The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-05-25
present Mr.. Stump appears to be the cham
pion wheat grower of the county.

Now then the chicken,
Hatched in the Spring,
Sadly concealeth
His head with his wing;
Full well he knoweth
That when oysters rest,
Brolled little chickens
Are at their best.
-Jethro J. Mccullough, of the McCul-
Tough Iron Company, was stricken with
paralysis, on Friday of last week, while on
a visit to his niece in Philadelphia. He
had left the house of his relative, and was
on his way to the depot, with the intention
of returning to his home in Wilmington,
when he was suddenly stricken down in the
street, where he was found in an insensible
condition by friend from Wilmington,
who had him conveyed to the residence of
his relative, where he yet remains. Though
dangerously i'll, he is slowly improving,
and hopes are entertained OF his ultimate
recovery.
The barn of VIM. B. Smith, on the
Plank road, two miles north of Elkton,
was entirely consumed by fire on last Thurs
day afternoon. The origin of the fire is
shrouded in mystery. Mr.. Smith was en-
gagged trimming hedges at some distance
from the building, when his attention was
called to the smoke, dense volume of
which was issuing from the barn, by
stranger, who was passing along the road.
He at once repaid to the scene of the con-
migration, but arrived too late to save the
contents of his barn, which consisted of
some ten or fifteen tons of hay and variety
of farming implements. We understand
there was small insurance upon the build
ing.
sanity of William Woods, the colored
man who was convicted of stealing horse
from Mr. Williams, near Rowlandsville,
last Winter, and who was convicted and
Sheriff Boulder wrote to d. S. Watt, with
whom the negro said he had formerly lived,
and received the following note in reply to
the questions he had asked: own. Woods,
bright mulatto boy, if living, will be at
this time, about twenty four years old; he
was in my employ for two years, and !
had to discharge him on account of being
crazy. d. S. Waltz" AS Mr.. Williams is
dsinterested party, his statements settle
the status of the unfortunate mulatto.
The handsomest edition of "Shaks-
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address Messrs. Virtue & Yorston, agents.
Howard House, Elkton, who will call and
show specimen on request.
VIM. Johnson, who lives, breathes and
has his being in a Swiss cottage on Bells
Lane, keeps vicious dog. A son of Mr.
Roger Feely, in passing his house, was bit
ten by it. Roger, indignant at the unds-
eliminating character of the Johnsonian
canine providad biucalf with r,, ,pd
calling upon Mr.. johnson, requested the
pleasure of sending this dangerous animal
to that sultry, but unmentionable, place
where all bad dogs ought to GO. johnson,
it seems, didn't appreciate MIR. Feely's dis
interested offer, but, it is alleged, assaulted
the latter with gun number two. Where
upon, Mr.. F. invoked the protection of the
law, and had johnson fined by Justice
Foard fifty cents and costs for keeping
dangerous dog. The Justice ordered the
nuisance out of town. AS, when last seen,
it had taken the direction of Newark, Del
aware urchins had better keep close.
-Sluyter Bouchell, young man, who
formerly resided at Mechanics Valley, but
more recently at North East, was arrested,
last Sunday evening, at Elkton, charged
with forging the name of John Warning
ton to promissory note for $40 given to
Milenteer Cameron, of North East, in pay
ment for horse which Bouchell had pur-
last. The note was payable sixty days
after, and short time before it became
due Bouchell disappeared from North East.
He went to Newark, last week, and a friend
of the fact, and he visited that place, on
Sunday last, accompanied by Sheriff Boul
den, of this county, where they learned
that Bouchel had gone to Glasgow, whittier
they went, and from information received
they came to Elkton, and arrested Bouchell
when he returned from a drive, late the
same night. The accused was taken be-
fore Squire Foard, on Tuesday last, and
held in $500 bail for his appearance at the
September term of Court.
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