The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-03-29

the one little exception of having to stand
on the way up, they had very pleasant
trip.
In one locality in thu, town, there re-
sides five OF six young married couples, all
of whom have been married within tmonh
past
We call attention to the adveriistmtn
of Pratt Brothers, Nurseymen, OF Ro-
chester, New York." who are in want of
more statesmen. 81.
-Messrs. Davis Il Keys, OF this town,
are repairing and enlarging the dwelling
house on Collins alley, owned by them,
and also erecting new double dwelling
upon the lot adjoining 1t.
Reuben Haines, Esq, oi the Elkton
bar, delivered lecture in the ecture-roon
of the North East NJ. f. Church, on Thurs
day evening last, taking for his SUBJECT
| "From Elkton to Ponpeii." His audience
was good one and the lecture very much
admired.
The Sacrament Of the Lords Supper
will be administered in the NJ. +. Church,
Providence permitting, tomorrow (Sao-
BATH March 3Oth. A full attendance OF
membe and fir ends, morning and evening
is requested. Important and interesting
subjects are to be brought before the notice
of the people.
The boad walk on John and Howard
streets is in IL miserable and dangerous
condition The boards in places have rotted
away and are broken, and in others the
string pieces or cross ties, have decayed
away, and the boards spring to such an ex-
tent as to render walking upon it exceed
ingly disagreeable.
The Court House law for this county,
which has inst passed through both houses
of the Legislature, and will, if the Governor
has not already signed it; become law
provides that the County Commissioners,
shall, as in heir judgment is deemed best,
repair, alter OF rebuild the building pro-
vidipg the cost, does not exceed SO, 600.
Mr. John S. Rossell, clerk to the
County Commissioners, has completed the
swearing in of the Road Commissioners re-
Gently appointed by the board, with the en-
ception Of one member in the Fifth district,
who could not DE found. In swearing in
the Road Commissioners, Mr.. Rossell used
the same bible which was presented TO the
board by Mr.. Charles ii. Haines a member
in 1854.
The directors of the Cecil Agricultural
Society, will meet in special session on
Monday next, to perfect measures in rela-
tion to securing more ground for an extern
ton of their borders, and other improve
ments contemplated. They feel perfectly
certain that the additional stock will he
voted by the stockholders, AZ Il thorough
canvass has not discovered one who will
oppose the proposed increase OF capital
stock
A grand entertain ment for the benefit
of the Church of the A. NJ. Professionals, was
given on Thursday night last, at North
East. The entertainment consisted of lee
lures, cake walks (the latter an indispensi-
BILE on all such occssiousl and grand prom
enadc, refreshments being served the entire
time. Between thirty and forty persons al
tended from this town, William Boulder
having made arrangements through agent
Wells with the railroad company, for special
tickets and the stoppage of the midnight
express north at both stations.
Some of Elkton's street crossings are
so buried in the mud that they are hardly
dislinguishable from any ether part of the
az Thn
ones; constructed of granite flags and raised
sufficiently above the street, but the pur
pose for which they were constructed, is
defeated if they are not kept clear OF the
mud, which must necessarily be worked up
on them by passing vehicles. Wenoticed a
private citizen having his crossing near his
dwelling cleared the other day. This is the
business of tho town authorities.
While at nearly every court the docket
has been crowded with indictments for vio-
lations of the local option law since its
adoption, it is stubborn fact that little or
no money comes to the county to repay it for
the expense of trials. The party convicted
refuses to pay his fine and goes TO Jail,
and after serving term, takes the benefit
of the insolvent act and is released. While
great majority of our law abiding people
regret that this is the case, no sympathy is
shown for the iniormer, who generally is an
equally guilty party. and who informs to
get half of the fine and really gets nothing,
which serves him right. II
A week or SO ago, as Mr.. Robert Mearns
Of h> ;n;, nr 10, l.;
was driving along the county road between
what is known As the cross roads and Col
lege Green, his horse sank in "a clay quick
mire, his entire hind quarters disappearing
up to the centre of the back. Mr.. Mearns
was riding in dug ont with his wife ut the
time, al d was very considerably surprised
at the disappearance of his horse He Sc
cured help, and after great labor they sue
ceeded in digging and hauling the animal
out. This is the same spot where a mule
| sank clear ont of sight short time before.
1t should be attended to at once. v
The oldest book it has ever been or for
tune to see, was brought to this office on
Thursday. 1t was an original copy of the
King James translation, printed in London,
by Robert Barker, printer, to the King in
1851, or two hundred and tifty-three years
ago The book contains among other things,
an illustrated chronological table, covering
about thirty pages, tracing the family line
| OF Jesus Christ from Adam down to the
Virgin Mary besides many other curious
| and interesting matters. 1t is in rather a
| bal state of preservation, but the greater
part Of it can be read. 1t was handed to
us by Mr.. w. Cousins, of Main street
II he company of colored people who
went to North East OH Thursday evening,
to attend an entertainment there did not
get back until Friday morning. William
Boulden, of this town, applied to the rail-
road company for the stoppage of the mid
night express, as is frequently done, and
states that he received a reply that the cem-
pany would not step the train for colored
| people. IL is our opinion that this is Il mis-
take, as in all our knowledge of the com
pany's TRANSACTIONS, we never knew Them
to discriminate between the classes Of So
ciety. The entertainment was Il success
and was kept up all night when they found
hat the visitors could not get away.
| "A jury on a certain case before the
court one day last week, was made up of
five members Of the regular panel and seven
talesmen 1t is related of them, by way of
a joke of course, that when they reached
the jury room few minutes before the
time of adjournment of the court, the fore