The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-10-02

"A visit to the candy manuiacto:y o
Mr.. Joseph Wells, on Main street, will wei
repay any one. The way in which Mr.
Magruder, his foreman, with his assistant
makes from the raw sugar many varieties
of attractive looking sweet meats is almos
| wonderful. He manufactures all sorts o
candy, the finest French included
Rock fish, though often plentiful in oul
river, have seldom been known to be takel
on the hook. This Fall, however, quaint
ties of these fish have been taken from oul
wharves on hook bated with oyster The
creek seems to be full of them, of the size
known as pan fish, and the boys are busy
enticins them from their watery home.
The colored Garfield and Arthur Club
of this town, of which Charles Boulder is
President, hauled TO Union Hall, on Thurs
day, fine pole, that will be raised today
or OH Monday. A flag or streamer, or per
haps both, will be displayed from it. The
club is in tlourishing condition and will
4 present 4 solid front to the enemy in Novem-
Der.
The work of clearing the channel OF
Elk River, for which an appropriation was
made by Congress, last Winter, will, we
I understand, soon begin. Why this is left
ISOLATE in the season is 4 conundrum hard to
answer. If begun earlier it would be much
better as the Fall season is generally stormy
md besides the days are short. But such
is red tape.
About 3 o'clock on Tuesday morning, a
freight train on the p, w. II b. Railroad
ran off the track near Aberdeen station, and
smashed up three freight cars. No one'was
injured. The through passenger trains,
east and west, We're both delayed about
three hours until the arrival of a wrecking
force from Wilmington, when the wreck
was removed and the road cleared.
This afternoon, ut two o'clock on the
Elkton base ball grounds, selected team
of our most active players will contest with
the Newark College nine in this diverting
and exciting game. This will be the first,
and probably the only, game that will take
place here this season, and those of our
players who have banded themselves to-
gether for this contest will do all they can
to secure victory for the Elkton team.
AS there is now such a general preva-
lency OF chills and fever in this county, the
following remedy, said to be never failing
in its results, is surely worthy a trial We
give it especially for the benefit of our ague-
shaken readers: One ounce pulverized Peru
Wan bark, ten grains pulverized black
snake root, ten grains salts of worm wood
to one pint of molasses. Stir well. Take
one tablespoonful before each meal until all
is used.
Another poor unfortunate was arrested
by the Sheriff, on Sabbath evening last,
in the vicinity of Bell Hill, where he was
indulging i'll all sorts of queer, disorderly
capers, such as fighting the fence, rolling in
the dust in nude condition, etc. He was
evidently insane, not being under the in
1uence of liquor. He is still in Jail, where
he behaves pretty well. His name is not
known, and he refuses to give any informa-
ton concerning it.
stranger who was taken to our Jail,
last week, being in a suffering condition,
died on Sunday night last, in that institu-
ton. He had been lying ill along the road
Side near Perryville for three or four days,
and was unable to speak after being taken
to Jail. There was nothing upon his person
to identify him except the name 'W. II.
Elliott" stamped upon his shirt. He was
,1,nh Of N
was held, on Monday, by Justice Lewis,
and his remains We're inferred at the Aims
House burying grounds.
Upon the lectern of Spesutia Church,
and presented by the King of England. 1t
has been in constant use in this parish ever
since it first crossed the ocean, and from it,
in church that stood where the present
building now stands, Bishop White, the
first bishop of the American Episcopal
Church, often read to the parishioners of
ST. Georges. Not far from here the bishops
father, Colonel Thomas White, lived and
died, and to this churchyard his remains
have lately been removed. The first church
upon this site was built in 1853.
The corn crop in and about Farming
ton, notwithstanding the drouth, is turning
out well, several large yields being prom
ised Jerry Rittenhouse thinks his yield
will be from 80 to 100 bushels per acre
Alfred Kirk and Samuel Slicer also have
"big" corn, which from reports will yield
about as much These yields are, of course,
largely above the average of the neighbor-
hood, but show that some excellent crops
have been raised in spite of the dry season.
The drouth, however, has generally re-
duced the yield of corn in that section, but
for which the crop would have been I'M
usually large.
A busy scene may be witnessed almost
any day upon the yards and wharves of
Messrs. Scott 4 Bro. They keep two YES
sells constantly going carrying their goods
and employ large number of teams de-
livering in town and vicinity and t. the
railroad. This season their sales have
trebled in quantity, the result of keeping
up the quality of their goods: Ten tons of
their bone is sold TO every ton of South
Carolina Rock. Their phosphates, too, are
very popular. This week they are deliver
ing the coal to the county offices and Jail
contracted for some time since. We under
stand that their sales last week footed up
$4,000. We wish all other Ellhton business
enterprises We're as successful.