The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-01-26
LOCAL NEWS.
BrevitieS.

not fall
This is Eennor's last venture. 1.-The lat
ter part of January will be mild but Feb
ruary again will be cold and stormy. 4
Mr.. Hiram j. Alexander, of this town,
who has been lying seriously i'll for some
time past, is now rapidly convalesing.
The mercury got away down towards
zero on Monday morning last. In one 10,
rality it touched and in another, degrees
above. r
Mrs. Maria Kirk, wife Of Alphonzo c.
Kirk, who died at Stanton, Del, was bur
led at Brick Meeking House, in this county
ON Thursday, the 18th inst. =
Mr.. Amasa Brown, of Pennington has
rented the dwelling house owned by MIR.
Jos. Steele, on North street, corner OF
Stockton. He will probably occupy it next
spring.
MFR. John NJ. Seminar, of this county,
has sold his farm of 113 acres, to Charles
Covington, for $1,000. Mr.. Covington hav-
ing recently disposed OF his place OF 81
acres, to John j. Matthias. for s., 400.
On Friday of last week, the mud drum
connected with the large boilers at Singer
ly's new mills, blew out, causing a delay
i'll getting the works in operation for sev-
eral days. No other damage was done. h
Mr.. Henry Bell is deepening the cellar
of his new store house ON High street, and
will cement it all over, making it thor
tnlr ,l,nt,
forty cart loads of superior gravel, which
will be placed upon the streets
Wilson, of Newark, Del, have purchased
of Mr.. Henry Rowan, the Arnold Bar farm
located upon the Elk river, at the mouth
of Johns creek, for 81, 500. They will erect
y club house upon the pl'ce and it will be
used for sporting purposes.
"A piece of clothing in the window of
GOodman's clothing store, on Main street,
caught fire by coming in contact with the
gas jet, on Saturday evening last. 1t was
discovered as soon as it happened and the
fire extinguished before anything beside
the single garment was injured.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of
the past week, were the only clear days we
have had this month. Wednesday was not
really what may be termed perfectly
clear day, rs the sky clouded over once
or twice ami threatened rain, but the sun
could be seen the greater part of the day.
Rev. John Squier, Secretary of the
County School Board. is slowly recoverin
from the injury received while in the act of
leaving P. railroad car, at Oxford, Pa, last
month. The bruises upon his limbs, caused
by falling between the car and the station
platform were severe, and they are back
ward about getting we'll. E.
Hon. J b. Groome, executor, offered
for sale at the Court House door, in this
town, On Monday last, the Sluyter farm,
located in the Second district, but FOR want
of an adequate bid it was withdrawn.
Forty dollars per acre was the highest bid,
which is very far below it's value. Mr.. A.
p. Shockley was auctioneer.
One of, if not the most beautfu! red sun
sets took place last Saturday evening. Old
Sol rarely or never fails to dip in the Pa
citic each evening, but he does not usually
get up such a handsome sight as he did on
Saturday. The western horison was illum-
mated for hours after sunset, and it was
quite eight o'clock before it had faded
away.
In a large body of crows, flocking in a
field on the Matfit farm, near Mechanics
Valley, Il few days ago, bird with white
wings was observed, against tich all the
Others seem to be waging war. An attempt
TO capture it was made, but did not sue
ceed The body of this crow was as black
as that of any of the others, while its
wings were pure white.
An Elkton man when he looked at his
Thermometer on Monday morning last, ran
into the house and bundled himself up in
warm warps, only to hud upon closer in
spection that the glass tube had slipped out
of place and what he thought vas eighteen
degrees below zero, was really the same
number above. He felt the cold though
just as sensibly as if it had actually ex.
listed.
On Sunday last, the unusual sight of a
heavy fall of snow, while the sun shone
brightly was witnessed here The morning
had been cloudy with an occasional spit Of
snow, and at about eleven o'clock the sur
burst forth from behind bank of heavy
clouds, aud at the same time a cloud in the
zenith sent down beautiful fall of snow
flakes. The sight was a beautiful one, III,
snow crystals glistening like diamonds il
ahe sunshine.
The marriage early in the coming
spring, of prominent and rising younl
mem Der of the Elkton bar to q Delaware
lady, is announced. We always did be
lieve in the annexation of Delaware to on
grand old commonwealth, and lift canno
be effected by any other means, let GU
young men marry her pretty girls and ther
we'll get her. Well get them all teo for al
Delaware girls are pretty. We never saw
honlely one.
The tax rate in Chester county, Pa.
about 1-1Sth of the rate in Cecil county ant
at the same time the roads and bridges il
Chester county. are fully 10 times as goo
as those in Cecil. A person driving nortl
or north east from Elkton, can very readil
tell when he crosses the line into eithe
any knowledge of the boundary, by tn
condition of the roads and bridges, the
being always kept in frst-class condition i
the two last named localities while they ar
at loose ends in Cecil.
The snow flea is the latest discovery i
insect life. They are about oDe-twelfth c
AN inch long, and when on the snow i
large quantities look IA if the surface wa
covered with SCOT. They can spring int
the air and are therefore called spring tail.
They only occur here in extremely col
weather, and are more abundant in Arcti
localities. They come out for good soci;
time when there is plenty of snow and
low temperature. A few days ago in Bait
more county, an area of half III acre VIZ
discovered to be covered with them. The
are funny little fellows, and only appes
in extremely cold weather. The colder
is the livelier they are.
Work on the new b. & o. Railroad
testing the capabilities of the classes
laborers The Italians, who are employe
in great numbers, are said to get alon
poorly in winter. The contractors kee
them Ia their service but the men cann'
stand the cold and do inefficient worl
Many of them give up their jobs and c
back to the towns and cities. The Swed,