The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-09-13


East, will be conducted in the Union Grove
school house, in close proximity othe grove
tomorrow, at 1890 \. NJ. and 30 T.. NJ.
-MesSrs Gray and Weinc:, two enter
prsing confectioners of Elkton, were de-
tanned nearly all Monday night OH the road
between Wilmington and Elktoa, by the
breaking of their wagon near Glasgow.
John Lungren, of the 18th district, raised
96l5 bushels of wheat on three acres of
ground, last harvest. The wheat was drilled
in on the 21st of October. Mr.. Luncren
used = liberal supply of d. Scott 4 Bro. S
fertilizers.
Cecil +. Weaver, of this town. has been
elected i delegate from Washin gton to at
tend the Annual Convention of the United
States Railway Mail Service Mutual Benefit
Association, to meet in Cleveland, Ohio,
September 10th.
"a five horse team, belonging to Nicholas
Larzalere, ran away from his barn yard,
from which he was hauling manure, on last
Tuesday afternoon, and running into a
ditch alon. the side of the road smashed up
things generally.
An unknown scoundrcl attempted to
wreck the Washington Express train on the
p. w. n b. Railroad, Saturday night, by
placing tie on the track at Traynor's sta
ton, below Chester. The tie was caught by
the locomotive and carried over a mile.
There are seventeen prisoners confined
in Elkton Jail, four of whom are serving
out sentences or are insane, eleven are
awaiting trial, and two have been sentenced
to the House of Correction but have ap-
pealed from the decision of the Justice
On last Friday week a, T. A. Nesbitt,
who lives near Vinegar HILL was driving
from Liberty Grove to the former place. his
horse stumbled and fell into a deep gully by
the side of the road, and being tangled in
tho harness was cItricated with much
difficulty.
VIM. Kirk, a lad of nine yeart of age,
while assisting his father in moving now
ing machine, last Saturday, got the second
finger Of his right hand between two Of the
cog wheels, which resulted in the loss of
about half of the finger.
We acknowledge the receipt of 4 basket
of luscious peaches from our old friend,
Joseph Magill, Of the LIST district. We don't
know many men Of seventy years of age
who are hale and hearty enough to load i
peach wagon and drive from Cecilton to
E1l.tn,, nd ,c -,
A Republican club for the 3rd district
has been organized in Elkton, with Vim. j.
Jones, Esq, President. Notice will be given
in our next issue of the time and place of
meeting. This is 4 step in the right direc
ton and we hope to hear of the organization
of similar clubs throughout the county
The Sunday School picnic at the Union
NJ. +. Church, OIL Wednesday last, was
numerously attended by the people of the
neiShborhood, who had good time except
one unfortunate gentleman from Elkton,
who was much wearicd by the importuni-
ties of those who were hunscring and thirst
ing for news from the Republican conver-
ton.
August Niereck, likely Young German
baker, recently in the employ Of Gray 4
Bro, Of Elkton, became slightly involved
III pecuniary difficulty, which gave him
much annoyance, and was augmented by an
affair of the heart, got on the y \. NJ train,
on Friday morning of last week, and started
off for Dixys land AS fast as the iron horse
could carry him.
Last Sunday James Holland, who drives
the Marley mule team, started to the colored
bush meeting at North East but when near
New Leeds, the mule he was driving sud-
denly fell dead in the road 1t WAS 4 large
animal in good condition and had been in
constant use for five or six years during
which it had been driven twice u day be
tween Marley and Elkton.
Last Sunday night, between 10 and II
o'clock, prominent physician of Elkton
met young gentleman and lady riding in
carriage i'll narrow road, near Hyland
Marcus place; whereupon the doctor stopped
his carriage in order to let the other one pass
by, but unfortunately the young man ran
his carriage upon the bank and overturned
it, throwing the occupants out. After much
trouble, things were put to rights, and both
parties went on their way.
Miss Mary Hayes, an cstimablc young
lady, daughter Of Robert NJ Hayes, of the
4th district, died at the residence of her
father, on Wednesday last, after a long i'll
ness, of typhoid fever. We regret to say
81, 1,
i'll with the same disease, which she con-
tracted while nursing the deceased. The
funeral will take place this afternoon at /
o'clock, from her late residence Interment
at the Ellston Presbyterian graveyard.
The H avre de Grace RepaJiicti, saws:
Oar canning house. are doing an immense
business. During the past two weeks great
quantities of peaches and tomatoes have
boon put up by both factories. $. j. Sencc.,
i, employn. from 30 to 300 hands, and
compelled to run until late in the eyeniun
ut times. Mr.. Stephenson has a force Of
about 40. The season will doubtless be 4
good one. Great quantities of peaches and
tomatoes are brought to the houses by water
the surrounding country.
The grim monster has been unusually
busy at the ims-house during the past few
days On Sunday last, about r. NJ, Peter
Boyd, an aged man, who had been an in
mate of the institution for about five years
was called TO go over the dark river. Thos
Cameron, who was nearly eighty years OF
age, and had been at the aims house for sly
or seven Years, followed him on Thursday
~ also did an Old tramp, whose name i.
believed to have been Warner who end, {
his last weary tramp Of five weeks between
that place and Philadelphia about tw,
months ago. They were all buried in tho
grave yard III the alms-house f:lrnl.
the house of Joseph H. Vousht, wht
lives near RosevilIe, beyond Newa k, d..
was entered, ON Thursday last during The
temporary absence Of ,he inmates rs i,
supposed, by tramp, who stole abort So
jn cash and hunting case gold watch and
chain and several pieces of irwelry, and alsc
a lot Of rare and curl aus old coins, valued
in all at about 4 hundred dollars. Sheriff
Boulden arrested two tramp' who were
pa'sin. through Eikton, on Thursday even
ing. on suspicion of having comnitterd the
theft. but none Of the mi;sin. property WAS
found urc.i them and they were discharged
The Sunday s.i.aol connected with
Crouch's Chapel pic-aicked ii White Hail