The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-01-12

that Mr.. Knight is much worse, and that he
appears to be sinking.
"A movable photograph establishment
has been located on the corner of Main and
Bow streets.
We still have few of the tablet calen.
dars for 1884. Any of our subscribers de-
string them, should apply early at this
office.
On Monday the Chesapeake bay was
frozen over from shore to shore as far down
as some distance below the mouth of the
Patapsco.
I Any one wanting good saw and feed
mill can secure one by addressing James
Bell, Conowingo. Md. See his card in an
other column.
Rev. Mr.. Patten, from Princeton Semi
nary, who preached at the Rock Church a
short time ago, will preach there again next
Sunday morning. -
Charley Bryan, young lad in the e1i-
ploy of Mr.. John Perkins, harness maker
of this town. broke through the ice while
skating on the creek on Monday night and
received a cold bath.
An Elkton lady has Il pocket book or
wallet over two hundred years old. 1t was
brought from Scotland more than a century
ago, and it was Il very old book at that time.
1t CONTAINS some very old papers. =
Cecil county secured but one of the
twenty five or thirty minor offices in the
House of Delegates. That was the appoint
ment of Capt VIM. A. Wright as policeman
of the House. Quite number are out in
the cold.
"A valuable horse belonging to MIR. J.
L. Story, Of New London, Pa, a gentleman
well known in upper Cecil, and for which
he had been offered several hundred dol
lars, was killed by kick from another
horse a few days ago. Z
| The municipal election of Havre de
Grace was held on last Monday. j. r.
Frieze was elected mayer and Joseph II.
Carver, S. J. Seneca, Arthur Nosbury, y.
p. McCombs, l.. w. Murphy and James l..
McVey members of the city council.
Mr.. +. NJ. Wells, son of Joseph Wells,
of this town, is Vice President of the Lin
coin Invincihle Club of Philadelphia, where
he resides. He addressed IA large meeting
of Republicans few evenings ago, in favor
of VIM. b. Smith, Esq. for Mayor.
A special meeting of New Castle Pres
bytery to consider the dissolution of the
pastoral relations OF Revs. F. b. DuVal, of
Wilmington, and S. Gilbert Boardman, of
Port Penn, will be held in the First Presby-
terrain Church, Wilmington, Del, on Tues
day, the 22.l inst, at 1l:30 o'clock \ NJ.
Mr.. Z. Taylor Howard brought n the
WING office ON Thursday afternoon, Il block
of ice cut from the Howard pond measuring
seven clear inches in thickness and as clear
as the pureSt crystal, and this after AL the
rain and warm spell of Tuesday and We'd
ncsday. Taylor was as proud of that block
of ice as he possibly could have been had 1t
been diamond.
Col l.. T. Copeland. of Indiana, will
deliver his celebrated humorous lecture,
"Some Mistakes OF Boh,'' at Port Deposit,
on Tuesday evening, the 10Th inst. Of this
lecture the Chicago Times says: The lee
| ture was Il medley of the beautiful eloquent
| and ludicrous, toge, her with the pathetic,
and was much enjoyed by those who heard
it. 1t was splendid effort l.
John l.. McGuigan, collector Of taxes
| for the Eighth district of this county, died
at his residence in that district on Wednes-
day morning last, after a short illness of
Pneumonia. He was It years of age and
leaves widow and several children. Mr..
Michigan was All old and we'll known res
ident of Cecil county, and highly esteemed
in the community in which he resided.
Butter sells at the Concord, Chester
county, Pa, creamery at 60 and 65 cents
per pound at retail, and at 30 and 81 cents
wholesale. It is also climbing up in price
here, retailing now at the stores at 40 cents.
There must I've n heavy profit in the cream
cry business. They pay but four cents per
quart for the milk, and with butter at sixty,
it is plain TO be seen that they are losing
nothing.
The sale of the personal property Of Mr..
John Hughes, that was to have taken place
last Tuesday and which was postponed on
account of the unfavorable weather, will
take place on Tuesday next the 18th inst.
This sale is entitled to attention. The furn
iture is first class, such as is rarely offered
for sale in the country. 1t is nearly new
having been purchased in New York but a
few years ago. Persons in want of fnrui
ture should attend.
Three inmates of the county aimshouSe
,i,rl,t
this week, and four illpgitimate children
were ushered into this wicked world. The
mothers are all youug unmarried women
or girls one belonging in this town, one in
Chesapeake City and one in North East,
who were admitted To the almshonSe for
care during their confinement. The Elkton
girls child lived hut few hours, but there
is still one baby piece for them.
Ice gathering vas pushed ahead as rap.
idly as possible here during Saturday, Mon
day and up to midnight Monday night
when the snow and rain put stop to it.
The ice was fine and from eight to ten
| inches thick. Mr.. Joseph II. McN-al at
HarveyS dam, succeeded in filling his house
to within two feet of the top with the finest
ice he ever gathered. MessrS. Booth secured
a large proportion of their supply, and
| Howard filed his house about -hree- fourths
| fall One day more Of cold would have
seen them all filled.
We have received the Baltimore Sun
| almanac for 1884, and as usual it is Il very
complete and useful little volume 1t
contains 4 vast amount of useful Informal
| ton, au,i is a valuable companion for the
| ulinesS man. Among other things it con-
tains full table Of the events of 1883. \
| directory of the State and municipal
! Governments. The United States, and
| State judiciary, tables of past elections,
tables of the registered voters of Marylar d,
and a host of other matter. II is one OF the
best, if not he best issued
-Rev. CIV Bi,lilp, of Cam hri.l ,e, Mass,
a native OF this county and IA broi her of
| Misses Martha and Mary Biddle, who re-
side on Bow street in this town, was the
recipient of n very pleasing surprise on he
| evening of New Years day. A number of
| of his friends anG Practitioners visited his
residence while he was absent ut a church
meeting, and ado. ned the walls of bis par
lor with three handsome pictures. Upon
his return with ais wife the presents were
formerly turned over to him in an address
in rhyme by DIR. Charles Bullock, which
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