The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-10-07

hold it in position until a new foundation
is built.
On Tuesday last two colored men, John
Miller and George Allen, alias Jacko, in
dulged in set-to on Main street. opposite
Stoecklen's store. Deputy Sheriff Janney
kindly prevented them from hurting one
another, by escorting them to jill. Miller
| paid his fine and was released, but Jacko
| languishes within a prisons walls, because
of his impecuniosity.
Hon. Jacob Tome, of Port Deposit,
who built the Memorial Church at a cost of
500, 600 and donated it to the Methodists Of
that place. is now having it surrounded with
a wrought iron fence of beautiful design,
which, like the church, will cost the society
nothing. The fence is built upon solid
wall of Susquehanna granite, and will,
when finished, cost about s., 900.
The parade and dinner by several Or
ders of colored people, which was to have
taken place several weeks, ago but was post
poned in consequence of rain, will come off
on Thursday afternoon next. The process
sion will be led by fine band from Will
mington, which will traverse the principal
streets. In the evening they will repair to
the hall, where there will be speaking.
MIR. George w. Taylor has taken pos
session of the cigar store lately occupied
by Mr.. D. l.. Stanton. He has thoroughly
renovated, painted papered and fixed the
store up generally, until it presents very
attractive appearance. George desires all
his friends, and also those who have here
tofore patronized the old stand, to give
him a call, and he will do every thing in
his power to please. He has for sale the
III. 4 A 4 a.
tobacco. This tobacco took first premium
at the Exhibition. Call and see it.
The Buell. family, deserved popular in
our community, will give another of their
pleasing musical entertainments of sacred
music, in the NJ. E. Church, for the benefit
of the Sabbath school, on Friday evening
next, the 18th inst All who have had the
pleasure of listening to the sweet music of
the Buells, will, no doubt, be glad of an
other opportunity to enjoy so rare a treat.
Those who have not, will do we'll TO attend
this concert, as they will be amply repaid
for the small expense incurred, while they
will be contributing to most worthy OBJ
ject. We bespeak for them large audi
ence.
The Middletown Fair was in full blast
this week, commencing on Wednesday and
closing on Friday. This is one of the best
conducted small fairs in the country, and
the exhibit of all kinds of machinery and
agricultural products is excellent. The
racing which is one of the main points,
was better than ever before, some celebra
ted horses having been entered. The race
on Thursday was won by Fanny Gilbert, a
New Jersey horse. The races that attracted
most attention, however, took place yester-
day, SO that we could not get report of
them before going to press. The attend
ance was large, averaging from two to
three thousand per day.
Several years ago MIR. Creswell received
from the Pacific coast quite number of
California quail. They were very hand
some bird and he hoped to propagate the
species upon his lands. To this end he
liberated them at his residence. They at
once disappeared, and for three or four
years have not been seen. Every one sup
posed that the cold Winter had annihilated
them, until few days ago quite large
covey of them was discovered by gentle
man not far from town. 1t is to be hoped
that, if any of our sportsmen come across
them in their search for cartridges that
they will not shoot them. We may yet
have large quantities of this beautiful bird
in this neighborhood.
On Saturday afternoon a young girl
from IS to 20 years Of age was put off the
second section of the . z. NJ. train south,
because she had no ticket. Upon interro.
cation by gentlemen at the depot, she said
she was from Wheeling, West Virginia;
that she had been visiting the Centennial
in company with her father and a party of
friends. At the depot in Philadelphia she
became separated from her company; she
got on the train expecting to find them
there, but after going all through it her
search ended in disappointment. In the
meantime the train had moved out and was
under rapid Roadway. Her father. she had
no doubt, was in section No. /, which was
ahead. She had just money to pay her
way to this station, where she was put off,
as stated. A ticket was provided her; and
she went on to Baltimore in the next train.
Some persons, who had their eyes upon
this fair one, rather discredit her story and
put her down for fraud, as they affirm
that she begged and received money from
several ladies in the depot. If she is a
fraud, she is pretty clever one.