The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-03-08

| w. j. Jones, Esq, and wife.
| Ten dollars for two hours instruction
in vocal music is pretty stiff, but that is
what Prof. Rhoads charges the Elkton class,
The Stanly Brothers. who have a pound
net in the Elk river, off the shore of their
farm in Elk Neck, took from it on Friday
the Goth ulto, spring herring, the first
captured this season in the Elk.
John Terrell, professor of music, has
leased the premises on Main street now oc-
cupied by John Wilkinson, dealer i'll organs,
pianos, &c, and will open out on March
18th in the same line of business.
MIR. John Conway, who has for a mum
Der of years been in the employ of James
P. Merritt, provision dealer Of this town
has engaged in butchering at Chesapeake
City. Mr.. Horace Johnson has taken bis
place with Mr.. Merritt.
Mr.. II. I. c. Crouch will sell a public
sale on Saturday next, 18th inst, at Taylor 5
/ exchange stables, thirteen head of super or
driving and work horses. This sale will
afford any one wanting good horse fine
! opportunity to secure 1t.
Last week while the mercury marked
eight degrees above zero, large brood Of
Plymouth Rock chicks were hatched ont on
the farm of Capt. J. T. Jones, near this
town. The little fellows stand the cold
wonderfully and are doing finely.
The public sales of Mr.. Alfred Weth-
erell on Thursday the 2Sth and Mrs. \. f.
johnson on Friday the 29th ulto., were
both well attended, and good prices were
realized. Some good stock, machinery,
sc, was sold at each sale Mr.. \. 7.
Shockley auctiuneerrh both.
Mr.. VIM. II. Elder. real estate agent,
of this town has superior facilities for hand
ling land, houses, SC, for sale or lease, and
any one having property to dispose of
would do well to place it in his hands.
Persons desiring to buy real estate can
probably hear Of something to sui: them
by addressing him.
The Office on North street, recently &C.
cupied by Charles G. Crothers, Esq, as q
law office, is being repaired and altered and
will be used hereafter for the same purpose
by II. G. Thackery, Esq. The main room.
which is large one, is being parti;oned
off, making two rooms of it. Geo. A. Lee
is doing the WORK.
Fifteen or twenty members of Union
Lodge, No. As \. L. & \. NJ, of this town,
sat Down To treat of refreshments at
81 i,I,
invitation Of Mr.. Delaplaine Mccullough,
of North East Mr.. Mccullough was re-
Gently married and this gathering was in
honor of that event.
"A class in vocal music was formed here
the first of this week, and received the
first lesson from Prof Rhoades, of Whining
ton, on Wednesday evening. They meet in
the Changers room, Odd Fellows Hall.
Tie class is imposed of ladies' and gentle
man mainly of those who took part in the
recent Oratorio. Tue Oratorio seems to
have aroused a musical fever.
quite number of the pretty blooming
tity the church on the occasion of the mis-
sionary anniversary on Thursday evening
of last week were frozen and so badly nipped
by the cold that night as to render them
worthless. They were left there until next
day and the cold snap coming mp in the
night, caught them mapping.
Rev. G.. Pltchen Smith preached in the
NJ. E. Church of this tewn IN Sunday even
ing last. On account of the inclemancy of
the weather, the congregation was not Il
large one, hut all who We're present were
pleased with the young n eacher's discourse.
The church al Crumpton have asked for
Mr.. Smith for the mex: year. He has been
stationed at Solomon's Island. n
During disturbance at the hotel called
the Temperance Hotel, corner of North and
High streets, on Thursday evening young
man was struck upon the head with an iron
marlin spike by some one, receiving
an ugly wound. He stood upon the side
walk for sometime bleeding rrofusely, and
was afterwards taken to physician to have
the cut dressed So far as we We're able to
learn the wound was not dangerous.
The board of County Commissioners
have issued an order to collectors 10 bring
up with round turn all tax payers who
are yet delinquents after April LIST, either
on State, county CT dog tax. If the owners
of dogs will not pay, the collectors are di-
rected TO seize and sell any property they
can find belonging to them. to make the
money ont of it. Where tue unpaid tax is
ON real or personal property, it will he
sold. Better pay up.
The contract for grading south eight
by MeSsrS Burns & NoakrS, has cen let
by the b. & O. railroad company TO Nessrs.
Shields < Darwin and James Savage of
Boston, Mass. Three steam shovelS are i'll
operation on the work. The Wilmington
Erery Erening of Thursday stated that this
contract had been let to the Boston parties
by Messrs Burns & Noakes, but this was
incorrect, as MesSrs. Burns x Eoakes have
now no connection whatever with the new
railroad.
Clinton Mccullough, Esq, attorney at
law, will, March 25th, remove from the
Office in the residence of Mrs. Elizabeth
Groome, on Main street, To the office now
occupied hy r. G. Thackery, Esq, on North
street, in the same building with his father.
A great many persons suppose that the firm
of Groome and Mccullough. consisting of
United States Senator, James b. Groome
and Mr.. Mccullough still exists, bnt this
is not the case, it was dissolved several years
ago, when Mr.. Groome was elected to the
United States Senate.
"A Delaware man bearing that the mar
riage license fee had been reduced to fifty
cents in this State, came over here the other
day with bis tancee 20 be spiiced. When
he applied at the clerk $ Office for the per-
nit he was set all aback, by being informed
that the charge was 81 80 He ransacked
his pockets hut the entire amount footed
up about a dollar short of the sum needed,
aud he began to fear that they would ha, e
to return as they came, when his troubles
were banished by an acquaintance furnish
ing the needed amount. The consequence
of this was that the niniS,e: had to 60
without his fee.
The recent freeze caught good many
pounds in Elk river. The warm spring
like weather during February, invited the
pound owners to put them out and the
cold wave striking these parts at midnight
gave them no opportunity to get them in,
the ice being several inches thick the next
morning Some of them will no doubt be
lost, while all will be more or less injured