The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-05-18

afternoon, and induced number of his
auditors to sign the pledge. MIR. Morrow
was not present.
On last Saturday, Bailiff Shockley at
tempted to arrest George W. Deviney, of
the Fourth district for violating the town
ordinance against fast driving in the streets
of Elkton. Deviney resisted the Bailiff,
who called upon Winfield Bennett, who
very promptly responded and came to his
assistance, the Sheriff and deputy also put
in an appearance about the same time, and
the offender was taken before Squire Foard,
who fined him So and costs for violating
the town ordnance, and held him under
bail for his appearance at court, to answer
the charge of resisting the officer in the
discharge of his duty.
Isaac L. Crouch, who was superintend-
ent of the Children's Home in Whining
ton, Delaware, died in that city on last
Tuesday. He came to Elkton from Dover
some forty or more years ago, and learned
the trade of blacksmithing in this town.
He was noted for his piety, and Joined the
Ell1ton NJ. E. Church while in his appren-
ticeship, and afterwards became licensed
exhorter. Deceased was mail agent for
some years On tho Delaware Railroad, and
afterwards superintendent Of the New Cas-
tie county aims house. He was we'll known
and highly esteemed for his Christian zeal
throughout the peninsula. His remains
were taken to Dover, which was his native
place, and inferred on Thursday last
The Smithsonian Institute received, on
Monday last, fine Atlantic salmon, weigh
ing 191 pounds. The fish was caught the
day before in a drift net near Spesutia
Island and nearly opposite Elk river. 1t
is supposed to be one of the salmon placed
in the Susquehanna river several years
ago. Its appearance indicates the success
of the efforts being made to introduce that
fish into the waters of our State. We have
been informed that an unusually large num-
Der of male shad have been caught this
season at the fisheries near the mouth of
the Susquehanna, which is believed to be
on account of the return of the shad placed
in that river few years ago, it being the
habit of the shad to return to it's native
waters to spawn.
Mr.. Armstrong, living near Fair Hill,
met with an accident while driving
spirited pair Of horses, in Wilmington, in
the early part of the week. The horses,
one of which was the celebrated trotter
"Gypsey Maid" became frightened, near
the corner of Second and Market streets,
and, giving jump, broke one of the wheels
of the carriage, and run violently down
Market street, to near the bridge, where
they collded with coal cart, which de-
molished the carriage and stopped the
frightened team. Mr. A., realizing his ina
bilty to stop the horses, jumped from the
carriage, his head striking the pavement
was slightly cut, but he was not seriously
injured The carriage was injured to the
extent of about one hundred dollars.
"A. A. Jackson, the owner of the cele.
brated trained dog Carlo was in town,
this week, selling the combination~Sruit
be the inventor. Mr.. Jackson was accom-
panied by his dog, which is an English
water spaniel about six years old, and pos
sesses an amount of intelligence that is
really surprising, appearing to understand
every word his master speaks. Carlo is
native of Canada, where his master pur-
chased him for 800, when he was year
old. Since that time he has been training
him, and has succeeded wonderfully we'll
He recently exhibited him before the learn
ed faculty of Columbia College, N. Y,
with view of proving that he possessed
the power of reasoning. The faculty were
unable to decide whether he was governed
by reason or instinct, but were fully con
WINGED of his ability to understand the En-
glish language.
Our friend, A. w. Mitchell, has num-
Der of Early Rose potatoes on exhibition at
his drug store, which present curious ap-
pearance, caused by the growth of num-
Der of small potatoes, which have formed
close to the parent one. Two of these
potatoes contain young ones larger than
pigeons eggs, which have formed inside of
the old potato and as they enlarged in size
have split it open. There are no stalks
attached to these potatoes now, and we
have been informed that the new tubers
have grown without producing any tops.
Now that the potato bug is SO destructive,
if some one can succeed in developing this
new variety of potatoes, so that crop can
be produced with no tops for them to prey
upon, he will be benefactor of his race
and no doubt be able to make fortune.
There appears to be but one serious ffi-
Guilty to contend with-that is now to find
the potatoes in the absence of the stalks
they usually produce.
"A super cautious climb of the law"
living east of the town, where the earliest
Autumnal frosts are apt to fall and where
they linger longer in the Spring, having an
horticultural turn of mind and nice gar
den, conceived a novel plan of protecting
the vegetables in the garden aforesaid from
the effect of an anticipated frost on last
his household and kitchen furniture from
his house to his garden, placing a chair
over tomato plant, and then covering a lot
of delicate egg plants with center table,
till his garden presented the appearance of
a street in front of an auction room. But
the anticipated frost, like dilatory attor-
ney, failed to put in an appearance on Satur-
day night, and the furniture being wanted
for other purposes, was removed the day
following, and the legal gentleman having
heard the cry of wolf! wolf! when there
was no wolf, concluded he would not be
fooled again and kept his goods in the
house; but, sad to say, the wind fell and
the frost came on the night following, and
all the esculents became a prey to its un-
timely ravages. Lesson: Cover your vege-
ables when there is frost.
The exercises at the Young Peoples
Association, which held its regular monthly