The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-03-26

- iiA''"'''" ''' S"Gtt : wharf They are
use" on the road between town and
ldtnce Mills. Capt. J. r. Jones. this
r, nnloaded about 1900 bushels. He.
tgS them from Il Baltimore factory.
iM'JHr Morris received, this week, n
IL" r from his brother IN Tabor county
f@ description Of wild snwl shonting
cat lat section In a day or two'S slnufing
ha%%Hd I'D ducks, s ,..,sr and :; swan.
ded S"'''''i' like old times when wild game
plenty.
,sit. Til" Mccullough Iron Company are
Nh& preparations I.r reminding their
orv dam, AT Row!an,lsyill~, which was re-
fiy W'Sh"'t ont The new structure is
e OF timber and il is estimat4d thar il
ICY take about 2o,u30 fee:. The cost will
about $1,000
North East now claims hecanuinr fac
EIkt"n was To have. Mr. Murray Van
s'oer' representing The parties about to en-
q in this business, was in TOWN this
| bek, and held a conference with several nf
'rlZrnS Interested. but no decided con-
l,asion was reached. Such matters are very
" certain
niu-l,"n't say III" goat isn't an intelligent
a ellilal' II least Eltton goats are One OF
4. elm, the other day, wanting to orrn the
r"r al Il building on High street, kicked
inns not having The desired effect, he
w fe' II: ana not getting it open ley this
fans, STOOD upon his hind legs and turned
e latch with his mouth. Smart goat.
IA ch"nce in the time of the evening
,da!n north took etl'..t on Monday This
all heretofore reaching here ut 80; p. NJ
;, as h'r" now ~ ) u'ri"ck, titly-thrre min
.feS earlier. This give, our citizens an Gp-
miHnlfy !" - to Philadelphia and attend
N evening entertainment AMI get home
gain the same night II l.3o \. Ma late
i'ei hour
:" hen they came to start the machinery
u scott = bone mill this week, after u iav
Vi III several months. it was found that the
lot hal broken one Of the pipes connect
kng with The hui!rr. and the mill was use
less. My. Scott went To Wilmington on
fIrS'iay and secured the necessary maci!in-
fry for repairing the break, and accom-
Tlshe' ii the same nigh, puttingall in good
order again.
2 Mir Hani1ni Lair took possession of
Ihe Likfom Foundry yesterday, aud will
hereafter conduct the i,uSiuess. rlr. O.. NJ.
Gray will act as foreman for Mr. Lrir, and
as he has mad Il long experience i'll the bust
ness, am! is Il thorough, practical foundry
man III every particular, castings of any de-
scclptloh nee,ieu will be made by them, and
our clilZrns need not leave home to get any
Thing in that line. See his card in another
column.
-Messrs. Maxwell and Shockley. this
week, set III liberty the quail thew had kept
over the winter. sixteen pairs of birds in
all, and all in splendid candircn. Four
pairs We're let ont upon " White Hall farm,
four pairs upon the Rudolph farm, four
pairs on Rcd Hill, and four pairs in Hul-
lmgSWorth's woods. From these should
come enough birds to make good. in Il con-
pie of seasons, the loss by the past winters
storms
-Oakwood, though a very small settle
ment, consisting of three or four dwelling
hon>eS, Il store. smith and shoe shop, is
large in enterprise. The latest evidence of
this Is the movement. towards the erection
of ii public hall for the o,nnodation of
debating societies, spelling bees, etc 4
mum her OF public-spirited citizens, headed
by David EentZ, Esq. have contributed the
necessary material: the funds needed are
also forthcoming, and the building will
soon 20 MP.
A number Of young apple trees on the
Gilpin farm, planted by Mr.. john r. Lee,
were killed this winter by being harked by
the rabbits. Coverings of various kinds
were tried, but bunny, in all cases, over
came the difficulty and reached the bark
Mr.. Lee caught one of the depredators, and
not wanting TO kill it, he took it several
miles mp the country and let il 90. On his
way hack. the rabbit overlook him and
went hopping along the fence in the direc-
ton of his old home.
A narrow escape from death was made
by an aged colored man, last Friday even
ing, on the railroad north of town. He
was Il stranger in these parts, and was
walking upon the track: an express came
LAUNDERING down upon him from behind
but h. being deaf did not hear IT, The en-
cinerr blew his whistle and rang his bell
with all his might without effect, and III
another instant tine engine would have been
upon him. when, by the mereSt chance, the
old man cast Ia eyes behind him and quick
~ took in the situation. If ever an Old
darkey "gnt up busted " in a hurry, he did
when he saw the monster machine about to
run over him. He was, apparently, Il man
of about seventy years of age, much bent
and crippled with rheumatism, but he threw
Oft his years and pains and bounded from
that track as quick and lively As a youth of
sixteen. The engine almost touched him
as it few by.
As soon rs the jury in the Tyson muir
der ease rendered their verdict of mot
q liltv," on Thursday afternoon, Mrs. Mary
Riddle, one of the main witnesses for the
demanded OF Justice Lewis Il
bond of the peace against Nathan Tyson,
the orcused The Justice held it under con
si,lerati0n. and had not ut he time of our
going to press, determined whether tn issue
il or not This thing i becoming altogether
TOO common. \ vicious person may III any
time, by swearing hat they fear harm from
any one against whom they may hold
malice, put such party to great trouble and
exneuse. Our Justices should abandon the
practice heretofore in vogue here, OF issuing
such writ for the mere asking, and con-
slider closely every aspect of the case, and
Assure. themselves before requiring heavy
bond of Il citizen thai the plaintiff is really
in danger of injury bodily OF otherwise at
he hands of The party he asks to be put
uud,r bond. Bonds arc not easy things to
give. e,pecialiy 10 the poor man.
Died in the Elkton Jail.
On Thursday morning, about ) o'clock,
Mary Jane Martin, AN old jail bird, died i'll
our county prison, Of " Bright's disease. y
Mary has for IL dozen years past, spent her
lime either in Jail or ut the county aims
Inns. She made the latter place her home
d,ri,,, th, entire administration of the late
f.si,,,