desire to be present
He hen proposes to organize a compan
for the production of the "Hay Makers"
very choice cantata, a few weeks later.
Samuel Stewart, an aged coored maj
died suddenly at the "Waw Waw," til
house of Cyrus Gordon, on the railroa,
about 20 o'clock last Saturday afternoo!
He was sitting by the stove WHOM he, will
out warning, fell forward on the stove. II
was lifted up and placed on bed but
never spoke afterwards. dying within te
minutes Sam was one Of the street cha
acters of Elkton and was known to almo
every one. His remains were buried at Il
colored burial ground oil Sunday, the ft
lowing day. NO service was held, poor o
Sam was put under ground as an animal
On Sunday last, on North street, l.
far from the railroad, DIR John II. Jana
physician to the jailD met "A strange n;
whose movements attracted his attentio
The doctor engaged him in conversati'
and soon discovered him to be insane.
conducted him to the Jail, aud there t
stranger informed him that he was Il
tive of Cardiff Wales, and his name, W
lam Howell. lie said che was a fugiti
from the prosecutions Of a Catholic Prize