The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-06-24

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Local Miscellany.-Thc brick work of
the new Jail will be finished o-day.
Woodcock shooting is now the rage in
this vicinity.
Strawberries are played out.
Cherries are in the Elkton market, selling
at Is cts. per quart, for the best, the COM
mon varieties at and 10 cts. per quart
Early apples are selling hero for 81 a
bushel.
Soft crabs were recently caught just off
Frenchtown.
Mr. Baliff, your attention is needed, very
much, to the ditch crossing High street,
between Church street and Groome Avenue.
A trunk put in there would improve it.
The Academic year of the Elkton Acad-
envy closed on last Wednesday
The Public Schools of this county will
close next Friday.
The Mutual Building Association meets
tonight.
A curiosity, in the shape of round hol-
low stone, was found by workmen paving
the gutter, on North street, on Friday last.
The stone seems to have been formed of
sand, and the cavity was filled with wet
clay. Of course the mystery is how the
clay became imbedded in the stone, the
most favorable solution to which is, that
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The fare from Elkton to Round Lake
Nationol Camp Meeting will be 5000,
from Port Deposit SLIGO. Tickets to be
placed on sale the first of July.
A Handsome Pleasure BOat.-There was
shipped from Baltimore, on Friday morn
ing, 10th inst, a pleasure boat, built in
that city for the Hon. ]. A. ]. Creswell,
which will, as specimen of beautiful
design and superb workmanship, compare
favorably with the work of any builder in
the country. The boat is II feet long,
feet inches beam, and weighs about $50
pounds. She is built on the Whitehall pat
tern, half round bottom and very sharp in
the bows, with very graceful lines there
and at the stern. The best Albany hard
pine was used in her construction. She
is painted deep glossy black, with a gold
and vermllion streak passing around her.
At each side of the bows is the name
'tNellie Grant," a compliment to the daugh-
ter of the President. The name is in three
inch letters of gold upon crimson scroll,
which is edged off with gold band. The
boat is painted on the inside in imitation
of oak, and handsomely grained. 1t is
completely furnished with easy cushions of
drab and a white duck awning, the side
curtains of which are trimmed with blue.
The awning stanchions are of polished and
grained oak. The tiller yoke is of brass,
worked in an elaborate pattern, and the
ropes are plated white and blue. The
boat rows one pair of eight-feet oars and
one pair of nine-feet oars. On the back
board, which is also of polished oak, is a
silver plate, bearing the monogram of Mrs.
Creswell. The boat is provided with a
handsome National flag and pennant with
the letters "N. G." worked upon it. The
Nellie Grant was built by Mr.. E. G. Rem
nous, of Baltimore, and does great credit
to his skill and taste. In proportion to its
size, it is very light, sits the water beauti-
fully, and rows swiftly. The boat is pre-
scented to Mrs. Creswell by a number of the
personal friends of Mr.. Creswell, in Balti-
more.
The Nelly Grant found very neat and
comfortable house awaiting her reception,
on the banks of tho Elk River, short dis
lance from Mr.. Creswells residence. On
Monday, the P. NJ. G. and some members
of his family, went on a fishing excursion
down the river, in the Nellie, and returned
in the evening numbered with their scaly
SPOIL" but minus a horse, which had got
loose from where he had been tied, where
the carrirge was left before taking the boat
The animal was found the next day; hav-
ing taken notion to roam at will in the
pastures everywhere abundant, had parted
his halter and was free.