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

the "Maltby House.
West Amwell rolling mills, near this
town, will resume operations on Monday
next, after stoppage of fonr weeks
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
have arranged to replace the engine-houSt
m Port Deposit recently destroyed by fire
with brick structure twice the size of the
former building.
Isaac Thorp proprietor of the hotel AT
Erenchtown, between Port Deposit and
Perryyille, and well known to fish dealers
and others along the Susquehanna river,
died very suddenly last Saturday afternoon.
He was about - years OF age.
The Crouch's Chapel Sabbath School,
Providence permitting, will be reopened
tomorrow (Sabbath) afternoon at 20 clock.
As there will be an election Of officers and
teachers for the ensuing season, not only
all the members and friends of the school,
but the entire community are earnestly re-
quested to be present.
Levi Todd, an old and respected citizen
of the vicinity of Fair Hill, in this county,
died at his home on Monday afternoon asst,
and was buried at Sharp's burial ground
on Thursday morning. Mr.. Todd was one
of the Lest known residents Of that neigh
DO .hood a good citizens and Il conscientious
and upright man. lie leaves family OF
children all grown.
A new and revised euition Of the "Open-
ing of Chestnut Burr" by L. p. Rowe,
is being issued ny Dodd, Mead 4 Co., of
New York. We have 4 copy before us and
find it vecE tIcinating story, well worth
the perusal II contains about n score of
illustrations by W. II. McVickar, and is
altogether an attractive little vol"me. The
price in paper is but twenty-five cents.
We would call the attention OF our
readers to the advertisements of Messrs *.
Katz 4 Co., clothierS, of l05 west Balti-
more street. Baltimore, This house is
known as ".rhe Cecil County House. and
they do a large trade in this county. They
keep lire Of goods suitable for tina. trade,
at snch prices as to meet the approval of all
who visit them. When II TIE city call
urcn them.
Judge Stump on Wednesday last rem
dered Il decision in the case Of Woodward
4 brahams and James f. Cochran VS.. the
Baltimore x Ohio Railroad Company sus-
tanning the verdict Of the jury OF condem-
nation. The iUry allowed Messrs. Abra-
hans & Cochran 81, coo damages for the use
Of their property on the Susquehanna river
at the point where the comrany's new
bridge is being built.
~ p,ir Of fine looking horses attached
10 an extension top carriage, hitched in
front OF the Presbyterian Church in this
town, on Sunday morning last, created
quite stir by becoming engaged in regu
lar quarro! and fight. They neighed at one
another, AMI lit and kicked until it was
feared they would do one another injury.
They only ceased from their strife upon the
appearance of their owner.
An opportunity will be offered on Sat
urliay next, 2Gth inst, for any one desiring
It, 10 bay = nice little dwelling house. On
that day at . o'clock p NJ, the dwelling re-
Gently erected for Mr. Isaac Thomas on the
rear of the property of W. j. Jones, Esq =,
on North street, will be offered at public
sale at the court house yard. This is a neat
little building nearly new. The purchaser
will he required to remove the building. as
the ground on which it stands will not be
sold. The terms are cash.
The fine weather of the past week,
brought on the fish A larger run of her
ring are now on than has been known for a
number Of years. They are being caught
ia Quantities in the creek and river. The
small boy with his dip net is now happy
lifting the silver sides frem the deep holes
beneath The bank of the cre,k. Large
quantities are being caught in small drag
seins in tue creek rs far up as the dam.
rna party caught cart load on Tues
day, in u little scin not more than twenty
yards long.
-Busineas houses that have stood the
storms and shocks Of financial panics for
century's are rare. Yet there are few
such to he found, and rotable among them
is the house of the McAllisters opticians,
number I2S Chestnut street Philadelphia,
the business of which Las been banded
down from father to son for several genera
tions. This house was established in 1888,
;.nI las from the beginning occupied d
leading position in the business would.
iiead their advertisement of spectacles eye
glasses etc, in another column.
Two pleasing features Of the Easter
service at the NJ. L. Church last Sunday
We're the music and the flowers. The first
named was very fine, particularly an Eas-
ter Anthem by the choir. Tue ladies par
ticipating were the Misses Terrell, Misses
whom are the fortunate posSessors of fine
.oiceS. The floral display was very pretty
indeed, consisting mainly of growing flow.
erS and plants. among then: large number
Of very handsome and vigorous lilies and
iHschiaS, kindly loaned by Mrs. y. P.
Shockjey and Mrs. A. Z. Pierson, of this
town.
JAMES Ddn-herty, blacksmith, carry
ing On business at Battle Swamp, about three
miles from Port Deposit and living with his
brother AID two cthel lAen in cottage
Ae"r ny .sas found dead in his bed on sun
lay norning. There was evidence of 4
debauch among HE men the night before
Justice Archibald, who was apprised, deem
= an inquest necessary and summoned a
-, airy. Or. l.. f. BrCm well made a post
norton examination of the body and dis
cove! ed an abrasion of the right side of the
caused by \ fall. HIS caapal.ons were ex.
...IiHcl, but as they We're still in a badly
muddled condition, nothing definite was
elected. The jury brought in a verdict OF
death from canses unknown. Dougherrv
was about 80 years Of age and had ~
family
i Faster sunday was generally observed
III the churches here. Trinity Protestant
Episcopal and the Roman Catholic churches
had, as is usual, more special services than
tie oilers, though in FL the churches SER
mons were preached appropriate to the day
ana decorations Were more or less indulge, /
-. ,~oo,i congregations were present at all
he services. At the Presbyterian Church
the pastor, Rev. Mr.. Biers, i'll the morning
took for his text the passage Of scripture
reading The stone rolled away from the
sepulchre, and in the evening "Why seek
ye the living among the dead, from which
he preached two strong sermons. At the
Method st Episcopal the pastor, Rev Mr..
Sheppard, preached an able sermon on the
"Eesnrrection Of Jesus Christ " At Trinity
F. E. Church the Rector, Rev Mr. Schouler,