The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-11-22

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Bethel Cemetery and reinterred near tbs
remains of Mrs. Mary B. Lum, who died il
El.lton, last Spring.
! Jake Andrews and brother, colorcd, Of
Back Creek mills, were cunning on Bohe
mia Manor, upon the farm of George Love
| lace, on Tuesday last at which time they
accused Mr.. l.. Of shooting a rabbit that
their dogs were chasing: whereupon quar-
! rel enSied, which resulted in Jacob being
| committed to Jail by Justice Christtield. or
| Wednesday last in default of bail to keel
the peace for threatening to shoot the atore
said Lovelace.
Mr. Perry Biddle, the able and muscu-
lar Rotary" Editor of The Democrat, re
tired from the services of our contemporary
| on Friday Mr.. Biddls's retirement from
| his delicate and responsible position will re-
| suit in no embarrassment to our neighbor,
! his successor being Mr.. Auguste Brown, a
| gentleman laboring under no "color dis
| ability. Now that one hue distinguishes
them ALL it is hoped that the machine can
be run without 4 jar.
| Some of the residents of Elk Neck in
| dulsed in a bag coon hunt, one night re-
| Gently. Having captured large coon, they
turned it loose and put three dogs on its
| trail which ran it for the distance of about
three miles, when it freed. The outcry OF
the dogs which had participated in the chase
attracted large concourse of the Neckers,
who tiiSlodged he animal, whereupon he was
started again, but was finally captured and
killed, to the great satisfaction of all par
ties engaged in the hunt.
The cases of Richard Thomas, use OF
Mary Hollingsworth, rs. the Phoenix Fire
Insurance Co., of Brooklyn; and Richard
Thomas, use of Port Deposit Homestead
Association, u.s. same, which were tried be-
fore the L. S. Circuit Court, in Baltimore,
| this week, resulted in verdict for defend
ant in both cases. These suits were brought
to recover the insurance upon Mr. Thomas S
| barn, on Red I1ill which was burned some
years ago. The defence was made, we I'M
dsrstand, upon merely technical grounds.
Last Saturday night the attention of
| Thomas Drennen, was attracted by the
sauaf1ing of chickens in the back yard be-
| longing to the store; whereupon he gathered
up a pistol and fired several shots iii the
direction of an individual that he indis-
tinctly saw making his escape from the
yard. The fowls belonged to Mrs. Taylor,
who occupies part of the house as dwell
ing, and who has had number of chick
ems stolen from her recently.
We are glad to inform the friends of
that most estimable lady, Miss Philena Rey-
nold., of Port Deposit, that DIR. Chisholm,
of Baltimore has successfully performed
the delicate surgical operation of removing
cataract from her eye. y few months
ago Miss Reynolds became troubled by
strange and unusual sights and vague and
shadowy visions of snakes and other things
passing and repassing before her eyes; where
upon she consulted the distinguished ocu-
list before mentioned, who, short time
since, successfully removed the cataract
and restored the sight of the afflicted lady.
We were recently shown two ancient
punch bowls that for many years have been
in the possession of the children of the late
Henry d. Miller, who purchased them many
years ago, from Levi Hollingsworth, the
brother of Jacob Hollingsworth, who kept
tavern in the house now occupied by Col.
George R. Howard, in Elkton. One of the
bowls is said to have been used by General
Washington, who frequently stopped at
this house when passing through Elkton on
his way to Philadelphia, which was then
the seat of Government of the United
States Both of the bowls have been
broken, and one of them has been inge-
of silver clasps and rivets.