The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-01-09


ing several weeks among her friends at
Middletown, Del.
| Miss Carrie Armstrong las returned
from pleasant two weeks visit To her sis
ter, Mrs. Matte Smith, of Centreville. Md.
Up to the present time the Senate has
not confirmed the appointment of Mr.. II.
H. Gilpin as postm aster at this place
Capt VIM. Purnell has received the
nomination of Secretary of the Senate, sue
ceeding John NJ. Miller. Capt. Purnell has
held several positions of this kind and lie is
an able man for the place.
The frost was in the air again on We'd
nesday mornin last for the first time since
the advent of the holidays. Now is good
| time for the housewives to begin to re-
| member to put salt or ashes on their pave
ments when the ice and snow comes.
Here and there fake of snow fell on
Tuesday last, but the heart of the small
| boy who received new sled at Christmas
fell way down in his boots when the snow
turned to rain, and his prospects for ride
down hill were sadly blighted.
The business of the Court is always
greatly detained by the slowness of wit
nesses in coming forward W hen their names
are called. 1t would greatly facilitate mat
tiers and be relief To the judges if clients
would always see that their witnesses are
prompt.
1t should now be the ambition of the
citizens of Elkton to encourage the young
mems lecture course. Unless great many
single admission tickets are sold, in addi-
ton to the season tickets already sub
scribed tor, lectures of less note than those
at first proposed will have to be engaged.
AS is its habit annually, the Havre de
Grace Republican issues this week a neat
and valuable little phamphlet containing
calendar of the months and much useful
information On all subjects, besides a great
deal of interesting reading matter. We ex-
tend the Republican our thanks for copy
of their esteemed publication.
Last week one of our esteemed contempo-
raries classed hogs under the title of fowl,
and this week one of our esteemed mid
week neighbors published an article called
"Chicken Notes." in which we find the fol-
lowing: "In keeping geese, fall is good
time to buy" &c. Let few more of our
g. c's. now speak of chestnuts under the
head of cattle and we will blame it all Oh
the Christmas eggnog.
This is the season when the ice men
worry over the seeming improbabiity of
good crop. They should attune their lives
to patience, as Job did, and maybe the
streams will CONCEAL sooner. In the III can
time while they are waiting for things to
"freeze up" let them prepare and arrange
everything for the harvesting of the ice
when it does come, for there is no reason to
think there will not be an abundance of it
ere the winter is over.
"A branch of the Salvation Army, now
fighting the rampant hosts of sin at Will
mington, Del, proposes to 60 into camp
here for little while, and try it's force
against the evil and corruption that reigns
a suitable place to hold their meetings, and
it is not probable that they will succeed in
doing so. We have sufi cient number of
well organized churches here, and they are
capable of keeping the devil at bay as far
as it is possible to do so.
The fair held in at Newark Del, by
Minnehaha Tribe, No %, Imp. Q. K. NJ,
closed last week, resultating in the addi-
ton of about 5000 to the treasury. Among
the many handsome articles CHANGED off
were gold watch to William Boyd, Perry
vile, Md. toilet set, Annie Bartlett cham
Der set, Mrs. Harry McKinsey: sleigh, j.
A. Boyd, Perrvville, Md. set of harness,
Miller Magraw, Cherry Hill; gold watch,
d. c. Rose; lady's gold watch, Lilly NJ.
Mckinsey gun, f. &. Guyer set of furni-
ture, Annie Bartlett desk, T, A. Mullin.
Wonder if the County Commissioners
expect the new iron bridge at Farr Creek to
remain an immortal monument to their
memory! Upon each of the spans at both
entrances to the structure are fastened
heavy iron plates bearing in raised letters
the following inscription:
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