The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-10-03
Local Affairs.

MIR. Joseph Wells sold his trottipg morse
few days ago, for 5000.
Apples are very plenty and OF superior
quality; selling at 25 cents basket.
Repeaters - in and about the Court
House during the past week, have been
quite numerous.
MIR. John W. Draper gives notice that
he has opened new stock of seasonable
Boots and Shoes.
-Messrs. Boulder & Fowler, at Chesa-
peake City, advertise to sell their entire
Livery Stable materials, on the It'll of Oct.
next.
Money sold at the Mutual Building
Association of Elkton, on Saturday night
last, at premiums ranging from $1.1O per
share to $1.15.
The woods meeting which has been in
progress several days the present week,
near North East, will be continued to-mor-
row, Sunday.
The new fence in front of Mr.. Clinton
McCullough's residence quite an improv-
ment. 1t has been neatly painted by MIR.
Perry Litzenberg.
The farmers have been busy cutting
up their corn and seeding wheat this week.
The corn in many places was very much
beaten down by the recent rain storms.
Mr.. VIM. Drew has opened an oyster
cellar under VIM. II. Nelson's furniture
store, on Main street, where he sells oys-
tiers by the measure to all that give him
call.
The exercises of the Sabbath School
at Hayes school house, near Baldwin's
factory, will be somewhat varied to-mor-
row Sunday afternoon. The parents and
friends in the vicinity are invited to be
present.
The champion butcher, Rudolph Ben
nett, of West Elkton, killed and sold dur
ing this week from his stand, in Little Elk,
IS head of dressed beeves, and yesterday
evening we noticed "a quarters ready for
this mornings market.
Mrs. Cummings, mother of Squire
James Cummings, of the Sth District, de-
parted this life at the residence of her son,
on Sunday, Goth of September, at the I'M
common age of 104 years and 6 months.
She was doubtless the oldest person in
Cecil.
Mary A. Harris, a colored girl, was
committed to Jail ON Monday last, by
Justice Brown, charged with the larceny of
a gold watch, the property of Mrs. Sweet
apple. The girl had been living as ser
want in Mr.. Sweetapple's family, and the
watch was found in her possession on
Saturday last.
BY advertisement it will be seen that
another Tournament will take place, at
Port Deposit, on the 18th instant. BY a
despatch from Gov. Groome, we are au-
thorized to announce that S. Thomas Nc
Cullough, of Annapolis, will deliver the
address TO the Knights, and Gen. Adam E.
King, of Baltimore, will deliver the Coro-
nation address.
MIR. Mcfarland, Cashier of the Ma
tional Bank of Elkton, has two pumpkin
vines in his garden which have covered
about half the garden, and have 16 pump
kins on them, the average weight of which
is about 25 pounds. They are lie product
of few seed received fror ;he Patent
Office. Name of the variets- 1t known.
The members of the Teachers Normal
Association are requested to be punctual
in attending the next meeting, which will
be held in the Brick School House, in Port
Deposit, Saturday, Oct. 10, 1874, at II
o'clock, P. NJ. We would much like to see
a full attendance of all the Teachers of the
9th, 7th and 9Th Districts, and as many
from other parts of the county as can make
it convenient to be present. @.
A Skunk in Town.-On Tuesday last,
skunk being disturbed in its peregrena-
lions among the reeds in the marsh back of
town, by Mr.. Thos. Drennen's dog, came
out and took refuge under the rear of his
store, and was seen about the alley by one
of the store boys. An elderly gentleman
was searching for the animal for the pur-
pose of shooting it, but fortunately for the
olfactory organs of the town he failed to
get sight Of the little animal.
The following Letters Patent were
issued to citizens of the State of Maryland,
during the week ending Sept. %, 1874
Tumbler Washers, F. Lantenbach & John
c. Hammer, Baltimore, No. 154759; Roof
ing Tiles, E. Bennett, Baltic, No. 154S2S;
Machines for Steaming and Washing Cakes
and Crackers, G. W. Mitchell, Baltimore,
No. 1886. Reported by Fitch & Fitch,
Solicitors of Patents, No. 81 Park Row,
New York City, through Reuben Haines,
Attorney Law, Corresponding Solicitors
in Cecil county, Elkton.
Sudden Death.-Lieutenant W. Frank
A. Torbert, Paymaster in the q. s. Navy,