The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-07-30

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nome. They spoke IN IN enthu>ia ii" WAY
| sb,ut the trip.
The new warehouse of II. Scott < Bro.
| AT the wharf, is now approaching compile
! ton. 1t has an elevator and storage caprc
| ity tor about $4,000 bushels of grain in up
( per story and large room for baled hay an'
| other commodities below. The interior Al.
engagements are very complete and will
| prove i great convenience 10 the firm il
their now largely increasing business. TIN,
! bone mill is not now running, everything
| being filed up with fertilizers all ready foi
| the market
The Presbyterian excursion will posi-
! lively leave SCOTS wharf. arrangement,
! having been made with rhe tug r. H. TOOL
! for towing up and down the stream. The
! Elllton Band will give programme con.
/ cert on the boat. This organization ha.
rrrltable entertainment may be expected.
, The boat does not leave until halt: past nine,
| and the managers will give as much tim.
! rs possible on the water instead of the who'll
| time at Colchester.
! Capt. Jack Davidson has rebuilt hi
schooner, making almost an entire new boa
| ont of her: she has been fitted out in COM
I plete style with new rigging and sails. The
! work was done at his shipyard above 1h'
bridge, and she was flowed under the brid9'
49,
Should a draw he put in the bridge, he will
! build a wharf OF his own for her to lay IL
/ when in port, with house on the wharf,
where he will keep oysters. both open and
/ in the she'll for the accommodate ion of t;tmi-
/ lies and dealers.
4 --Elkton was full oil music on Wednes-
! day evening the colored band from New
! ark played through the streets after their
return from the coiored excursion to An
napolis, and six members of the Monu-
( mental City Band from Baltimore dis
! courSed some very sweet concert music
! from the upper balcony of the Howard
House, drawing crowds of admirino listen
erS They came here on the 9 O'Clock train
3 III lurnlSh MUSIC LOT lne Masonic excursion,
which left on Thursday.
The mud machine is now at work dig
ging ont the basin ut the lower end of
I SCOTS wharf. This is to be 40 feet wide
and is intended for steam boats and other
I large vessels to turn in. Now that the ma
+ chine is SO near the town crowds Of curious
: 1ftrlItt,l N the nor 10 iIp
monster scoop at work-it lifting up one
and one-half square yards of mud OF dirt at
each scoop. Mr.. Boulder. the dumping in
I spector, came near meeting with an accident
/ on Wednesday. He was rowing over to
/ board the machine when the scoop was at
work, and by an accident the load was dis
charged prematurely. The whole mass Just
missed him and struck the water at the side
of his boat. As it was, he was completely
! iucked and much frightened.
"A young gentleman OF this vicinity re-
Gently invited several OF his lady friends to
take Il row on the river in the bend above
! the bridge. After rowing about pleasantly
for some time, one of the ladies saw some
.
side of the stream opposite 10 their landing,
and desiring to gather them, the boat was
run ashore and the party stepped ont in
/ quest of them. On their return, TO their
Gismay, they found the boat drifting in the
middle of the stream; and in this unfortu-
nate dilemma the gent was obliged to ask
the ladies to walk OFF some distance cut of
sight. while he disrobed and swan ont and
captured the drifting boat. He VOWS he
t will ever after this securely fasten his boat
and not trust. to the treaciIe"ouS tide.
"A Young law student NJ Elkto:l, was
taking Il walk, a few days since in the
country, short distance from town, when
4 party Of children ran up ami informed him
that they had found III the bushes the body
, Of Il baby With its head cut of. He imme-
diately hurried up 10 the house in The vicin-
circumstance, offering to run to town for
the coroner; but remembering that the ntfi-
Ger here was not acting, changed his mind
and started for Il mag iStrate. Mr.. H., how
/ ever, called TO him aud suggested the pro-
priety Of first visiting the spot and seeing
for themselves. They accordingly set out,
accompanied by the children, and found 4
veritable doll baby which had been left by
, some child playing there. The Young gent
felt decidedly sold: while the young ones
who had put up the the joke were hiding
around convuSed with laughter.