The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-04-05
LOCAL NEWS.
BreVitieS.

Twenty head of brood mares and horses,
for sale by Crouch, on Tuesday next.
MIR. Israel Evans, store masen, has
moved from Calvert, in this county, to
Hopew ell, Chester county, Pa.
Our readers visiting Baltimore will be
surprised at the improvements made in that
well-known hostelry, the "Maltby House.
Service will be held in the Church of
the Good Shepherd, Chesapeake City, on
Friday of next week GOOD Friday) Mt !
o'clock p. NJ.
We call attention to the advertisement
of "pratt Brothers, Nurseymen, Of 70
chester, New York." who are in want of
more statesmen. St. 3.
A street railway was sold in Baltimore,
this week, upon which Hon. Jacob Tome,
of Port Deposit, this county, holds mort
.gace for 500, 900. A neat little sum.
The style on Elk streets now is for
The young man to take her arm, and dance
her along at a sort OF a skip and jump;
looks very friendly and all that sort Of thing,
you know.
Mr.. William Squire formerly Of Russell
Vile. Chester county, Pa, will operate the
farm, and have charge of the stock of
A lam Magraw, Esq, of C0lora, in this
county, this year.
Mr.. NJ Artin AMI family arrived at the
Howard House on Wednesday last, where
they will remain until the latter part of
August. They will occupy some twenty
five or thirty rooms, when they all arrive.
On Tuesday next the board of County
Commissioners will meet for the purpose
of appointing tax collectors for the several
districts of the county, trustees of the poor,
a..a ether county officials, whose terms of
office expire with the fiscal year.
Twenty head of mares and horses, for sale
by r. r. C. Crouch, at his stables on next
Tuesday, April S. Don't fail to attend as
this stock will be sold without reserve. At
the same time Henry Wood will sell thirty
head of cattle. Among the lot are eight
yoke of young well-broken work oxen, the
remainder steers and heifers.
The order of service at Trinity Church
for next week, being Passion Week, will be
as follows: On Monday, Tuesday and We'd
nesday at 40 P. NJ. on Thursday, at 80
p NJ; on Good Friday, at 1870 \. NJ, and
go P. NJ; on Saturday caster Even) at
so p. NJ.
Quantities of dead fish were found
floating upon the creek recently, killed it is
thought by swallowing too much of the
liquid emptied into the creek from the pulp
mills Whether this be the case or not we
do not pretend to say, all we can vouch for
is the presence of the dead fish.
We always supposed that the Cecil
county roads were the worst in creation.
but gentleman from Bucks county, Pa,
"a few days ago informed MS that the roads
in portions of that county, are much worse
than any he has seen in this. So we OF
Cecil are not so bad off after all.
MIR. W. c. Pyle, of the Second district,
will ship to the Philadelphia market in a
short time, twenty one head of fine fat beef
cattle. He ships about the same number
every spring. his stock having reputation
in that city second to none. Mr.. Pyle is a
native of Chester county, Pa, one of the
finest OF grazing sections, and is thoroughly
posted in the business.
is filling up with cinders that part of Bow
street in front of the FELTON, House which
had become almost impossible, and had
sunk so low that the cellar of the hotel was
rapidly filing with water Hell succeeded
SO we'll and so rapidly that ne thinks he and
his foreman, Tobe," can build the b. s. O.
road by the 18th of July.
day, calling for volunteers, to join Gem
pany under command of Capt. Geo. Price
a and Lieut.. S. p. Foard, to proceed to Gin
.';innatti to aid in quelling the riot in pro-
yress there, attracted much attention. Be-
pre- the company was organized they re-
yceived notice of the end of the riot and the
members were mustered out without paw
: An exhibition will be given by the
4 pupils of the Elkton Public School, in the
lscbool building on the evening of Thursday
10th inst, under the direction of the prin-
eipal, Mr.. J. W. Falls. The exercises will
= pnsist of recitationS, original and selected
',clamations, music, etc. Rev. John
Saier and John Writ, Esq, will deliver
tresses. An admission fee of % cents
purchase of an organ for the use the
b'l. Tickets for sale at the drug torres
AN oder Bible than the one referred TO
r last issue is in the possession of Col.
n Wilmer. His was printed in 1913,
md in 1864, and is in good state of
walton. 1t was printed by Robert
r, London, and is of the edition known
"Breeches Bible" because in the Sd
'r and 7:h verse of Genesis the trans
IS made themselves breeches." The
translation is made themselves
There are many curious things
I'D Bible not found in modern edi-
se pleasure in recommending to our
Fhe great Pennsylvania newspaper,
-delphia Weekly Press. 1t is one of
seat metropolitan newspaper which
ted national reputation and cir
The paper is unquestionably one
L enterprising and best edited in
!; 1t is sound on all questions of
y, and is filed with interesting
the home and farm. We have
fal arrangements with the pro-
by which we can send you THE
- WING, together with Tile Ptiladcl-
Weekly Psss, for one year, for two
dollars and fifs cents. If
A letter post marked at Havre de Grace
and address ed to Richard Williams, Elkton,
Md was delivered to an aged colored man
of that name at the postofce here the other
day That far all was serene but imagine old
Dicks surprise when the contents were
read TO him. 1t was something after this
fashion:
''If you love me like | love you,
You will answer this letter too,
The world is wide, the sea is deep.
In your arms I'd like to sleep"
T4e yah, yah, with which Dick greeted this
effusion, was amusing. The tender epistle
vas evidently meant for some other and
younger Dick Williams. The old man
couldn't claim il as meant for him, could mt
do it no how.
Our town treasury is said to be in state
of bankruptcy, dead broke as it were, not
funds enough in it to pay for matches with
which to light the street gas, let alone pay-
ing for the gas itself Recently the p, W.
& B. Railroad Company offered to presen:
the town with sufficient granite concrete.
80 make hard street bed on North street