The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-12-11

Miss Hennick of Biltlmore, is viSltlu Z
Miss Lizzie Merritt.
The thermometer was at zero in ElktGn
early on Wednesday and thursday morn
iugs.
Mr. Roger Witworrh sold large mum
Der of sleighs this week. A good cutter
can be bought TO: $50.
When Singerly's snow scraper was put
on the plank road ON Tuesday morning to
clear away the snow il took eight mules to
pull it.
Mr. Edwin Prettyman, the boot and
shoe dealer of Eikton, is lying seriously i'll
AT the home of his parents at SeAford Del
aware.
DR.. Geo. E. Morrow, the well-known
dentist, has rented the store seou TO be Va
it as dental depot.
A huge mass OF snow fell from the roof
of the Howard House on Tuesday morning,
onto the bay window of Mr.. q. II. Smith
the tobacconist, dam aging 1t considerably.
The revival services which had been in
progress in the Cherry Hill NJ. f.. church
were closed last week. There We're a num-
Der of conversions, and several joined the
church on probation.
Roger, an interesting one year-od child
of Mr.. Roger Witworth Of this place, died
on Monday morning last. The remains
We're inferred in the Elkton cemetery, Rev.
j. 7. Otis officiating
The funeral of Mrs Pryor, wife OF
Captain John Pryor, of near Wesley Chapel
Elk Neck, who died on Thursday OF last
week, was held on Sunday afternoon last at
= o'clock.
-Ex-County Commissioner William 5.
Potter, who at present holds a temporary
position in the Baltimore Custom House. Oh
"Wednesday moved his family and house
hold goods to Baltimore.
The daily papers published this week
that it is proposed for Con sress to appropri
ate $4,000 for the dredging of Elk river
The Elk river in question Is in West Nlr
GINA and not in Maryland.
The meetings of the Northern Cunvoca
ton of the Diocese of E.ston, which We're
to have been held At tho church of the Good
Shepherd, Chesapeake City, on Tuesday
Wednesday and Thursday, of this week
were not held owing to the heavy SNOW
storm.
A horse attached to a wagon driven by
Mr.. Arthur Mitchell fell down i'll the sno"
on the Elkton and Chesapeake City road on
Tuesday night. To enable the animal Il
rise to its feet it was ungeared 1t then
ran away into Elkton, and Mr.. Mitchell
had some difficulty in finding it.
Cards are ont for the wedding of Harry
o. George and Miss Maggie Johnson, seconc
daughter of Mr.. Howard Johnson. Tb'
ceremony will take place at 2 80 o'clock il
The afternoon of the 10Th inst, at the resi-
dence of the brides father near Singerl,
station on the B. & o railroad.
Emma, the six year old daughter 0
Mr.. f. f. Collins, residing near Elkton
died on Tuesday morning of diphtheria
after an illness of several weeks. She wa
at one time it was thought in a fair way I
recover, but suffered relapse. The inter
ment was on Wednesday afternoon at th
Elkton Presby terrain cemetery.
There will be services in the Presby
terian church tomorrow (Sabbath) as usua
by the pastor, Rev K. w. Beers. The Sac
rament of the Lords Supper will be admin
istered in connection with the morning ser
vice. Subject of sermon: "The Good Shell
herd" The evening subject The 81
ently-built Temple"
-Barnard's comet is now quite a COZ
spicuous object, and can be easily seen wit
the unassisted eye about Oh som. =. Tn
comet is quite bright; has a tail some tot
five degrees in length, and is situated
little to the northeast of the bright ST.
Arcturus, which rises near the norChea:
point of our horizon.
MIR. A. p. Sheckley, auctioneer for Wn
j. Jones Esq, trustee, on Tuesday sold .
public sale the small brick building, opp
site the odd Fellows hnll, belonging to IL
estate of the late Hiram Mccullough
was purchased by State Senator Clinic
Mccullough, who has used il for a law otlr
since his fathers death. $1,000 was til
amount paid.
MIR. John Gilpin has decided to erect
frame building i'll the yard attached to IL
dwelling on North street owned by hin
aud occupied by Mr.. William Giles, Tor II
temporary use of the postmaster. n
building will be one story and not ver
large. 1t will be replaced in the comir
spring it is stated by a brick building #
tine same use.
Two samples Of whskey were lately pit
chased in Worcester, Mass, the .Spy say
at the instigation of a local clergyman, wi
had them Analysed. One was from a prom
nent drug store, the other from one OF u
lowest dives in town. Both, the repn
SAYS, wero alike vile and so near alike til
only an expert could distinguish one fro
the other.
"A fair will be held at Chesapeake CT
for the benefit of the Masonic Lodge in til
place during Christmas holidays CONNIE
eng the Thursday before Christmas. /