The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-05-31
Chesapeake City Items.

Chesapeake City Items.
TIE OYSTER E'oIIrE-THE CITY FATHERS
CHII.DEEN'S DAY, ETC.
J. Il. Wilson. of oyster police, wh'
was stationed here for the past fuul
weeks, has been relieved. and sent tc
other quarters. He is superseded by Cap
tain kirwiu, of the steamer J. b. Groome,
who is now keeping watch for any one
carrying oysters contrary to law. M
violations have been made so far at this
point.
The city fathers have had two meet
ings since the election. The first meet.
ing was organized hy electing Henry
Jones, president and John Banks
secretary and treasurer. The second
meeting was a business meeting to take
into consideration who they should make
bailit1 ana other matters. The baililr was
not appointed for want of Il majority, as
there was one for Comay, one for :. p.
Wood, two for Eli J. FDard and one was
mum. The meeting was adjourned until
next week at which time it is expected
the bailiff will be named There are six
applicants Tor that very important
office, aud from what | can learn from
Madam Rumor, that Flea town will have
him and Tick town will be left out in the
cold, which reckon is ali right, consd-
ering Flea town is il very bad way
from a very large area of tcaS, which
needs attending to, and Tick town hay
ir.g got rid of the vast army Of ticks can
afford to have rest.
Mr.. II. II. Brady and Rev. J. T. Cation
have arrived home from Saratoga where
they have been in attendance at the
Presbyterian Synod or Assembly for the
past week or two.
Rev. T. \. II. O'Brien has fully re,
covered from disability arising from an
affection of his throat and was in his
pulpit on Sabbath morning and delivered
an able sermon before his congregation,
and if what he set forth in bis discourse
were put in practice by all protesting the
Christian religion i'll the way he expound-
ed it, sin and sorrow would be over
thrown, and heaven on earth begun to
all its possessors. The sermon was list
ened to with profound attention by the
entire congregation who seemed spell
bound during its delivery and it cannot
fail of making impressions upon the
minds of those who heard it.
Children's Day will be celebrated OH
Sunday, May Sth, in the NJ. f. Church.
Committees have been appointed to dec.
crate the church and make all necessary
arrangements for complete success.
Flowers will be plentifully displayed and
good music will enliven the occasion. II
is for the cause of education, therefore
let all the friends of education turn out
and give their aid to cause of such
vital Importance to the church, the State
and the eternal prosperity of free govern
ment, honestly administered by these
cardinal precepts of right, Justice, hu
mainly and charity for all nations, kin,
dreds and tongues of the earth, if we
fail it will be through ignorance and
bigotry. Education and moral training
III the schools is the remedy we think,
therefore turn out one and all and help
on the good cause.
With much regret we have to record
the sudden death OF Mrs. deborah Cocl-
ran, which occurred on the 2Sth inst.
She was the daughter of Charles II
Morgan and wife of Benjamin Cochran,
Jr. She leaves young infant a few
hours old.
Strawberries are making their appear
ance in our town. Il. =. Hanson brought
in some very rare and excellent ones
which he grew on the old Ferry farm al
bohemia Bridge.
The roads are highly spoken of as
being now in good condition under the
management of their various owners
(and Samuel Wood in particularly lnC
the new road law gives general satisfac
ton and is consideraed great improve
ment on the old system.
Oysters are not to be had now in a,y
and penalty OF violations of the oyster
law, for whoever is caught having oys
tiers are fiji subjects for fine and impris
onment. The police are on the lookout
However, good clans may be had at J
Il. !amock's saloon under the shades al
the foot of Main.
Mrs. samuel Powell died very sud
dely on Wednesday evening, of paralysi.
of the lungs. She died within half al
hour after being taken.
The store of II. j. Pensil was entered
by burglars on Tuesday night. The SAT,
was blown open and $105 was extracted
therefrom, and few pen knives and UNI
brellas were taken from the store.
The wharves used by William p. CLYDE
Il Co. are in very oilapidated condition
and partly gone down with the creek an'
are very dangerous. They should hav,
immediate attention and made safe, be
fore some body or bodies lose their lives
and if SO, some one would be held &c
sponsible or severely censured. SHUT.