The Cecil Whig., 1885-12-26

| i'll special exercises on Wednesday last er
adiournidg for the Christml Is Holidays.
One of the handsome new houses latel!
erected by Il, h. Frazer, Esq, ON Howar,
street has been occupied by eX-Sheritf Roul
den and his family.
AT pawnbrokers in Philadelphia th'
detectives discovered the lost watch of Mr.
JEFF B. Foard, of MiddletoyTn on Wednesday
of last week.
--"Self-made men" will lie the subject
upon which Fred Douglass will talk at
Rising sun on the evening of December
2Sth. He will of course have something tC
say about himself, he being the most literal
selfmade man Of whom We know.
"A missionary anniversary and the clos
ing exercises of the Sunday school of WeS-
ley Chapel for the year 1885 will be held on
Sunday, December 27, commencing at 10
o'clock a. m. If the weather does not prove
favorable OF that day, it will be held on
January 3, 1856. Interesting addresses will
be made by the pastor and others.
-ou w Vi lftSI "''h eiC t0i III
of Mr. P. c. Strickland as postmaster at
this place expired. Throughout his term of
office he and his assistants-Mr. Calvin
Strickland and Miss Annie J. Smith-have
conducted the business with perfect salts
faction to the public, and all will be sorry
to see them removed.
There will be services in the Presby-
terian church next Sabbath as usual by the
pastor, Rev. j.. w. peers. The sermon in
the morning will be appropriate to this
Christmas season, the subject being: 'The
Wise Men and the STAR The sermon in
the evening will be appropriate to the clos
ing of the year, the subject being: "Work
While You Can"
The Sitting Bull combination of Kick
apoo Indians, fresh from the dens Of Lom-
bard and South Streets, Philadelphia, CEN
tinued their performance at Odd Fellows
Hall during the early part of the week.
They were greeted with crowded houses
each night and disposed of large guam
tity of their miraculous medicine to un-
suspecting purchasers.
Mrs. Lucy H. Litzenberg is contracting
with DR.. II. II. Mitchell through her attor
ney, w. J. Jones, Esq for the pur-
chase of the house adjoining her store on
Main street and now occupied by Nolney
Cloud The new store will be converted
into salesroom by the tearing down of TIE
partition walls. This will be one of the
largest and finest millinery establishments
in town when completed after the 25,h OF
March next.
The December number of the Delucare
College Rccietc is on our desk, and is a far
better number in every way than its pre-
decessor of November. Edward Henry
Eckle contributes a poem OF more than
ordinary merit, translation from the
German, and William DuHamel entertains
the readers of the magazine with a timely
and well judged article on the journalism
of today. The efforts of those who write
the Rerie1c are greatly to be admired. -1U
its departments are well conducted, and we
hope to see it flourish.
On Christmas night, at the EiSton
Skating Rink there will be SO much orgi
pig has been procured for the purpose
which will be turned loose on the floor of
the rink, and any skater who wants a pig
is at liberty to 60 out and get this one, as
"to the victor belongs the spoilS.' This
pig has not been petted and fondled as
have some pigs, but is shy and "skittish."
Just previous to the opening of the rink
there will be parade led by the brass
band of the rink in which his pigShip will
form leading feature.
DR.. John H. lamar has been appointed
general agent and examiner for the Equita-
BILE Life Assurance Society of the United
States for Cecil county, and he has appointed
as examiners and co-operators in the dis
ford, First district j. Wallace, second; j.
Whitaker, fourth; T. II. Worrall, fifth;
George Dare, sixth; Drs. Noble and Nc.
Cullough, seventh, and Samuel Rowland,
eighth. The Equitable is regarded as one
of the most reliable and best managed
companies in the country, and its rates are
more reasonable than those of its chief
competitors.
A live ghost and ghost of the dead are
doing their work among some of the super
stitious residents of Annapolis. The live
ghost is a seady tramp, lank, lean and for
lorn, who has been seen lettering along one
of the suburban roads and talking eScitedly
to gentleman. On that same road a year
ago citizen was knocked down one might
by some unknown person. 1t is argued
that the tramp is the unknown person and
that he is going to knock another citizen
down. The ghost OF the dead revealed it.
self to a party of colored card players few
nights ago. Its face and figure were those
of one of their companions who recently
died. The ghost broke up the party.
The Rising Sun Detective Association
advertises to hold it's annual meeting on
Saturday, January 2nd. 1t is very des1ea-
BILE that a full attendance of members should
be had at that time, as business of much
Importance will be brought before the Asso-
citation. n big dinner will be discussed on
that occasion, and it is the intention of
many of the members to move discontin-
uance of the dinner feature, and allow the
dinner fund to accumulate in the treasury
in order to enable the association to offer
larger reward for thieves. New member
ship is also important, and it will be the
duty of every member to endeavor to Sc
cure new name to the list, so as to increase
the working power of the Association.
The Colchester steamer Pilot Boy was
disabled by the breaking down of the
rudder while at the Colchester wharf Thurs
day morning of last week. The break a ge
was caused by the striking of the anchor
upon the hard bottom as the steamer was
about leaving the wharf for her return to
the city. Capt. Eliason at once proceeded
to Fairlee and telephonel to Chestertown
and from thence telegraphed to Baltimore,
and at o'clock a tug arrived and guided
the steamer to the city, arriving safely at
8 o'clock. The repairs were promptly
made and the steamer again runs upon
regular schedule. The residents of Elkton
are quite familiar with the Pilot Boy, it
having several times taken excursions from
this place to Colchester.
There has never been a doubt in our
minds until lately of the strength corpora
lively and financially of the old renowned
Mutual Life Insurance Company. For sew
eral weeks past, however, they have issued
a mum her of circular letters to the medical
examiners employed by them i'll this dis
trict announcing the fact that the examina-
ton fee would immediately be reduced