The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-12-04


morrow, Rev. VIM. I. Savoy, pastor.
The Clerk OF the Circuit Court issued
two marriage licenses on Tuesday aid three
on Wednesday. A. many as five have been
issued IN day.
Don't fail to read Levy Bro = new bull
letin this week The prices ruling with them
on SUh street, are one-third to onehalf be-
low those of Chestnut street.
The cold wave struck Eikton on We'd
nesday night. On Friday morning there
was two aud half inches of Ice on the
ponds in this neigbborhood
Mary Cooper, an aged colored woman,
of this town, died of consumption on Thurs
day. She enjoyed pension during her life,
her husband having been in the L. S. SER
vice.
-Well-dressed young Elktonians gener-
ally attract attention away from home
The Middletown papers note this week
visit there of Richard NJ. Reese of tho Elk
ton National Bank.
The editor of an exchange says "The
longer We run "A newspaper and write about
people and events the more we realize how
utterly impossible it is to scratch every man
on the spot where he itches the most"
7 Cards are out for the wedding of Miss
kMary, only daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. john
4 w. C.ntwell to j. Harvey Groves. The
ceremony will be performed in the NJ. f.
church ON the evening of December 18th.
The mail route from Elkton to Appleton
has been changed SO as to leave Elkton
daily except Sundays at .0:45 A NJ; arrive
at Appleton by 1915 p. NJ. leave Appleton
daily excspt Sundays at A. NJ; arrive at
Elkton at s A NJ.
There will be services in the Presby-
terrain Church tomorrow (Sabbath) as usual
by the pastor, Rev. Il. w. Beers. The Sac
rament of the Lords Supper will be admin
istered in connection with the morning ser-
vice. All are cordially invited.
| Judge Stump has announced that the
December term of court will meet on Mon
day, Decembe 18th, in the Odd Fellows
\ H all and immediately adjourn until Jan
luary Sd, when the court house will be ready
for accornpancy.
| Mr.. A. p. Sbockley wants to purchase
1900 turkeys for the use of the employees
of Disstou Il Sons works in Philadelphia.
The M-ssrs. Disston present each of their
employees with a turkey every Christmas.
See advertisement.
"A young Italian, known as Mike, while
handling gun, Wednesday afternoon, at
his home, four miles from bere was acct
IDENTIFY shot A painful wound was inflicted.
! The mi ured luan was brought to this place
and received tie surgical care of DIR. c. NJ.
| Ellis.
| collector Groome has appointed VIM.
| r. Hipsley, young Baltimore county
school teacher, as storekeeper, at a salary
of 81, 200 IA year, vice John L. Reese, of
Baltimore City, removed. Reese was APP
pointed by Collector Webster and will go
out of offics on December Is.
-Ole of the features of Cooper s. Con-
ards advertising is that they publish new
card in THE WING every week presenting
the attractions at their store for that week.
Read particularly what they say this week,
and when you go TO Philadelphia for Holt
day shopping, don't forget to go to Ninth
and Market.
Magistrate John Partridge, this week,
showed some of his friends pair OF shoes
which were worn probably over a Gen.
fury ago He found them in the garrett Of
his residence, which is one of the oldest
houses in town. They were made of coarse
leather and had wooden soes of over an
inch in thickness.
| Ducks continue scarce, and command
high prices. There are plenty in the bay,
but, probably on account of the mild wes-
ther, they have kept off their usual feeding
ground on the flats. The colder weather we
Mare now experiencing will bring them back,
when more will be killed. Selling rates
| Thursday were: Canvass backs, S. 500
$3.75; red heads, 81 25@sl SO; black-heads,
50@160 cents.
-"Who is conductor O'Laary?" said an
Elkton man as he winked at another one
this week. ~ know of no such man in this
vicinity" and yet here is Il disp ,tch TO a
western paper stating that his father, man
over l II years old, live. with him about
|
tlemsn addressed took the newspaper and
saw that the dispatch was dated At Elkton,
Dakota, and not Elkton, Md, he understood
| the meaning of the wink.
Concerning the Schubert Quartet,e
which will appear at the hall next Tuesday
evening, the Musical Critic says: ''The
Schubert Quartette has entered upon its
fourth season with the prestige of past sue
cess and now stands in the front rank of
the musical organic ltlons of Philadelphia.
| The mem beers of the company are soloists of
marked ability, and members of prominent
church choirs. BY careful and intelligent
training they have attained great excellence
in quartette singing"
The passengers on the Congressional ex-
press on the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore railroad received quite shaking
up near Perryville on Thursday. The train
was going at a high rate of speed when the
brace bar of the rear car snapped and
caught in the ties. Had not the train stop.
ped as soon as it did, a serious accident
would have occurred. As it was, none of
the passengers we're much hurt, but all were
very badly frightened. Tue train reached
| Baltimore an hour late.
An evening or two ago q party of gen-
tlemeu while Willing away an hour in a
store got into an animated discussion in re-
gard to the number of grains of wheat in a
measure. To test the matter one of them
got a half pint of wheat and between the
company it was soon counted, the mum Der
of grains being 1882. This multiplied by
the plumber of half pints in a bushel-12S-
would make the contents of a bpshel of
wheat to be G72,2j6 grains. Likewise it
was found that quart of corn contained
2,1S5 grains and a bushel SO, $40; a quart of
beans 1866 and a bushel 1Ol $50 single
b 'ans.-.Smyrnd Times.
A resident of Baltimore who has Just
returned from Minneapolis, Mimi, says
that while in that city he saw Mr.. |. Parko
Veazey, and that the late postm sster OF
Baltimore was looking quite AZ well as when
| he presided over the destinies of the BAlti-
n more P0stotfice. His health seemed Wig
orous and unbroken, his face full and ruddy,
and he wore pleasant smile. The lnfor-
mant says also, that Mr.. Yea icy was we'll
dressed, and appeared to be enjoying life,
and that his troubles did not seem to have
reduced him in flesh or robbed him of the
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