The Cecil Whig., 1885-12-19

The trees in the yard of DR.. Ellis's
residence on West Main street hare all
been neatly trimmed, in readiness for the
spring.
Judge Frederick Stump was heard to
say this week that if he tried all the cases
on the docket of the circuit court at this
time the sitting would not be finished for
six weeks.
Miss Lizzie J. Merritt, daughter of Mr.
Jas. 2. Merritt of this town, contributes
very creditable poetic acrostic to the Decem-
number of the Delaware College Recie,e.
AT the session of the Orphans Court
held on Tuesday last, several cases of rou-
tine business were transacted, nothing of
Importance being done
AS is usual for them to do, the churches
and Sunday Schools Of the various denomi-
nations in this town will hold special re-
ligious services on Christmas day, and
special exercises will also be held for the
children.
An unknown tramp net with a pain
full accident at the pulp mills on Tuesday
last by falling into a vat oflye and burning
himself severely. His wounds caused a
great deal of suffering, but were dressed
for him and he went on his way. His
name could not be ascertained.
The members of THE WBIG staff ex-
tend their hearty thanks to Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas McIntire for a generous share of
their wedding cake. A printers and edi-
tors congratulatiop may SAVIOR of the
composing stick and the paste cup, but
when a slice of wedding cake is involved
they are as hearty as hearty can be.
The Sabbath School of Rock Presby-
terian church will have a holiday enter
tainment in the church on Christmas Eve
A handsome tree will contain presents for
each of the scholars of the school and such
other children may be present. There
will be an address by the pastor, Mr.. Null |
| ligan, and carols anu other exercises by the
children. The public is invited.
The famous Sitting Ball combination,
composed of a curtailed tribe of alleged
Kickapoo Indians ale holding forth every
evening in Odd Fellows Hail. this town.
They give very entertaining performance,
to which the admission is free, but every |
member of the audience is strongly urged, |
and seldom fails to yield to the urging, to
purchase some of their miraculous rene
dies They will remain here ten nights.
The circumstance of the death of two |
Cecil county young men from sutfocation |
by gas in their rooms at the Rose House, in |
Baltimore, on the night of November 22d, |
has resulted in good deal Of bitter feeling |
and controversy among the acquaintance |
of the dead men. Mr.. William McManus,
of Chester, Las been mortally offended by q |
reference made to him regai ding the matter, |
and prints the following card in a Bati- |
more daily paper: "Mr. S. S. Winchester |
and Mr.. Donohue, OF Perryville, Cecil |
county, were informed at the Rose House,
in Baltimore, that l had "a id good rea-
SON. for not calling at the Rose House on
Sunday, November %, to keep an engage
ment to drive with Messrs. Thorpe and |
| White, of Cecil county, who were found |
sutfocated by gas in that house on the fol-
| lowing day. l desire to inform nay friends |
and the public that had my horses hitched
to my carriage on the morning in question,
and sent messenger to the hotel for the |
| young men, thus showing that fully in
tended to keep the appointment. My mes
senger was told that Messrs. Thorpe and |
| White had gone out. There is not the |
| slightest reason why | should not have |
called at the hotel bad it suited my conve-
niance." Mr.. McManus, in his desire to |
vindicate himself, rushes into print and |
becomes, as is too often the case, the sub
| ject of irreverent newspapaper criticism
| He should settle his grievance quietly and |
not burden disinterestel public with it,
This is very good time of year for the
farmers of Cecil county to consider the
future outlook held i'll store for them. The
| PenQ,suld Farmer in a late issue discusses |
| the question with great deal of wisdom: |
| From present appearances, wheat raising |
does not appear to be promising very much |
profit for some years to come. Corn will |
be likely to pay fairly but not any large |
profits can be expected. Dairying may
pay well i'll favorable parts of the PENN
sula, if the various limitations of butter are |
driven out of the market. Peach growing |
Of our section, and those who are gong |
into 1t will make out we'll enough if they
grow good quality Of fruit; the competi-
| tion we have most to fear is from the South, |
the North having been pretty well discour-
aged Of late by bad seasons. The produc-
| tion of sweet potatoes seems to increase |
| faster than the market for them and prices |
are not likely to rise still there is some |
money in them yet. In strawberry grow |
ing there has been a tremendous increase
all over the country, and we shall have to |
try to raise pretty good quality as cheaply |
as possible to make much at it on the aver
age We are very doubtful if hog raising
is going to much more than pay expenses
under present conditions. Mutton sheep |
ought to pay well in any favorable locality
for raising them. The present prices of
eggs and chickens it seems ought to be
creating regular hen fever, but it is one
of the things that it won't do to lay out
very heavily on at first. 1t seems to us
there is a good deal of money in that line
to those who are so situated that they can
give it the necessary care and attention.
We ought to raise more cattle and forage
crops than we do at present, they are
really the foundation OF good farming.
Fruit growing and trucking are not likely
to give any more than fair profit in our
section for some time at least in ordinary
seasons, but there are very few parts of the
country that can long endure competition
with us in these lines, especially in fruits.
Washington has poet. His name is
John B. Scott. He is magnificent bard,
and he sends US a few of his bardlings with
the request that they be published in our
columns eff we are pleased with them, and
they will suit the tastes of our readers"
Oh, most high and noble poet! We aro so
well pleased with them that we have with
all due veneration and rapidity consigned
them tothe great altar of the financial editor
} the waste basket. There will they reside
for few days until the "devil'' sadly parts
with them to the rag man for small bit of
the wherewithal to purchase stick of
lemon candy and An orange for Christ
mas. The truth of the matter is, Mr. John
Is: Scott, your poems are too large for our
columns. They are too mighty and expan-
sive in many ways, and another thing the
mighty Nile and the mighty Missouri, and
the 'sweet enchanting Bethlehem" might
not relish their names in Drint We ara