The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-02-04
Row Items.

MECHANICS VALLEY, Feb. l, 1888.
Mr.. Editor:-Our weather prophets who
predicted mild and open winter have been
huggiug their stoves for sometime, while
the rest of us have gone into winter quarters
and busy ourselves in feeding our stock and
doing little chores.
viii, our shoemaker, is the only man on
the Row that appears to be gathering in the
ducats. In connection with his shoe BUSH
ness he has opened a tobacco store on a.
small scale and is doing quite profitable
trade at the Rams Horn.
The young people of the Row have been
attending the revival services at Cherry
Hill quite frequently, while the older folks,
Mr.. John III. Mahonsy and j. Hunter Ma
honey and others, have been assisting the
brethren at Boulden' S Chapel in an interest
ing religlous work at that place. These
gentlemen are Jealous christian workers.
and especially unctious in prayer. May the
good work go on, and all partake of the oil
of joy and be covered with the garment of
praise, so that we may be able to observe
the Golden Rule and love our neig bora as
| ourselves.
The young men and maidens have been
| enjoying the healthful exercise of skating
on the fish pond as one of your distant cor
respondents puts it. We notice the colossal
form of Archie and others gliding gracefully
around the pond.
Our School, No 9, is getting along nicely
under the management of Miss Maggie Nc
rive
tertalument in the near future. A long an
| interesting programme is in course of prep
| aration. Miss Money develops rare opacity
as An educator.
! Not long since a mortal lover of the weed
| asked another mortal for "shew, " who re-
| piled he had no tobacco, but he had plenty
of money and would lend any man ten
cents if ne would give his note for fifteen.
Moral; Use less tobacco and have more
| money.
A few weeks ago your correspondent from
] this place stated that grandpa was made very
sick by taking au overdose of "Sagwa."
medicine extensively used on the Row.
| Now your correspondent is little off; not
off his base mentally-Ob, no! but off in re-
| ESIb w bnc Ol odSVS uStu vi tuc
| Row. We claim to be familiar with the
habits of the Row aud JEFF says "Sagwa" is
| unknown among our people We grant,
| however, that some medicine has beeb used
as a Demo cratic stimulant since the late
election.
The United petitions of the young men and
some of the girls that have assembled as the
prayer of one person, have been measurably
answered in the earth's snowy carpeting
and sleighipg has been the order of the night.
| Some slight accidents are reported W neither
these excursions will bring about any de-
cided symptoms of domesticatunn dd nlatri-
| msnicGRs this deponent knoweth not. But
as the sleighers have all been attending re-
| li2ious meetings we hope their prayers may
| be answered regards the removal of a
large amount of extra deviltry that could
well be spared from the face of the earth
AS the county aft airs have been handed
| over to our new Board of Commissioners, we
| hope they will wear the houors of that po-
sition with ease and otf-hand grace, and
| having the sympathy of a large majority Of
the voters on their side, let us hope that by
strict economy they lay be able to steer the
county affairs into the haven of financial
| safety. SELAH