The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-07-03
LOCAL BRIEFS.


2j4 persons.
The engineers are still ut work locating
the railroad from Elkton to Providence pa
per MILL
The population of Iiavre de Grace is
2,716, of which 2,1G0 are white, and 556
colored
The Elkton Building Society disposed
of 81 900 on Monday night for 4 premium
of 76 cents.
Mr.. James H. Scott is building Il stable
upon the lot adjoining his residence on West
High street.
The first native green corn of the season
was brought to town yesterday by Mr..
Lewis Barber
SAMUEL j. Janness has been appointed
register of the 9th district in place of Joseph
Golibart, deceased.
"A party of ten or a dozen Philadel-
phians are spending a week or two at White
Hall, with Mr.. Elzie Wright.
July 18th coming on Sunday this year,
Carhart u Co., Zion, will close their store on
Monday, the 9Th, at 1 o'clock 2. NJ.
The workmen at the Westamwell iron
works, which have been idle for some time,
will resume work on Monday next.
-Bailitf Shocbley has had several hands
at work upon the streets during the past
week, and have much improved their ap-
pearance
Some of the peach growers of Sassafras
Neck commenced shipping the early vare-
ties to Philadelphia this week. They sold
for high prices.
According to custom, next Monday,
July 9TH Will be observed as legal holiday
on which occasion the Bank and County
offices will all be closed.
j. Hester Hess, who has been studying
law during the last year in the office of
Stanley Matthews, Cincinnati, is visiting
his relatives i'll this county
THAT part of the 3rd district north of the
railroad has a population Of 1911, as we are
informed by Mr.. Quigley, the enumerator
The total population of the whole district is
4,33l.
Art has added sharks fin to the other
curiosities in his museum. 1t is about Il
foot long, looks like whalebone and was
picked up somewhere along the bay shore
by Captain Clay.
Stephen C.. Magraw, of Porter's Bridge,
has recently lost number of very valuable
horses from some unknown disease, which
baflled the skill of the veterinary surgeons
that attended them.
-Elkton and vicinity has not been favored
with good old-fashioned soaking rain for
many weeks, in consequence of which the
potato crop will be a failure, and all kinds
of garden vegetables but little better
-Excursionists to Elkton from Port De
post will take the steamer at Havre de
Grace, on Monday, July 9TH; and not at
Port Deposit, as advertised. The steamer
will meet the $40 train from Port Deposit
-One of the gasoline lamps used for light
ing the streets of Chesapeake City exploded
last Wednesday night, and set fire to Il pile
of lumber in Lndsey's lumber yard, but il
was discovered and extinguiSed before much
damage was done.
The horse of a stranger stumbled and
fell upon the railroad track near the depot
last Monday, just previous to the passage
of the midday train and was with difficulty
unhitched from the carriage i'll time to pre-
vent catastrophe.
Morris Dunbar is the owner of one OF
the most precocious heifer calves that evel
lived in this part of the county. 1t is moi
ttyn he n1I ba
giving milk and sucking younger cal
that pastures i'll the same field.
Among the attractions of Colchester is
n variety show, at which is exhibited /;
horned rooster, and one with four legs. Also
an electrical machine, the owner of which
disposes of any quantity Of lightning hi:
customers may wish, for the small sum OF
five cents.
The oldest person found in this part o
the county by the census enumerators il
Elizabeth Thompson, of the End district
She is 4 native of Ireland, is 93 years of age
and hearty enough to be employed washin!
dishes when her domicile was visited by
the enumerator.
On Thursday afternoon, as Mrs. ,Jaco
Markey was driving to Ellton, her hors
frightened, this side of Gilpins bridge, ant
becoming unmanageable, ran the carrag
into Il ditch and turned it bottom upwards
Mrs. Marley, who had Il child in her arms
fortunately jumped out and escaped un
hurt
E. w. ,Janney requests us to state tina
he has completed the enumeration of til
inhabitants of the territory assigned to him
and will be ut the court house on Tuesday
the 9th instant, and the day following 10
the purpose of correcting his enumeration
by striking out or adding the designation q
persons improperly enumerated or omitted
The excursion from North East an
Elkton to Atlantic City and return, s. TO
the round trip, will come off soon. An
nouncement as TO day and full particular
will be made next week The train vii
stop at Newark. Only one change of car
and eight hours the sea shore 1t is de
signed to make this family excursion, al
fordiug special accommodation to ladie
aid children.
William II. Elder, Esq, of this town
went to school to General Hancock fathe
many years ago, in Montgomery county, Pa
when the General was an infant in the cradle
The school room adjoined the dwelling
house. and Mr.. Elder tells what high time
the boys had when the Generals twill
brother, who was subject to them, would b,
seized with fit, and his mother would cal
her husband away from the school room
The Generals father afterwards studied Ia,
and practeed it for many years at Norris
town.
j. w. Lavender, Esq, census enumera
tor of the md district, finished his work an