The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-04-19

small piece of business in whoever did it.
There is hut little doubt but that Mr.
Brady will be relieved of all fine or charge
of violation of law in the matter.
Service will he held i'll the Church Of
the Good Shepherd, Chesapeake City, to
morrow Sunday evening, at halfpasr
seven; at which the Right Rev. Bishop Lay
will preach. The usual afternoon service
will be omitted tomorrow.
On Thursday next the oath inst, at
o'clock z. NJ, Mr.. William G. Lake, will ottel
at public sale his dwelling-house, and
grounds, located in The village Of Pivot
Bridge, this county, adjoining the Metho
dist Episcopal Cemetery. This is Il first
rate opportunity for some one 10 secure d
! comfortable home.
Service will be held at Baldwin Chapel
Elk Mills, this Saturday. evening, at hall
past seven, when the Right Rev. Bishop
Lay viii preach. Tomorrow Sunday the
Bishop will preach at Trinity Church, Elk
ton. at the morning service, when the Rite
of Confirmation will also be administered
The Bishop will visit Chesapeake City al
night.
Mr.. Frank pennock, whose place OF
residence for II number of years has been
about five miles north of the town of New
ark, Del, has rented his farm and is about
starting west on prospecting tour, in
search of a locality that suits him, where
he will settle. He proposes to engage in the
cattle business, and will first visit western
! Kansas.
The call for the second meeting Of the
! directors of the Cecil Agricultural Society,
to vote upon the quetson of issuing addi-
tionai stock, for the purpose of enlarging
and improving the ground, has been issued
! by postal cards. The meeting will be held
| on Tuesday May 18th, and it is hoped that
! a full attendance will be secured. Those
who cannot be present can name proxies.
Tile Northern Convention of the Diocese
: of Easton will be held in North Sassafras
Parish on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day Of next week, beginning with Tuesday
night. Services may be expected in the
| Chapel at Cecilton on Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday nights, and at st. Stephen 5
Church on Wednesday and Thursday morn
ings. An interesting series of sermons and
addresses may he looked for.
AS a train on the Columbia and Port
Deposit Railroad, vas lying on Il siding at
Pegua, on Wednesday morning, to be pass
ell by an extra freight south, the siding car
of the freight jumped the track and plunged
into he engine of the train on the siding,
knocking off the cylinder cap and otherwise
badly damaging the engine. The siding
car was wrecked. No one was hurt by the
accident, Il delay of an hour or two only
being caused.
A most remarkable piece of work has
been accomplished by a young lady of this
| town, IA teacher, during the past six or seven
months. Since September last, notwith-
standing the fact that her time was con
stantly employed during every day Of the
week, except Saturday, she has pieced and
| quilted nine large quilts, among them one
very difficult crazy quilt. We are of the
opinion that this is a feat that it would he
difficult 10 find any one able TO excel.
One of the most difficult pieces of iron
forging by hand we believe, ever executed
was done by Mr.. G. c. Wright, of this town,
recently. He enlarged pair of newspaper
| chases, making them five-eights of an inch
longer than they We're without cutting
them in two. He split the iron inserted :,
piece to fit the opening, and then heating
them 10 a white heat, drew them out. To
read Of his there seems to be nothing diff
cult in il. but none but the most competent
workmen can accomplish such piece Of
work.
Mr.. Isaac Thomas, one of the oldes!
citizens of this town. left here Oil Wedues-
day for Pottstown, Pa, where he will here
after make his home with "a nephew. Mr..
Thomas is in failing health, and no longer
able to perform any kind of work. The
house recently huilt by him in the rear OF
Dunbar's office, on North street, will he
offered at public sale, on the Court House
yard, on Saturday the 26th inst, 10 the
highest bidder for cash. The ground on
which it stands will not be sold, but The
purchaser will be required 10 remove the
building.
Since we have been having pleasant
weather OH Sunday, two OF Elkton's sport
ing gentlemen have been indulging in fol-
lowing the Chase, which of late has led them
through! the classic shades of the i}ull-frog
TO the lauds lying hard by the banks of the
nl.IriI Elk bpynpn They ha1..a Il
for a select dinner party to be given in the
nea: future 10 some of their friends From
a .Sdnt-ple OF one of the courses we Judge il
will be u grand affair. Although the Price
of the set ont is large we know they can
well af FOdrd the cost, and the feast will he
| Harriet (hurried) up at once
The annual election of Nestrymen for
Augustine Parish was held in st. Angus
tine Church on Monday last. The follow
ing gentlemen were chosen for the ensuing
year: Messrs. Joseph II. Steele, John H.
Blaine, Byron Bouchell and George Kibler
The additional members of the board hold
ing over being Messrs. G.. Oldham Massey,
Benz =. Hanson, Robert II. Baker aud w.
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sequently held, Messrs. w. T. Price and
Benz. =. Hanson were elected senior and
Junior wardens, respectively; Byron Bou-
chelle, treasurer; john ii. Blaine, registrar,
and Benz. p. Hanson delegate 10 the An
nual Diocesan Convention, with George
iiibler as alternate.
| One of the worst features of our pres
ent local option law, is in the penalty for
its violation. Under this provision a per-
son convicted Of its violation and sentenced
to pay a heavy fine, has nothing to do but
| to remain in Jail sixty days and then con- c
forth cleared of all fines and costs. If, in
stead of fine the law making power had
provided penalty Of confinement in either
the House Of Correction or the State Pcni.
Tertiary for a year or two, there would not
| be many violations. A it is, after ali
the expense of arresting and convictiug "a
riolator Of the law, the most the State can
thus making an additional expense for his
board. This is the feature of the lew that
needs revision
Sales OF the public roads were he'll this
, week in the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth
and Ninth districts, under the regulations
of the new law. AS was expected, the hid
ders were higher in their figures than three
years ago, though n number of roads were
| taken at about what was paid for them
during the past three years. These were