The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-08-23

NJ. tomorrow. The friends through;ant that
section, not otherwise engaged, are cordially
invited TO be in attendance. Services in the
school house, at the hours named, il the
wealth :: Ii rull G unf ,vorahl,. for open air
meeting.
Last Tuesday night about on ooI"ch, Mir. Il.
d. NJ. Howard. WHO resides at Holly Hall, and
who had retired to bed, was startled 10y a load
report in one of the lower rooms of his house He
Immediately arose and commenced an inrcstis;'-
ton, and upcn proceeding to the kitchen found
that coal oil lamp, which Il Servant had LETT
burning while she came 10 town. had exploded.
scattering the burning oil over the kitchen ho"r.
Mr.. Howard succeeded in extnguishing the
flames before much damage was done.
The late rain, which was the heaviest
that has fallen in Elkton in a long time,
demonstrated the practicahiity as well as
the utility of the new ditch designed for the
purpose of draining the pond on east High
street notwithstanding the fact that the
rain fell in torrents most of the time from
Saturday might till Monday evening, the
ditch etlrclually drained the pond by Tues
day ut noon.
-Ou Tuesday lat the engineer on the
north bound express train, which is due ut
Elktun at H.. 81 a. NJ, when near the iron
bridge over the Ri. Elk, discovered large
herd of cattle on and near the track ON the
east side of thu bridge and stopped the train
in time To prevent :: disaster. Subsequent
investigation showed that the herd consisted
of fifteen mich COWS belonging to james i.
Sterling, the milkman, who resides on the
Mercy farm.
james Alfred Pearce, Esq, Of Chester
tertown, Md, trustee, sold the Green Hill
farm, containing 2SS acres, i'll SassairaS
Neck, the property of Henry ). Cochran, on
Tuesday last, to Mrs. f. II. Pascault, OF
Talbot county, for IS dollars per acre. y.
=. Shockley, auctionecr. AS indicative OF
the great depreciation in the value OF real
estate, we mention that this place was pur-
ch used by Mr.. Cochran, some years ago, for
$40 per acre.
We understand that petition, asking
the Town Commissioners to pave the north
side of High street from {. W. Maxwell
store TO Grant street, is being numerously
signed hy the residents of that part of the
town. The cost of the contemplated I'M
provemeut is estimated at about GOD. y
pavement is much needed there and will be
highly appreciated by those who from time
inImemorial have been obliged to wade
through the mud.
A number Of tramps took refuge from
the heavy rain, last Sunday, i'll tho house
formerly owned by Nichols Hiss, on High
street. VIM. J. Jones, Esk., who has over
sight of the property, was informed of their
occupation, on Monday, and thinking it not
best to allow the building to be used rs a
caravansary for tralnps, he and the Sheriff
and his Deputy made an investigation, but
found everything right except that one of the
second story windows in the back building
was hoSted. All the doors were found Sc
curely fastened and the way the trampS got
into the house remains an unsolved mystery.
Red Killers INDUCED in II tandanso, on
Main street, at the end Of the mill lane.
They had Il good supply of the Obejoyful'
in and about them, which contributed much
to the hilarity of the occasion. During the
progress Of the f.ndango they accidentally
broke Il hottie that was filled with the cause
of the fun, but they soon dispatched one of
their mum Der on the double quick for fresh
supply and the fun went on again till tho
falling of the evening shadows warned
them it was time to depart, when they took
up their line of march and with devious
steps and slow, wendell their way to the
classic regions of Red Hill.