The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-02-13

Old Rhyme.
Miss Victoria lamar, who was so seri
ously il; last week, has now recovered and
is again able to go ont.
Secure seats early for Hazel kirke at
the Hall on Wednesday evening next for
the audience will be large.
Save up your quarters to attend the
last lecture in the Young Mems Lecture
Course. 1t Will be brilliant one.
-Pitticus Greene will make love again tc
Dolly button at the Hall on Wednesday
evening next.
-Bailiff King leveled the snow along
Main street on Wednesday LAST by means
of huge road scraper which is used at the
pulp mills.
Mr.. |. D. Carter has been lying seri-
ousy i'll at his residence near Elkton for
several weeks. At present there is slig
improvement in his condition.
Mr.. Chas. II. Smith visited the meeting
of the Grand Lodge X. of p. at Baltimore
on Wednesday last as a representative OF
the Seminole Lodge of this town.
The Hon Jas. b. Groome was in at
tendance at the annual session of the Granu
Lodge knights of Pythias at Baltimore
this week.
Owing to a Slight accident to the ma
chinery and the muddy condition of the
water in the river Singerly's pulp mills
have shut down until Monday.
The reports current here on Thursday
night that the bridge over the river at FAX
landing had been washed away by the flood
were without foundation.
The series of lectures on the Heroes
and Heroism of Science which We're an
nounced to be delivered in the Hall begin
ming with Monday next will not take place
Mr.. K. 7. c. Crouch instituted a new
fashion in seighing here on Thursday of
last week by appearing on the streets with
two plump looking mules hitched tandem
fashion to his sleigh.
The election for town bailitf does not
take place until May bat the contest be-
tween Mr.. Geo. King and Capt. VIM.
Wright for the office is already becoming
interesting.
The revival services that have been i'll
progress in the NJ. +. Church for some weeks
past were brought to a close on Sunday
last 80 converts were the result of the
meetings.
-Ex-Sherff Boulder has in his posses
sion an English coin bearing date of 1861 +,
and another valuable curiosity in the shape
of railroad ticket emitting the bearer to a
ride over the old Flenchtown railroad.
-Elkton enterprsing clother, Mr. John
Frazer, has lately had two handsome new
glass doors placed in his establishment on
Main street and neat sign painted on
them in gilt letters.
The quarterly meeting of the Philadel-
phia district of the Free Methodist church
has been continued throughout the present
week, they have been well attended and
very profitable spiritually.
For the past two weeks the members of
the EIkton Amateur Dramatic Association
have been preparing themselves diligently
for the third production of Hazel kirke,
which will occur in the Hall on Wednes-
day.
Mrs. Nelly Writ, the widow of the late
Henry Writ, of this town, was married to
DR.. Julian f. Ward, on the 9th of last
mon h at the residence of the brides sister
at Winchester, Va, by the Rev. lanes
Hubbard.
IL. IS
an entire block of houses on West Min ST.,
early in the spring. They will be erected
on the cottage plan and will be equipped
with all that modern architecture can
supply for the sake of convenience.
The Rev. Il. w Beers delivered a
thoughtful and interesting lecture on Nor
monism in the chapel of the Presbyterian
church last evening. \ large number of
auditors were present and the discourse
was greatly enjoyed.
A pleasant party fir ,m this town visi-
ted North East on Monday evening last in
the large sleigh belonging to Mr. Henry
Ninsinse-. They stopped at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. H. II. Shippers for several
hours, which were spent very pleasantly.
A party of twelve consisting of the
sunday school class of Mr.. Henry Vim
singer, took sleigh ride to Newark on
Tuesday night last. They We're treated to
oysters at the above place and returned to
Elkton AT late hour blowing tin honrs and
singing songs in indication of their happi-
ness.
A newspaper has all social and legal
rights to publish all legitimte news it can
get hold off and people are very foolish to
take exception to what they term personal
remarks" il the column of county Jour
nal. Journalism is an independent bust
ness, and furthermore it is like certain
kinds of machinery, you had better not
monkey with it while it is in motion.
One of our estimable Centreville. ex
changes has the following wise suggestion
to make: This is extreme weather on birds
and it is with great difficulty that they get
enough food to sustain life. While the snow
lasts farmers and others should seattle
about their barns and premises feed for the
birds. The partridges and other bird.
which are protected by law should be fec
or the necessity of a law for their protec
ton will be useless.
The following pupils of New Iced
school were present every day during til
Fail term: May Harlarn, Alice b. Settle
Mittie McCauley, Carrie McCauley, X att
Feehley and Geo Sebold. VIM. T. Camp
bell, John S. Settle, .Jr., Lizzie Hartnett
Barbia Booth, Alice b. Settle, George st
bold, Katie Feehley. Robt. II. Campbell
Sarah Settle, George Booth, Carrie Booth
Allan Dunemore, Thomas Tong and Georg
NJ. Settle were present every day durin
the Winter term.
-Messrs. T. l.. w. Harley and David \
Sparks were arrested Saturday at Centre
vile by Sheriff Smith, charged on the oat
CT Edwin A. Pratt of ASA ult upon him wit
intent to kill on the night of the Sth of DE
cember, 1885. The hearing was held b
Magistrate Godsborough. States Attol
ney p. b Hopper appeared for the State
and Thos J. Heating for Messrs Harle
and Sparks Mr.. Heating in behalf of hi
clients waived a hearing, and the case vii
60 to the grand jury at the coming Ma
term. Bail in sum of $500 in each case va
furnished. On the evening of December
Mr. Pratt went to the room of DIR. Spark.
in the Perry Building, under the intluenC
of liquor, and he charges that he was ther
assaulted by Mr. Harley with chair, il
hlctlng fracture. What happened afte
this Mr. Pratt does mot recolIect He wa