The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-06-07
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Money sold at the Mutual Building
Association last Saturday night for $l.5j
premium.
The steamer Cyrus p Smith now
leaves the Landing at o'clock in the
morning, instead of at 8 o'clock. as hereto,
fore.
H. r. Torbert, Esq, has placed hand
some awnings over his second story front
windows, which are a great improvement
in both appearance and comfort.
Now is the season when editors will
say, We are deeply grateful to Mrs. G.
for that basket of exquisite Strawberries
We found lying on our table last week.
Prof Seelve says the ornaments Of the
Hindoo women are estimated to be worth
$500, OoO, 900. Children that wear nothing
else wear ornaments, and all the girls and
women wear nose rings.
Our seines have all out out, but our
OILERS are still catching few shad. The
law for fishing with seine or net, expires
by limitation the 10th of the present month.
Harre Republican.
President Grant and party passed
through Elkton on the afternoon train
north, on Thursday, on their way to Long
Branch. The Presidential party occupied
the splendid palace car, Pennsylvania.
"A Paris beggar, on being traced home,
was found to be worth 1885 francs, and
several suits of good clothes, in which he
used to disport himself at night on the
boulevards like any other gentleman.
The Alphas Of our town will play. a
game with the Newark College Club to-day
at O'clock; and on Wednesday next the
Active of Wilmington at the same hour.
The games will be played near the lumber
yard of Davis & Miller.
Alderman Bennett had his Democratic
ouve,-cutss on exhibition last Wednesday,
in front of Dunbar's saloon. The animal
got into such frenzy that Judge Brown
had to threaten to lock it up, before the
keeper stopped the performance.
The p, w. & B. Railroad Co., are
Furnishing up about the Depot-relaying
the brick paved court, and resstting door
stills, etc. Tho culverts on the road-there
are several in this vicinity-are also being
thoroughly overhauled and repaired.
"A fight between two boys-one yellow
okL>r -1;ka tooG y,1acA in tha
street near Frazer's Drug Store, on Thurs
day night last. An organized company Of
young roughs of the town, we are inform
ed, are cultivating the graces Of rowdyism
nightly.
"A Strawberry Festival will be held at
Cherry Hill, by the Knights of Pythias, on
Saturday next, 14th inst, at which time
the Corner Stone of their new Hall at
that place will be laid. Particulars Of the
Festival and ceremonies will be found in
our advertising columns.
"A fashion for handsome yards has
developed itself this Spring in Elkton.-
We hope it will extend and increase
Nothing is more attractive than green
lawns, gravel walks and beds and urns of
choice flowers. Flowers are, humanizers,
civilizers and christianizers.
Mr.. John Du Bots is putting another
large wing to his Sash and Door manufac-
tory. 1t ought soon have enough to fly,
but We hope its flying will consist in the
IF AvSu Tvho nd hr,r
Mr.. N. w. Noland,- gentlemanly Su-
perintendent,-is pushing this branch of
Mr.. Du Bots business. Republican.
w. S. Evans, attorney for mortgage,
sold the undivided third Of the late John
A. johnson farm, situated on the old
plank road, two miles from Elkton, on
Tuesday last, at the suit of the Cherry
njll Building Association, against Howard
J Johnson, mortgagor. The society bought
the property for $1,000, subject to two prior
mortgages.
Tho bridge over the mill race at the
{. Far Greet " will be in the water if the
road is not filled up in the middle, and the
expenditure of one dollar in season would
have saved the county ten, as the case
stands at present. If deferred awhile Ion
ger the bill against the county will be a
hundred dollars. And this is fair speci-
men of tho fruits borne by our road sys.
tenn
Mr.. w. II. Elder, postal-car clerk OIL
day line of P. w. & B. Railroad, had mar
row escape from broken arm last week.
The train which he runs on passes Elkton,
south, about two O'Clock Pm. and runs at
the rate of forty miles an hour; while pass
ing this STATEN, Mr.. Elder was waving his
hand out of the car as a signal, when pass
ing the water-tank and was struck by the
projecting hose. The shock was very Sc
we're, and for few moments he thought
his arm was broken. Danger and death
are ever near to them who run on the ears.
An unfortunate culprit was recently
brought before an Iowa Justice charged
with assaulting and battering maiden.
Investigation showed that the defendant
had merely saluted the damsel against her
will She was in court, and gave her testi-
mony looking so very beautifully that the
Judge was compelled to make a special
ruling. BE could not, he said, in con-
science fine the man for doing what was
done; for, said His Honor, 81 have been
obliged to hold on to the arms of my chair
to keep from kissing the complainant my
self.' Never did Judge give more
rational decision.
We hear rumor that the Town Com
missieners are resorting to various expedi-
ents to evade the plain provisions Of the
law, in valuation of property and leyying
OF town taxes thereon. In case over 30
cents is levied, a rate to which the law
plainly limits, a number of cit liens will
refuse to pay the tax. Some of our citi-
zens would like to know to whom was paid,
and for what purpose, the $913.s5 stated
as disbursed by ths last board. Besides
$319.Gs is charged to G. w. Denny in the
statement, and we are informed that Mr..
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