The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-08-13
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Il is worth :. walk L. visit Mr.. II rrett !,
at the lair grounds, III the aitcrn,'. He
keeps the track in beautiful con,tiIi -. ami
with his drivers is constantly 1T worn train
ing the numerous promising youn., ,r"tterS
placed there under his care. While not Ell
rnuraging the attendance, Mir. NJ. is very
polite and courteous tn those VIII" cal! there
aud takes pleasure is showing amy objects
"E interest 80 strangers
A young lady, visiting Elkt"n, Vas ont
with pleasure party in Captain 'loihffe 5
boat last week, when the question OF marks
manShip with pistol was discussed. cap
tain j. had On board Il large ralihre smith
4 W.sson pistol he pointed out I" her
a crane feeding along RI" shore al 4 distance
If about ~ yards and asked her 1" fire
NJ it. ~ she Was ai:nuI IL take ann. The
crane few. when She iired, striking il and
bringing it down. Who can beat this
Does fifteen hundred mean several
thousand dollars" Mr.. Economy, as you
say in your letter To the Don"clut, "to al
low a few punSieS 10 20 fifty yards farther
up :, stream, which even then must be
dredred - Come now, :. Economy. come
down lust Il little and measure that fifty
wards over :: gain, and then inquire around
and see if the depth of water above the
bridge was not is good as below-tc'orF this
dredging you seem 10 complain of.-Whlie
Won do not seem to complain OF any amount
of dredging belo,c the bridge. oh yes: any
one can see you amt Hreiudiced or diSin-
fereSteu.
The anpearance OF sturgeon III the river
almost in front Of the town, is. indeed,
unite a novelty, but Il great many seem 70
have found their way up and il is now moth
inc new to see them leapins ont "t the
water al the bridge. Last Wednesday,,
while some gentlemen were ROWING ut the
lower end of the dy Ike, Il large one iealed out
inst across the boat and fell into the lap OF
Mr.. VIM Mctrery. who was taken SO .h1lch
by surprise that in jumping out OF IFS way
-he fish was knocked overheard and escal'-
ed. Several large sharks have been seen
very high up the river. one III frenchtown,
and one small one as far up as Cedar Point.
This accounts for the appearances at the
sturgeon and this is what has driven the
perch ont OF the river.
BY the will of the late Rev. DIR. Hamlll,
of Newark Delaware, his stocks and bonds
are heuueathed TO his widow. Mary Louisa
Russell Hamill for her Use during her nat
ur.il life. After Mrs. IIanill'S death these
will he sold. and of the amount realized
from their sale $1,000 will be given to the
trustees Of the First Presbyterian Church
of Newark to he by them >ecnrely Invested
in first mortgage bond on real estate. to
be called the H. Il l.. Halnill fund, the
interest of which shall be appropriated an
nually to the support Of the pastor ID SAID
church, and the property TO he held hy SAID
church only so long as it is or shall remain
in the present connection with the Genera
Assembly Of the Presbyterian Church IN
the United States Of America, otherwise to
revert to my legal heirs. In the same
way and for the same purpose 81 900 is be-
otleathed to the trustees of the FIRST Pres
/byteri:,n Church of Elkton. and $1,000 to
the Presbyterian Church ut Glasgow. Del.