The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-02-14


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6y ROBERT L. STEBBINs. Robert IS n
industrious and enterprising boy, and IL
merit the good ecN Of his customers by
prompt service and obliging dtspos'tt.
Patr7nizs him.
Brevities.
Arms in sling, lame leg, black ey
bruised head, roller skates.
Ice two and three quarter inches thie {
formed on Booths pond last Tuesday nigh
An sx Sheriff rolled around 7
roller skates at Odd Fellows Hall laI |
Wednesday. j
Mr.. Charles L. Boulder proposes
furnish the people of Elkton with electri
lights. !
Miss Ellen Barroll, of this town, i s
visiting Mrs. Casper w Morris, at ATLANTIC
City, New Jersey. c
An Elkton man said last Wednesday,
every pump in our neishborhood IS FRO
zen, except Prices spring
Rev. G. v Peterson, will lecture in the
public hall at Cherry Hill, this evening
Subject Light and Truth in Nature
The chicken coop OF Mr.. Jas. II. Scott,
on west High street was rified on Monday
night last, and several pairs Of fowls carried
off.
-Singerlv's pulp mills bIeachind depart
ment shut down on Tuesday last on account
of the muddy condition of the water in the
creek, caused by the flood of that morning.
The sale of Mr.. James Sterling, on the
lutte farm, on Thursday, was well attend
ed hut the prices realized were not large.
Mr.. A. p. Shockley was auctionesr.
john s. Gettlpgs of Baltimore county
has been appointed treasurer of Maryland,
in place of Hon. Barnes Compton member
elect to Congress from the Fifth district, re-
signed.
The sale of personal property by Thos.
Y. Nicoll, three miles from Glasgow Della
ware is to take place on Wednesday next
February 18th not the 18th as has been an
nouuced by some newspapers.
The mercury came down to zero OH
Wednesday morning last the lowest point
it has reached this winter. At Mitchell's
drug store one degree above zero was the
lowest point reached.
-Messrs. William Terrell, of this town,
and George Evans of West Amwell, we
understand, contemplate engaging in the
oil huvi in, ri
Delaware.
There will be three services at Cedar
Hill A. NJ p church tomorrow. Rev. E.
w. Scott will preach at II A. NJ. Rev. L. H.
Daniel at and Rev G. " Peterson at 7
o'clock p. NJ.
doctor and Mrs. John H. lamar, gave
pleasant evening party at their residence
on east Main street, last Monday evening,
for the purpose we believe OF trying pro-
gressive euchre.
The drectsrs of tue Cecil Agricultural
Society, at their meeting on Tuesday last,
determined to hold a spring fair on jane 2,
3, t and 9Th of June next. The fall fair will
be on the 9th, 9TH, 9th and 9th of October.
The rumor current upon our streets this
week that Mr.. John NJ. Terrell had disposed
of his business on Main street Is incorrect.
Instead of selling out he is about to enlarge,
his premises, and increase his stock OF
groceries, provisions, meats Sc.
Postmaster, P. c.. Strickland, of tins
town, met with an accident on Monday
last He slipped and fell upon the pave
meut in front of his house on Bow street
spraining his right wrist severely. He now
carries the arm in a sling.
: The food on Tuesday morning carried
Z away and drowned two young pigs belong
4 ing to Mr.. Henry NJ. Nicols of this town.
: They were in the pen which is located on
4 the marsh back of town when the flood
& caught them. y grown hog which was in
|. the psn was saved.
a The exhibition recently given in the
4 new Grand Army Hall at North East, fol-
ehe benefit of the A. NJ. P. Church of that
town was well attended. The net profit
footed up about twenty-five dollars, which
was doing very well considering the low
sprice of admission.
The case Of Vim. b. Famous VS.. the
steam tag a. c. Gray, libel in cause of col
lision aud sinking canal barge, was hearC
and concluded in the United States district
gsourt, at Baltimore, Judge Morris presid
ing, on W ednssday last, and held sub curia
frhe A. C. Gray is the property Of Messrs
Brady s. Lindsay, Of Che ;apeake City, il
shis county.
/ David j. Mullin died at his home a
Bew Valley, in this county, on Friday, thu
> "a inst, in the OBI year of his age. Nor
pan thirty years ago Mr.. Mullin was in
red whils assistin. to raise the frame of
Gliding for Ephraim blackburn, and from
lat day he has never been able to walk
se bore this terrible afiction with grea
f.tience and resignation.
lit is now said that all the stories Of tn
Altering and restitution of VIM. Robert
nd family on the island in the Susquehan
!. river, near Port Deposit, were pure fab
cations, and that Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
- cSldren are safe on their hundre
~ett. IN with provisions in plenty and ar
in good health. This is the latest. Tn
rAJ may ne tuaJ ttODeTlS, FAMILY
Aad aud all havs been swept out TO sea
The friends of Nicols, the insane ma
ihom Sheriff Smith recently escorted t
Paul, Mimi, were appraised of the fac
shiIn being in Jail here by DR.. John H
mar, the Jail physician, who in convers:
IN with Nicols on one occasion heard hI
y something about st. Paul and friend
ere. After good deal of trouble tt
octor succeeded in getting out of him tt
hme of his brother-in-law. The doctor the
fote to the party, and lie came on and ha
e insane man taken out there
While Mr.. John Briey, Jr., was
brk in the excavation at Gilpins bridg
If Il mile north of this town, the 9th,
by, he picked up at a point several fe
nder ground a mud and dirt covered coli
ghich after removing its covering prove
. he n five dollar United States gold piec
iow many years it had been there woul
Re hard to guess 1t was found several fe
below the serface at point where the cart
probably has not been disturbed for fiji,
wears past.
a -Auctioneer Dowland reports to the o.
Ford Press that at the sale of the person.
Hproperty of the late DR.. j. A. Mearns, ne;
TaCalvert, in this county, on Thursday an
HFriday, 9TH and 9th insts., the attendant