The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-10-23
LOCAL BRIEFS.

ing the Fourth district.
Alas. "329," thy form has dwndled
away till but COOS remain.
The pavements in the upper part of the
town are receiving much needed repairs.
-172 carriages passed through Cherry
Hill returning from the fair, on Friday OF
last week.
The dredging machine will get to work
ready here.
The first fair ice of the season made on
Sunday night last 1t was as thick as a
silver dollar.
An unusual quantity of teal ducks
We're on the marshes on Monday. The cold
snap brought them.
Mitchell, the painter, who has for some
time past been engaged in decorating Elk
ton, has left us and gone to pastures new.
Captain Fowler, of the sloop Helen.
brought to our town, this week, i cargo OF
very fine oysters-the best OF the season.
Mr.. Jno. Atkinson, of this town, recent
ly injured by fall from 4 load of hay, we
are pleased to state, is rapidly recovering.
Only fifteen persons started with the
excursion train from our depot for Balti-
more's illumination. on Tuesday afternoon.
There will be u meeting of the Direct
ors of the Cecil County Agricultural So
ciety, on Tuesday next, 26th instant, at >
o'clock.
samuel Logan advertises personal pro-
perty at public sale, at Logan's Corner, near
North East, Friday next, 29th instant, at
10 o'clock. See bills for particulars.
H. p Manley will close the Feather
Renovating business OH the first of Novem-
Der. All orders prior to that date will re-
ceive prompt attention; but none later.
j. L. Mccullough, Esq, attorney, on
Tuesday, sold u house and lot i'll Cecilton,
part of the estate of S. q. Ethernston, de-
ceased for $500 W. j. Smith, auctioneer
The mud machine has arrived and is
digging away i'll the creek. The channel
will be both widened and deepened, it hav
ing filled up considerably since the last
work ON it.
An uptown restaurant keeper has on
his sign this attractive announcement
"Oys:ers in all styles ard coal OIL" Wheth-
er he means oysters fried in coal oil or not,
is the question.
-Enoch Taggart, Esq, for many years
foreman of Elk mills, in the life time of
Daniel Lord, paid a visit to Elkton this
week. He looks younger than when Il resi-
dent of the county, twenty years ago.
George Alfred Townsend, known to
newspaper readers as "Gath, " is preparing,
and will shortly publish in the Army and
Nary Gazette, 4 sketch of the life and SER
vices of the late General \. T. 4. Torbert.
Hon. J. A. J. Creswell, as soon rs he
reached home, entered the political contest,
now progressing, and is at this time doing
good work in New York. He speaks at
Oneida, on the Goth, and Morrisville, on the
eth instant.
The old we'll at the residence of the late,
Rev. Joseph T. Brown, at Cherry Hill,
which has furnished an unfailing supply of
water for many years. has at last succumbed
to the drouth and failed, something it has
not done but once before, and that was
forty years ago.
Don't forget the Republican mass meet
ing in Johnson's grove, Fifth district, on
Thursday next. A large turn out is ex-
pected. Hon. j. A. j. Creswell, Col. Edwin
H. Webster. candidate for Congress in this
district, and other able speakers are expect
ed to be present.
-Au enthusiastic meeting of the Garfield
and Arthur Club, of the Fifth district was
held in North East, on Thursday night of
last week. H. r. Torbert, Esq, of The
Wing, addressed the meeting The boys
are alive in the old Fifth, and will be heard
from on the End of November
David Miller, of Carroll county, inde-
pendent candidate for Congress in this dis
trict, was in Elkton this week. Mr.. Miller
is Of that peculiar religious class, called
Second Adventists, and we suppose was
here looking for the advent of voters to his
support. We fear, however, he found hard
material to work upon.
to what minister is to take the place of Rev.
Vaughn Smith as pastor of the Elkton NJ.
f. Church. 1t is, however, pre- tty we'll I'M
derstood that it will be one of two young
men of the Conference, either Revs. Hill or
Avery. A communication from Presiding
Elder Matlack is daily looked for
On Saturday last, Jack Scarr, 4 colored
bully of this town, met his match and got
good drubbing Jack complained to JUS
tice Foard. His assailant was brought be-
fore the Justice, but in consideration of the
character of the complainant, was dis
charged, his Honor thinking that Jack re-
c,ived no more than he deserved
Mr.. NJ. +. Wilson, of Philadelphia, who
lately purchased the McCracken farm in
Elk Neck, is making many decided improve
ments in the property. Evidently he is
progressive and enterprising man. He has
built a new house with all necessary out
buildings and is about to re- fence the proper
ty. We want men with capital to improve
our properties and we welcome all such in
Cecil county.
Az TIC SAILS Oh MI FRANCIS CIreen, which
took place on his farm, on Tuesday last,
stock and implements sold for good prices
The sale was ''called'' by Mr.. T. jeff Scott,
and Mr.. Z. w. Janney did the clerking.-
Mr. Green Is very much pleased with the
manner in which these two gentlemen con-
Quoted the affair for him. He says if he
has another sale he will certainly call on
the Turkey" again
An accident, the result of careless driv-
ing, took place at the corner of North and
High streets, on Thursday. 4 young man,
driving horse attached to n buggy, having
on too much steam in more than one way.
couldn't see clearly aud tried to drive over
the hitching post. In this he did not sue
coed, but he managed to separate the shafts
from the wagon. Fortunately, no other
damage was done.
The oyster and fish trade in our town
has grown of late years most wonderfully.
Mr.. w. T. Giles, on North street is the
leading operator in this line. He handles
his business within few years from a very
small beg inning. Mr.. q. is an active and
reliable man, and, our citizens are al
ways sure of getting from him just what
they order at moderate prices, he gets the
greater part of the custom.
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