The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-09-06
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Go to the primaries to-day.

at Odd Fellows Hall, this afternoon, at
O'Clock.
DIR. John Owens and flmily, of Chicago
are spending few weeks with their friends
in Elkton.
--llez2icS Canadian artist still holds forth
in the Exchange building, under Mitchells
drug store.
Morris Dunbar, ESD, is having extern
sivc improvements made upon his house,
near Bell Hill.
Attend Middletown fair. See their
advertisement.
The Port Deposit Teachers Association
will meet in that place, on Saturday, 18Th
inst, at l.3o r. n.
The County Commissioners, Orphans
Court and School Com missioners will be in
session on Tuesday next.
Harry Cannon was badly hurt, last
Sunday, by being kicked by horse while
playing about the animal.
The Baldwin Chapel Sabbath school will
hold their annual picnic, in the grove near
the Mills, Oh Saturday, ths Goth inst.
Amos Pier.on and George Alexander
each built a nice cunning skin, this week,
the workmanship of which is very credita-
BILE
Mr.. Quicksell, who recently purchased
the Ash property, near ASh's crossing, on
the p, w. s. b. Railroad is building new
house.
Buy your Sewing Machines from Viii
be had either for cash or on monthly pay
ment,.
-Geo. a. Blake, Esq, returned to Elk
ton, on Tuesday last, after an absence of
three weeks among his friends in New
Jersey.
With ample accommodations; large ex-
hibits; liberal premiums; good music and
fast trottfng, the State Fair at Dover will
probably draw
Augustus Bloomfield, living near the
village of Rising Sun. was accidentally and
badly injured by being run over by an OK
cart one day last vcok.
Harris NJ. L. Sabbath school will hold
their annual picnic, at Red Point, North
East river, OIL Saturday, September 18th.
All are invited to attend.
We call the attention of our readers to
the advertisement offering $50 reward for a
booded marc recently stolen near Union
vile, Chester county, Pa.
. Port Deposit has an ordinance prohibit
ing tranps begging on this streets, which i,
said to act charmingy. Why can't we
have a similar one in Elkton:
Sheriff Boulden has tn. thanks of our
colnpositors for a mammoth watermelon,
weighing about forty pounds, which he left
at our office. on Thursday last
Thomas Dr.nnen i, improving hi, store
by the addition OF a room 90 feet square,
which he is building III the rear Of it, y.
F. Johnson and Jacob Rambo are the con.
tractors.
The Elkton public school commenced
last Monday, under the management of +.
b. NAPLES, assisted by Misses Hattie Lort
and Bertha Thorpe, with l25 pupils in at
tendance.
Mrs. Hall, of Port Deposit, the mother
Of the young man who is accused of at
tempting to rob Ambrose Ewing short
time ago, died suddenly, in Norristown, on
Tuesity ':t.
CD You keep all kinds Of ammunition
on hand - said a prospective rail shooter to
an Elkton clerk. Not if We can sell Them"
tI,ae h,r,,
with Charley"
Lieut.. Mitchell +. lamar Of the 18th
Regiment, L. S. Infantry, who is Professor
of Military Tactics i'll the University of
relations in Elkton.
The local peach trade has been quite
brisk in this vicinity during this week,
many traders froin Lancaster county sup
plying themselves with peaches at from 30
to GO cents basket.
"A little girl, the daughter of Jefferson
McDannell who lives noar the Erenchtown
and New Castle turnpike. fell from the
roof Of her fathers coal house, on Tuesday
last, and broke her arm.
The citizens living on Dolly Warden
street have pctitioncd the City Fathers for a
lamp on that street, which seems to be
much needed and would be a great accom-
mediation to them upon a dark night.
The Fall term Of the Ekton Academy
commenced on Monday last, under the
efficient principal, 7. L. Graham, and Mrs
Anna Nj. May, his accomplished assistant
Forty-si1 pupils were in attendance.
jacob Dean, WIN. NJ. Ncach, w JEFF
ferries, of Elkton, and Robert Moss, Of Kirk
wood, Del, returned, on Wednesday last,
from trip to Virginia, where they had been
looking at land with Il view of purchasing.
Vim. j. Jones, ESD has been absent
during the week upon 4 trip to Massachusetts
whittier he went accompanied by his son,
Allen ID. Jones, who is now student in
Williams College, at William.town in that
State.
The sloop sally " Burton, arrived at
SCOTS wharf, from Smyrna, ON "Wednesday
last, with fifty tons Of Star Bone piioSrhate
Tor L. {. Strickland, who expects to deliver
ano her cargo to his Gu .tomers in Elk Neck.
on Monday noxt.
A festival for the benefit of the Sabbath
school of the Union N. L. Church will be
held on the evening Of Wednesday, Sep
TENDER 10th, At the church. II the evening
be stormy, the festival will I've held the next
fair evening. Supper tickets, - cents
- lad, residing in Elkton, sold !. dozen
pigeons, one day last week, to :; gentleman
living near Charlesto-,, who took them
home with him and turned them loose
During the next day six of them came
struggling back to Elk:on, one at a time.
The package party Tor ti.c benefit of the
Elkton Presbyterian Church, at the house
OF Mrs. Rankin, on Thursday night last
was as successful AZ it was enjoyable, afford
ing an evenings amusement 10 those who
attended it, and at the same time adding
about $50 to the sum in the treasury of the
church.
We call the attention Of our readers to
the interesting letter from Belgium, which
we publish in another column. IT is from
the pen of the sister of y literary friend of
ours, who resides in Carroll county, some of
whose contributions have heretofore de
lighted the readers Of The cecil Wing
George A. Tideman, who opened \
wholesale confectionery and cake store i'll
Elkton, last Spring, and who, for several