The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-11-29

E w. ,janney, grocer on Bow sire ct
has on hand twelve or fifteen barrels o
prime country apple cider. Yves sells 4
power of apple juice.
Rev. James McIntire, collector of In
ternal Revenue, for this district. returned
to his home near this town this week from
New York, where he has been for some time
past, much improved in health.
On Thursday, December 4th next, VIM.
II. Emmerson will sell at public sale the
personal estate of his son Vim. Ii. Emmer-
son, Jr., on the farm in SaSSafras Neck
which he tenanted at the time of his death
The property of the late Stephen II
| Ford, of SaSsa tras Neck, is advertised for
sale in another column, by Lenetta y.
| Ford his widow. This is one of the finest
stocks in Sassafras Neck and should com
mand attention.
j. Wesley Falls, Esq As agent for the
owners, will offer at public sale on Decem-
Der 18th next, the farm of the late Levi
johnson, located near College Green, in
this county. This is one Of the incest little
| piaceS III tlau vicinity.
Ely, son of Thomas Lindell, a rromis-
ing Lad Of about fifteen years of age, died a;
the home of his parents near Glasgow, Del,
on Wednesday last of pneumonia. His
| funeral took place yesterday, the remains
bling inferred in the burial grounds at
| tached to Salem Church.
The County Commissioners held a blief
session on Tuesday. The report of the ex-
aminers in the matter Of changing the loca-
ton of the public roads i'll the 9TH district
running from Jackson's corner to ,Ienness
mill, was notified. The report recon-
mended that no change be made
The ladies of Rock Presbyterian church
will give an oyster supper on Thursday
| December 18th, beginning at O'Clock p. NJ,
when oysters i'll every style will be served
| supplemented, with other refreshments.
| Tickets will be sold at 80 cents for adults
and % cents for children. This is cheaper
than the same can be bought at 4 restaurant
The proceeds will be devoted to church pur-
poses.
The fail term of Chestnut Grove school
closed Nov. 1irh with Is pupils on the roll
out of this number, Alice Brown, Mabel
.Jenness, Lottie Barnes, Maggie Alexander,
Rehecca tutter, James Campbell and John
Calvert, did not miss one day. Carrie Ham
mond missed only one-half day Miss Ella
V. Thompson is teacher of this school.
Good work is being done on Main
street just now. Beginning at Church
street and going west, the authorities are
giving the road way good coating of oys-
ter shells. This will in a short time make
an excellent road. How far it is to lie e1-
tended, we do not know, but we hope it
will be kept up until all the streets of the
town are shelled. The shells are brought
from Baltimore by Capt. VIM. Really, on
his sloop "Tycoon.' They cost nothing
but the freight.
There is a good deal OF prejudice this
season against fresh pork in this vicinity
on account of the prevalence of the cholera
among the hogs. There are no grounds for
this, as the meat of an animal in the leas:
affected can be easily recognized. even
among other meat by the blus tint which it
invariably assumes. The only manner in
which diseased meat could be sold for good
would be in the shape of 5 usage or scrap
pie These two products should only be
eaten when the consumer knows who mad e
them.
Ball, the Oak Hall clothier. in contcm-
platon Of an early aud cold winter this
year, early in the season laid in a heavy
stock of overcoatS and winter clothing.
The season has SO far proved to be so mild
| that the demand for these goods has been
| light. He wants to sell them, and 10 do
this he has cut the prices almost 4 hundred
per cent, aud now offers these goods, all Gus
tom-made to order, for 10 per cent. less
than any other dealer in Elkton can buy
them in the cities. There are bargains il
them worth looking after. Don't forget
this. You gel them at your own price.
A building in Port Deposit known as
the old 'bank house" which WAS a few
| days ago sold by the heirs Of the late John
j. Abrahama, TO John Lamm, Sr has dur
ing its time been PAT to many uses of it n
| Port Deposit cores pondent oftha Baltimore
Sun says: This huildiug is unique in its
style of architecture and quite imposing
It was built many years ago ny the SuS-
| Quehauna Bridg" aud Banking Company az
q combined residence for their cashier aud
| banking house Since the failure of the
company it has been used first as Il dwell
ing, then rs Catholic church, and later
still again rs dwelling Mr.. Lamm Will
make extensive Improvements and occupy
it AS Il residence.
! The effects of the cholera among the
hogs in TIL. section during the past few
months, will be fclt this winter. Many
persons who usually are not compelled TO
buy pound of pork during the season will
have to buy all they consume this winter.
| The loss of some persons was really heavy,
for instance Messrs. Wells & Booth, of this
town, out of a lot of sixteen fine large fat
porkers lost fourteen. John Fenton and
| Frank Mccartney were heavy losers, one
losing ter the other about double rs many,
we understand. Many poor persons lost
all the occupants Of their pens AMI are left
porkless \ pair of fat hogs is great help
to poor man in feeding his family during
the winter, and many will this winter know
for the first time what it is to be without it.
Thieves broke into the office of the
ticket agent at the station Ot the p. W and
| &. railroad in this town, on "Wednesday
night last, thinking to find booty there, but
in this they were disappointed and had
their work for nothing, as Mr. Wells, the
agent, leaves no money laying around loose
The thieves tried their hand on the fire proc
safe but failed to open it. They, however
damaged the working parts so much tina
| The cOmpany's detective, Jones, Of vii
Inington, Delaware, is at work on the case
This class Of petty thieying is becoming al
| together too common hereaboutS, and should
be stopped. If it can be done in no othe
way the town commissioners shoRld pu
watcbmen oil our streets. TIE winter jus
coming on promises to be hard one 70
poor people. Thousands are now out Of EN-
pioyment and matters are growing worse
daily. What il will all end in no one car
now tell The cities and larger towns ar
full of unemployed men who have lamiie
dependant upon them, and If driven to lies
perafion by starvation there is no telIin!
what they may do. Who can blame mal
if he steals leaf to feed hi, starving family