The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-02-06

ton.
john I. Steel, of Newark, Del, is suf-
fering from rheumatism, but is able to at
tend to business.
The law prohibiting the shooting o.
game went into effect in Kent and Sussex
counties, Del, on February list.
Snow means cold and suffering for the
poor, and now is the time they should be
the most remem bered.
Mr.. VIM H. Hughes will shortly erect
dwelling house for himself on lot near
Stockton street.
This has been examination week at the
Elkton Academy and teachers and scholars
have been busy in consequence.
The family of the Hon. John A j..
Creswell remov ed to their winter home at
Washington this week.
Court will begin on Tuesday next.
There are no criminal cases, and the session
will probably be a brief one.
Prof. Robinson, of Baltimore will have
charge CT the music in the NJ. f. Church
during the session of conference
We will guarantee all those who attend
the Hall on Tuesday evening next an hour
aud a-half of solid enjoyment: yea even of
laughter.
The Rev DIR. Caldwell, of Delaware
College, will preach a missionary sermon
in the NJ, L. Church in Elkton on the even
jig of February A.
The fair which we last week stated
was in progress at the A. L. NJ. p. Church
was at the Bethel colored church and not
at tho former place
The date of Alexander X. McClure's
lecture in the Hall at this place will shortly
BE- announced. His subject will be one of
great interest.
Preparations are now being made for a
meeting of the Elkton Academy Lyceum,
and IRIS entertainments will again be re-
vived in a few weeks.
MIR. William NJ. Siugerly has Just con =
tracted with the Government to supply it
with one million and a-half pounds of
paper. He has just completed contract
with it of two million pounds.
Mr.. Frank Rawlings has resigned his
position in the County Clerk office, and
returned to his home at Port Deposit He
will be succeeded by Mr.. West, of one of
the upper districts.
The Woodstown Register says: We
have just placed upon our exchange
list Tie Cecil Wing, published in Elkton,
Md, which is one of the most wholly orig
mat, bright and neat county papers we
know of, and Cecil county should be proud
of such representative home journal.
The Elkton Amateur Dramatic Asso-
citation will reproduce "Hazel Kirke'' at
the Hall here on the evening of February
Il, and at Newark, Del, shortly after that
date. This is owing to the many requests
that have been made by those who failed to
the play at its former production.
Mrs. Nicols will remove to the former
Residence of Mr.. Frank Kerr, and the par
Tor of her former home will be converted
into a store room by Mr.. John Frazer, the
enterprsing tailor. 1t is rumored that a
party from Wilmington will open a jewelry
StoIt III tlit new Store room Wnen III Is conf
rleted
On Wednesday evening, February "a
the annual missionary anniversary of the
NJ. +. Church will take place. The Rev.
Mr. Murray, of Wilmington Conference,
will be present and deliver an address,
The Sunday school scholars will have their
usual exercises, and it will be made a very
interesting occasion.
"A meeting of the new Board Of Trustees
of the Poor was held here on Monday last,
AZ which time the following officers were
elected: DIR. Mackall was chosen president
Samuel j. Keys, treasurer, DIR. H. H..
Mitchell, physician and w. G. Scarborough
overseer The County Commissioners were
PRESENT and after examining the aims house
property, pronounced it in good condition.
We would call the attention of our
readers to the advertisement of d valuable
volume, The Peach and Pear" in another
column. 1t is published by the James &
Webb Company, of Wilmington, Del. and
its author is well known in Cecil county.
/: is a book that will be of great interest to
all farmers and its information should be
treasured, as it will at all times be of use.
Tue volume is well written, and the subject
pleasantly and clearly treated
The protracted meeting " hich has be en-
in progress at the NJ. f. Church in this
town for the past six weeks, under the very
able and earnest efforts ofthe pastor. Rev.J.
p. OILS, has been quite successful, as some
fifty or more persons have been converted
and added to the church. 1t has not yet
been stated for certainty whether the
meeting will close with the present week
but it is more than likely it will, though
this information will be given by the pas
tor on Sunday.
The Elkton correspondent of the Will
mington Erery Ecen1ng writes to that paper
yesterday as follows: A very amusing in
cident happened in Eikton on Wednesday
of this week. As everyone is aware it
showed hard all day. The managers of the
ball given that evening by the young men
in Maxwell's Hall decided to hire the How
ard House hack to bring the young ladies
to the ball room. Accordingly a notice to
the effect that the hack wonld call for them
at eight o'clock that evening was written
by one of the managers, prominent young
bachelor lawyer, aLd his name signed Is the
close, A small boy was engaged to carry
the notice to the residence of each of the
fair dlmsels who were invited. At the first
house that the boy went to an old gentle
man answered the ring of the bell The
boy h lnded the note which merely stated
"the hack will call for you at eight o'clock
to the man OF the house. Now it happened
til u the signer of the note boarded At a
hotel the barroom of which it was the daily
custom of the old gentleman to frequent:
but on this day owing TO the severe storm
he had for great wonder failed to reach
there. So he concluded that it was all a
Joke over his not getting to his old loafing
place and taking out his pencil wrote on
the back of the note "send and be damned -
The young innocent who was carving the
paper knew not but that all was regular
and thinking that the man was writing call
right" on the note, took it to the residences
of all the other fair damsels The look of
startled surprise aud pain that came over
the features of the pure-minded madens of
Elkton when they beheld those "cuss"
words, scrawled over the back of the note
was sight to see. The lawyer when the
note was returned to him went over in his
mind the list of the invited maids to find
out which could be SO base as to write such
language. When the man of the house told
H.. IL.