The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-06-22
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ESKTON, JUNE -, 1872.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Local Miscellany.-Mr. J. I. Morgan
! and Mrs. B. A. Pierson have our thanks for
The Wing advertised for last week.
On and after Monday next, the Town
! Ordinance against Swine and Geese run
ming at large in Elkton, will be enforced.
3 Mr.. G. w. Maxwell has had the old
porch, in front of his dwelling, torn down,
and larger one put up instead. Mr.. M.
is otherwise improving his dwelling.
Those who feel oppressed by the assess
ment of their property by our Town
Authorities, will see by notice elsewhere
that there will be opportunity next Mon
day to consider the matter.
The Town Commissioners give bathers
notice that they must not indulge in this
luxury in the creek from Broken Banks
to "Bens Gut between the hours OF 3 A.
" and 81 P. NJ, under penalty OF hVe
dollars.
Rev. L. C. Matlack is at present confined
in Elkton by illness.
Some malicious persons entered the gar
den of Mr.. C. W. Maxwell, in the rear OF
his store, and destroyed about fifty very
fine tomato vines.
New potatoes, cabbage, and beans made
their appearance in our market this week.
Mr.. JOS. Booth, of this town, expects to
have ripe tomatoes next week.
Rain.-The most copious shower of the
season fell on Sunday night last. The
rain lasted 81 hours, making, we are
informed by Mr.. Jas. o. Mccormick, who
has rain gauge, Il inches,
Crop News.-Our readers will confer a
favor upon us and the public generally by
sending US short, concise but explicit let
tiers relative to the condition of the crops
in their localities. The public feel great
solicitude on this subject, and we hope for
liberal response.
Rehabilitation of the Rock Presbyterian
Church takes place July 4th next. Rev.
Richard II. Allen, d. D., of the Old Pine
street church of Philadelphia, will preach
at 1O5 M. In the afternoon there will be
Ministerial Conference and in the evening
a Historical Sketch of the Rock Church
will be presented by Rev. ]. H. Johns
This Church was organized 1920. The
public is cordially invited to be present.
Death from Accidental Shooting
Joseph Trusty, a lad Of five years of age,
and residing with his parents, on the old
pike, about two miles east of Elkton, near
the Maryland line, was accidently shot and
instantly killed by another lad, twice his
age, named Jacob Chandler, on Thursday
of last week. They were alone in tenant
house together, playing with gun, when
itexploded, the lead lodging in young Trus-
tvs upper right breast, killing him instant
ly. An inquest was held over the dead
body, on Friday afternoon, when verdict
was rendered in accordance with the above
facts.
New M1tcusStiCA IuCtOI ys--uT. bcDON-
ems has sold the right to a company of gen.
tlemen, in this town, for two match-stick
machines. We are informed that lot has
been purchased from Mr.. W. P. Howard,
near the lower bridge at the head of Elk
river, and brick building 30x100 feet is to
be erected, supplied with 80 horse power
engine to drive the machines. We hope
the enterprise will meet with the success
it deserves, and prove to be the first step
to manufacturing interest speedily to
spring up to supesede the chronic lethargy
of the town, by productive industry
Enterprising young men are driven away
from the town and neighborhood for lack
Of employment, and scores of young girls
are left with an unpromising future before
them, who deserve better prospect. The
present generations owes it not more to
itself than to the next to make deter
mined effort to widen the field of industry
sor this locality. We are dying Of pure
idlenesS.