The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-04-24

Castle this week. Strange TO say none o.
the Wilmington dailies were enterprisin.
enough 10 publish reports of the sessions.
A challenge was received this week b,
former ball player Of Elkton from tn
Newark Academy club. As no first nin
has Yet been organized it was not accepted
Easter services will be held at Trinit,
Church tomorrow at 1880 a. III. and ! 30 p
NJ The Sunday school Easter festival vii
be held AT the evening service. All are wei
come
K | The Maryland prohibition party met ii
Baltimore on Thursday. The Cecil dele
gates were T.. X. Brown and 5. A. Taylor
WIN. H. Elder was elected vice presiden
for Cecil county.
Easter services will be held at the
Church of the Good Shepherd, Chesapeake
| City, tomorrow at $50 p. Ill. The Sunday
school Easter festival will be held in con
nection with the service. All are cordially
invited.
Prof. +. l. Graham, principal of the
Boys High School of Wilmington, Del,
was in Elkton on Thursday. Prof. Ora
hams school is in "a verI prosperous condl'
ton. there being 24G names on the roll and
five assistant teachers.
The schooner Il. \. DodSon, Captain
| Charles y. Reed, of ST. Michaei'S, fol-
Havre de Grace with cargo of bricks, was
struck by whirlwind few days ago of
| Colchester, and was nearly capsized.
Everything on deck was lost, and the cabin
| was filled with water.
| -Easton will likely have Il fair. The
Talbot Agricultural Fair Association met
again on Wednesday,, Col Edward Lloyd
! in the chair 1t was Teportel that stock to
the amount of SO, 600 had been taken, leav'
| ing but q 900 of the 81, goo of the capital
stock required to he secured.
stuart Rogers has b EN- engaged by the
| Delta Phi Society of Delaware College for
Friday evening, the the 51th inst, to give
one of his original and enjoyable entertain
ments. Mr. Rogers has renawn as an actor
ard impersonator He has a score of imi
| tators but no equals. Reserved seats -
cents
I Miss Annie Conrey, daughter of Mr..
Thomas CDnrey, a prominent and wealthy
citizen OF Chesapeake City, was married on
| Thursday afternoon 1T > o'clock, at the resi-
dence of her father, to Mr.. Marion l.. Hard
castle, of Mid.lletown, Del. The ceremony
was performed by the i:"v. T. \. II. @ Brien,
in the presence only of the relatives of the
contracting parties. Mr.. and Mrs. Hard
castle drove to EIkt-u and took The 4:ii
train north.
We call the attention OF the readers of
THE WHI. to the advertisement OF thai
well located farm in the Fourth district,
near \ndora, on which Mr.. Albanus sax
ton resides. This property is OF fine ma
tural soil, partly hedg-d; with substantial
buildings, in Il tir,t-clasS neighborhood, is
of just the right sic, aud anybody who has
IA small amount of cash would ind it inst
the investment he seeks for il permanent
home.
We have been reliably informed, says
the Midletown Nr,r Fra, that work on the
Delaware and Maryland Snip Canal viii
he commenced on or about the first of June.
The people have waited anXiously for this
news and will greet The arrival of The corps
of engineers, superintendents and others
interested in the work with a warm wei
come at that time, as such big enterprise
will prove Il benefit To this section of the
country.
Mr.. H. NJ \icols, .Ir., who has for some
months been employed in store at Deand,
Florida returned to Elktou late last week.
Mr. Nicols was well pleased with things in
the South, and would have remained had
the frosts of last winter not ruined the
orange crop, and consequently greatly i'm
paired business in that neigh borhood, which
is almost completely given up TO the cult
walton of oranges. He has taken a position
in the store of Richard e. Porter at Cherry
Hill.
There was 4 big row on East High
street about 10 o'clock Sunday night last
between Henry Bell, Charles c. Alexander
and James Carney. Bailitf King that night
arrested Carney and Bell. The three men
were given Il hearing on Monday morning
before Justice \. j. Scott, who made it cost
Bell about ST, and the other two about 81
Carney had his face badly beaten in the
fracus, and on Monday morning both eyes
were so cloed up that he could scare, ly
see and his face otherwise diStigured.
constable NJ, Kinney, of the Fifth dis
trct, on Saturday night the 18th instant,
brought to Jail Bee Friday, of North East,
who is charged, on the oath of Elizabeth
Bauzanth, with striking her on the head,
knocking herdown and threatening to shoot
| her. Justice |. -. Foard held Friday, who
| is probably about twenty-tour years of age,
to appear at court, aud i'll default of 500 he
was committed. GA Tuesday the bail being
reduced to $500, John +. Wilson, Hermann
Ball and Fridays father went his security
for that amount, and he released.
Our Lewisvilir correspondent, says tue
oxford Press, Informs rs tina: Madam
Rumor is busy with the report that.Mr.
Singerly, of Philadelphia, is about pur-
chasing Spring Lawn Paper Mill, which
| has been shut down tor the last ten DAYS,
with no word As to the time of starting
az .in. After Mr.. Siugerly takes the mill
he will turn his attention To inducing the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company to
build the much-tallsed of railroad from
Llndenberg to oxford, thence down the
Little Elk to The main line of the Baltimore
and Philadelphia road, to give his extensive
paper mill on the Little Elk a railroad ont
let. Now if Madam Itumor is right a great
many people will wear a broad smile.
The oxford Press says rumor is abroad
that a grave i'll Little Britain cemetery has
been robbed Of the body. 1t is the tomb OF
Rea's barn last winter One night last
week a traveller who was passing by the
cemetery at Il late hour saw number OF
men standing near the grave, one of the
party having Il lighted lantern. On the fol
lowing morning an examination showed
that about half of the dirt had been re
moved from the grave. 1t is said that tn,
stranger, who was buried IN his clothes
had valuable papers in his possession, re
ported to be valued at from thirteen hun
bred to two thousand dollars. The trustees
of the church intend to in vestgate the maj
ter this week.
N --Shad and herring continue very plenti
fal in the Su<quehanna. The demand l.
not equal to the supply, and prices are Yer.
low. The fishermen are much discouraged
at the unprotitable outlook. Shad sold
few days ago at from sl2 to +lj and Lerriu: