The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-10-13

next sale Will take place at the fSltO
House yard, on Saturday, October Goth.
Almost every evening we have tn
pleasure of listening to the music of tn
Elkton Band. The rooms where they NEE
for practice being located on the corne
of North and High streets, short dstanc
from The Wing office. The music seem
very sweet these still Autumn evenings.
Mr.. w. H. May and wife, of this town
celebrated the tenth anniversary of thei
wedding, otherwise known as 'tin wed
ding" ON Tuesday evening last. Quite
large company of friends gathered t.
tender their congratulations, and bore will
them all manner of household utensils o
tin.
The friends of Mr.. B. NJ. Reed, of tn
firm of Reed & Bro, Bay View, will b.
glad to hear that he is slowly recoverin!
from his severe affliction-white swelling
in his leg-from which he has been suffer
ing for six weeks. He is yet confined t.
his bed, however, but his physician, DR.. p
B. Housekeepe-, entertains hopes of hi
recovery.
The next regular sale of cattle by S
X. Miller, Esq, will take place at TIT
FELTON, House yard, in this town, on Satur
day next, Goth inst. A large lot of extra
fine stock will be offered, and this sal,
should command the attention of all wht
are interested in cattle. Every farmer il
the county should be present, as this il
his last sale.
Gov. Cochran, of Delaware, exhibited
at the recent fair at Middletown lin glas.
case) the first coat ever worn by him, which
was the next best thing to "little hatch
et." 1t wasn't much worn and looked az
though it had been preserved with a view
to this exhibition. Keep your first coats,
boys, you may one day be Governors anc
have chance to show them.
-"Muskrat Bill " has taken up his
abode in the fish house on Cedar Point
shore. "Bill " is an institution. He draws
his support almost entirely from the water
In the Summer his game is fish, and in the
Winter, the muskrat. 1t is said that
"Bill" can scent a rat with more certainty
than the best dog, and many hundreds
surrender their pellets to him each Winter
Said prominent Democrat of Ceci
county in our hearing the other day
Heating will beat your JOUR- man Thomp
son clear out of sight" The Intelligence OF
the average Democrat will be appreciated
when it is recollected that Heating is the
the Treasury and Thompson the Working
mems candidate for Mayor of Baltimore
City.
On Sunday last, the remains of Mrs.
Rosanah Barrett, who died at the residence
of her daughter, in Aberdeen, Hartford
county, were inferred in the Methodist
Cemetery in this place. Mis-. Barrett was
the relict of the late Rev. Andrew Barrett,
local preacher of the Methodist Church,
for many years resident of Elk Neck,
and widely known throughout the county.
She was seventy-two years of age.
John L. Smith, Esq, for many years a
resident of this district, has disposed of his
farm, located near Cherry Hill, and removed
to Philadelphia. Mr.. Philip Hess, of
Philadelphia, is the purchaser of the farm
which is very fine one-and has already
taken possession. The removal of Mr..
Smith is to be regretted. He was popu-
lar, public-spirited citizen. Our best wishes
follow him to his new place of abode.
The temperance cause is still moving
at Charlestown, and meetings are held
every Thursday evening in the NJ. E..
Church. There is quite an interest mani
tested, and many have been induced to
sign the pledge. Short addresses were de-
livered on Thursday night, by Rev. S.
Logan, President of the organization, and
DR.. Jordan. These speeches were both
very earnestly and impressiveIy delivered,
wildly portraying the horrors of the demon
intemperance.
Why is it that we cannot have county
agricultural association? and an annual
fair? Other counties of this and neighbor-
ing States, less favored in every respect
than we are, support such institutions, and
profit from them. The annual fair at Mid
dletown is of immense advantage to that
town. There is not citizen of the place
who does not profit in greater or less
degree from it. And there is not citizen
of the town or neighborhood who would
favor the abandonment of the enterprise.
Will our citizens forever continue to stand
in their own light, by refusing to encour-
age such an enterprise here? Is the reign
of old fogyism never to be broken.
"A correspondent asks "What action
the County Commissioners have taken, in
the matter of repairing roads, where the
Supervisors allowance is insufficient" We
take it that our correspondents query was
called forth by the extraordinary damage
done many of the county roads by last
weeks storm. This matter has been re-
ferred by the Board of Commissioners to
the Inspectors, who are directed to make
equitable arrangements with the Supervi-
sors for the repairs necessary. The liabil-
ity of the Supervisors for repairs to the
roads does not extend to such unusual dam
age as was caused by the late storm-in
equity at least, if not in law. The Com
missioners, we believe, view the matter in
this light.
Many of the mill dams washed away
by the late freshet are already in course of
reconstruction, atfordirg employment for a
large number of hands. Mr.. Francis Green
is supervising the rebuilding of the dam at
Marley Mills. At Lords Mills, MIR. Bald
win is having the dam rebuilt under his
own supervision. Harlan & Bro. are max
ing arrangements to erect a wooden dam
to take the place of the stone one washed
away. Mr.. George Harlan, senior member
of the firm, will act as engineer. Many
offers of aid in the work have been ten
dered the Messrs. Harlan by their neigh
bors. The destruction upon their premises