The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-09-25
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Local Affairs.


mornings in intiuitesimal quantities. Yes
"terday morning it was quite heavy in some
places.
Call at The Wig Office and see the
new stove called "Fire on the HEARTH" an
open coal or wood fire in the middle of the
room.
Our San Francisco letter, printed on
first page, gives graphic account of the
panic in that city, subsequent to the failure
of the Bank Of California. -.
The name of the young lady appointed
to the Normal School from Charlestown is
Miss Jenny Cooper, and not Jenny Coale,
as published on last Saturday.
Our Washington letter, always SO racy
and readable, WAS crowded out this week,
by the unusually large quantity of local
aud political matter which claimed imme-
diate attention.
The government engineers were max
ing some further surveys of the channel Of
Elk River, on Friday, and the dredging
machine will commence operations proba-
bly, on Monday next.
We invite the attention of our readers
to the card of T. V. Bonsal & Co., COM
mission men, Baltimore. Mr.. Bonsal was
formerly of Rising Sun, this county, and
personally known to all farmers in that
section of the county as a reliable business
man.
The annual exhibition of the Peninsula
Agricultural and Pathological Association
will be held on their fair grounds, at Mid
dletown, Del, on the 9th, 18th and 9Th of
October.
This will doubtless be a fine show,
And every farmer ought to 60.
-Personal.-H. R. Carter, and Harry,
son of l. D. Carter, Of Carter's Paper
Mills, have returned from their California
trip in fine health and spirits. Had a
pleasant trip and are highly delighted with
that semi-tropical country.
Winter is coming, and coal fires are
being lighted in every house. The pros
poets for early Winter weather are uncom-
menly favorable. A snow storm prevailed
on Mount Washington, N. H., last Satur-
day. Twelve inches of snow fell at River
du Loup, Canada, on the same day; much
damage was done to fruit and ornamental
trees by the storm which prevailed.
Mr.. James Fl. Manley, late of Whining
mington, Del, will lecture in the A. NJ. E.
Church, in this town, on Monday evening,
eth inst Subject" The usefulness of
the Church." Mr.. Manley has given this
subject careful study and feels confident
that all who favor him with their presence
will be gratifed. Admission, 10 cents; lee
ture at o'clock. For the benefit of the
church.
We place the card of F. E. Marine
before our readers this week in a new
dress, to revive the memory of our farmers
that their old, we'll tried and faithful SER
want is still doing business at his old stand
ON Pratt street. Mr.. Marine has been in
the commission business as long, if not
longer, than any commission merchant il
Baltimore. His business card has been in
the american longer than any other bust
ness man in Baltimore. Time has tested
his merits as a man of business that can
be implicitly relied on.
Another Large Calf-Mr. Jos. Wells
slaughtered another large calf this week,
the mate Of the one mentioned two weeks
ago in The Wing, raised by Mr.. Warrington,
near Mechanics Valley. The last slaugh-
tered calf was few days more than twelve
weeks old, and weighed Ais live weight
and 265 dressed. For fat beautiful veal
these calves surpass anything ever butch
cred in this town, and as source of profit
to the owner, he thinks calves of this kind
are more desirable produce from the milk
Of cows in the hot months than butter.
Registration. Monday and Tuesday, the
4th and 5th OF October, are the last days of
registration. Let the lists be examined and
purged of all illegal voters. We have heard
of several miners names being placed on
the lists at the last registration. Let this
matter be seen to, and those names taken
off, while the names of all legal voters are
put on. Candidates and their friends must
attend to this business, or it will not be
done. Registers are unable to correct the
lists properly without cooperation of the
best informed citizens of the district.
Real Estate Sales.-James Cummings,
Esq, sold the Dougherty property, in the
Eighth district, owned by D. Scott, of this
town, on Tuesday last, to John Adams, of
Lancaster county, Pa, for $1,000. The
property contained about 70 acres.
Also, the property of J. & W. P. Hus-
bands, of Hartford county, adjoining the
above, and containing about Sc acres, to a
Baltimore firm, for $500. This property is
said to contain valuable feldspar, and was
sold to the late owners, four years ago, by
Jacob c. Warner, for $4,000.
Jacob B. Ash, auctioneer, sold, for w.
8. Evans, Esq, Trustee, on Tuesday last,
at the Court House door, in Elkton, the
McAteer property, in this town, to George
Witworth, for $4,000.
On the same day, by the same, the farm
of which the late Thomas McNeal died
seized, containing 102 acres, for 81, 900.
Morris Dunbar, purchaser.
Elkt0n Cemetery.-Elkton, it seems is
determined to have cemetery, and to
have it in close proximity to the Public
School house. A Cemetery Association
has been formed, in which the three Pro
testant churches of the town are repre-
sented by two stockholders each. The
Episcopal Church is represented by John
Partridge and Dr. R. G. Mackall, the Pres.
byterian by DR.. lamar and Thos. Drennen,
and the Methodist Church by W. J. Jones
and w. II. Eder.
The cemetery lot comprises seven acres
of the Howard property, which lies east Of
the gas house and between Howard street
and tho creek, and in front of the Public
School house. The old Public School house
was located on the southern border of the
old Methodist burying ground, and the new