The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-02-07

st. Valentine comes along this day week,
look ont for him spoons and spooneys.
-Vinsiuger's ice pond was eluptied of its
water on Saturday last, it having done full
duty this sesssn.
Dover is to have a roller rink, even il
they are compelled to bald it, and building
it they are.
MIR. John Walmsley, of Philadelphia,
is painting the dwellin. house of Mrs. D..
NJ. Taylor, en- east Main street.
DR.. Crothers OF the Sixth district, is
spoken of as the Democratic candidate for
clerk of the circuit court for Cecil county.
The ten cent show at Odd Fellows Hall,
Monday night last did not draw well. They
did not get more than enough money to pay
hall rent.
The directors Of the Cecil Agricultural
Society, will meet on Tuesday next, the 10th
inst, and will then decide as to whether or
not they will hold spring fair.
The repairs to Gilpin's bridge, near this
town, will be completed and the bridge open
to travel next week, unless something I'M
| torseen occurs.
| The Dover Delaware, agricultural fair
will this season commence ON Monday Sep
TENDER 9th and continue throughout the
week
| Cards are out for the marriage on We'd
nesday, the 18th inst, of Mr.. Elias L. Ward
of the firm Of Ward & Davis, of this town,
to Miss Ida Layton, of Bridgeville, Del.
| Next Sunday two weeks will be Birth
inston's Washday, by some called Wash
ington'. birthday. The father of his coun-
try was born on Sunday this year.
| The scholars of school No. 3, 9Th dis
trict, who attended school every day during
the past term are Ida Crouch. Mary Nc
Dowell and Amanda Mcdowell
| "A kating rink was opened in Middle
town, Del, on Thursday evening last in the
hall. The opening was largely attended.
The Middletown band was present, and the
rollers rolled to the strains of sweet music.
Two boys while skating on the canal at
Chesapeake City last Saturday, near where
men were cutting ice, failed to notice the
open place, and skated off the ragged edge
into the icy water. They were both fshed
out without further damage than the cold
bath.
| The finest oysters ever offered in this
market may now be had at Giles's North
street market This is saying good deal,
but it is as true as preaching. They come
from Chincoteague, Virginia, right from the
water, large fat salt and deliciously flaw
| cred.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Marcus, of Little
Elk, celebrated the fourth anniversary of
their marriage on Monday evening last. A
large company was present. Dancing was
the principal feature of the evening, and
was kept up until a late hour A beuntiful
supply of rsfreshm ents was served.
their wooden wedding at their home on
High street, in this town, on Thursday
evening last. A goodly company assem-
bled, and dancing was made the order OF
the evening. An abundant supply of re-
freshments were served.
| The crop of ice at Havre de Grace will
bs very short this season unless break up
of the SuSquehanna ard another freeze
| takes place which is not very likely. All
that has been secured up to this time was
taken from the tiewater canal, that upon
the Susquehanna though there was plenty
of it not being at for storage.
Mr.. Joseph Booth, of this town. has de-
termined to retire from the retail confec-
tionery and ice cream and oyster business,
which he has been carrying on in the May
building on Main street for several years.
! He is selling cut at cost and will close
/ soon as he gets clear of hi, stock. He will
continue the Wholesale ice and ice cream
| ard The trucking business as heretofore.
| An evenin. party was given at the res
| idence OF ex- Register Of Wills benjamin D.
| Bowen, near Turkeytown, in the Fourth
district on Wednesday evening last. The
| principal occupation Of the evening was the
d ance which was kept up until late hour.
A bountiful table of refreshments was
spread and merry evening was spent by
the large company present, who returned to
their homes in the small hours of the III orn-
ing.
! "A company of Elkton sports went to
Wilmington on Tuesday evening last, to
see Maggie Mitchell in Maggie the Midg-
et.' As is usual in Elkton blunder came
of it, and when at midnight that night the
driver of hack at the Elkton station was
asked what he was doing there, he replied:
"Why, boss, come here to meet Mr.. -,
who went to Wilmington today to marry
Miss Midget. Dey is coming down on dis
train.
| The funeral of Mrs. P. Theresa Keely,
wife of Mr.. John Keely, of Chestnut Hill,
who died on Sunday last, aged 26 years,
took place from the residence of her father,
Mr.. Arthur McClosky, on Wednesday at
one O'Clock. the remains being inferred at
the Catholic cemetery adjoing the church
in this town, beside those of her little child
who died six weeks before. There were fifty
nine carriages in the procession, an unusu-
ally large number.
Sheriff W. j. Smith, of this town, ar
rived home from his trip to St. Paul, Min,
on Monday afternoon last, whittier he
| went to escort an insane man named VIM j..
Nickles, who had been confined in Jail here
for some time past. A relation of Nickles, a
prominent citizen of St. Paul, by some
means discovered that he was hers in Jail,
and came on andidentifed him and engaged
Sheriff Smith to take him out. Nickles had
escaped from an insane asylum, and when
he reached this town was almost naked and
in desperate condition generally. Sheriff
Smith had a great dael of trouble with him
on his way out, being compelled to put
handouts on him, and we understood one OIL
more times had to use the nippers.
In this seas N of dynamite scares the
average man will hardly stop on the street
to pick up package, even though he may
have reason to suppose it contains treasure
The fear of the sranddady of explosives is
too great, he passes it by. An Elkton man
met with a scare the other day. When he
entered his Office he found small package
ying upon his desk. 1t was an innocent
form, almost a cube. He eyed it for sew
era moments, then carefully picked it up
and holding it at arms length, trembling
removed the covering ready at the first in
window. His excitement was intense
beads of cold perspiration gathering upon
his brow, and as the last fold disclosed tn,