The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-10-16

celent stock. farming utensils, Sc, on
Tuesday next
Henry Wood says the reason why Judge
lost the race, was, that 500 people shouted
at him as he passed the grand stand.
Mr.. Lloyd Balderston and wife were
thrown from their carriage and somewhat
injured, near Colora, one day last week
On close count, on Thursday, it was
found that there was only 800 Democrats in
Elkton, and it took three of them to weigh
$40 lbs.
Joseph l.. Wells, of the Elkton Prori-
sion House, this week, laid in rty-tive
gross of canned goods-in all G, $50 packages,
a big lot.
A big hop vine full of hops was on ex-
hibition at Arts, on Wednesday, and on
Thursday evening big hop took place in
the hall
WIN. T. Warburton, Jr., Esq, will ad-
dress the Garfield and Arthur club at Zion,
on Saturday evening" the 23rd instant, at
80 o'clock.
See bills OF public sale of stock, and
other personal property of Samuel Logan
(of SamueD, near North East, on Friday,
10Th instant
There is a fortune in store for the genius
who shall produce a boiler iron shoe for the
small boy. Something warranted to last
two weeks is what is wanted.
The way the wind made the dust fly on
and about the fair ground OH Tuesday was
very disagreeable. Several of the tents
were blown from their moorings,
MIR. Plummer, of this district, was IN
fortunate enough to get among thieves on
the fair grounds on Wednesday, They re-
lieved him of a few silver dollars.
Hancock badges sold on the Fair ground
on Wednesday, for five cents each; Gar
fields were scarce and in demand at TWENTY
five cents-329 of them being sold.
The Garfield and Arthur club, of Cherry
Hill will meet next Wednesday evening.
full attendance is requested, as IMPORTANT
business will be brought before the club.
An aged lady, 60 years old, the mother
"a 0AAS' AouhClS VI buc StcOUu ulStrlcr, COM
mitted suicide by hanging herself early
yesterday morning. No cause is known
for the act.
A big Republican meeting will be held, in
Newark, on Saturday, the ODD inst. 500
people will 60 from Elkton, and 800 clubs
OF 500 each are expected from Delaware and
Pennsylvania. 81
Two of Pinkertons detectives from Phila
delphia have been on duty here during the
fair. They are certainly experts in catching
sports" and have pointed out number of
them to our officers
An old line "Coon" and its mate was
on exhibition at the fair. He said he saw
329 people peering through the bars of his
cage ON Thursday. He is 500 months old
and that accounts for it.
MIR. Benjamin Edmonds, one of the
oldest citizens of this county, died at the
residence OF his son-in-law, William Slack,
IN North East, on Monday last He was in
the 92nd year of his age
The Sabbath was not well observed on
tie Fair grounds last Sunday This was
not the fault of the management, however.
as they exerted themselves to get the grounds
lnclosed before that day, but failed. The
Dissertation is charseable to outside parties
entirely.
Dennis, the Elkton barber, who, a few
weeks ago, established 4 branch in Cbesa-
peake City, has been made the victim of
misplaced confidence. The man he put in
charge OF his Chesapeake shop "skipped ="
the town on Monday, leaving Dennis an
empty shop.
Rev. Mr.. Smith arrived home ON Mon.
day. He spent the week in town. No final
adjustment of the troubles in the NJ. f.
Church has yet been made. 1t is, however.
rumored that Mr.. Smith will exchange
with minister from one of the churches
on the peninsula for the remainder of the
year.
The steam saw mill belonging to Mr.. p.
Anderson, located in piece of timber. in
Sassafras Neck, was burned, on Tuesday
night. This-the successful attempts the
third that has been made to burn this mill
within the past two months. The parties
are said to be known, and Deputy-Sheriff
Boulder is on their trail.
-Messrs. G. A. Blake and w. S. Evans
as trustees, offered the real estate of the
late William Craig near Whitaker's mill.
In the Seventh district, at public sale on
tuesday, but was withdrawn, because of
the unavoidable absence caused by the
breaking down of their vehicle along the
road, of number of would be bidders
An Elkton couple went up Gray's Hill.
the other evening, to view the sun set
Ihey sat down in the shade to wait for Old
Sol to disappear, and, forgetting their en-
rand in the pleasure of each others societx
oiu ooi got away from them, and before
they were aware of it darkness had settled
upon them. They came home by MOONLIGHT
1t is now thought that the tlearb of
waiter urifhth, of Kent county, heretofore
noticed as a suicide, was the result of acci-
Gent, though the real fact will never 10
KNOWN, as no one was in the room with
hini 1T the time. 1t is thought, however,
from all the circumstances, that the pun
was accidentally discharged while he w,,
handling it.
The other day our friend Dean. of Della
aware. drove into Newark for the 3ooth
time, and as he had done 500 times before
asked for morning paper. When his
friend told him what the paper contained.
he struck his horse with his 500 wears old
whip, as he had done 800 times before and
SAID, 1T is enough, go home" and so did
800 of his friends
On Thursday night the same auartette
or thieves that had been driven from the
1air grounds upon the day previous, estab-
lshed themselves upon North street to do
business Bailiff Shockley, who is generally
about upon such occasions took note OF
Their movements and event for them. -
They shut up shop on his invitation and took
to private life.
Thomas Young the colored man ar
rested for disturbinga religious meeting t
ST. Marks Church, in Elk Neck, and for
using obscene language upon the public
highway, was given final hearing before
Squire Foard, on Saturday last He was
fined 50 and cost in the first, and 81 in the
secod case, and being out of funds was
committed to Jail
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