The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-12-27

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Turk (ey) on Christmas day.
The new bridges at Conowingo and
Porters, in this county, are fully completed
within tho time specified in the contract
Some very handsome Christmas trees
delighted the young folks Of Elkton on
Christmas morning.
More attention than usual appears to
have been given to Christmas trees and
other decorations here this year than hero
tofore.
A nine year old rooster was ratified off
here on Christmas eve. The winner will
keep it until next Christmas and rattle it
| again.
DIR. Howard Bratton read an essay en-
titled Irrespective and Retrospective" be-
fore the Pierson Grove Lyceum last Tues
day evening, very interesting production.
On account of tho unusual amount of
travel about Christmas, Capt. Lungren was
compelled to put two stages on the Elkton
and Louisville route this week.
Christmas is only ono day back of us,
but we must travel three hundred and
sixty three days, or eight thousand seven
hundred and twelve hours, to get there.
Our readers will find much "bridge'' in
our columns this week. There is good cause
for it in the desperate condition in which
many of them are at this time.
We acknowledge the receipt of very
handsome new calendar for 1856, from
Messrs. Lehman and Bolton, photographers,
printers, and publishers Philadelphia.
Squire Scott on Monday last fined Rus
sell Craig and VIM. Evans, both colored,
81 and costs for disorderly conduct on the
street on Saturday night last.
A big row took place on North street on
Christmas day, out of which number of
bloody noses. The combatants were both
white and black persons.
The walks and steps upon tho court
house yard are kept in excellent order this
season, the snow being we'll brushed off,
and a scat of saw dust daily applied to pre-
vent ped estrians from slipping. No moro
damage suits desired.
The ladies' fair at the Catholic Church
of this town opened on Christmas Eve with
large attendance, considering the charac-
ter of the wea.he The arrangement is
excellent, and the display of pretty things
something beyond common.
Trinity Church, in this town, presented
beautiful appearance on Christmas day,
being more deliberately dressed with over
green, &C., perhaps, than ever before. 1t is
said that over eight hundred yards of ever
green trimming was used in the work.
A WING reporter took the trouble to
inquire and found that about one-hundred
and sixty turkeys, four-hundred chickens,
thres-hundrsd ducks, and eignty.six geese
were sold at RETAIL by the provision dealers
of this town, on Tuesday evening and We'd
nesday last. This was ly part of the
whole number sold, rs many were disposed
of by huxters and farmers who offered them
on the streets.
Cards are out for the wedding ceremony
on January 9TH of Miss Carrie Oliver, and
Mr.. Carlos Sanchez of Baltimore. Miss
Oliver is tho youngest daughter of the late
Thomas V. Oliver, who resided for many
years in the building on Main street now
occupied as National Bank. She is ma
tive of Elkton. granddaughter of the late
General Sewsll of this town. Mr.. Sanchez
is Spanish gentleman engaged in the ciga'
importing business in Baltimore.
"A pgeon-shoot took place on Christmas
day near Cameron's mill near this town,
between Mr.. George T. King, and
Benjamin R. Drew ,on one side and
H. S. Cameron and Alex. Evans, Jr. ,on the
other, ten birds each. Mr.. King killed
eight birds and Drew six, making fourteen;
Cameron killed eight and Evans three, max
ing eleven, giving the other side three to 60
on. There were no stakes, but the loosers
paid for the birds.
On Wednesday,, the 18th inst, William
Bromfield, professional gunner, killed
one hundred and seventy canvass-back
ducks from a sink-box on the Snsquehanna
flats. With canvass at four dollars and
a-half pair at the wharf in Havre de
Grace, this was good days work. Sevsra
other boats came pretty near to Cap Brom-
hsl'sd bag, but mono fully equallsd him. He
is considered the b.st shot and most sue
cessful gunner on the flats.
-Hy. Mooney, gentleman who resided
in Elk Neck, a few miles south Of this town,
was stricken with paralysis on Tuesday,
the 10th inst, and died on Saturday morn
ing last the Goth. His remains were taken
to Philadelphia on Sunday evening last. by
railroad, for interment. Mr.. Mooney was
bachelor his sisters having charge of his
household affairs. He was an uncle of Mrs.
John I. Brown, of this place, and had large
family connections in Philadelphia
We understand that tho county COM
missioners have determined to deal with
all the delinquent bridge contractors alike,
in relation TO the enforcement of the penalty
prescribed by their contracts. Messrs. Pat
terson and Brown, contractors for the re-
pairs to Gilpin's bridge, near town, will be
be, we are told far behind time in eomplet-
ing the workaud unless they can show good
reasons for the delay, they will come under
the rule. What the circumstan are VIC
| the fact that the delay in the work has
| caused much Inconvenience to the public.
We were shown on Wednesday last
some very fine specimens of pears of che
variety known as "Vicar of Wiukfeld,"
grown by Mr.. W. R. Grosh, who resides on
the North East road, few miles from town.
They were as fresh and tempting as when
picked from the trees. Mr.. Grosh has
some peculiar way Of preserving them, and
has kept some varieties all winter. There
is general misunderstanding as to the
name of the variety of pear mentioned
above. Even among fruit growers think
| ing that the name is Wakefield, after the
| popular novel the Vicar of Wakefield The
| name is Winfield.
The cold weather has put a stop to
! work on the bridge at Gilpins fordng just
! north of town, and residents Of the country
beyond it are put to good deal of incon-
venience. The bridge of course is impassi-
| BILE as it has been ever since the flood OF
June last. and the fording in consequence
| of the ice is An unpleasant and at times a
dangerous crossing place, besides the roads
| leading to it are desperately bad and so
| narrow on the steep hillside that in many
| places teams cannot possibly pass each
other unless one of them drives off on the
steep hillside where his wagon leans side
ways at an anglo of about forty-fve degrees