The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1853-12-17


DELAWARE CoLLFGE.-The Annual
Exhibition of the Senior Glass Of this In
stilu.ion takes place on Tuesday, the
10Th inst.
STORES CLOSER. w Z understand that
the merchants in Elkton, have deter
mined TO close their stores on Monday,
the Doth inst, and observe that day as
Christmas.
TEETH. DR.. Ewing, who has lately
located in this town to practice dentistry,
has shewn us some specimens Of his
work which -vlnce remarkable mechan-
ical skill. We never saw better SAM
pie of artificial teeth.
| A Horse. RAcE.-lt seems certain Del.
awarians, had horse-race on the public
road in Cat Swamp, in this county, a
few days ago. The next time they try
hit, our sheriff or constables may cause
them to have foot-race over the line
again.
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HORSE THIEF CAUGHT.--We men.
toned last week the stealing of fine
pair of horses from Mr.. Lewis Ellison of
Bohemia Manor, in this county. They
have been recovered and the thief al.
rested and lodged in Jail at Centrevillc.
He is Frenchman named Francis Bea.
son, and formerly worked for Mr.. Eli
son.
THE New AIMS House.. Mr. J. J. K.
Poole, the builder of the new aims
house, Will have it completed this week
and ready for delivery into the hands of
the county Commissioners. The cost
TO the county Of the naked building
alone has been S'7725; the pump $l36.
We understand Mr.. poolp-has fulfilled
his contract in a workmanlike manner.
The fact that such house cost the
county so much money is no fault Of
his.
The AIMS HOUSE FARM.-It was
mentioned in the locofoco county paper
on the Bird inst, Gas an evidence OF the
Improvements introduced by the demo-
Gratis" that $50 bushels ofcorn had been
raise d this year against 900 last year;
that 300 bushels of wheat had also been
raised this year, "besides 10 bushels Of
cloverseed and other regetaWes." And
the hope is expressed that the Wings,
seeing the good example thus set, will
60 forward, sc.
"SayIng grace over small potatoes .
that. How thankful should we be tina,
amid all the dark mis-rule there is dis.
covered single bright spot, however
small. But unfortunately there arc some
other facts TO state, which will place
even that in "total eclipse The wing,
fenced in from a common, grabbed Out
and lined large part of the ground on
which that corn was raised; Mr.. Cant.
we'll, the wing overscer, prepared the
ground and sowed that wheat crop with
his own hand; aud, also, sowed the
clover from which that seed was rralel
Tie was the first man who ever sold
cloverseed from the farm, and after say.
ting enough for its use, has sold more in
a single year than was raised this year
A small crop of corn was raised last
year because small field was planted
but Mr.. Cantwel! previously has raised
$50 bushels in year.
How comes it that the levy for the
Aims House was increased this year,
notwithstanding the realization or pros.
pect of all these abundant crops
! HOME News FROM ABRoAD.-A cor.
respondent of the Baltimore Sun, ha.
been giving that paper general SWEEP
OF the news OF Lecll. Alter speaking Of
the increase of our population by emf
grafton from Pa, and n. j.; of the grea,
Improvement in our lands from the ust
Of lime and guano, until the wheat cror
is increased four-fold; Of the new build
ings going up, in Elkton and Throughout,
the county; and after saying hat Hon
Alex. Evans, would be the choice OF ;
majority of the voters of his old Con-
gressional district, should the LegiS.a
lure conclude to unite on new man |.
the place of Hon. Jas. A. Pearcc, he
speaks as follows of our manufactures {:
4 "Our paper mills, gr,st mills anc