The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-11-06

tien day upon the stronghold of til" anti
Local OptioniSTS, and three dem i"'rus OF
cheap whisky We're captured. 1t va, found
in 4 back room in the hall, whrs, il was
being dealt out 10 all who would vote Tor
continuance of its sale in the counv.
The cold Fourth" says an Elkton
Democrat, has gone back" upon the prn-
ciples of its forefathers In days gone by
drynesS VAS the normal condition of
Fourth district Democrat, but now alas,
they have taken, like II duck, to wafer, and
the principles of the party are trailing in
the dust.
Our entrrprising town bliiif, we under
stand, is negotiating for the purchase of Il
large lot of wood, near Lynchburg Na.-
The wood is of the kind used in the manu-
tacture of paper. The timber can be bought
there at Il very low price, the greatest ex-
pense being in getting it to market We
hope he may realize his expectations.
We call the attention of our readers to
the advertisement of Mr. John H. Bunting,
about to offer his farm for sale. This pro-
perty is one of the most desirable in the
county The location is very desirable, the
land in u high state of cultivation, and the
buildings excellent. This sale affords a rare
opportunity to buy a tirst-class property.
An amusing scene was witnessed on
North street, the other evening. y young
ster had been ont hunting and captured
very large opossum. 1t WAS as much as he
could do to drag him along, being almost as
large as himself. He struggled bravely,
however, and in triumph landed him at his
home. He will feast on it on Thanksgiving
day
do the chickens go" The an
swer to this conundrum is generally poser
TO the owners of fowls. We can say, how
ever, where one pair, Il red rooster and
white hen, went. They We're snugly packed
away in the game bag of a colored sports
man, on Wednesday afternoon he.trans-
action was plainly seen by two Elkton
gunners
Mr.. John w. Mccullough, of Row
landsville, has completed his new house
upon the Nickle farm, near Colora, recently
purchased by him, and moved in this week
This is one of the best and most convenient
houses i'll the county, being provided with
water, gas, complete heating apparatus, &c
Charles BalderSon, Esq, of Philadelphia
was the architect
The beautiful diploma proposed to be
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Agricultural Association, in lieu of a money
award to ali who may so elect, is nearly
ready for delivery. Persons to whom pre-
miums We're awarded and who prefer the
diploma rather than the money will get it
by informing the Secretary, John Partridge
Esq, of such preference. The diploma, in
our estimation, is far preferable to the small
money award.
The other morning, Us sportsman re-
siding near town, was starting out for Il
days hunt, he was called upon to shoot
pair of guinea fowls for dinner He fred
away into the flock and after the feathers
cleared away it was found that he had kill
ed four instead of Il brace Later in the
day he did better than this. He says he
aimed at one of II covey of quail on the
wing and brought down four. We are in
.clined to think they We're on the ground.
An itinerant vender Of Quasia Cups
was on our streets, on Wednesday evening
He gathered quite crowd around him:
very few of which ever saw or heard of Il
quaSia cup, and because the water, after
standing in the cup for few months, be-
came bitter, swallowed all his twaddle
about them curing all diseases, and handed
in their quarters rapidly. They are not
aware of the fact that for five cents Mitchell
will sell them three times as much of the
bitter wood as the cup contains.
The work of deepening and widening
the channel of the creek is progressing rap
idly and satisfactorily. The operation is
very interesting and well repays Il visit to
the scene Of action. The manner of moving
the mud taken from the bed of the creek is
somewhat novel here. Instead of einptying
it from the scoop into scows, us is usually
done, and dumped into deep water or in
some out of the way place. it passes from
the scoop of the digger into large iron buck
cts ranged upon a large lighter. Upon an
other lighter is powerful steam derrick or
hosting apparatus, which lifts these buck
cts, one at Il time, and hoists them out over
the marsh, where the mud is dumped, thirty
or forty feet away from the waters edge.
The channel will be made seven feet deep at
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