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

for thanksgiving.
November 18th has been appointed as
Thanksgiving day.
One lucky EIktonian fobbed four han
dred dollars on the result of the election.
The shooting season opened on Monday
and game is now plentiful in our market,
The boys were in tix this year. Hal
low eve, coming on Sunday night, prevent
ed their usual mischief
But one Democrat could be seen ut the
depot, on Tuesday night, and he was gen-
tleman from Sassafras Neck.
Immense numbers of English sparrows
have thronged the trees on our streets. They
are going into Winter quarters.
business in coal. Thousands of tons are
being handled at their wharves.
q didn't mean to bet," said an Elk
ton Democrat, when he asked the stake
holder to give back his money
Section master John L. Lewis is the
only one on this part Of the road who never
had hand ear struck by an engine
We are sorry to announce the death of
Scion Robinson, Esq, which occurred on
Wednesday, at jacksonville, Florida
An Elkton provision dealer got credit
upon merchants books for ten dollars, on
Wednesday, on the result of the election.
The company Of Elkton gunners who
went to the flats, on Monday, killed one
hundred and six ducks. Capt May was the
chief marksman
Capt. Sol. Clay brought to our market, j..
this week, cargo of fine oysters. Giles
has the bulk of the cargo, and will furnish
them in any shape.
The Democracy wouldn't contribute
towards paying for the news from the wires
on Tuesday night. They didn't want to
hear any. Not much.
Trapped pheasants and quail are now
coming into market. No friend of the wild
game should have any thing to do with
birds captured in this way.
"A report has been in circulation that
Mr. Joseph Wells, of this town, worked for
license on Tuesday. 1t is a first-class lie
and we say so at Mr.. Wells request.
The largest vessel of any class that has
reached our wharves for many wears. was =
schooner that unloaded cargo of wood.
this week, for Providence paper mills.
Read Carhart & Co.'S new card in to-
days issue. They are enterprising men.
aud abreast of the times They are bound
to sell goods at the figures they offer them
Two new green houses are being erected
by George Balderson, Esq, florist at Coloraf
They are to be devoted to the culture of
roses and have all necessary conveniences
An Elktonf liquor agent was so sapguipe
OF the result Of the election that he bet Il
new hat that Hancock would carry Phila
dephia by 10000 majority, and now where
is he"
On the 23rd instant, Smith Preston,
former resident of Chester county, Pa, was
killed in Chicago by the fall of a derrick
His remains We're inferred at West Grove
last week.
1t was gratifying to see an Elkton Dem
ocratlc free trade orator shell out a twenty
dollar greenback to modest Republican.
on Wednesday. This was free trade with =,
vengeance.
Samuel Dickey, Esq, of Oxford, ships
from his hot houses to various points, ZOO
carnations per week. He devotes a great
deal of time and space to the cultivation of
this flower.
-Sixty-six licenses for box shootipo ,vera
issued by the Clerk of the Court this sea-
son All OF these were for shooting upon
the Susquehanna flats. None were issued
for Elk River.
The meeting of the Cecil county Medi-
cal Society, announced for Tuesday next at
Rising Sun, has been postponed until a LATER
day In the week, which will be announced
to the members by card
Some wag attached n streamer of black
Grape to the Democratic pole. now lyiuo
PROSTATE on North street, ON We1nesd,v
inns was not relished by some of the f,ith-
1ul, and was quickly removed.
1t Is reported that an enterprisinu Elk
ton man is making preparations To RIM =
iine Vi hacks from here to some point on
the Delaware line where Il "mill, will be
established after the LIST of Nav next
Inc eplzootic is still prevailing in the
helShborhood, though in a somewhat milder
form. Very few deaths have occurred but
the farmers have suffered much iuconve-
ii'ehce OIL account OF the horses being unfit
to use.
"A dog fight " on Wednesday evening.
came very nearly resulting in a "man
hsht' the owner of the vanquished noodle
threatening the owner of the victorious
Dull. Let dogs delight to bark and
bite" sc.
The Rev. George r. Bristor, well known
as popular Methodist minister, was mar
rleu' on Tuesday last, to Miss Tasker of
Ihiladeiphla, a granddaughter of the late
ihoinas Iasker, of the well-known firm of
Norris Tasker & Co.
-Mr' logger Witworth advertises tbis
week. several carriages of excellent work
niahship at very low figures. Notice the
prices at which he will sell a carriage which
lie guarantees to be the best and cheanast
ever offered in the town.
-fobert Reed, brakeman on the pb;1,-
oeiphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Pail,
ioau' had his foot caught in Il frog" i,
the PRESIDENT street yard, in Baltimore nm
Wednesday, and was fatally injured bv
Train backing down upon him.
our fox hunters think something i,
wrong with the foxes. During the pas,
week two or three have been caught at nigb-
by dogs hunting Oh their own hook Til,
Is rarely the case, unless the fox has take,
poison i'll the vicinity of some farmers h.,
roost.
An Elkton officer took a trim TO vii
mington on the morning of the election.
IS SAD his purpose was to try TO preyen
several coored men who had moved fro,
here to that city year or so ago from vol
Ing. So far as we can learn, his trim wa
fruitless
The cOlored Garfield and Arthur clul
ei 'his town, flung to the breeze, from til
splendid pole at their club house, on Wed
hesday morning, a large streamer, with tn
names OF the next President and Vice Pre-.
ldent of the United States-Gartield all
Arthur upon it.
MI William Kitchens, one of our mil
dealers, has sold out his business to Nj
Leonard Yates, residing on the Newar
a.. Pail !