The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-02-10
Mechanics Valley Items.

1t has been so"ne time since we have
heard any news from around this beauti-
tul and lovely part of the world so and
my ohum thought as we stroilad around
that we would note some of the latest, and
send to you.
cur prominent business men of town
with their CO tsyo clerks are kept busy
attending to the mali and passing out goods
and receiving the cash. Why should
they ever be argry or complain. But
listen. We hear the ring and ting of the
anvil and hammer a noise made by our
young blacksmith who runs the shop across
the steet with the tune of good boy.
Our creamery is still in progress under
the management of Al Afford our ex black,
smith who is a live man and very accom-
modatiug in this business.
An extra service is going on at Boulden's
Chapel and quite number of our older
brethren Lave regained their once held buC
lost religion and we are very much pleased
to hear such good news, and hope we shall
hear OF others following the example set by
our older brethern.
As we leave the valley and ascend to the
top of the hill where the wind blows, we
find that our post and railer has improved
his farm with Few yard fence. CAS- fine
fence as there is in the country.
We are glad to hear that Mr.. w. T.
Miller is improving from the light attack
of paralysis and is able to be around
A word to the boys who 60 over on the
Row. Arch says 1t must be stopped. as
they anuow his rest at nights and he can;
stand it as he is getting trail in his old age
and his sorrow is SO great Now boys look
sharp or you will be white capped.
Ca Thursday evening. Jan Ism, we had
the pleasure OF listening 10 what some cal
led good lecture, while others thought it
not so good, as the truth was told to them
and they could not smile. Here we would
like to say to our Elder, MIR. Barrett, that
he should not have said : much about our
old III aids and widowers as We have but
few and don't like TO have their feelin gs
hurt. But we must not leave out word
TO the young III II who have been going to
see their best girls for number of wears
J
better mind what the speaker told them or
the girl will eak the ice and let them in
over their head.
We learn of an incident which occurred
in the line of robbers one night not Ion z
since. We are told by Joseph who lives in
Egypt, that his neighbor Bill was aroused
from his slumber by he lring someone Is h
supposed coming in a. the window. SO IN his
fright he called TO his bstter half and told
her that some one was trying To get into the
house, and that they would kill them and
take all they had, even to the weed that he
keeps about his clothes 10 kill moths. But
she failing to answer, he got up and struck
a match, but could see nothing, so he went
back to he'd tut did no, get settled as he
was again startled by hearing another
noise. So calling his wife the second time
she told him TO go sleep it was nothing
but the cas- at the window. 5 he went to
sleep thinking and dreaming about robbers
AS we came up the road we noticed that
some of the most prosperous farmers have
been laying over the sod aud stock ground,
getting ready to plant corr. But we find
as we inquire into the matter that they
belong to what is called the Free Trade
party and they want to make 81 prosper
GUS year to them, if people do say III At
times are hard.
The latest faus are evening Socials aud
surprise parties ana they are all the go now.
On last Weinesi " evening invitations
were out tor surprise p .Vty - b. held in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Jewell at their
residence near Union. So on that evening
Mr.. j. aud his family not being informed
by any of the committee about the evening
social went away, but we We're told by Mr.
j. that he, being tired after his hard days
work, retired early. On curing a noise on
the front porch he arose and looked ont the
window. He saw so many lanterns and
not knowing who carried them he was
afraid to come out and no one called him
so there was what they exp 4cted "a surprise
What to do they did not know bat they
decided to 60 and surprise John, 80 they
departed and went to Johns house, and
had good time in general, there being
quite humber present. Ladies' of various
ages, from the maiden to the old maid.
We would say to the committee that they
had better tell people when they expect to
bring an evening social 10 them. Dor.
For the relief aud cure of a cold in the
head there is more potency in Ely's
Cream Balm than in anything else it is
possible to prescribe. This preparation
has for years past been making a brilliant
success as a remedy for cold i'll the bead,
catarrh and hay fever. Used IN the initial
stages of these complaints Cream Balm
prevents any serious development of the
symptoms, while almost numberless cases
are on record of radical cures of chronic
oafarrb and how faver after all other