The Cecil Whig., 1884-12-20

Rev. H. c.. Cotb, of Princeton, New
Jersey, will fill the pulpit of the Presbyte-
| rian Church of this town to-morrow.
We would call the attention of our
readers to the new card of Manly Drennen
| in another column.
Quarterly meeting in NJ. E. Church
Elkton, tomorrow (Sabbath) Dec. 81. Love
| feast at 9 A. NJ, sermon at 1880; by Rev.
Charles a. Hill, of Cherry Hill, lat 80 P. NJ
| by Rev. C. +. Sheppard pastor.
Caleb Freem IN, a native of this town.
| who has acted as foreman of the Middle
| town (Del) Tronscript, and Frank Reeves,
of the Wilmington Republican, are about to
establish new paper in Middletown.
Mr.. Henry Mooney, VINO resides IN Elk
Neck, Il few miles south of this town, was
stricken with paralysis ON Tuesday last.
| As he is a bachelor, he will be removed to
the home of friends in Philadelphia on
Monday next
The Cantata of "rime Pictures" will
be rendered at Wingate Post Hall, North
East on Christmas evening by the NJ. f.
Sabbath school aided by ladies aud gentle
men of the town and from Havre de Grace
and Elkton.
Thieves attempted to break into the
residence of a lady the wife of a machnist
who was formerly in the employ of Mr.
Geo. McOuilkin of this town, now at work
at Chester, Pa, at Little Elk on Monday
night last They tore of the shutters but
the cries of the inmates of the house fright
ened them off.
The first train passed over the new
bridge of the L. & O. railroad, across the
Brandywine, near Wilmington Del, on
Tuesday last. 1t consisted of an engine and
four cars. Four ladies were among the
passengers. The rails are one.hundred and
six feet above the surface of the water
below.
Lewis of the Glass Front has put down
a cast iron weather or carpet strip at the
front door of his establishment. There is so
much travel through the door of the Glass
Front that wooden one would last hardly
any time, SO the proprietor gave an order to
Witw orth of the Elkton Foundry for an
iron one, which is expected to stand the
storm for years to come.
December and September were united
on Tuesday evening last, when Mrs. Susan
Thompson colored, a blusliing bride of
some siHty-!ive summers, and one more
winter, was led to the altar by a gallant
young groom, of about half her age. The
wedding took place at the residence of the
bride on Church avenue, a street running
east from the \. NJ. p. Church, no cards.
Burglars made an attempt to force an
entrance to the dwelling house of Mr.. Jas.
Moore, on More street, in rear CT the Cecil
Democrat office, at about 3 o'clock on Tues
day morning last. Mrs. VI pOr- heard them
at the window and called her husband. but
before he got ont they had taken fright and
fled. They had succeeded in forcing open
A number of the visiting ministers in
attendance at the funeral OF Rev. James
McIntire on Thursday last, who on account
of the severe storm in progress We're pre-
ii'iii i'' Ni iii " 'ti~ i'''t
of deceased, were entertained at dinner by
Messrs. Chas. II. Finley, James 7. McCul-
Tough and DR.. John II. lamar. There were
large number from various distant POINTS
in attendance.
-Country people driving into town ap-
pear to have a most decided aversion to the
shells upon the streets They will drive
anywhere except upon them aud in some
places, the streets upon either side of the
centre where the shells are placed are so
worn by persons enleavoring to avoid driv-
ing over them as to be almost impossible.
Barriers should be put up, on the sides to
compel all who Use the streets to drive on
the shells.
The peoples money is lavisled with
free hand during the sessions of court. par
tinularly in the matter of Witnesses sum
moned who know nothing of the case, and
not so muC@i called to the stand, but
they draw vbeir per diem all the same. We
refer TO states witness, rs in civil cases the
county does not have them to pay. Cases
have happened this term, where whole
batch We're summoned but not examined,
and who received 4 dollar day for every
day oi'oort o,sinra- thrv summoned.
The officers OF the court should look into
this matter and put stoi, TO it.
The coldest snap of the season came
down upon us Oh Wednesday night, and
continued increasing in intensity until yes
terday morning at ! o'clock the mercury
marked one degree below zero at the WHIG
office, at ten o'clock it stood at above, at
II, it was only degrees above, and at /
O'Clock P. NJ. it was eleven degrees above.
From that time until evening the cold in
creased gradually until evening when it
was near about the figures Of the morning.
Everything is frozen up tight and fast