The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-03-28

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6v ROBERT l.. STEBBINs. Robert is an
Industrious and enterprising bog, and erll
merit the good tcM Of has customers By has
prompt service and o5Hging disposition.
Patronize him.
Brevities.
A number of ladies attended court this
week, to listen to the evidence i'll the trial
of Trainer and Griffith the train robbers.
Mr. Howard Purner, an old and popu-
lar citizen of Port Herman, in this county,
died suddenly on Monday afternoon last of
apoplexy.
The contract for building the new par
sonage for the Presbyterian church of this
town, will not be awarded until Tuesday
next.
-Messrs Robert Gregg and G. NJ. Oar
liuston, of Newark, Del, visited Elkton on
Tuesday, and took look at Sin
gerly's pulp mills.
The spring fair of the Cecil agricultural
society promises to be success. Quite 4
number of persons have signitied their in
tention ofentering exhibits ofvarious kinds.
The first song of the birds welcoming
the coming spring, which ought to have
been here some time ago, was heard en-
Wednesday the first fair spring day of the
season.
The ru,nor that the Mutual Insurance
Company of this county, is a loser by the
fire at Sherwood, Talbot county, on Mon
day last is incorrect. The company had no
risks on any of the property burned.
Balls new Oak Hall clothing house
will open for the sale of goods this morn
ing The largest and best stock of clothing
ever shown in Elkton or any other town on
the Peninsula, will be found upon the conn-
tiers Take look at it.
The Oxford Press of Wednesday last
says: cat the public sale OF John L. Parker
at New Garden, last week, % acres of
wheat in the ground sold for 500. The
prospect of crop must be poor when wheat
will not command S. per acre.
Mrs Ellie Campbell, wife of Richard
S. Campbell, died at her residence No. 255
Edmondson avenue, Baltimore. last Mon
day, and was buried on Wednesday 25th
inst. Mrs. Campbell was a daughter of the
late Isaac Wilson, u native of Cecil county,
and for many years a resident of the vi
entity of this town.
Rev. j. d. Otis, who was assigned to
the pastorate of the NJ Z. church, of this
town, by the Wilmington conference last
week, preached his first sermon to good
congregation last Sunday, making very
favorable impression. He is a ready and
forcible speaker, and we think will meet
fully the demands of the church.
Mr.. Charles Jamison, stove dealer Main
street, has been made agent for this county
for the sale of the Canopy Range steve
Canopy" comes as near perfection in a
stove, as it is possible for a stove to come.
1t is splendid baker fine heater and a
most excellen: stove in every particular.
The young clerk of Newark, Del, who
thought that messages were sent through
the telephone by means of the little cali
bells upon the instrument has given VI
telephoning and turned bis attention tC
whistling, and is now the champion whis-
tier of the Arh He is open for engage
ments, either in match, concert or against
time.
Work upon the repairs to the iror
bridge on the z. W. & b. railroad, neal
this town, is being pushed ahead as rapidly
as possible. A force of nineteen men arc
at work every day ia the week, Sundays
included. The bridge is being strength
ened and the track raised to the level Of the
roadbed. 1t has for some time past beer
about two inches lower than the road.
We last week made notice of the SLOW
transmission of Il message by telephone
from client to his counsel, in this town
The facts are that the message did not reacl
the originating exchange until too late t.
be forwarded in the time desired: but the
actual time consumed in transmission wa
not more than five minutes, though it trav
eled distance of over thirty miles an,
passed through an intermediate exchang
on the way.
Some one has been chopping into tn
shade trees on Howard street causing then
to bleed profusely, greatly to their injury
This was probably done by some unthink
ing boy who CHANGED to be passing tina
way with Ratchet or other sharp instru
ment in his hand, and not realizing tn
al ha W. ;,,t,, r.
as he would into fence post. These Gu
trees, now that the sap is going up are bleed
ing freely. Some of them are nearl
one-fourth girtlled, and it may result il
their death.
Charles Pavord, of Philadelphia, frs
class, custom shoemaker, who has had man
years experience in fine hand-sewed wor
for gentlemen. has leased the rooms recent
pied by the late Hiram j. Alexande
on Main steet, basement of the James
Mccullough building, where he will abou
the first of May be prepared to furnish til
Elkton public with such goods in foot W ca
as is turned out by the best city makers,
lower prices than they can be had in TIL
cities.
The April meeting of the teachers ass,
citation which usually takes place at Pc
Deposit upon the first Saturday of sac
month, will on account of Good Frida
falling upon that date this year, be pos
poned until the following Saturday, tt
Friday is a school holiday, ar
go too is Easter Monday, the 9th, So mar
holidays occurring in such brief perio
the school board has concluded that it wi
be better to postpone the usual teache
meeting. These meetings of the teachers
the upper districts have been found to
productive of much good. Why is it tin
the teachers of the lower districts cam
organize and maintain the same class
meetings?
"A party of sportsmeu Bound home
New York from Havre de Grace i'll stea
launch lost their reckoning one night
the latter part of last week and instead
turning up Back Creek to reach the can;
came on mp Elk river, anu were final
wedged i'll the ice off Locust Point. In t
morning ex-Sheritf, VIM. Z. Boulder, W
resides on the point farm, was attracted
their signals of distress, and as soon as t
wind, which was blowing "a furious ga
fell which was well on towards eveniu
he went out to them and landed one Of tn,
number who proceeded to Chesapeake CT
by land, and secured the services of tn
boat, which came around and towed the
10 lxe Ctity The crew of Z he Ia nm