The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-10-29
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ELKTON, OCTOBER %, 1881.
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Politically the times are dull.

The weather now is beautiful.
The chestnut crop is shorter in this see
lion than 1t has been for years.
The second crop from all sorts OF fruit
trees and vines is common this season.
Rev VIM. Schouler will hold service 1T
Baldwin's Chapel, Elk Mills, tomorrow, at
,r. NJ.
Key. W. 3. lose, OF the Free Methodist
Church, will hold services ut North East
tomorrow.
Our streets have beon dark several
nights this week, in consequence of 4 short
supply of gas.
The Deputy Clerk will be at Perryvlle
on Monday morning to issue wild foul and
ducking licenses.
Mr.. Porter, President of the Morton n
Poole Machine Co.. of Wilmington, visited
our town on Thursday.
Port Deposit druggists refuse to sell
nearly all makes of tonic bitters without 4
physicians prescription.
About thirty probationers were received
into full membership in the NJ. f. Church
of this town. on Sunday last.
Mrs. George Johnston, wife of Mr..
Johnston, the historian, is lying dangerously
ill., at her residence, in this town.
The adjourned term of the Circuit court
meets on Monday next. The Noelcker MUIR
der case will be the first one tried.
The mud machine, at work in the creek,
again broke down on Wednesday, This
will cause delay of several days.
The average boys hands are now
beautiful bronze color. This indicates the
presence of the walnut gathering season.
The repairs to the bridge foot of Bridge
street have all been completed except the
flooring which will be put down at once
John Cleaver, Davis, Keys, & Co.'S,
popular driver, has left that firm, and enter
ed the employ of Messrs. d. Scott \ Bro.
-Malarial fever which has for some time
past been prevalent in this neighborhood,
has been lessened by the attacks of Jack
Frost.
N hdlSubdHh ~ NoIl IL 10 lN'iiipiN"J
about to erect 4 handsome brick dwelling
house upon the lot owned by them on Bow
street.
Weather-wise people predict-from the
fact of the wind being from the South at
the time the sun crossed the line-a mild
Winter.
A Spring Fair is looked for and expected
by a great many persons in this section.
Some are even going so far as to make pre-
parations for it.
Rev. Vim. Kershaw will preach in the
Elkton NJ. Z. Church tomorrow morning.
and Rev. James Mccoy in the evening, at
the usual hours.
An Elkton barber expects shortly to
become possessor of his share of a large
fortune, left by deceased relatives of his
in Philadelphia
Capt. John Davidson has taken the old
Exchange Hotel, on Main street. where he
proposes to keep an oyster market, supply
ing the bivalve in any and every shape.
Mr.. Clinton Rowe. for some time stable
boss at the stables of Messrs. Singerley X
Co., in this town has resigned that position
and entered the employ of Wilmington
firm.
The draping in memory Of President
Garfield upon many buildings in town and
particularly upon the public buildings, is
becoming unsightly and should be taken
down.
Our lovers of the oyster can now find
at Manly's saloon, North street, fine salt
waters, fat at te:npting prices. Clayton
sells nothing but the best and never buys
cullins.
The annual meeting of the Association
OF Public School Commissioners of the State
of Maryland will be held at their office, in
Baltimore, on Tuesday November end, at
II o'clock.
Mr.. JabeZ Warren, of Cam bridge, Md,
formerly :: citizen of this county, and per
sonally we'll known in Elkton, died last
week, at the residence of his daughter in
Hartford county.
The g Fish Feast so widely advertised
for Thursday, at Port Herman, failed tc
come off The run of fish is not heavy
enough just now to stand the pressure
Sturgeon season is past.
Mrs. Thomas Blackinson. near Cawan.
town, received a fracture of the collar bone
by being violently thrown from her car
riage, on Wednesday night, while waiting
for her IN nil ot tho Eoy Chose
The Hyer comb nation, colorcd comic
opera company, exhibited at odd Fellows
Hall, on Thursday night. The Performance,
was good; but we do not think the audience
was paying one although it was large
The Rev. James Mccoy will preach al
Crouch's Chapel, tomorrow (Sabbath) af
ternoon at 81. o'clock. Public services Al
~ p. NJ. The Sabbath, school will meet as
usual at2la o'clock. Everybody is cordial
ly invited.
The stone and granite quarries at Port
Deposit now present a busy scene. Messrs
McC!ennaham & Bro and John Keaveny
are running full time with full force o
men. They add greatly to the business ant
life of Port.
We publish on our first pa ge All inter
esting article from Mr.. t. T. Ewing iorme,
editor and owner of The Wing, descrip.iv,
Of the section Of North Carolina in whicl
he now resides. We are sure ii will be rea,
with interest.
Competition in the provision line is nov
very active i'll our town. Best cuts of nee
are selling at l21. cents. This fall is attrbu
table to the frequent visits to this place O
the North East butcher who sold at tn
figures named.
Mr.. f. w. Collins and wife, near town
on Wednesday evening, celebrated TIT
tenth anniversary of their married life i,
what is known as the tin wedding \ larc
company of friends paid their respects, car
rying presents with them.
Mrs. Mary c. Drysdale, wife of Rev
Walter :. Drysdale, of Brooklyn. y. Y.
formerly Principal of the Elkton Academy
died of heart disease on Tuesday. William
Drysdale, her only child, is now a promi
nent New York journalist
1t Is reported that Nicholas Craig an,
his wife Lavinia, prominent colored Cit
zenS OF this town, are about TO sail for Eng
land, where they will hereafter make thei
home. Nicholas has, for a mum Der of years
been III the employ of |. ID. Carter, Esq. a
coaChnan.
some lew people, at any rate, think W
may have spell of cold weather this Win
ter. Witworth, corner Main and Bride