The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-02-21

bought the Mercy farm, near this tow
will engage in the dairy business in IL
spring
Lovers Of fine beef should call at Tel
rells Red Post provision store on Mai
street this morning, and get choice cut {
stall fed beef 1t can be found there of tn
best quality.
Mrs. Henry Warner is lying seriousl
i'll At her residence at West Amwell, nea
this town. She has lost use of herself, niue
as though para!yzed, but her physical
says it is not a case of paralysis
"A detective from the pension depart
Inent visited Elkton on Tuesday last look
ing into the ways that are dark aud trick
that are vain in pension matters here wha
he saw or heard we did not learn.
The gorge of ice was SO great in thu
stream which crosses Main street betweel
town and Little Elk, on Tuesday last tina
all travel was suspended. Bailif King will
force of men went to work and after .
hard tug opened up communication.
On Tuesday evening Of next week tn,
Rev. w. Gould, will preach in the Fret
Methodist church of this town. Services o
an interesting nature will be continued eacl
night during the week, commencing at 80
o'clock. All are cordially invited to attend
Mr.. Vim. Terrell and Levin Siockley
of this town, have opened a roller skating
rink at Chestertown, Kent county, and Mr.
E. c. Collins has 0peued one at Cherry Hill
and will establish another at Chesapeake
City next Tuesday. The roller fever does
not abate particle.
A coored woman slipped on the ice Oh
Main street on Tuesday last and came down
with such crash that her bonnet jumped
about ten feet and settled on the street.
She did not miss her head gear and would
have gone home without it had not some
one told her of her loss after she had walk
ed more than a block away.
1t is said there are more foxes in Elk
Neck this winter, than has been known for
years. Two were seen to meet at cross
road recently, and calmly eXchan % civil
| ties while the dogs We're not quarter of
mile behind either. One gentleman says
he saw four foxes together a short time
ago, slowly trotting along the county road.
Another fine fox chase took place in
Elk Neck on Wednesday last by the same
parties mentioned last week. headed by Mr..
James Rutter. Reynard was started and
ran for half an hour or more when he hoed.
They dug him out and gave him another
start of twenty minut., and caught and
killed HIM after fine run of an hour and
a-half
A letter was received recently by an
Elkton gentleman, dated at New Orleans,
Louisiana, from Vim. c. Henderson, for
merly of this county, stating that while on
visit to the exposition he had been robbed,
and was among strangers without money.
Mr.. Henderson left this county about a
year ago, going south to settle. He is a ma
tive of the Fourth district, where his wife
still resides.
The following, clipped from an ex-
change, willapply to certain Elktonians:
az want to be a p. NJ,
And with the P Ms stand;
An ink pad on the table,
A stamper in my hand.
And there before the letters
I'll work with glowing face
n Aud thank the great unterrifed
For giving me the place.
The enthusiastic Democrat, who has
s,een waiting for twenty four years to at
x md the inauguration OF a Democrat Presi-
70 ent, and who started from Younkers, \.
II to walk to Washington, passed through
lie re on Wednesday last. He carried a
pom, partly covered with canvass upon
"a ch was painted a statement of his long
10 it for this walk. He was man of about
n years of age.
y Some of the residents of High street
IS sered much Inconvenience on account
olo flood on Monday last. The base
3: hts of the dwelling houses occupied by
is Asrs. Vim. Jones and Henry Plummer,
e. W flooded to the depth of nearly three
N fe These easements are used as kitchens
70 ann isekeepers can imagine the discom-
fort the occupants. The sewer pump
frome Jail was procured, and after good
deal labor the water was cleared ont.
is L of the most accomplished pe.'for-
l. meB zen that difficult instrument known
y as temouth organ, in this vicinity, is
MAJ James Cannon Moore, chief clerk at
f SIMS Grand Central cigar store. 1t is
SalIat no fal 70 ba
$ skat, rink last Saturday night, but being
e OF oiest and retiring disposition, de-
+ clineo appear before the public. This
no oct was great disappointment to the
- GROVE people who expected to hear him.
/, -TfDod of last Monday filled the road
is leadln,om this town to Glasgow, Del,
" from otence to the other with solid ice,
II from OTTO three fest deep and extending
from third 70 a. Einsnger's Head Of Elk
# mills toe foot of the hill near the resi-
a dence don. John 4. i. CreSwel The
r cost OF cling roadway through it would
Y be so gr that the commissioners deter
h. mined let it alone, ard wait for Old Sol
e 10 beanbwn and melt sway the cold
blockade
:. We the attention Of our readers,
/ partlcu!a those resident in Port Deposit,
II to the plsSionai card of Dr.. G. T. Nor
IF row, dent of Baltimore, who has made
n arrangems4o be at that place on Satur-
h. day OF eaGeek. in the offices formerly
occupied DR.. LoaE. AS a dentist Dr.
Morrow SITS very high in his profession
IN Balt!mc being familiar with the most
advanced 'hanical appliances of modern
:, dentistry, using successfully the most
- approved athletics
az -dsorge ler, who was so greedy as to
run of With entire proceeds of the sale
of a load of entrusted to him by his
u employer, wlodged ia jail here on Satur-
= day last, ha% been picked up by lstec-
. tive in Baltile. His employer, Thomas
Grubb, OF theghth district, cent him to
Port Deposit tn a load of hay TO sell.
. This far he bwed instructions, but in
10 stead of goinlome and delivering the
money to Mr.. ubb, he deserted his team
3 and put Oft teltimore. He will now have
II pisnty of ieisuo mediate upon the I'M
n certainty of hun calculations
" "A large pa assem- bled at the house
81 Mr.. AlnsN near this town, on last
Friday eveS~ in answer to invitations
" sent to hi5r many friends. By actual
count y j participated in the dance.
II loo mEan, can not he given to the host
l. and y - wife and daughters for the
d mag ~" sthe company was enter
IT taI~lUIa chose present from Elkton