The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-04-19

The bright light seen on the Easter
no lion on Sunday evening was caused b,
the burning of glass factory at Salem
New Jereey.
Mr.. Joseph Wells, this week had
very tasty and substantial new fence
erected around the front yard of his dwell
ing on east Main street.
ALI the members of Seminole Lodge
No II X. of p are requested to be preSen
at the next regular meeting on Wednesda,
evening the 23d inst. at ! 80 Y. NJ.
Rev. T. W. Riers, pastor of the Eiktot
Presbyterian Church, will preach at Pier
sons Grove School House tomorrow SUI
DAY afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
A piece of shafting broke at Singerly'
pulp mills, on Tuesday last, causing ;
slight delay in portion of the works.
did not effect the pulp making lnachiner,
however.
Wilson Snipe, known locally as Jacl
Snipe, are now quite plentiful on the marsl
grounds few miles east and south o
town, and our sportsmen are bringing ii
good bags.
A large white swan aiighted upon the
marsh south of town on Saturday last
where it remained for several hours taking
a rest on its northern journey. The bird wa
seen by number of persons.
A new and strange disease has broker
out among the hogs in Chester county, Pa.
near the Maryland line, ana mum Der have
died They first swell about the throat and
! do not live long after being attacked
Col. George Balm, the peculiar lecturer
of kentucky, will deliver a lecture on tenn
perance, in the Rising sun NJ +. Church,
| Rising Sun, this county, on Wednesday
evening, April 23d, at o'clock p. NJ. &.
-Delaplaine Mcdaniel, Esq, president
of the Mccullough Iron Company, left Phil
adelpha, on Thursday last, for an extended
| trip to the Pacific coast, taking in San Fran
cisco, Cal, and other principal cities and
towns.
Mr. w. c. Pyle, of bohemia Manor,
shipped from this station, by railroad to
Philadelphia, yesterday, twenty-one head
of the finest cattle ever seen here. Mr..
Pyle fattened this stock especially for the
Philadelphia market.
The catch of fish during the week, at
the North East and Susquehanna fisheries,
has not been rs great as was anticipated at
the beginning. The large seins have aver
aged from II, 900 to 10, 600 herring and thirty
to fifty shad Fer haul, which is very far
below what it ought to have been.
"A John street gentleman heard some
one making free with his Goals last Monday
night, and went for him with his pistol.
The gentleman did some rapid firing, and
the thief some rapid running, so quick in
deed was he that the pills She doctor sent
after him failed to catch up with him.
MIR. George A. Lee. this week erected a
large bill board across IA large portion of
the Howard House yard on North street,
aud one l25 feet in length near the railroad
station for the accommodations of the pos
tiers of O Breus circus and menagerie which
will exhibit here or Thursday the 24th inst.
Presbyterian Church, where the New Castle
Presbytery met on Tuesday evening last
was most beautiful. 1t consisted of i'm
mense banks of hot house and conservatory
flowers aud was arranged by Mrs. H. H.
Brady, Mrs. Palmer and Miss Lucy Brady.
Mrs. Fannie Pennington, wife of Mr..
Frank Pennington, who has been lying
very i'll of typhoid fever for some time at
her home on the Bush farm, near this town
Is reported somewhat improved. Mrs Pen
nington is daughter of MI. James L..
Smith, of Philadelphia, formerly 4 resident
of this county.
Mrs. Hiram Webb, of Philadelphia
daughter of Mr.. Jacob Kam5o, of this town,
and her child about one year Of age. are both
lying seriously i'll Of dipth eria at the home
of her husband in Philadelphia. MIR Webb
is 4 nephew of Mrs. Frank Pennington Of
whose illness we make mention elsewhere
in these columns.
AS will be seen by an advertisement
elsewhere, Mr.. X. Witworth, corner Main
and Bridge streets, offers for sale At low fig
ures for cash, eight first class carriages,
Phaetons, and huggies. These are of the
very best custom made. and are warranted
first-class. Amy one wanting a carriage
should examine them.
The corporation of Port Deposit, in this
of the Water Witch Company, (disbanded)
of Wilmington, Del, for 1850, and now
has two of these useful machines. We
woald suggest the selection of "a board OF
commissioners for Elkton this yeai who are
favorable to supplying the town with water
and a steam fire engine.
"A new grocery and provision store WIS
opened ut Little Elk, on Saturday last, hy
Mr. w. Il. Gilpin, late of the Bee Hive, and
he is now supplying west end residents with
goods in his line. This stand was estab-
lished many years ago, and ut enc time did
a tiourishing trade, but since the death of
the late Y. l.. Bennett. Very little has
been done there, though several have tried
it. We trust Mr.. Gilpiu may have better
luck than some Of the last mentioned
Fred, oldest son of J.. Marshall HaineS,
Esq, of :he Elkton bar, is lying seriously
i II at his fathers home in this town. Al
though he is quite i'll, the ply sicians cannot
| determine the exact uatlTs of his ailment,
aud it IS feared hat he has some how or
| other been internally injured. The latest
| report we have says that he is somewhat
| easier. Since writing the above, we have
learned that the lad was injured while
| jumping rope, and that it is an internal
hurt.
"A survey party, consisting of civil en-
| gineers Of the Pennsylvania railroad com
pany accompanied by General Super; intend
ent II. F. Kenney and Division Supern-
| tendent Carter of the =. W. x r. railroad,
! arrived in this town In the superintendent S
| private car on Wednesday, for the purpose
| of laying out the line of n siding from the
| railroad near the block station to Siugerly' :
pulp mills. The siding or branch road will
| cross Main street Just below the dwelling O.
Mr.. George II. Howard.
Our newIy-appo,ateG Justice of the
Peace, II. II. tiilpin, Esq, will assume the
dates of the office on Monday, May 18th,
the day designated by the law. His office
will be In odd Fellows Hall, in the room
occupied by the Agricultural Society, which
is very large one and will afford ample
room for both. Mr.. Gilpin was compelled
to take this Office as it was the only one 10
be had in that part of town in which tho
lawyers do congregata aa! where his SER